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Photos: Jennifer Hicks (top, cover)

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Features
11 WHAT’S NEW WITH ABRASIVES:
They’re getting faster, cleaner and more flexible.

20 SMARTER THAN THE AVERAGE BEAR:

The latest high- and low-tech ‘smart tools’
that you can take to the jobsite.

30 A BUDDING BUSINESS:
William’s Handcrafted, led by
William Butler, is off to a solid start.
Discover the Cabinet Pro
41 FIX IT OR DITCH IT? Difference:
When to upgrade or replace old machinery.
Purchase or Rent
Lowest prices in the industry
News Desk Face Frame & Frameless
7 Greg Engle is the new 8 Philadelphia artist Customize to your requirements
owner of Certainly selected for
Wood, a veneer winter residency.
Supports all CNC routers
supplier in Dedicated Technical Support
East Aurora, N.Y. 10 WOOD MARKETS:
Hickory rides the
8 Wendell Castle rustic wave
Workshop sounds
the first bell.
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YOUR ABRASIVES
LAST LONGER
Did you know that how and where you store your
sandpaper can have an effect on how long it will last?
There are environmental variables that can have an
adverse effect on the backing and/or the bond that holds
18 the abrasives to the backing.
Four of the common environmental variables that can
affect the life of your sandpaper are:
Tools & • Temperature - Drastic changes in temperature, over
Techniques time, can cause several issues with coated abrasives.
And when you combine heat with humidity…
16 New waterborne
coating from
• Humidity - High humidity can cause “tacoing”,

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Sherwin-Williams.
or curling of the sandpaper.
17 Grizzly adds an
8” jointer with a • Dust - Keeping your sanding discs free from dust can
spiral cutterhead. also help to increase the life of the abrasive material.
18 Felder adds a vertical
panel saw. • Time - Klingspor Abrasives guarantees our coated
abrasive products for 1 year from the date of purchase.
5
19 Osborne Wood
Contact your local Factory Sales Representative for

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Products adds
two traditional more information.
Mission table
leg designs. We recommend that you purchase no more than the
amount of sandpaper discs, belts, rolls, or sheets, that you
can use within a year. Storing your abrasive materials in
Departments an environmentally controlled LEARN
6 Taking Stock
area, can help to ensure TO
that you get the fullest
M
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possible use out of all of

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your sandpaper.
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NEWS
MARCH 2024 VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 4

PRESIDENT GARY DESANCTIS

I+D draws record

EDITOR TOD RIGGIO
ART DIRECTOR BRIANA SMITH
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER HICKS

number of entries
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
JOHN ENGLISH, DAVID GETTS AND TED BRUNING

SALES & MARKETING

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Innovation+Design (I+D), or- made from wood by the guild’s [email protected]
ganized by the International members and nonmembers of all
Society of Furniture Designers ages and skill levels.
(ISFD), is receiving strong interest Show participants display their
from the next generation of mak- work and compete for 16 prizes in
MARCH 2024

ers and designers. 13 categories. The entry deadline

“It is exciting to see how the is April 14. Apply and learn more VP, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR DANIEL HARDING, JR.
VP, MARKETING INNOVATION ERIC DALLIN
Innovation+Design event has at mnwwg.org. VP, CUSTOM PUBLISHING JEANNE CRAIG
grown over the past five years,” Online registration for the 2024 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER MATTHEW BOYLES
PRODUCTION MANAGER SUNITA PATEL
says David Blair, executive direc- International Woodworking Fair PRODUCTION COORDINATOR MARISSA WOODS
ADVERTISING OPERATIONS COORDINATOR DANIEL DOBROWSKI
tor of ISFD, of the juried competi- (IWF) in Atlanta is scheduled to CIRCULATION, FULFILLMENT MANAGER JAMES JACKSON
6 tion and exhibition. begin on Feb. 19. The cost is $25
“This year alone we had an 18 per buyer attendee before July 15
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percent overall increase over last and $50 afterwards.

year in the number of submis- Attendees must register be-
sions from both professionals and fore hotel bookings in official IWF
students and we are seeing sub- properties can be made and be-
missions from many new design- fore IWF Education Conference CHAIRMAN & CEO ANDREW W. CLURMAN
ers. In addition, the quality of the course and symposia bookings CHAIRMAN EMERITUS EFREM ZIMBALIST III
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER BRIAN VAN HEUVERSWYN
submissions this year is remark- can be completed, according to CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ADAM SMITH
ably creative, making winning the the IWF. Learn more and register CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER GARY DESANCTIS
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING ERICA MOYNIHAN
competition even more notable.” at iwfatlanta.com. VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING AMANDA PHILLIPS
I+D is open to professional SATA GmbH & Co. KG an- VICE PRESIDENT, CIRCULATION PAIGE NORDMEYER
VICE PRESIDENT, SALES OPERATIONS CHRISTINE NILSEN
makers/designers who create nounces the acquisition of Dan- VICE PRESIDENT, EVENTS JULIE JARVIE
their own products and wood- Am Co. in Spring Valley, Minn., by VICE PRESIDENT, DIGITAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ASHLEY MACDONALD
VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY & RESEARCH KRISTINA SWINDELL
working students who are an- its subsidiary, SATA USA Inc. DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES SCOTT ROEDER
DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION PHIL GRAHAM
ticipating a career in the custom Dan-Am has been a long-time DIRECTOR, RETAIL SALES SUSAN A. ROSE
wood and related home furnish- supplier of SATA’s finishing appli- DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ANDREW SHATTUCK

ings industries. Finalists get to cation equipment.

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New owner at “But more importantly, to me, it’s the

team of people that have been here

Certainly Wood and are working here at Certainly

Wood that has created our current
stand in this worldwide market of natu-
By Jennifer Hicks ral wood veneer.”
Greg Engle is the new owner of Cer- ing ownership of Certainly Wood after Engle adds that he’s grateful to Jim
tainly Wood, a veneer supplier in East being here 36 years. Since the compa- and his wife Roz Dumas for allowing
Courtesy of Certainly Wood

Aurora, N.Y., following the retirement of ny turned 40 last year, that’s when we him the opportunity to purchase the
founder Jim Dumas, exchanged discussions on the change company. Certainly Wood currently
Engle, the long-time sales and pur- of ownership. Seeing the development sells well over 100 different species of
chasing manager at Certainly Wood, and growth of this company, when it domestic and foreign hardwood ve-
says he’s excited to continue the started out as a garage-based busi- neers. It serves hobbyists, cabinetmak-

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company’s legacy with the help of a ness, and turning into a brand that’s ers and architectural millworkers in
terrific team. recognized globally is just to me, unbe- North America and beyond.
“I’m extremely thrilled about tak- lievable,” Engle tells Woodshop News. Learn more at certainlywood.com.

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For inspiration, students can study Castle’s Table Chair.

Wendell Castle Philadelphia

Workshop sounds artist selected for
MARCH 2024

the first bell winter residency

By Jennifer Hicks By Jennifer Hicks
8 The Wendell Castle Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated The Museum for Art in Wood and NextFab, two
to supporting the late artist’s legacy through education, conser- Philadelphia-based organizations, recently selected
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vation, and programming, is starting a new woodworking school, Adam Atkinson for their fourth annual Winter Resi-
the Wendell Castle Workshop, at Castle’s longtime studio in dency Program. Atkinson is a Philadelphia-based
Scottsville, N.Y. artist who works in various mediums, a curator and
The first schedule features about a dozen classes, including educator.
“Making a Veneered Miter Fold Box” with Scott Grove; “Introduc- The Winter Residency Program is a collaboration
tion to Marquetry” with Silas Kopf, and “Creating a Sculptural between the museum and NextFab, a membership-
Cabinet” with Andrew Glantz. based maker space. Each year, the two organizations
“We selected our instructors and course content very carefully, assemble a jury of makers and educators to award
and with access to many of Wendell’s pieces, students and in- one fellowship to an artist in the region who works ei-
structors will be inspired to do their best work in his space. We ther solely in wood or other materials in combination
look forward to providing an outstanding environment and in- with wood. The fellow receives a stipend for project
struction for our students,” says Ken Page, interim director of the materials and access to NextFab’s workshop space.
Wendell Castle Project. “Receiving the Museum for Art in Wood and Next-
Page adds that he and other board members found it important Fab residency has been a big dream of mine for the
Courtesy of Wendell Castle Project, Adam Atkinson
to hire instructors whose teachings align with Castle’s principles. past several years,” Atkinson tells Woodshop News.
“I call it keeping the DNA of the place. Wendell would describe “I look forward to connecting with the Philadelphia
himself as a designer and a sculptor, so we wanted to still have wood community and making a new body of work
that emphasis in some of our courses. We’ve got some instruc- exploring mourning and remembrance through wood
tors with ties to Wendell, and that’s part of keeping that DNA. carving. I’m grateful for the time and space to explore
“Scott Grove was a former employee of Wendell, Silas Kopf was this project.”
a former employee, and some of the others are RIT School for Atkinson received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Inter-
American Crafts grads who Wendell influenced directly critiqu- disciplinary Studio Practices from Boise State Univer-
ing their work, because he was at RIT for a bit. Some other in- sity in 2013 and a Master of Fine Arts in Metal Design
structors never worked for Wendell or were students of Wendell from East Carolina University in 2019. His work has
but were greatly influenced by Wendell.” been exhibited nationally and internationally, includ-
Registration is open for classes beginning in April. The school ing at the Metal Museum in Memphis, Blowing Rock
welcomes students of all skill levels for weekend, week-long and Museum of Art and History in Blowing Rock, N.C., and
two-week classes that will typically be limited to 10 to 12 stu- Nagoya Zokei University in Japan.
dents. Learn more at wendellcastleworkshop.org. Learn more at museumforartinwood.org.
PDS ADDS CLARK DOGGETT AS SALES ENGINEER REMODELING EXPECTED TO DECLINE
Precision Drive Systems (PDS), a global provider of preci- Spending for residential improvements and repairs is
sion motor spindles, expert support, and repair services near expected to shrink this year for the first time since 2010, but
Charlotte, NC, has hired Clark Doggett as a sales engineer for signs point to some easing of declines by year’s end, according
new engineered products and services. to Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) from the
“Clark has the unique combination of technical ability Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing
and sales experience that PDS and our precision machin- Studies of Harvard University.
ing customers seek,” Robert Turk, president of PDS, said in a The LIRA projects that declines in annual homeowner
statement. “He has worked with a diverse range of domestic renovation and maintenance expenditure will worsen through
and international industrial manufacturers, serving clients the third quarter of this year before moderating slightly to -6.5
engaged in precision motion control applications, pneumatic percent by the end of 2024.
and hydraulic fluid power operations, abrasives finishing, and “Home remodeling will continue to suffer this year from a
industrial seals and components.” perfect storm of high prices, elevated interest rates, and weak
At PDS, Clark will work closely with consulting engineers home sales,” Carlos Martín, the program’s project director, said
and automation system integrators to identify and secure new in a statement. “These headwinds create considerable uncer-
business and cross-sell PDS solutions to grow relationships tainty in the economy, and remodeling spending is projected
with key customer accounts. to fall from $481 billion last year to $450 billion in 2024.”
Before joining PDS, Clark worked in technical sales for “Even with the anticipated downturn, spending for im-
Neugart USA and Carolina Seal Inc. He has also been in inside provements and repairs to owner-occupied homes this year
sales for Carolina Fluid Components, and a key account man- is expected to easily surpass the robust levels seen early in the
ager for Bosch’s Special Markets Group for flexible abrasives. pandemic,” added Abbe Will, the program’s associate project
Clark is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at director. “Recent improvements in homebuilding and mort-

