Furniture Manufacture
Beyond the basics: the best common woodworking joints for your projects
Woodworking joints come in many different forms, including traditional wood joints and more modern engineered fixings. Still to this day, many manufacturers find that traditional joints are the best techniques for ensuring…
Woodworking on a budget: from reclaimed wood to multi-tools
Woodworking projects can get expensive very quickly. What usually starts as a simple project can often lead to multiple trips to the hardware store for extra materials, tools, and unexpected costs resulting…
Types of wood glue: best adhesives for woodworking
Selecting the best wood glue for joinery depends on application, materials, and the environmental conditions. Different types of wood glue offer varying levels of strength, water resistance, and flexibility, making different types…
Master your shop: 8 woodworking do’s and don’ts
In professional woodworking, mistakes rarely happen as a result of a lack of skills. More commonly, mistakes result from oversights in timing, preparation works, or assumptions about materials and designs. Wood is…
Cabinet making basics: measure, cut and assemble
Cabinet making is a deeply rewarding project for both DIY enthusiasts and professionals. If you are building a single storage cabinet or planning to make an entire set of customized cabinets, learning…
Chamfer cutting on 3-axis CNC with VCarve Pro
Creating a clean and accurate chamfer on a 3-axis CNC machine can be a challenging or even impossible task without the right software tools. This process is simplified in VCarve Pro and…
What is the Shaper Origin and handheld CNC manufacturing?
The Shaper Origin is a handheld computer guided router that acts as a portable CNC machine. Unlike a traditional CNC machine, it is entirely portable, allowing the user to guide the tool…
Removing mould from wooden furniture
Mould doesn’t just magically appear from nowhere, it forms from a microscopic opportunist that is present in abundance in the air that we, and our furniture, live in. In normal conditions, the…