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Features
30 WHERE THE SKIES ARE SO BLUE: In their sweet home
of Alabama, the Hubbards have grown their family business
through builder connections and customer care.
News Desk
8 IWF 2018: Innovation, 12 Windswept urban tree
big crowd expected. reborn as fine furniture.
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50 Departments
6 Taking Stock
Columns 45 New Products
24 PRO SHOP: Call the shots.
50 At the Galleries
By David Getts
52 Calendar
26 THE CUTTING EDGE:
Vacuum clamping. 53 Classified
By R.W. Lee 56 Out of the Woodwork
T
o my fellow procrastinators, it’s time and provide a sustainable resource to beautify
to register, book a flight and find a homes and neighborhoods.
hotel for the International Wood- There’s a story on Page 12 that chronicles
working Fair in Atlanta. It’s only a the process. In this example, a village forester,
few months away on Aug. 22-25 at the Geor- woodworker and sawyer teamed up to turn a
gia World Congress Center. downed tree into three custom desks for the GROUP PUBLISHER, GENERAL MANAGER GARY DE SANCTIS
VP EDITORIAL DIRECTOR BILL SISSON
There’s a show preview story on Page 8 community. It wasn’t exactly a financial suc- GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR DAVID POLLARD
predicting significant increases in show square cess, but more of a goodwill gesture that will VP, MARKETING AND EVENTS JULIE JARVIE
VP DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT ERIC DALLIN
footage, exhibitor count and attendance over reward the participants and community for DIGITAL DIRECTOR IAN BOWEN
PRODUCTION MANAGER SUNITA PATEL
IWF 2016. With the economy humming along, years to come. SENIOR PRODUCTION COORDINATOR CHRIS CIRILLI
hopes are high for a bigger and better show The seminar’s presenters will shed light on PRODUCTION COORDINATORS AMY PINTO, JENNIFER WILLIAMS
TRAFFIC COORDINATOR SARA CARPENTER
that promises lots of innovation. opportunities to repurpose urban wood oth- GROUP CIRCULATION DIRECTOR DANA RAVEN
Once again, we’re partnering with the IWF to erwise destined for the chipper or landfill to CIRCULATION, FULFILLMENT MANAGER CERISSE CARPENTER
IT SUPPORT COLLIN DEHNERT
produce WoodTech News, a weekly e-newslet- make high-quality lumber, slabs, furniture,
ter full of show and exhibitor information that flooring and other wood products.
will run for approximately 15 weeks. If you Specifically, attendees will learn about:
find that you’re not getting WoodTech News, s The marketing appeal of urban
simply sign up at www.woodshopnews.com. wood products.
To begin the blitz, I want to call your attention s The environmental advantages of utiliz-
to a free seminar on the urban wood movement ing urban wood.
at IWF, scheduled for Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. (EST). s How to find local sources of urban wood. PRESIDENT & CEO ANDREW W. CLURMAN
SVP, TREASURER & CFO MICHAEL HENRY
“The urban wood movement is preparing to s How to join or start a local urban CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER JONATHAN DORN
charge into Atlanta for an encore performance wood network. VP AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT TOM MASTERSON
VP, CONTROLLER JOSEPH COHEN
at the International Woodworking Fair,” says Panelists include Jennifer Alger, CEO of Far VP, IT NELSON SAENZ
VP OF PEOPLE AND PLACES JOANN THOMAS
Rich Christianson, the session’s moderator West Forest Products of Sheridan, Calif., and
and communications director for the Illinois president of Urban Salvaged and Reclaimed
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W
ith a larger show floor, higher
exhibitor count and boost in
attendees from far and wide,
hopes are high for this year’s
International Woodworking Fair, Aug. 22-
25, at the Georgia World Congress Center
in Atlanta.
Show chairman Roberto Ghizzoni says
IWF 2018 will feature over 1 million sq. ft.
of exhibit space, north of 1,000 exhibitors,
and attendees from all 50 states and more
than 80 countries.