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Greensboro. gage rates also support the prospect of turning a corner on the
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Hickory rides
the rustic wave
By Jennifer Hicks
Hickory (Carya ovata), also known as shagbark or true
hickory, is gaining popularity due to its rustic aesthetics
and budget-friendly price, according to suppliers inter-
viewed by Woodshop News.
Known for its multi-tone appearance and high durability,
it’s a top pick for flooring, mantles, countertops and cabi-
nets.
“Our hickory sales have been up a little bit, more than
anything for countertops and tabletops in the 8/4 thick-
ness,” says Clint Dillon of Steve Wall Lumber in Mayodan,
N.C. “We’ve also seen a slight uptick in it for lumber and
plywood in cabinets. In the last few months, we’ve had
more people interested in the character-grade cabinets
than the painted.”
“Hickory is something we like and our customers like. It’s
very solid, it mills pretty well, and we love the coloring on
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it. It usually has that rustic feel to it,” says Dave Norman
of Parkerville Wood Products in Manchester, Conn., who
makes a point to educate customers on how to work with it’s hollow on the inside. That’s a nice look because the rus-
the wood’s color variations to bring proper visual flow to a tic thing is really in.”
room. Chad Muterspaw of CR Muterspaw Lumber in Xenia,
“It’s a frustrating wood to work with because of the color- Ohio, has seen an uptick in sales on the commercial end.
10 ing, though. Sometimes a board is all brown, or all white, or “Rustic hickory is used more these days than what I ever
you get that mixture of white and brown, which can sound remember it being. It seems like a lot of the rustic is actu-
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good but when you’re doing a kitchen, then all of a sudden ally going into flooring, and then we’ve got a few cabinet
you have one kitchen door all white and one all brown, so shops that use it (for) panels and raised panels where they
you really have to spend some time laying it out. can leave some of the knots and character,” says Muter-
“You want to alternate your growth rings, but the way spaw.
the trees grow, the white grows to one side, generally, so “Hickory’s been a strong mover on the commercial side.
it can be tricky trying to get enough where you can get a On the retail side, I feel like it’s intimidating for some of the
consistent pattern. It depends on what you’re using it for. beginning woodworkers because it’s so hard and dense
On mantles it’s great, but you usually can’t get it over 8/4 that they’ll steer clear of it. But our bigger commercial

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The mesh backing on Mirka’s Abranet offers several advantages.

What’s new with abrasives 11

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They’re getting faster, cleaner and more flexible

By John English

W
hile sandpaper comes as ing, and woodworking is following TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
discs, belts, sheets and the lead here of auto manufactur- One of the manufacturers leading
rolls in a huge variety of ers. That sector is experiencing one the way in backers is Mirka (mirka.
shapes, widths, grits and backings, of the worst droughts in qualified com), a company that was founded
its most important element is still the labor and has replaced the major- in Helsinki, Finland in the 1940s. In
abrasive – the material that actually ity of its production lines with ro- 2001, Mirka pioneered mesh backing
does the work. Woodshops have tra- bots. It makes sense: robotic arms with the introduction of Abranet, and
ditionally used open coat aluminum can move quickly and precisely, that has changed the way that many
oxide for softwoods, and a closed and they can apply exactly the right shops approach sanding of both raw
coat for hardwoods. Silicon carbide amount of pressure and speed dur- wood and cured coatings.
has some serious fans, too, especial- ing a sanding operation. Plus, sand- Mesh is exactly what it sounds like,
ly in shops that process harder and ing has always been regarded as a a flat net that is coated with abrasive
more dense hardwoods. Stearate health issue, so removing humans minerals. It’s more holes than whole.
coatings on these grains helps avert from the line is a logical cost-saving The Abranet line uses ceramic abra-
clogging, and aluminum oxide is step. Even for small woodshops, the sives bonded with resin on a polyam-
more popular because it fragments future of abrasion lies at the end of a ide net mesh. Polyamides are natural
easily when sanding wood. That pro- cobot arm. or synthetic polymers, which in lay
cess, called friability, constantly re- Beyond that, the most dramatic terms are essentially just substances
veals new, sharp edges. progress of late in actual abrasives made up of large molecules. Famil-
There are new, sharp solutions in has been in backers, where meshes iar natural examples of polyamides
this arena all the time, but most of and new hole patterns have dramat- would be silk and wool.
them have nothing to do with the ically improved dust collection by This porous backing improves the
actual abrasive. Robotics continue allowing more waste to enter the longevity of the abrasive, and also
to make significant inroads in sand- vacuum stream. speeds up the sanding process. The
3M’s new Cubitron II sanding discs feature a ceramic coating and StickIt backing.

flexible mesh resists edge wear bet- cut disc to the old pad. That can be
ter than paper backers and doesn’t found in Klingspor’s 2024 catalog,
inherit the problems of uneven thick- which is available online as a PDF file.
ness that can be part of a woven The company offers a broad range of
cloth backer. But the real advantage products using both aluminum oxide
is the porosity, where fines can be and alumina zirconia abrasives.
sucked right through the disc and de- Klingspor says that “it’s always best
posited into the collector’s airstream. to use a closed coat if loading isn’t an
The design creates an environment issue”, and that brings up a signifi-
where the entire surface acts as a cant area of concern for woodwork-
recovery agent, rather than relying ers. Some species such as oily teaks
on strategically located hole patterns. and sap-heavy softwoods will do bet-
Mirka says that its “net abrasive solu- ter with an open coat. In that case,
tion is 99.97 percent effective at re- the grains cover about half of the
moving dust particles that are smaller backer (or a little more), so there are
than 0.3 cm in size.” gaps where larger particles can go.
Klingspor (klingspor.com) also of- That helps reduce glazing and makes
fers a mesh backer. Called Klingnet, it easier for a resin-based cleaning
it comes in 5” and 6” discs in grits block or even a compressed air jet to
from 120 to 800. Speaking of discs, dislodge them and renew the abra-
Klingspor offers woodshops a way sive. Open coats can run a bit cooler
to convert old PSA disc sanders to too, so the saps and resins in wood
hook & loop by using its Black Hook aren’t quite as susceptible to melt-
material. A woodworker decides what ing. Open coats work well with SPF
size disc and which hole configura- and even cedar, but they’re aggres-
tion is needed, and then affixes a pre- sive and are generally used in coarser
 (smaller number) grits, so the shop
may need to move to a semi-open or
closed grit for fine sanding.
3M (3m.com) is also pioneering
new abrasives. The company’s Cubi-
tron II product has a ceramic coating
with a friability that reveals new cut-
ting edges in a manner that deliv-
ers very consistent performance. On
the company’s Stickit line of J-weight
cloth-backed discs, this ceramic is
arranged in an open coat that’s de-
signed to prevent clogging. 3M says
that “the Stickit backing allows for
easy application and removal, and a
liner prevents dust and debris from
contaminating the adhesive.” The
pressure sensitive discs are stuck to a
flat pad and come in a variety of hole
configurations. The Cubitron abrasive
itself is a precision-shaped, triangu-
lar, ceramic grain that is “designed

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to slice through the substrate, rather
than gouging or plowing like conven- The new RazorStar line of aggressive abrasion products from Norton was intended
tional abrasives, resulting in a disc for metal but will find many uses in woodshops.

