CNC Machines

Maxicam M3 CNC nesting

New All-In-One CNC Solution

The woodwork industry is modernising fast. If they haven’t already, successful business are actively planning to invest in a CNC based production process. With our background firmly rooted in this industry, we’ve…

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wooden staircase design

A better way to build stairs + latest software features

Happy New Year from all of us at Wood Designer. We hope you’re well rested and have great plans in place for 2019, both for your business and life away from work….

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Mach3, Mach4 and alternatives to LazyCam for furniture manufacture

Mach3 and Mach4 are PC based software solutions for generating the GCode to run your CNC machine. They are developed and supported by ArtSoft. Mach3 came first and targeted the hobby market….

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bar install Polyboard

Free Cabinet Design Program + Manufacturing Service

This commercial project shows you how a professional workshop partnered with one of customers to design with the free version of our cabinet design program Polyboard, then outsource cut and machining of…

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Furniture designing resources and great CNC offer

We’ve got lots to tell you about this month, including our new partnership with Radecal Machines to offer you an affordable but very high quality CNC solution. Plus new discounted training services and a great case study showing…

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polyboard woodwork software project office fit out

Woodwork manufacturing case study: software, nesting and CNC integration done right

We would like to introduce Dean Price from Tees Tech Joinery in the UK who earlier this year set up Polyboard and OptiNest with his company’s SCM CNC machines. Dean has outlined…

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Furniture design case study: the move from traditional to high tech production

We would like to introduce Sylvain who has kindly written the following article about his business and how it has developed from traditional woodwork to embrace furniture design software and high tech…

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Carving a Wreathed Hand Rail on a CNC with Rotary Axis

One of the dying crafts that the modern world is slowly pushing to extinction is the  craft of building curved hand rails. Once considered one of the highest achievements of a professional…

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