“IWF has increased by double digits, show-
over-show, in attendance, exhibit space,
Roberto Ghizzoni
square feet sold and exhibitors’ growth from
2012 to 2016. IWF 2018 is currently on pace for furniture manufacturing, architectural wood- “Our theme is ‘Imagine’ and every attendee
another double-digit growth across the board, work, custom and general woodworking in- will see what they can imagine and have ac-
compared to IWF 2016. We expect over 30,000 dustries, IWF is a biennial event held in even cess to many items they likely didn’t know
registrations for IWF 2018,” says Ghizzoni, years. The show is owned and sponsored by existed. Everyone from the small shop to the
vice president of OMGA Industries. Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers of large and medium companies will be able to
Recognized as one of the largest wood- America and the Woodworking Machinery find everything they need during their IWF
working trade shows in the world for the Industry Association. experience,” says Ghizzoni.
This year’s show will be held in Halls B and
C of the renovated Congress Center. “We will
not be using Building A for 2018. The reason
for the change is the need to fulfill the demand
for more space for new exhibitors and our pre-
vious exhibitors. What it means for attendees
is more to see. Two different shuttle bus drop
offs will be offered. The convenient B-C con-
nector is the easiest way to navigate the two
buildings, making it virtually one uninterrupt-
ed exhibit space. There will be two registration
areas,” says Ghizzoni.
IWF 2018 will feature an extensive education
program with over 70 seminars on manufac-
turing, business management, marketing, pro-
duction, design and other topics. New sympo-
siums are in the works to cover 3D printing,
powder coating, digital fabrication, lean man-
ufacturing, and business conditions.
Other show highlights include the Design
Emphasis student competition, Challenger’s
Awards for product innovation, New Product
Showcase, Decorative Surfaces Pavilion, and
Cabinet & Closets Pavilion.
For more, visit www.iwfatlanta.com.
The show floor at IWF 2016.
T
wo college students pursuing wood-
working for a living have each re-
ceived a $15,000 award to further
their professional goals beyond
graduation. The students, Justin Seow of the
Rhode Island School of Design and Kiley Fri-
ese of the Minneapolis College of Art and De-
sign, are among the 2018 Windgate Fellowship
recipients from the Center for Craft, Creativity
and Design.
Now in its 13th year, the award identifies
10 graduating college seniors with exemplary
skill in craft, nominated from a national net-
work of 104 university art programs.
“The Windgate Fellowship provides critical
financial support as a bridge between college
and graduate school or life as a working art-
Kiley Friese and her “Dot” table.
ist,” says Stephanie Moore, executive director
of the CCCD. “The Fellowship instills confi- cluding furniture and abstract pieces, mainly
dence and fosters bravery to take risks and the with wood, that intertwines the techniques
chance to seek and engage in career-enhanc- and traditions he will focus on this summer.
ing opportunities.” He will attend a week-long workshop with just really humbled by the panelists’ decision
Seow learned about the award from a col- Kagen Sound at Anderson Ranch Arts Center to choose me and support my work.”
league and applied by submitting images and in Snowmass Village, Co. to learn Japanese Friese will take a wood turning class at Ar-
videos of his work and a written proposal puzzle making techniques using block plains rowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlin-
about how he would spend the funds. Ulti- and chisels. Immediately after, he will visit burg, Tenn., and attend the Stockholm Furni-
mately, he wants to create a body of work in- Japan to study puzzle boxes more in depth ture and Light Fair in Sweden.
through the Karakuri Creation Group in “I am also in the process of starting my own
Hackone and meet with a design professor at custom furniture business. This fellowship
the University of Tokyo. will help me purchase essential tools and sup-
“When I first found out I was in the middle plies to get started,” says Friese. “I feel very
of class and they called. That whole day I was honored and grateful to be chosen as one of
floating on a cloud. It just came out of no- the ten 2018 Windgate fellows. I had known
where,” says Seow of winning the award. “I’m about the award for a couple of years, but I
never guessed I would be receiv-
ing it when it was my time to
graduate. It’s hard to even de-
scribe how incredible it feels to
know my hard work has led to
this opportunity and that there
are people who really support
what I am doing.”