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INDASA’s Rhynogrip HT is an aluminum oxide abrasive with a clog resistant coating.
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that cuts up to two times faster than significant about the Filmtek product tions. This latter may sound familiar
conventional abrasives.” There is a is that the company has been able because zirconium is widely used to
static resistant coating over the par- to bring the price down to the same make things such as dental implants
ticles that provides additional dust neighborhood as paper discs. The and manmade engagement rings. Zir-
control in some woods, and the resin abrasive on the blue Filmtek discs conium oxide has excessive hardness
bond resists heat build-up. and sheets is aluminum oxide, and and chemical neutrality, and forms
Uneeda (sandpaper.com) has de- the film backer is a solution that of- an advanced ceramic product that
veloped the Filmtek line that uses a fers the durability of cloth plus the is significantly tougher than alumi-
waterproof, highly flexible and very smoothness of paper. Filmtek prod- num oxide. It has impressive heat
durable film (it’s actually a plastic) ucts are also stearated, and that coat- resistance too because of its very
backer that outlasts paper backers ing adds a soapy lubricant quality to low thermal conductivity properties,
by a factor of two or three, depend- the abrasive. While stearation is usu- plus high strength and friability (self-
ing on the application. What’s most ally applied as a topcoat, in this case sharpening).
it’s incorporated in the resin. It both Global Abrasive Products (GAP,
cools the process and allows fine par- online at globalabrasiveproducts.com)
ticles to escape, so that they don’t also makes an aluminum oxide prod-
clog the spaces between the abrasive uct but it’s on a film backing rather
grains. Filmtek is available in a variety than paper. Branded as FilmBac, it is
of shapes, with PSA or hook-and-loop produced as PSA discs with a stea-
fixing, and in a wide selection of hole rated coating that comes in grits from
patterns. 80 to 2000.
The newest addition to the Rhyno
IMPROVING ABRASIVES line from INDASA (indasa-abrasives.
The Gator family of products from com) is called Rhynogrip HT and it
Ali Industries (gatorfinishing.com) has been on the market for a couple
offers random orbit sanding discs of years now. Available in strips and
Uneeda uses plastic as a backer for its in both traditional aluminum oxide discs on a grip (hook and loop) fas-
Filmtek aluminum oxide abrasive. and also zirconium oxide (ZrO2) op- tening system, it offers a very uni-
 FIND YOUR
MATCH!

Klingnet is a mesh-backed abrasive from Klingspor, available in 5” and 6” discs.

Same-day shipping
form scratch system along with good ing wheels last May. While their pri-
flexibility and high initial cutting ac- mary purpose is not abrading wood, PVC & veneer banding in
tion. The aluminum oxide abrasive they can be quite useful on the job- a wide selection of colors
has a high strength resin bond that site when dealing with demolition is-
minimalizes grit shedding, and an ad- sues, or in the shop when working
vanced clog resistant coating. Offered with mixed media materials. The new
In-house custom
on both D and B weight latex papers, wheels have a Pressure Pact design slitting & gluing
it comes in grits ranging from 40 to that boasts high grain density with
2000. increased grain availability, for high- Supplying the U.S.
Norton Abrasives (nortonabra- er performance and longer life. They
sives.com) introduced its new Razor- also have self-sharpening crystalline & Canada for more
Star line of highly aggressive discs grains that enable fast grinding. than 25 years!
and belts in January. The collection The new G0967 from Grizzly In-
was designed for metalworking, but dustrial (grizzly.com) is a 20” variable
that won’t stop renovators, refinish- speed disc sander. The 2-hp, single-
ers, wood carvers and other wood- phase machine has both X and Y
Questions?
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shop pros from using them when miter slots, a tilting table, and a built-
they need to shape or remove a lot in motor brake. Call 800.727.0917
of wood quickly. The discs and belts And for shops with unusual abra- to speak with a live,
have an engineered, shaped, ceramic sive challenges, Laguna Tools (la-
grain that cuts quickly but doesn’t gunatools.com) makes hundreds of non-automated
generate too much heat. sanding accessories plus machines, team member!
including single and double brush
ABRASIVES TOOLS sanders. These can often handle
DeWalt (dewalt.com) introduced the shapes and challenges that standard www.dc-dist.com
new Elite Series of abrasive grind- abrasive machines just can’t tackle.
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 TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

New waterborne coating

from Sherwin-Williams
By Jennifer Hicks
Sherwin-Williams introduces Sher- This self-sealing, water-reducible
Wood Environmentally Adaptive (EA) acrylic system is available in a wide
Hydroplus technology in a new wa- range of colors and is ideal for cabi-
terborne wood coating that can be netry, furniture and other projects,
applied in a variety of conditions. the company says.

OFFERING THE WIDEST RANGE

OF CLASSICAL MACHINES
MARCH 2024

“There is massive demand for a

waterborne product that can perform
TILTING/FIXED SHAPERS across a wide range of environmental
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conditions,” said Kevin ONeill, the
marketing director for the Sherwin-
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Williams Industrial Wood Division.

“Our customers have asked us for
a solution like EA Hydroplus (and)
our goal was to provide a robust
technology that performs the same
on a hot day or a cold day, in a dry
JOINTERS PLANERS environment or a humid one, help-
ing woodshops maintain optimal
production without the need to com-
pensate for less-than-ideal environ-
mental conditions.”
The technology features the abil-
ity to hang in vertical spraying ap-
plications without running or sag-
ging. Other benefits include a low
MU S S EDGEBANDERS VOC content, Greenguard Gold cer-
tification for sustainability, and easy
cleanup, according to the company.
“EA Hydroplus is a game-changer
in terms of how a waterborne coat-
Courtesy of Sherwin-Williams

ing is applied,” adds ONeill. “We’ve

achieved desirable, consistent per-
formance in every scenario we test-
ed the product in and it has outper-
CNCs MOULDERS formed competitive formulations
when applied to substrates in terms
SCM North America of flow, leveling and hang.”
Tel: 770.813.8818 Learn more at sherwin-williams.
scmwood.com com.
 Grizzly adds a
feature-rich
8” jointer
By Jennifer Hicks
Grizzly Industrial presents a new 8” jointer with a spiral
cutterhead, model G0490ZX, and a parallelogram table ad-
justment mechanism.
“This jointer is a parallelogram jointer with a four-row
spiral cutterhead. We know that the spiral cutterhead is
pretty much the future of all machines like this because of
improved quality of cut, reduced noise level, and it saves
the user time from sharpening,” says product manager
Courtesy of Grizzly Industrial

Pat Raynor.
“Also, the parallelogram table adjustment feature is much
easier to adjust whenever it’s out of adjustment. You can
make the two tables parallel much easier than a dovetail able to easily adjust it to parallel.”
wedge jointer, so I think the ease of adjustment is a big The jointer also features a 3-hp motor, 8” x 76” cast iron
feature. Eventually, as the machine ages, you’re going to table, 5” high x 36” wide fence, pedestal-mounted on/off

MARCH 2024
drop a heavy piece on the table and it’s going to get out of switch, 4” dust port, and built-in mobile base.
parallel, and that’s the beauty of the parallelogram, being Model G0490ZX sells for $2,195 at grizzly.com.

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 TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

Felder adds
vertical panel saw
By Jennifer Hicks
Felder presents the KV 925 vertical M) sheets, it has a vertical design
panel saw to the U.S. market after its that keeps space constraints in mind.
premier at LIGNA 2023. “Its applications are for any shop
Available in sizes for cutting 4x8 that can use an industrial sliding
(model KV 925 S) and 5x10 (KV 925 table saw but doesn’t have a large

The Felder KV 925.

enough area to have one of our slid-

ing table saws,” says product man-
ager Leo Gonzalez.
“This takes up half the size, goes
up against the wall, and allows it to
have an insane amount of output so
MARCH 2024

it should increase your productivity

without necessarily taking up all your
shop space.”
Features include digital readout
for both vertical and horizontal cuts,
an automatic moving back wall that
18 prevents blade damage, integrated
TRK dust extraction, parts support
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for small pieces, and built-in scoring

unit.
Learn more at felder-group.com.

ALLPRO CORP. ADDS PAINTLINE

TO ITS B2B BUYING CO-OP
PaintLine’s product line is now part
of the AllPro Corporation’s business-
to-business buying cooperative of over
2,000 independently owned paint and
home improvement stores.
“Being added to the AllPro buying
co-op is great for PaintLine’s brand and
products,” says Kyle Robinson, CEO
of PaintLine. “Building awareness and
exposure among AllPro store fronts will
really help us extend our reach to key
customer groups. We’re really excited
about working with them.”
“Adding PaintLine to our members’
product offering furthers our mis-
sion of providing them with a distinct
competitive advantage,” adds Michael
Courtesy of Felder

Beaudoin, Executive vice president

of AllPro Corp. “We’re confident that
PaintLine products will increase their
retail sales and profitability.”
 Osborne adds egories,” says Jeremy McClain, Os-

traditional
borne’s director of marketing. “We’re
seeing that [and] trying to respond to
our product catalogue by offering ad-

table legs ditional options for customers, and we

certainly think that the Mission legs
provide some opportunities for cus-
By Jennifer Hicks tomers to find some things that they
Osborne Wood Products introduces two may not be able to find in the market
new table leg designs, Tahoe and Sono- currently.”
ra, featuring traditional Mission elements. Both leg designs measure 34-1/2”
They are ideal for kitchen islands, vanities, high and 3-1/2” wide. They are avail-
and counter-height table projects, accord- able in 15 wood species. Prices vary by
ing to the wood components manufacturer the wood selected, starting at $102.89
in Toccoa, Ga.
Courtesy of Osborne Wood Products

for a knotty pine Sonora leg and

The legs feature recessed centers with $123.46 for a knotty pine Tahoe leg.
added turned elements separating the cen- Volume discounts are available.
ters from the top and bottom blocks. The Learn more at osbornewood.com.
Sonora has rounded elements, while the
Tahoe has square edges.
The designs are a result of Osborne’s
close attention to industry trends.

