FDMC July 2023
In This Issue
Housing market & woodworking: Industry plans & actions
This 14th annual exclusive study reports on current housing trends and their impact on woodworkers’ spending.
Tech innovations highlight LIGNA 2023: Videos & pictures, Part 1
More than 80,000 woodworkers traversed the 1,300-plus exhibits, ranging from Industry 4.0 technology to entry-level machines. See videos and pictures of new products
Tech innovations highlight LIGNA 2023 in video and pictures: Part 2
More than 80,000 woodworkers traversed the 1,300-plus exhibits, ranging from Industry 4.0 technology to entry-level machines.
Let there be light — everywhere!
Equal parts function and design, less-is-more lighting designs lift cabinets, closets, and retail fixtures.
'I have people who just refuse to change.'
What do you do about team members who can’t get on board with continuous improvement?
CNC long-term review
Will Sampson joins the CNC automation world with an Inventables X-Carve Pro.
High-tech production creates a handcrafted look
Family-owned and operated for more than three decades, Village Handcrafted Cabinetry creates some of the region’s premiere custom cabinetry and millwork.
How sidebend reduces yield
Efficient strategies for measuring moisture and thoughts on increased salinity in wood.
Koa: Beautiful, plentiful, and widely useful Hawaiian wood
Koa (Acacia koa) is a legume tree native to Hawaii. It is found on all the big islands and grows from near sea-level to the tops of the mountains, although it prefers the moist sites between 3,000 to 6,000 feet. It has been reported that trees from areas of heavy rain produce straight grain, while those at higher elevations produce more figured wood. Koa is the best known wood from the Hawaiian Islands.
Igniting the spark of invention
What is it that causes some people to see what others don’t to invent new things?
AWFS Fair: Gearing up for a great show
Biennial woodworking show returns to Las Vegas this summer.
Accu-Router founder Todd A. Herzog has died
Woodworking industry icon and Accu-Router founder Todd Allen Herzog died Monday, June 12 following a short illness. He was 78 years old.
Woodworking industry mourns Stephen Carter
Former Williams & Hussey owner and WMMA president died June 14. He was 75.
WPE Lancaster benefits from Pennsylvania's formidable hardwoods industry
MANHEIM, Pa. – Pennsylvania, home of Wood Pro Expo Lancaster, is hardwoods country.
Registration opens for WMS, Canada’s national woodworking event
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – CCI Media Canada, organizers of the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, are offering professional woodworkers the opportunity to attend the show for free.