The selection panel included
Michele Cohen, chair of the Mu-
seum of Arts and Design in New
York; Fabio J. Fernández, former
executive director of the Society
of Arts + Crafts in Boston; Mia
Hall, executive director of Pen-
land School of Crafts in Penland,
N.C., and John Souter, visual art-
ist and a 2012 Windgate Fellow-
ship recipient of Philadelphia.
For more, visit www.craftcreativi-
Justin Seow and his Daedalus Cabinet. tydesign.org.
Philly show
profits from new
partnership
By Jennifer Hicks
T
he 24th annual Philadelphia Furniture Show returned to
the 23rd St. Armory for a weekend show, Apr. 14-15, that
featured custom pieces by about 50 woodworkers from
across the country.
The juried show included craftspeople who work in wood, metal,
ceramics, lighting and fabric. More than one third were new ex-
hibitors, according to Stepha Normantis, managing partner of Green
Tree Events, owner of the show.
“Traffic was up compared to last year’s attendance count. I think
it was the quality of the exhibitors. I heard from a number of people
this was the best show they’ve seen in years, that the diversity of the
exhibitors as far as their styles was just a huge breadth, so there was
something there for everyone,” says Normantis.
This year, show manage-
ment partnered with the
city’s Center for Emerging
Visual Arts (CFEVA). The
collaboration was designed
to highlight the work of un-
discovered visual artists from
around the region.
“The CFEVA co-hosted the
show. They brought a selec-
tion of curated installations
meant to provide additional
visual interest and paired ex-
citing art with exciting furni-
ture,” says Normantis.
Other partners included
The Furniture Society, Center
for Art in Wood, Wayne Art
Center and Wharton Esher-
ick Museum. Patrons visit the booth of Evan Berd-
For more, visit www.phila- ing Custom Furniture in Wood of
delphiafurnitureshow.com. Durham, N.C.
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windstorm delivering gusts ap- the one who quickly grabbed a chainsaw in-
proaching 60 miles per hours bat- tent on “getting the road cleared.”
tered Chicago’s western suburbs “As I cut away most of the branches, I could
in March 2016, uprooting an 80’- see a beautiful, clean trunk.” Collins says.
tall white oak tree. The Village of Riverside “That’s when it dawned on me that it had a
dispatched an emergency crew to clear the pretty nice log that could be milled and made
fallen tree that was blocking a roadway. A into something special.”
chainsaw whirred into action slicing away To maximize the trunk’s lumber potential,
branches and dividing the tree’s trunk into Collins cut a 16’ log extending about 2’ from
manageable chunks so a front-end loader the bottom on up. “I could see that the tree
could lug them to the roadside. suffered from Armillaria root rot.” Collins
End of story? Not by a long shot. says. “I could literally stick my hand up the
Eighteen months after the howling winds bottom of the tree and pull out wood fiber.
sent the tree crashing down, the oak’s legacy The tree was destined to fail. The winds just
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board of trustee meetings. diameter log and determined the oak was at
Centrolock, and Quick-lock The story of the tree’s conversion into fine least 160 years old. That dates the tree to the
heads! furniture instead of meeting the usual fate of time when famed landscape architect Freder-
being chipped and land filled illustrates what ick Law Olmstead was commissioned in 1869
can happen when a municipal forester, sawyer to design what is considered the first planned
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number of knots.”