MARCH 2024
“We know there’s a greater deal of di-
versification, sometimes blending what The new Tahoe (left) and Sonora table
we would consider traditional design cat- legs from Osborne Wood Products.

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The new PrecisionPro X portable CNC from Yeti

Smartbench is a full-size tool that can be toted to
20 the jobsite by one person.

Smarter than the average bear

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The latest high- and low-tech ‘smart tools’ that you can take to the jobsite

By John English

A
smartphone is a device that uses the Internet to Review.
deliver a multi-media experience that takes it far Today’s smart tools hit on most, if not all of those pa-
beyond merely making and receiving phone calls. rameters. A good example is the ELaser, from ETemplate
So, what’s a ‘smart tool’? Systems (etemplatesystem.com). This is a digital measur-
Basically, it’s a portable tool that can talk to your smart- ing system that combines the company’s Measure Man-
phone. Or it might also communicate with a laptop, desk- ager software with Leica lasers. It uses data generated
top, or tablet to relay information such as its location (past by a cabinetmaker on a jobsite to draw a complete map
and present), its performance, and even maintenance of a space in 2D and/or 3D, and then sends that to the
issues. Some smart tools don’t need an app or a phone to kitchen designer back at the office. The manufacturer’s
work, because they have everything they need on board. Xpress 3D model is widely used for measuring spaces that
And there are some tools that aren’t even electronic but will receive countertops. It replaces archaic templating
they’re just, well, smart. methods that used to include large sheets of cardboard or
If you’ve ever wondered about the source of the term, even lauan plywood that had to be hauled to the site, cut,
therapists use the letters in SMART as an acronym for marked, taped, glued, and then hauled back to the shop.
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time- The new software automatically draws a digital template
bound. These are goals for patients seeking sobriety, but as the space is being measured. It’s accurate to 1/16”, and
they are just as relevant to productivity. Indeed, the origin immediately available to the countertop fabricator.
of the acronym lies in a 1981 article about ways to write There’s a wide array of Bluetooth-connected portable
business management goals and objectives. Penned by power tools from manufacturers such as DeWalt, Makita,
George Doran, Arthur Miller, and James Cunningham, it Bosch, Metabo, and more. Most have to do with perfor-
appeared in that year’s November issue of Management mance monitoring to prevent overheating, or anti-theft
apps. Some offer jobsite enhancement such as battery
monitoring or cordless speakers that amplify tunes from
a smartphone. Others such as Festool use smart apps
to control dust extraction or cutting speeds. That kind of
technology pretty much hits on all the letters in SMART.
And so do tools such as the Shaper Origin and Yeti
Smartbench. These alternatives to a standard, stationary
CNC are the epitome of smart tools.
The Shaper Origin (shapertools.com) is perhaps best
described as a portable router with a brain. It’s used in
much the same way as a standard router, but the opera-
tor uses some special tape and a CAD program to guide it.
The bit/collet can move around inside the router’s hous-
ing, so it can make small adjustments as the tool glides
across a surface – and it does that without any additional
input from the woodworker. Plus, it can be paired with a
workstation (which, coincidentally is called The Worksta-
tion) that does all kinds of work-holding and fixturing.
The Yeti Smartbench (yetismartbench.com) is a full-size
(4x8) CNC that can be toted to the jobsite by one person
and sets up in a few minutes. It has a floating bridge and
full XYZ capabilities. The latest version, the PrecisionPro

MARCH 2024
X, has adaptive feed rates, a 10” interactive console, and
is set up for industrial-grade dust extraction. Its accuracy,
easy set-up, software and portability mean that it, too, is The ELaser from ETemplate Systems.

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The smartphone itself can be a valuable tool. Yes, it
lets the woodworker take photos instead of making
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lists and drawings. But the apps it can use expand

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that can measure, draw, design, change colors in a
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turn the phone into a short level or a flashlight.
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Wagner Meters (wagnermeters.com) has a free

1-2 DAY DELIVERY app called WoodH2O that can calculate the equilib-
rium moisture content in a specific location. EMC is

NATIONWIDE
the level at which wood neither takes on nor loses
moisture when exposed to air. Knowing that can
help a woodworker avoid wood movement that can
result in splits, warps, shrinkage or expansion. The
app offers info and links about moisture content
challenges. Wagner offers a number of apps that can
link a phone to sensors in various situations, such as
kilns and lumber racks.
Rockler (rockler.com) carries a line of Nova Voyag-
er drill presses that have an onboard computer and
digital controls. The computer features DVR (Digital
Variable Reluctance) technology, which automatical-
ly adjusts and maintains the speed and power of the
machine based on resistance. That, coupled with the
fact that the Voyager’s motor has no belts or pulleys,
results in a machine that is incredibly smooth and
quiet. The computer also optimizes efficiency so that
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Of course, not all smart tools have onboard elec-
tronics. Some are just smart in the old-fashioned
meaning of the word. They take a basic tool and
add a little something that makes it much more us-
able, accurate, or flexible. Saw guidance is a good
example. Systems such as the TrackSawGuide from
Milescraft (milescraft.com) can take pretty much
any brand of circular saw and turn freehand cuts into

(631) 750-3000
 The smart caliper from Grizzly Industrial, the T32261,
can send measurements via Bluetooth to phones, tablets
and computers.

‘smart’ results that can save a lot of time and frustration.

Pretty much all of the portable saw manufacturers have
some version of the track saw and overall, these are excel-
lent systems that bring unprecedented accuracy to a basic
tool. Milwaukee (milwaukeetool.com) was slow to join the
The Sjöberg Smart Vise can bring the stability of a benchtop
herd, and only introduced its version last year. The M18

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two-bar screw vise to smaller woodshops and jobsites.
Fuel is a 6-1/2” plunge saw that comes alone or in a kit with
a track, battery, charger and tote. What elevates this and
other leading brands from the basic aftermarket kits that

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 Milwaukee’s new plunge cut saw features the company’s Redlink Plus technology.
MARCH 2024

convert any old saw into a tracked unit are smart technolo- package that adds auto-locking support rollers, digital
gies such as the company’s Redlink Plus, which ensures measuring for the Y-axis with motorized fine adjustment,
maximum performance and protection from overload, over- pneumatic carriage clamping, and a laser cut line guide for
heating, and over-discharge. The saw itself has variable horizontal cuts.
speed, and a very smooth plunge action.
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its batteries, most recently adding a six-pack sequential The T32261 is a smart caliper from Grizzly Industrial (griz-
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charger (item 48-59-1806) to help avoid downtime on the zly.com) that can connect to most Bluetooth-enabled de-
jobsite. vices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers. Simply
Speaking of saws, the new Striebig Standard S vertical press the data button to output measurement data to most
panel saw from Colonial Saw (csaw.com) is a very smart writeable programs and apps. It can measure up to 6” (150
machine that can be upgraded with the Comfort premium mm), which is perfect for highly accurate readings on mold-
The 12-foot EZ-Wings miter saw
station from Red House Tools.

Images; Courtesy of manufacturers

 ings, stiles and rails, turnings, mortises and other onsite
details. The extra-large LCD readout can switch between
inches, millimeters, and fractional displays with just the
push of a button.
Woodcraft Supply (woodcraft.com) and other catalog
houses carry the Sjöberg Smart Vise, which lets a wood-
worker add a premium two-bar screw vise to any surface
such as a table or workbench. Reasonably priced, it can add
the option of shop stability to a jobsite location.
Another smart-in-the-old-fashioned-way device has been
introduced by True Position Tools (truepositiontools.com).
Called the Cabinet Plumbing Jig, it lets an installer accu-
rately locate pipes that lie behind kitchen bases and other
units. What’s clever here is that it lets the woodworker mark A smart device from True Position Tools called the Cabinet
where drains and feeds need to come through the back of Plumbing Jig locates plumbing lines without a tape measure.
the cabinet without having to use a tape measure, eyeball,
or even educated guesses. The jig won a Visionary Award at Even small smart improvements can make life easier.
AWFS 2023. For example, Maksiwa’s new Platinum sliding panel saw
Red House Tools (redhousetools.com) offers a range of (maksiwa.com) has added a digital rip fence readout with
miter saw stations called EZ-Wings that convert the por- micro adjustment that can mean the difference between
table tool into a very precise machine. It can support very good and perfect.
long work, but breaks down to fit in a carrying bag. There SATA’s new nozzle finder app (sata.com) makes it easy to

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precision adjustment lets the operator dial in the wings to a large variety of very precisely calibrated X nozzles that can
be a seamless extension of the existing miter saw platform. adapt the coating process to various circumstances.

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Exploring mands, uploading and downloading files, and pretty much

anything else.

cybersecurity issues
The first line of defense, as mentioned earlier, is to leave
the network cable unplugged. However, to enable remote

with a CNC controller

support, I must plug that cable in and allow the controller
to attach to the network.
The second line is to leave that software turned off ex-
By Ted Bruning cept when you can authorize and monitor what is being
done. That is easier said than done. The remote access
After participating in a recent webinar on cybersecurity, software installed by my controller’s manufacturer is ca-
sponsored by Association of Woodworking & Furnishings pable of “unattended access” and it appears to me that
Suppliers, I started thinking about the security of my it may be “on” in the background all the time. I have not
school’s CNC router controllers. enabled “unattended access” and do not plan to do that.
I teach at a community college with a robust CNC cur- When a technician I know from the manufacturer asks
riculum. We have three controllers, with two running for remote access, I must give them an ID and password.
Windows and one running Linux operating systems. They When we are done working with the controller, I terminate
are connected to the school’s computer network, which is the session. I also unplug the network cable. It would be
managed by the school’s IT department. bad practice to leave that virtual network door open.
If there are problems, the IT Department will take the
lead in resolving the issues. And that’s important because LOCAL ACCESS
a school environment presents unique risks. Students It would be a mistake to pay close attention to guarding
often take G-code to the controller on their USB thumb against risks involved with remote access and then ignore
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drive, for example, which could contain malicious soft- the risks associated with local access. The IT profession-
ware. But the IT department is on top of that, configuring als call these measures access control, which is managing
the computers so only it can install software. who can do what on a computer.
So, while the cybersecurity risks are under control at the A very old form of access control is a locked door. We
school, I do not have the same confidence with respect to can be careful about who has physical access to the con-
my personal shop and CNC router. I suspect my situation troller. This is also useful and necessary with respect to all
26 is similar to many small- and mid-sized shops that do not the other assets in the shop. A padlock on a main power
have the benefit of an IT department. disconnect is another way to limit access to those who are
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My shop’s CNC router controller does not run anti-virus authorized. We have padlocks on the main power discon-
software nor does it receive regular operating system or nects for the CNC routers at the school along with lists
application updates to address cybersecurity vulnerabili- documenting who is authorized to check out the keys.
ties. These are ‘red flags’, according to the webinar’s ex- Some controllers use passwords to manage access to
perts, and certainly not best practices for general purpose the controller, but many do not. Some controllers have
computers. I’ve made some recent changes to minimize passwords or other means to determine who can perform
the risks. advanced tasks. This is analogous to “Administrator” per-
Step one was to minimize the pathways for malevolent missions on a Windows PC. These may be created by the
software to access my controller. It’s now disconnected machine’s OEM for use by its service personnel.
from my network and I’m using a dedicated USB thumb For example, my controller has a “Run/Setup” mode key.
drive to transfer G-code. On the computers used for de- In Run, changes made by an operator are not persistent
sign work, I now use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to and are reset the next time the controller is powered up.
connect over the internet. I have installed and run anti- Setup is used by trained personnel to make permanent
virus software. My network uses a firewall and I have a changes to the configuration of the controller. If you leave
browser extension that warns me when sites appear to the controller in Run mode and remove the key, this will
have malevolent features. I use Multi-Factor Authentica- prevent unauthorized changes to the controller.
tion whenever it is available. And I take advantage of Once upon a time, wireless routers and modems
cybersecurity training and use that knowledge to avoid shipped with default usernames and passwords. A com-
phishing emails and texts. But other dangers lurk: mon combination was the username ADMIN and pass-
word ADMIN. The manufacturer advised and assumed
REMOTE ACCESS that the user would change the username and password.
It is common for CNC providers to have authorized com- Often, that did not happen. It is important to establish
mand of a controller on a service call over the internet to unique passwords where recommended.
the controller. While this is an incredibly effective way to
fix whatever problem you’re having, it also presents a seri- BACK IT UP
ous vulnerability that needs to be carefully managed. This If all else fails and I am subject to a successful cyberse-
requires that the controller be connected to the network. curity attack, what then? The most useful asset at that
Remote access is made possible by software that’s moment is likely to be the fact that all my eggs were not
loaded onto your controller. It’s a gateway to typing com- in the same basket. That is the value of backups. Back-
“I suspect my situation is
similar to many small- and
mid-sized shops that do
not have the benefit of an
IT department.”

ups are copies of computer data. Ideally, I will have

backups from different points in time. In addition, I will
have backups on different devices and stored in sepa-
rate locations.
Backups for personal computers and servers are a
bit different than for a controller. For personal com-
puters and servers there are many backup software
and hardware solutions that will keep copies of files

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on an external hard disk. There are also services that
will periodically store copies of files to the Cloud.
These approaches offer protection in case of comput-
er hardware failure, such as a hard disk drive crash.
They also offer protection in the event of a disaster
like a fire or flood.
Backing up a controller may be a proprietary pro- 27
cess developed by the manufacturer. These backups

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are often used when making changes to a controller’s
configuration to enable a “roll back” to a prior configu-
ration when the changes result in undesired behaviors.
If controller backups are made to a removable de-
vice such as a USB thumb drive, they can be stored
in a different location. I’m unaware of an automated
backup process for controllers.

MANAGING RISKS
Woodworking and woodshops involve many risks and
hazards. Sharp tools, machinery, airborne dust, toxic
chemicals, and so on. As we incorporate computers
into our business and our processes, we are taking on
cybersecurity risks. As with all the other risks we have
been accustomed to dealing with, we can manage the
risks if we learn how to minimize and mitigate them.
As with all those other risks, we ignore them at our
peril.
If I were running a business, I would want to discuss
cybersecurity coverage with my insurance agent. To
be proactive, I would also look into companies that
provide cybersecurity services for a fee. These com-
panies assess a client’s existing cybersecurity pos-
ture, recommend best practices, and assist in imple-
menting those best practices. They can also help in
the event of a cybersecurity breach.

Ted Bruning is a part-time instructor in the Fine Wood-

working program at Red Rocks Community College.
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led by William Butler,
is off to a solid start

BY JENNIFER HICKS

MARCH 2024
William’s Handcrafted, a rising cabinet shop in Rich-
mond, Va., is gaining traction in its mission to expand. The
26-year-old owner and founder, William Butler, discovered
woodworking in high school and became determined to
make it his career. He’s proud to say that 2023, which 31
closed out around $450,000 in sales, has been the com-

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pany’s best year by far.
“We’re actively working to grow and expand,” says But-
ler. “In the first half of 2023, we did as much in business as
we ever did. More work has come through the shop doors.
We’ve traditionally done about 30 percent with trade part-
ners, such as interior designers, builders, contractors, and
70 percent with private clients. We’re trying to flip that and
do about 70 percent with trade partners and 30 percent
with private clients.”
Butler has two employees, shop foreman Jordan Ledbet-
ter and finisher Richie Rice. Working out of a two-story
building on the property of a national historic landmark,
Historic Tuckahoe, the team focuses primarily on high-end
residential work in the greater Richmond market.

TWO-TIME STATE CHAMP

Butler, who grew up in the nearby Henrico County, started
woodworking in middle school after acquiring a few tools
from his late grandfather.
“I was pretty much self-taught for my first four years
through YouTube, TV shows, and trial and error. In 2011, I
dove headfirst into it at 14. My parents and I built a 12’ x 16’
workshop in their backyard for me to work in.”
After his freshman year at Deep Run High School,
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he joined a summer building trades program, then at-

tended a carpentry program through the school’s ad-
junct Highland Springs Technical Center. That gave him
Kitchen by the opportunity to compete in a cabinetmaking contest
William’s Handcrafted. with SkillsUSA Virginia, which he won in 2014, and put
 Butler’s shop is on the
grounds of Historic Tuckahoe.
 him in touch with the state’s contest
chair, Haley Pearsall, who ran Haley
Pearsall Cabinetmakers in Rich-
mond. Pearsall became a mentor,
helping Butler place 13th at the na-
tional contest and hiring him. Butler
repeated as state champ in 2015.
“The experience gave me affirma-
tion and confidence to move forward
with this as a career. I think it gave
my parents confidence, too. They
were hoping I was going to college.
They went to Duke. I loved Duke
growing up and I still do, but when I
won, it helped me decide this is the
direction I would go,” says Butler.
After graduation, Butler worked
for a remodeling company until the
spring of 2016, when he set out on his
own. He obtained a general contrac-
tor’s license and attended a semi-
nar on how to start a small business.