Oak log meets the Dominator The oak log yielded about 700 bf of 8/4 lum-
With all systems go, the urban oak log was ber with each board measuring about 16’ long
hauled to Bull Valley Hardwood, where it and ranging from 8” to 26” wide.
was slated for a date with a Baker Dominator After the boards were dried, they were de-
sawmill. “The Dominator has a rating of up livered knots and all to Meyer’s shop. Non-
to 9,000 board feet a day,” DeSerto says. “It’s plussed by the woods’ many significant char-
probably the highest capacity mill in Illinois acter flaws, Meyer forged ahead and went the
right now, certainly in northern Illinois.” extra mile to make the wood worthy of fine
Bull Valley Hardwood’s facility also features furniture.
three high-efficiency Nyle dehumidification “I’m used to adding a lot of details and mak-
kilns. The bulk of logs processed into lumber ing a lot changes as I’m working,” Meyer says.
by the company are obtained from municipal To eliminate knots in the wood, Meyer sliced
and county sources, including more than 100 veneer to about 3/32”. “Each pedestal of the
semi loads of wood from the Cook County tables probably has about 100 pieces because
Forest Preserve. the panels behind the grids are veneered,”
Where Collins saw beauty in the old-growth Meyer says. “I took a two-inch-wide board
oak’s trunk, DeSerto saw less grandness as he and cut 12 to 14 pieces of veneer out with a
prepared the log for milling. “This technically Laguna band saw and sanded them on a drum
was not a saw log,” DeSerto says. “A saw log sander. Then I matched them up and glued
generally has two or three sides clear. In our them on Baltic birch plywood on both sides.
prep work we took a chainsaw to the log and Each of these panels probably has five pieces
trimmed a lot of nubs off of it so that we could on one side and three on the other. I used lap
physically get it on the mill. There were a lot joints so that they would never fall apart.”
of knots.” Meyer’s meticulous attention to detail, from
Meyer spent about 450 hours building the
“Growing in an urban parkway environ- slicing veneer strips to the use of mortise-and-
three tables. ment, sunlight reaches all sides of the tree,” tenon joinery, was incredibly time consuming.
A happy customer
“I give the Illinois Wood Utilization
Team a lot of credit for planting the
seed for this idea,” Collins says. “As
an urban forester, hearing stories about
urban and community trees being re-
(From left) Paul Meyer, Michael Collins and Dan DeSerto with the finished tables. purposed is inspiring. Our village got
one helluva a bargain. The finished
But the time spent on craft operations paled in Riverside’s delicate logo without risking tear pieces are a testament to Paul’s and
comparison to the estimated 200 hours “sand- out. “It was perfect,” says Meyer, who hand Dan’s attention to detail. It’s amazing that
ing everything to make sure it was nice and painted the routed logo with black paint, a job with their help we have been able to make a
smooth and everything fit perfectly.” All told, that took about six hours. connection with history.”
he estimates that he invested about 450 hours For the finishing touch, Meyer called on a Frances seconds Collins’ sentiment. “What
to produce the three tables. friend to spray the tables with a pre-catalyzed Paul created is just phenomenal. These tables
Whereas Meyer employed traditional wood- lacquer to provide extra durability in a public will be utilized by our village and township
working tools – portable routers, table saw, space. Before the finish was applied, though, for many years to come.”
etc., - the logo on the front panel of the center Meyer fumed the wood with ammonia hy- DeSerto is hopeful that Riverside’s historic oak
table was etched by a Felder CNC router at droxide to darken it and highlight the oak reclamation project sparks a trend. “I’m hoping
Bull Valley’s shop. A 1/32” bit was used to grain pattern. “I put the tables in a big sealed that this gets other municipalities thinking about
rout a mere 2/100 of an inch into the sur- plastic tent for about eight hours. As the am- the good stuff that can come out of their fallen
face of the wood – deep enough to create the monia evaporated, it reacted with the tan- trees beyond mulch and firewood.”