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Working out of his parent’s shed
under the name William’s Handcraft-
ed, various cabinetry projects rolled
in via word of mouth. In need of more
space, Butler moved his enterprise
into a community woodshop until
Pearsall made an offer. 33
“Haley called one day, fully retired,

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and wanted to sell his shop,” says
Butler. “So, I used my college fund to
buy a workshop and a box truck. I had
the faith and confidence of my par-
ents, and they were able to help me
with that initial start. I’m incredibly
blessed and incredibly fortunate to be
in this shop with all this equipment.”
The shop is on the grounds of His- Jordan Ledbetter.
toric Tuckahoe, the boyhood home of
Thomas Jefferson from 1746 to 1751. building is private, but the rest of the interior designers in Richmond and
“When I bought the shop, I just land is public, which can tour the cold calling them, sending emails and
bought the assets of the business, main house and grounds.” making introductions. I got a couple
meaning the tools and everything in- of leads from that,” says Butler.
side. I didn’t get a name or customer INCREASING MOMENTUM That first year brought jobs at six
list, things like that, because a lot of In his first year at the new shop, But- houses in one neighborhood and an
his customers weren’t buying wood- ler hired a friend who helped him office space for an architectural firm.
work anymore and his contractors build projects while he navigated the By 2018, Butler’s friend had moved
all retired. So, I was able to move in market to grow his clientele. on to other pursuits, so he hired a
basically turnkey to a fully function- “Getting started was a little tricky. former co-worker of Pearsall’s. Jim
ing workshop. That was a huge leg I started out by literally finding some Freund was a cabinetmaker and
up for me.”
The shop is leased through the
Tuckahoe property owners and of-
WHAT’S IN THE SHOP:
fers about 2,000-sq.-ft. of shop space, Invicta 16” jointer • Delta 15” planer and two shapers • AEM 37”
single-head wide belt sander • Ritter line boring machine • CEHISA
Jennifer Hicks

plus room for an office, showroom

and storage. edgebander • SCM Minimax S30 sliding table saw • CA Technologies
“We think it was an old wheat air-assisted airless pumps • Mirka Deros 5” sanders • SurfPrep pneu-
threshing barn,” says Butler. “This matic sanders
finisher approaching retirement who
taught Butler the tricks of the trade.
Once Freund left, he hired Ledbetter in
2019, followed by Rice about a year ago.
Butler has also hired marketing
help to revamp his logo, website, and
improve his social media and online
brand presence.
He pays special attention to his high-
end customer base. “We make sure
a client’s experience is the best pos-
sible. Many of them are CEOs and other
working professionals or retired, and
they’re used to highly effective busi-
nesses and excellent customer experi-
ences, and we try to give that to them.”

IT’S GOOD TO BE YOUNG

Butler relishes the role of a young en-
trepreneur. “Being young, I’ve been
able to learn a lot from mentors on
what to do and what not to do. I’ve al-
ways had exposure to social media,
CAD programs, CNC machines, so I’m
not afraid of that and my guys aren’t
afraid of that.”
Having said that, the shop has its
challenges and can’t physically sup-
port a CNC router, which Butler is in-
terested in.
“I don’t think we’ll stay here too long.
It’s a great shop, the rent is cheap, but
we have to be creative with how we
work,” he says. “We just got an off-site
storage unit which has helped us take
on bigger projects.”
Butler married his wife Chloe in 2022
and is active in his church and com-
munity. While he has a lot on his plate,
he has also filled Pearsall’s shoes as
chairman of the SkillsUSA Virginia cab-
inetmaking contest, where he assists in
contest organization, project plans, and
helps acquire materials and sponsors.
“It’s really cool to give back to that
organization and help upcoming stu-
dents in the trade. We’re working to
grow that program because we’ve
seen a little bit of decline in recent
years because of Covid and lack of
interest. So, we’re trying to get that
built back up and get more partici-
Harris Photography

pants, and also help the advisors who

are really struggling with resources,
such as money to buy materials.”
Learn more at williamshandcrafted.
com.
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Making the Best

Cabinets &
Great joinery begins with materials.
Furniture
We are lucky enough to be building casework in North America, which is home to some of the worlds finest hardwoods. Now, the best of those are
more accessible than ever with upgrades that Horizon Wood has made to its online portal. The Pennsylvania hardwoods supplier has created a very
user-friendly, easily searchable site with excellent photos of its current inventory, along with pricing and shipping numbers. Horizon Wood specializes
in flitches and boules, so woodshops creating cabinets or furniture can match grain and color across wide expanses for a superior, aesthetically pleasing
appearance.
Hardware can play a big role, too. And recognizing that drawer box building can be a challenge, Lockdowel has developed a complete line of invisible
hardware that’s faster, simpler and smarter than traditional joinery. That invisible aspect is important: it lets woodworkers perform seamless, beautiful
construction in 30% less time, and uses a process that’s ideal for flat-pack shipping and onsite assembly.
Blum is working on drawers, too. Three new products that incorporate the company’s superlative movement technology are being introduced to North
American woodshops. They include the MERIVOBOX drawer system that combines superb functionality with impressive aesthetics, and the SPACE
STEP that uses dead space behind toe-kicks to improve access to cabinets and counters for children and adults. The third Blum innovation, REVEGO, is a
unique pocket door system that works with single or double doors, and comes in standardized sizes.
For shops that don’t build everything in-house, Elias Woodworking has opened up a whole new way to make the best cabinets and furniture – without
worries, rejects or even machine operators. The company’s brand spanking new 50,000 square foot AOS Elite manufacturing facility can build and ship
entire jobs directly to your jobsite, ready to assemble onsite (that’s the AOS part). After forty years of meeting woodshops’ outsourcing needs, Elias is tak-
ing the concept to a whole new level.
And for woodworkers who relish the idea of being involved with fine hardwoods from forest to furniture, there’s an unusual opportunity to make the
best cabinets and furniture while using hardwoods they have sourced, milled, dried and processed on their own CNC. After fifty years building his busi-
ness, the owner of Ed Allen Designs in St. Peter, Minnesota is ready to retire. His entire set-up including a high-end furniture shop, sawmill, kiln, and nine
acres of buildings and machinery is available for purchase. And Ed has even offered to be part of the deal (if so desired) for long enough to answer all the
new owner’s questions and give them a running start.
From hardwoods to hardware, and sawing to outsourcing, these companies offer a woodworker support and solutions as they strive to make the best
cabinets and furniture.

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Moving and Inspiring

Concepts from Blum
Three new products from Blum USA are
destined to help woodshops make the best
cabinets and furniture, and absolutely wow
their clients.
REVEGO is a unique new pocket door
system from Blum that uses advanced tech-
nology to open up large parts of a room for
use, and then hide them again as needed. It
can be used for single or double doors that
retract perfectly into their pocket, and the
superlative engineering makes something
complex look quite simple. The hardware
is characterized by Blum’s impeccable
movement and quality standards, which
combine here to deliver the ultimate in a
comfortable living experience. Standard- miliar, and always fast. The three building As clients get older and need to downsize,
ized pocket widths allow for easy plan- blocks – the slide and box – can be mixed they still bring their memories with them
ning, so REVEGO can be seamlessly inte- and matched to create endless variety and SPACE STEP offers a practical, clever
grated into a kitchen layout or furniture within the same manufacturing process. storage option. Thanks to Blum’s motion
project. The system offers quick and easy From the side, an accent line on an open technologies, anyone can open the SPACE
assembly, too. Blum’s free Product Con- drawer refracts light and merges with clean STEP with Servo-Drive electric opening
figurator not only outputs a list of hard- lines to give MERIVOBOX an unmistak- support, and Blumotion cushioning en-
ware needed for your specific application, able character. sures gentle closing. The SPACE STEP base
but also gives users CAD data that can be solution helps kids help in the kitchen, as
transferred to their CNC machines. Instal- the step lowers with a load of just 17.6 lbs.,
lation information can also be found in this and then locks securely to provide firm
free service. If any adjustments are needed, footing.
no pieces need to be removed, making it REVEGO delivers privacy and an unclut-
quickly ready to use within a room. The tered look, while MERIVOBOX offers
well thought-out pocket system is com- unparalleled aesthetics and convenient
plete, so the cabinet can be assembled fully assembly. SPACE STEP lets more people
in the shop or on the jobsite. It can also be enjoy and organize their personal spaces,
previewed in an app that shows the doors and all three systems bring celebrated
virtually in your own space, so a client can Blum motion engineering to the quest for
visually appreciate the magic during the building the world’s best cabinets and
design stage. When closed, the full fronts of furniture.
The innovative L-shape of the drawer slide
REVEGO doors exhibit perfectly uniform
makes each unit exceptionally stable - even
joints, and they will open with a gentle tap
when heavily loaded. And Blum’s synchro-
or close just as easily.
nized running action along with excep-
MERIVOBOX is a new drawer system from tional stability lets a designer combine tall
Blum that combines impressive functional- drawer fronts with low box sides for a very
ity with sophisticated aesthetics. It’s also unique look. Plus, each drawer has simple,
extremely easy to process, and assemble. well-marked and easily accessible 3-dimen-
The keys to the system are an ingenious sional adjustment options, so builders and
drawer slide that fits all applications, and installers will be as delighted as customers
universal mounting for the drawer fronts. with this inspired new system.
The process is always the same, always fa-
The third new idea from Blum is simply
ingenious. Called the SPACE STEP, it cre-
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Making the Best Handcrafted Furniture–

with your own hardwoods!
the Minnesota yard, these logs are sawed Ed Allen Designs also sells raw hardwood
into slabs on a band mill that can cut up to slabs for hobbyist and small shop projects.
sixty-six inches wide and supported by a The company has thousands to choose
thirty-two-foot-long deck. Next the slabs from, and specializes in filling everything
are stickered and air dried on sticks for from individual needs to large multi-piece
about a year, before being kiln dried down orders for designers, home remodelers, or
to a moisture content of 6-8%. home or cabin builders.
Ed Allen Designs prefers to include its What they don’t have, they will find.
customers in the design process, to ensure Among its range of activities, the company
they are 100% satisfied with the results. Ed buys standing timber and cut logs from all
likes to take customers through the slab in- corners of the country; mills both its own
ventory and help them select perfect pieces customers’ logs; offers custom saw-milling;
for their projects. Once that’s completed, provides custom lumber drying; consults
the slabs are flattened and smoothed on on and/or manufactures tables and coun-
both faces on a CNC, and then subjected to tertops; performs CNC-based surfacing
a proprietary process to build and deliver and planing; designs and executes custom
the highest quality live or straight edge epoxy inlays; and does table resurfacing.
tables and countertops.
Imagine waking up this spring, standing on
Ed Allen Designs has perfected a technique your deck with a cup of coffee, and gazing
that combines beautiful hardwood and over nine acres of the world’s finest hard-
colorful, resilient epoxy to create amazing, woods, before you stroll to the shop and
It’s a woodworker’s dream – owning a one-of-a-kind, custom-made tables that fire up the CNC.
turn-key operation that includes: complement and augment a client’s home,
cabin or condo. Plus, the company ships Only in America. And only at Ed Allen
• A fully equipped and recently renovated
nationwide at competitive rates. These Designs.
woodshop and showroom
pieces are art and customers talk about Give Brian a call to start the conversation…
• A fully stocked log yard handing down to next generations.
• Equipment that includes a CNC router, a Following in the footsteps of his great-
dry kiln, a sawmill, and all the requisite grandfather, grandfather and father, Ed
yard equipment Allen has spent a lifetime in the timber
business, buying and selling logs both
• A full inventory of thousands of cut slabs
domestically and internationally. His
and raw logs
experience and contacts give a potential
After fifty years building his business, buyer a serious advantage in this area.
owner Ed Allen is finally ready to hang up Along the way, Ed has retained some of
his overalls. The entire set-up in St. Peter, the best logs to build custom, live edge and
Minnesota, including the high-end table epoxy tables. He believes that every tree
manufacturing business, is available for should have a second life, and pursuing
purchase. And Ed has offered to be part of that he has developed access to the some
the deal (if so desired) for long enough to of the largest and finest hardwoods in the
answer all the new owner’s questions and country. The company now has a plentiful
give them a running start. supply of sustainability-sourced classic
Ed Allen Designs specializes in procuring American hardwoods.
raw logs throughout the USA and then
mills, dries and manufactures in-house.
The company runs the gamut from forest
to furniture, providing any prospective
owner with a rare, established opportunity
to enjoy a most rewarding experience in
the yard, shop and showroom.
The Ed Allen process begins with locating
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Drawer Box Assembly Can Be Beautiful

Drawer box construction can be a time- The Lockdowel system slides and locks
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Horizon Wood Has a New and Improved Last year, Horizon launched its new online
inventory that caters to skilled hobbyists
Online Inventory Website and high-end custom woodworking com-
panies. Horizon also supplies larger scale
Horizon Wood is a unique hardwood saw- buying process. Horizon went live with customers including architectural millwork
mill located in Pennsylvania. their first version of an online inventory companies, nationwide hardwood dis-
over fifteen years ago. A woodworker can tributors, and some large dynamic niche
The company’s core products are boules,
sort through the inventory online using woodworking businesses. At times these
which woodworkers’ treasure as a means
many different parameters. There’s a gal- larger companies will tap into the Horizon
of presenting consistency between flitches.
lery view for browsing, and a list view for website to find a special item to complete
Because every piece of the boule is sourced
power users. The images are high quality a job, but the core customer base using the
from the same log, each board matches the
and accurate: what you see is what you get. online inventory is smaller, professional
quality of the others. This perfect match
The website is tied directly to the compa- shops building fine cabinetry and furni-
of flitches allows the woodshop to create a
ny’s regularly updated inventory database, ture.
masterpiece that is uniform in color, grain,
so what is posted online is actually avail-
texture, and quality. The staff at Horizon are customer-centric,
able in real time and ready to ship.
Horizon Wood is proud to offer a wide and work best when they have full details
range of interesting options beyond typical of the job at hand. They work hard to
square-edge lumber, including specialty ensure that their products will work for
items such as prime grade boules, extra- the woodshop’s specific project. Once a
wide stock, and figured or curly woods. woodworker explores the inventory on the
Their selection of products includes many website and submits an inquiry online, Ho-
Appalachian species such as walnut, ma- rizon’s staff work with him/her to ensure
ple, cherry and white oak, in a wide range that the selected boules and lumber are the
of lengths, widths and thicknesses. perfect fit for the shop’s needs.

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inventory of the finest Appalachian hard-
wood boules, is the ease of its selection and
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full boules or individual piece orders, and
get LTL freight quoting based on selected
products.
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when George Terbovich was still work-
ing on his B.Sc. degree in environmental
resources at Penn State University. Initially
it was focused exclusively on the European
wholesale market. Today, the sawmill is
managed by the second generation with
Dan and Pete handling the day-to-day
operations. The company still maintains its
volume operation, but has expanded sales
in the U.S. to include a range of products
from slabs to highly figured or high grade
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When to upgrade or restore old machinery

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By John English

“W
hy, back in my day…” along with extra lighting, material handling solutions, em-
The older one gets, the better the memories ployee training, and maybe even a whole new building.
become. Unfortunately, not everything from
the past was solid and sound. Remember the Ford Pinto? TIME IS MONEY
Woodshop machinery is no exception, but a lot of the For shops thinking about going with an old machine and
old cast iron, 3-phase behemoths are still quite service- planning on minor restoration, rather than buying new, it
able, and some can be updated and upgraded at reason- can take a lot of hours to search through auctions and find
able cost. While many of the classic machines have gath- the right machine, and the shipping costs can be substan-
ered up to a century of sawdust, machines from the past tial. For a machine that is already owned by the shop, the
20 years or so may also be eligible for updates, and that time investment will be in looking for manuals and parts
can be a whole lot easier. That’s because manufacturers to repair years of wear. Once that’s done, the search can
often continue building the core machine and just upgrade begin for modern updates that will enhance performance or
the peripherals, so a slightly older dust collector might be increase safety.
a good candidate for a new HEPA filter and maybe even a It’s not so much the money invested in physical parts that
bag shaker, or an aging planer might accept a new helical are a concern, but rather the time invested in finding them
insert cutterhead. and then retrofitting them to old machines. There’s a pro-
So, upgrading can mean repairing and/or adding fea- fessional woodworker in Minneapolis who spent two days
tures to an existing piece of equipment, or actively search- retrofitting a riving knife to an old Delta Unisaw and he still
ing for a chunk of classic iron that’s an improvement won’t admit how much he spent, or even if it works.
on modern options, or simply sending something old to Bigger machinery can make more money sense. An older
Craigslist and buying a new machine. CNC might be updated in many ways, as long as any play in
For small shops, the decision to restore or repair prob- the spindle or gantry can be corrected first. There’s no point
ably boils down to cost and time. For bigger shops, it can in spending money on upgrades if the core is unhealthy.
be more complicated. Large new machines often need new Upgrades such as adding vacuum tables or other fixturing,
infrastructure such as dust collection or 3-phase power, updating the spindle from air-cooled to liquid (and maybe
 upping the horsepower), installing better dust collection, or
automating the loading and unloading processes can all add
a great deal of value to a basic CNC. Travel times can often
be improved with new motors, controllers, wiring or software
updates, and even gantries can sometimes be raised to extend
the Z. But there comes a time when a whole boxful of bandag-
es just won’t cure the patient.
Besides which, new toys are more fun to play with.
On the other hand, a familiar machine is an old friend with a
well-worn learning curve.

IS IT COMPLICATED?
For many woodworkers, half the impetus to retain or acquire
an older machine is that we get to spend some quality time re-
storing it. That pure pleasure may offset some of the expense.
There’s a romance here akin to collecting and reinvigorating
vintage automobiles. The machines reek of history and remind
us of a collective past when America was the world’s factory.
When it comes to traditional floor machinery such as table
saws, jointers, planers and shapers, it’s hard to beat classic
brands like Powermatic, Northfield or Oliver. And a vintage Tan-
newitz band saw always makes an old woodworker grin (yes,
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they still make ’em). With a Tanny, one is probably just looking at
replacing a power switch or some bearings, and maybe adding
Band saw guides, like these from Carter Products, can reduce new Carter guides to create a machine that can stand with, and
blade friction and increase accuracy. probably outperform, most of the new models built overseas.