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hey say variety is the spice of life. according to Greg Engle of Certainly Wood, a
With the many varieties offered in veneer supplier in East Aurora, N.Y.
white oak, it’s no wonder why the “It’s competing with walnut. It seems like
species seems to be taking the hard- walnut and white oak are neck and neck right
wood market by storm these days. Suppliers now. The predominant request has been for
interviewed by Woodshop News say the en- rift grain in white oak and in a thickness up to
tire spectrum of white oaks, from top-grade 1/16”, which we carry,” says Engle
cuts to the rustics that were once considered “Right now, there’s nothing in oak that can’t
low grade, are all in demand. be sold. What I mean by that is any grade that
Jerry Anton of O’Shea Lumber in Glen Rock, a mill produces has a home, whether it’s in the
Pa., who obtains much of his white oak from Eu- form of rift, quarter-sawn, flat cut, right down
rope, says it’s a real hot seller in every way, shape to pure rustic grades that are increasingly
and form, particularly in the designer cuts. popular in the interior design circles right
“What I see with white oak is that the rift- or now. Pieces with knots, splits or cracks, those
quarter-sawn seems to be a little more popular looking like old barn beams, for example,
with furniture, flooring and even in cabinetry. It’s that’s the look in oak that’s trending above all
pretty versatile for all that. People like the look right at the moment.”
of it instead of just plain-sawn oak. That quarter- Rob Lamoureaux of Parkerville Wood Prod-
sawn gives it a different flare,” says Anton. ucts in Manchester, Conn., also reports that
“Another thing that seems to be popular is sales are up and demand is high for white oak.
that rustic look. People want to see the knots “We sell a lot of quarter-sawn and rift-sawn.
and live edges. They finish it with a clear Price has gone up slightly, but the demand has
coat to show the variation in colors and min- been very strong. It’s always been preferred in
eral streaks.” architectural millwork to use white oak over
Common to the eastern U.S., white oak red oak. A lot of our non-commercial custom-
(Quercus alba) is a dense, rot resistant hard- ers are purchasing white oak. They’re doing
wood that is light to medium brown in color, tabletops, furniture legs. They like that the
often with an olive cast. Untreated, it fades color is consistent,” says Lamoureaux.
over time and turns light grey and wheat- Plain-sawn white oak (4/4, FAS) wholesales
like colors. Designers are frequently trying for $2.75-$2.95/mbf and retails for $4.60 to
to recreate the worn look of oak with paints $4.70/bf. Quarter- and rift-sawn stock adds
and stains, or by creating faux versions of it, $3-$4/bf to the retail bill.
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abinet manufacturers and designers using KCD software
can now place direct orders on custom, powder-coated MDF
doors from Integra Doors.
This feature allows KCD Software to save time and reduce
errors in the ordering process, says the company’s product manager,
Ken Frye. Customers can quickly select common edge profiles, colors
and sizes from drop down menus.
“You create your design, choose your doors, and then go to a section
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echno CNC Systems has introduced The Atlas series features a 4-hp HSD both the Atlas and the Titan is a 7-1/2”
the Atlas and Titan router series, high-frequency collet spindle, brushless gantry clearance. But we also have an 11-
available with a 4’ x 4’, 4’ x 8’, 5’ x stepper drive motors, vacuum table with 1/2” Z-axis stroke so you can actually pro-
10’ or custom table. main control gate valve, and hand-held cess that whole height, which works out
“They’re going to replace a couple of older micro stepper controller. much better than on our previous systems,”
models that we had. We built some new engi- The Titan series has a 12-hp HSD high- says Valentine.
neering changes and some advancements into frequency automatic tool changer spindle, “The solid steel framework on both series
them,” says product manager Roy Valentine. eight-position tool rack, vacuum T-slot table provides a solid foundation for our linear
“They’re both geared to the woodworking with main control valve, hand-held control- motion drive system and room under the
market. The Atlas is a single collet spindle ma- ler with a PC-based option, THK linear rails table for vacuum pump placement.”
chine, while the Titan has more advanced fea- and bearings, and helical rack and pinion With a 4’ x 8’ table, the Altas and Titan sell
tures such as the automatic tool changer and with direct drives. for $23,000 and $37,000, respectively.
material pop-up pins for easy sheet alignment.” “One of the advancements we did on For more, visit www.technocnc.com.
C
abinet Pro has a new panel optimiz-
er in its CAD software. The update
produces a more efficient yield and
makes use of leftover materials.
“Cabinet Pro’s new optimizer completes
a job with efficient use of time and minimal
waste, using what was once considered scrap,
all of which translates into higher profits and
with virtually no extra effort on part of cabi-
netmaker or shop personnel,” says company
president Frank Jimenez.
The company’s software generates a full
cut list and the best layout prior to cutting. It
will define selected parts as “grain indepen-
dent” and rotate for the best yield. It also has
a “never rotate” function for parts made from
MDF, for example.
The software also lets the user view the pre- whether it is for a panel saw or for a CNC or to a CNC router where parts are placed
cise location of every machining operation on router, may be defined per cut list so that one wherever they may fit for optimum yield,” the
an optimized part. cut list can send parts to a panel saw with op- company explained in a statement.
“The specific method of optimization, timization along rip lines and cross-cut lines, For more, visit www.cabinetpro.com.
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ing the right clients that will reward you for
Reality bites
or end up in the doghouse I really didn’t care too much for school when
I was young and living at home, but once I was
out on my own I gained a whole new aware-
A
re you a trained craftsperson? If so, Reality check ness of the importance that training can pro-
how much training do you have? We all dream of the model client, some- vide. One of the obtuse things I learned in col-
The more instruction you receive one that trusts us to do the work and doesn’t lege was simply studying the behavior of both
in any occupation makes you bet- squawk about the cost. I’ve worked hard professors and students alike (as it pertained
ter at performing whatever craft it is you do. through the years in a quest to develop the to the classroom). Through awareness and ob-
Training is key, and those who understand it’s perfect client base that fits that model. The servation alone, I realized you could gauge the
precepts will find success. problem I found is you often have to take a lot topics and information the teacher believed
Whether you are training your hands to of crummy jobs just to pay the bills in-between was most important to learn.
perform a certain task, or your brain to for- the good ones. But if the business model is This documented behavioral response
mulate an opinion, acquiring a better response followed, you’ll see patterns emerge that help helped me to focus on the things needed for
time is only achieved through the discipline of guide you into developing the best fit of work the best grades because I was able to elimi-
good education. In business we have to train (and client) for your company. Unfortunately, nate many of the unknowns I knew we would
ourselves in many fields of study. It’s not just there can always be an anomaly in the pattern. be tested on. And because my brain wasn’t
learning how to do what it is that you create, This unplanned result could be from mis- crowded with the unknowns, there was free-
you must be trained in how to sell it, how to reading the pattern, or perhaps you’re simply dom to learn the topic in much greater depth.
account for profit, how to manage employees, not paying attention. If you forgot the first Taking this same approach in running a busi-
etc. The list for training focus is infinite, and question I asked, you need to be reminded ness, you should become a student of client
smart people recognize the need for it. of it now. Are you a trained craftsperson? If and subcontractor behavior. When you’re a
But just as there are two sides to every coin, you answered yes, then you should easily good study of people, you learn how to give
there are two sides to training. You can either understand the concept about the importance them what they want without having to sacri-
be trained for a desired behavioral response or of training. You can’t sell a custom piece if you fice yourself in the process.
respond to a trained behavior. Which side are have never learned the basics of Woodwork- Much like Pavlov’s observation of learned
you on? ing 101. Being trained in the properties and behavior, it’s up to you to teach your client the
characteristics of wood, along with the prin- desired behavior. It’s a sound principle, but not
The premise ciples of how to fashion the material into a us- as easily obtained as you might think. Stub-
Ivan Pavlov, the Russian physiologist, has able product is of utmost importance in find- bornness to pay attention to the facts (the typi-
taught us the importance of trained behavior.
In his study with dogs, he believed that some
things do not need to be taught, such as a dog Continued growth predicted for remodeling market
salivating when presented with food. These
reflexes are hard-wired or instinctual in the The robust pace of spending on home “Upward trends in retail sales of building
animal. renovations and repairs is expected to stay materials and the growing number of re-
However, what he discovered in his study is strong over the coming quarters, accord- modeling permits indicate that homeowners
that the dogs would eventually begin to sali- ing to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling are doing more and larger improvement
vate when they learned to associate an item Activity from the Remodeling Futures Pro- projects.”
or event with the food. This learned behavior gram at the Joint Center for Housing Stud- “While the overall outlook is positive, one
was the result of the dog being exposed to ies of Harvard University. area of concern is the slowing growth in
a bell, a lab assistant, or even the bowl itself The LIRA projects that annual growth in sales of existing homes, since sales tradition-
because it associated it with the food. The homeowner remodeling expenditure will ally trigger significant renovation spending
food was the unconditioned stimulus, and the remain above 7 percent throughout the year by both sellers and buyers,” added associate
neutral stimulus was the associated object or and into the first quarter of 2019. project director Abbe Wil. “Even with this
event. “Strengthening employment conditions headwind, annual spending on residential
How you use this information will deter- and rising home values are encouraging improvements and repairs by homeowners
mine whether you are being trained or doing homeowners to make greater investments is set to exceed $340 billion by early next
the training in your business, an important in their homes,” Chris Herbert, the cen- year.”
distinction for MNAP (minimizing the nega- ter’s managing director, said in a statement. For more, visit www.jchs.harvard.edu.
tive, accentuating the positive).
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THE CUTTING EDGE tures that will serve to minimize the chance of
leaks or restricted flows. Flexible ducting or
piping should be avoided.
need a bigger pump gauge into the system with easy view to alert
the operator when there is a leak as the read-
ings will begin to decline.
N
ext to software and operator train- goods and small stock. Components include An under table ducting or piping system
ing, CNC shops struggle most a pump, distribution ducts or pipes, a perma- allows the vacuum to be evenly spread. You
with properly securing work to nent plenum table, and spoil board. can zone with valves, shutting off the vacuum
the table. Vacuum pumps and blowers are available in where it is not needed. Zoning can also be ac-
An easy and inexpensive method is to just many different types and sizes. Irrespective of complished with strategically placed rubber
screw the material to a spoil board. But it’s the type or size, there are two important mea- flooring mats.
almost guaranteed that at least one screw will sures to be aware of: the amount of vacuum The permanent plenum table is often part of
be in the path of the cut, resulting in a dam- (inches of mercury, Hg) and air flow (specific the CNC machine’s structure. It may be MDF
aged tool. cubic feet per minute). The latter, SCFM, refers or plywood, but more often it is some form of
Another option is to use T-track and edge to the level of air being drawn by the pump or plastic or aluminum, machined with plenum
clamps, which doesn’t work so well when ma- blower at a specific level of vacuum, usually channels to evenly distribute the vacuum.
chining 4x8 panels. Some edge clamps push the optimum level of inches of Hg relative to The channels are often milled side-to-side and
into the panel and cause a hump that will rear the type of wood machining that the CNC front-to-back, and sized to fit rubber gaskets
its head in assembly. router will be mostly used for. that can be used to define vacuum zones. Even
Vacuum clamping is the most efficient and Leaks must be mitigated in a closed system if the CNC router is going to be used for just
consistent option. It works well for sheet that moves air, otherwise the pump will have 4x8 sheets, a gasket should be placed all the
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• Arbor: 5⁄8" • Max. rip capacity: 36"
• Arbor speed: 3850 RPM • Max. depth of cut:
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distributors offer a range of options for shops of all sizes
BY JOHN ENGLISH
supports it with brown, black, natural (yellow/tan) and white EVA ad- Woodshops with more substantial needs will want to see a range of floor
hesive in 48-unit cartons. model options. Biesse (biesse.com/na) offers everything from the K60 Trim
Several suppliers including Wurth (wurthmachinery.com) and Wood- (a compact, semi-automatic machine for both straight and shaped panels)
craft (woodcraft.com) offer the Brazilian-made Maksiwa CBC.E portable through the Akron series and on up to the Stream range of high production
edgebander. This one has a stand with folding legs, so it can travel to machines. The company’s Air Force system for invisible edge banding uses
the jobsite in something as small as the trunk of an SUV. It runs on compressed hot air for superior results. And its Stream C machines allow
household current, has a manual end trimmer, will run tape up to 3” both squaring and edge banding operations to be carried out using a single
wide and comes with a two-year warranty. system on both the transverse and longitudinal sides of a panel.
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BY JOHN ENGLISH
A
few years ago, I was asked to make RPM. There’s also a fixed-base version and a don’t have a motor, so they often weigh less
felloes for a wagon wheel. These are laminate trimmer. than an electric counterpart that delivers
the wooden segments of a ring just No screaming, no sparks. I’m tempted. the same torque to speed ratio. They also
inside the iron tire. I hadn’t done it run a lot cooler and often quieter (as long
before, so I ended up seeking the advice of a MAKING THE CASE as you have a quiet compressor, or leave the
gifted Amish craftsman in Chetek, Wis. His Using pneumatics in the woodshop is noth- noisy one a hose length away, and prefer-
shop was in a two-stall garage, and he had a ing new. The tools aren’t as popular as elec- ably outside). That means that overload-
gas-powered riding lawnmower parked close tric ones, in large part because the hoses are ing or stalling aren’t concerns. If an electric
up against the building, chugging away in cumbersome. And a whole new world of motor stalls, it can heat up immediately. Not
high gear. That, it turns out, was his power cordless convenience hasn’t changed that so with air tools.
source. His sect doesn’t approve of electric- perception. But there are some very good Compressed air as a fuel is a lot safer and
ity (the rules vary among communities), so he reasons to reconsider. Pneumatics can make a cleaner, too. There’s no fire hazard with
had rigged the lawnmower to power a shaft whole lot of sense both at the workbench and sparks around propane tanks, or no possi-
that ran the entire width of the building. Then, on the jobsite. bility of electric shock when working in wet
like an old mill running off a water wheel, he In the shop, the hoses can be kept out of the conditions.
had connected a table saw, band saw and sev- way by just suspending them from the ceil- Campbell Hausfeld published an article on
eral other machines to the shaft with pulleys ing above a workbench. In fact, running an its website, campbellhausfeld.com, that points
and belts. inexpensive hose across the shop by screwing out some advantages that air tools have over
I ended up hiring him to make the wheel a few hooks into the ceiling can be a whole other options. The piece mentions the flex-
parts. He was obviously smarter than I was. lot less expensive that hiring an electrician to ibility of being able to operate in areas where
Having seen this resourcefulness, it was no install new power outlets. Plus, you can move other power sources aren’t available. Air tools
surprise to come across the Amish air-pow- them easily and quickly if the bench needs to can also perform tasks that electric tools can’t
ered router from Cottage Craft Works (cottage- be shoved over a few feet to make way for a and do others better – jobs such as spray coat-
craftworks.com). It’s a DeWalt DW6182 plunge new CNC, or some other shiny toy. ing or nailing a roof. They have a high power
router connected to a Sioux air motor, devel- Batteries are getting bigger. That makes to weight ratio because they lack the weight
oped specifically for Amish woodworkers. some of the cordless tools kind of heavy by of a motor, and that means they deliver a lot
Connect it to your compressor and you have the end of the day, especially the larger ones more work per pound. Air tools are often less
a quiet, 1-1/2-hp router that runs at 20,000 that consume more juice. Pneumatic tools expensive to own, too, because both fixing and
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measurements without looking at the
spindle nose, according to the com-
pany. The gauge retails for $299. For
more, visit www.spindlerepair.com.
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C.H. Hanson, introduces
a 6” x 12” bench surface grinder,
designed for small shops, tool
rooms and maintenance shops.
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like finishes, features cast iron
construction, and has extremely
smooth table operation, accord-
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