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But other machines can be a bit trickier than a band saw, on a laptop or smartphone, so they can monitor everything
where the doors simply open to reveal its beating heart. For from performance to employee hours and routine mainte-
a start, it can take a lot more time to access malfunctioning nance. That’s generally not an option with vintage machines,
trunnions or bearings in an enclosed housing such as that although there are some exceptions. A modern shop can
of a table saw or shaper. And if cast-iron tables on a jointer be run from a coffee shop, a client’s kitchen, or even a trade 43
or planer are worn, cracked, warped or severely rusted, show on the other side of the country. The owner can set up

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they can add up to a costly repair. Grinding them flat is sur- a laptop or tablet and watch in real time as a CNC processes
prisingly affordable, but sometimes that won’t work if the a job. If that kind of convenience and oversight are already
damage is excessive. part of the shop’s culture, it could be quite complicated to
Among the advantages of buying new equipment, safety upgrade an older machine to those standards.
looms large. Guards and splitters on older machines were On the other hand, not everything needs to be that tightly
often more of a danger when installed than going without controlled. For example, there’s no question that new ma-
them, so many old machines arrive with these missing. chines are going to be more accurate – but we work with
Some of those safety devices were invented by lawyers, not wood. It’s an organic material, so a thousandth of an inch
engineers. Today, we have finger-sensing technologies that here or there doesn’t always make a whole lot of difference.
drop saw blades or set off alarms when digits get too close Even when the joinery is perfect, the material eventually
to a blade. We have extraction ports right at the tool that moves a little in response to its environment. And the ma-
eliminate fine dust in the air, and sliding tables with fixtur- chine’s role and placement in the processing sequence can
ing that keep the operator’s fingers far away from hungry determine the value of exquisite accuracy. An old table saw
carbide teeth. In a one-man shop, such safety exigencies reliably breaking down sheet goods or rough-sizing stiles
might be ignored. That’s a choice – a poor one, but legal. If and rails before they are machined and sanded is probably
a sole proprietor wants to run a machine without a guard, as accurate as it needs to be.
so be it. But there are few legal recourses if there’s an ac- A wide belt sander, on the other hand, can’t be afforded
cident. If the shop has employees, such concerns are a mat- the same leniency: it usually needs to be spot on, espe-
ter of both conscience and responsibility. It simply isn’t fair cially if it’s thicknessing veneered sheet stock. And those
or right, or legal, to expose others to avoidable danger. cast iron tables mentioned earlier on jointers, planers and
When it comes to portable tools, there’s little question shapers need to be flat and true for production work. If
that modern options are a better choice, especially with the they’re not, they will eat up maintenance time trying to
advent of cordless tools. The weight alone is enough reason achieve unachievable results. Or worse, they will deliver too
to forego those bulky cast routers and belt sanders from many rejects and too much reworking to justify their salva-
the post-war era. Never mind the noise and dust, and being tion. The only upgrade left is replacement.
tethered to an outlet.
Stationary machines, on the other hand, are usually at WHEN TO UPGRADE
least worth considering, but there is the issue of apps. Most Poor performance in most machines is caused by tooling.
modern machines can be connected to manufacturers’ apps When bits or blades are worn or dull, accuracy suffers. But
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Woodworkers searching for old iron should visit vintagemachinery.org.

if new, sharp tools still don’t deliver perfection, then it’s time of material and the shop has evolved into using something
to audit the machine. else. Along the way, the old machine has been adapted or
The first thing to look for is noise. If something is persuaded somehow to work in ways that are a little foreign
loose, it usually vibrates and that creates a hum. If it isn’t to it. For example, a shop that used to work with solid wood
something obvious such as a sheet metal housing or might have moved into coated or veneered panels, and the
maladjusted feet, then it’s time to have a pro check it out. table saw doesn’t have a scoring blade or a sliding table.
Hopefully, it’s something simple but if the repair is going
to cost a lot of downtime or serious cash, it might be an WHY UPGRADE?
opportunity to upgrade. One huge advantage to upgrading an older machine is that
If a machine can no longer be adjusted to cut square, flat the shop usually ends up with a piece of equipment that
or plumb, it will cause rejects and rework. If the parts are was very expensive in its day but is now affordable. For
arriving late or with burned edges, and the tooling is sharp, the same money, the shop might end up with an older
then something else must be out of line. high-end, industrial, big production machine with no
If a machine simply can’t maintain the same production bells and whistles, or a medium-duty modern machine
rate as the workstations before or after it, that’s a good in- with glitz and gizmos. And here’s a sobering thought:
dication that it’s time to upgrade. That might take the form if an old machine is still running after all these years, it
of a bigger, faster machine, or perhaps even just adding a wasn’t sub-par to begin with. It’s a bit Darwinian, but
second unit. But odds are that in a production shop, there’s most of the garbage machines went to recycling long
an automated upgrade out there that will more than pay for ago and only the best have survived.
itself by speeding up the processing. And depending on the Another concern is maintenance. New machines come
level of automation, the new machine might even eliminate with warranties, service departments, online user groups,
some tasks, processes or payroll expense. and easily acquirable replacement parts. Older machines
If a machine is constantly breaking down, it may be ex- are more like us: they seem to accumulate lots of nostal-
hausted from overwork and need to be upgraded. gia, wear, and excess weight. But we don’t put Grandpa on
One other reason to upgrade is changing materials. eBay for many of the same reasons that we hang onto the
Sometimes a machine was purchased to process one type old Oliver. We love them both.
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Unfortunately, sometimes even replacing parts with sal- usually longer between centers), and that all-important re-
vaged ones from other machines won’t work. Take, for verse switch that immeasurably improves sanding results.

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example, planers or jointers with clamshell heads. Early on, Some new machines even have sliding headstocks that
these machines had square cutterheads that swallowed a allow very large outboard turning. That’s not a viable up-
lot of fingers, so several manufacturers went to a cylinder grade for an older lathe.
and called it safer. But they just bolted the knives onto flat Adding a rotary axis to a basic old CNC is often a pos-
areas of the cylinder, so quite a few came loose when they sibility. And sometimes an aggregate head can upgrade an
hit a big ole knot or some squirrely figure. Rebuilding an older machine to perform tasks that are beyond the reach
older machine and just reusing the clamshell may not be of XYZ. 45
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the old machine right back up there with a new one in great candidate for upgrading is a vintage wide (more
terms of pricing, so it’s something to consider. than eight inches) jointer. Many of the old cast iron
Another sticky problem for many restorers is Babbitt tables on these were milled and dressed to the point that
bearings. These are poured bearings that are a little softer wood slid along them like the Jamaican bobsled team.
than the moving part they support, so if something goes And it still will, with a little TLC. Unfortunately, it can be a
wrong the bearing fails, rather than a shaft. Babbitt material challenge to upgrade the knives to carbide inserts, so it’s
is a soft alloy with a low melting point. Woodworkers who a good idea to check on the availability of a spiral cutter-
aren’t also toolmakers or mechanically inclined may want to head before taking the plunge.
find the oldest worker in a local machine shop and take him The supply bottlenecks a couple of years ago revealed
to coffee to have a chat about Babbitt replacement before a glitch in importing. It became difficult to find parts sup-
buying a machine that is so equipped. port for some machines that were built overseas. The
world is no more stable now than it was then, so such
SPECIFIC MACHINES supply woes may well become routine over the next few
Older drill presses with familiar brand names are usually a years. That’s a pretty good argument for researching new
good prospect for upgrading as most don’t seem to have domestic machines, or stockpiling sensitive replacement
many run-out issues. Plus, the older quills often travel far parts, or upgrading older machinery that was made in
enough to bury a long bit. Laser positioning is an easy up- the U.S.A.
grade on these machines, but electronic variable speed is a When it comes to vintage iron, here are some great
relatively new option so switching belts for speed changes old names to look for, or perhaps hang onto if they’re
Images: Courtesy of manufacturers

is the only option. But then, how often do we need to do already gathering dust in the back of the shop: Buss
that in the average woodshop? In situations where there (1862-1964), Delta (1919-), Greenlee (1862-1985), Moak
are only a couple of bits that are being swapped out fre- (1918-1992), Newman Whitney (1906-), Northfield (1920-),
quently, the best upgrade may be buying a second, modern, Oliver (1890-), Porter (1882-ca.1982), Powermatic (1928-
less expensive press and just leaving a 35mm Forstner bit ), Tannewitz (1909-), Wadkin (1897-), and Yates (1925-).
(or whatever is needed) chucked in it. Many of these are still in production, although some have
When it comes to lathes, most turners will shy away from outsourced the machines to overseas manufacturers. But
trying to upgrade an older machine. The new ones have most were active in the heyday of American woodwork-
variable speed controls in a couple of torque ranges, larger ing equipment, and some still even offer new parts for
capacities for swing diameter (although the old ones are old machines, or their websites can help locate them.
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Hawaii & Maine

celebrate
their own
By Jennifer Hicks
The 2023 Hawaii’s Woodshow, Na La‘au o Hawai‘I, was
held at the Hawaii Opera Plaza in Honolulu from Oct. 29
to Nov. 8. The annual fine woodworking exhibition is pre-
sented by the Hawaii Forest Industry Association.
The show calls for work made of wood from Hawaiian-
grown tree species, particularly those that have been
planted and brought to maturity in Hawaii. It also aims to
encourage the public to plant native and non-native high
value hardwoods for future generations.
The show featured 91 pieces from 48 makers in three cat-
egories: Master, Main, and Novice.
Luke Shaffer won Best of Show for “Spark”, a Steam-
punk-style wooden robot dog made with milo, koa, copper
and epoxy. Other winners in the Master class included
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Frank McClure (Award of Excellence), Bob Butts (Award of

Distinction), and Mats Fogelvik (Award of Merit). Spark by Luke Shaffer (above); hope chest by Bob Butts, and
The show also includes the Imagination + Inspiration classical guitar by David Gomes from Hawaii’s Woodshow.

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the value of craftsmanship as it enriches
the life of the maker as well as the com-
munities in which they work and reside,”
said Matt Hoggle, the center’s executive
director.
The show features furniture makers
Student Challenge which encourages Virginia Blanchard (Thomaston); David
hands-on learning and understanding of Boyle (Bath); Richard Chalmers (Cam-
forest resources amongst high school and den); Sam Cotton (Hope); Andy Glenn
university-level students. (Waldoboro); Rob Hiza (Rockland); Saer
Learn more at hawaiiforest.org. T. Huston (Kennebunkport); Terry Kelly
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manship (CFC) in Rockport, Maine. The Wanrooij (Harpswell), and Geoffrey War-
biennial exhibition showcases the breadth, ner (Stonington).
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Janie’s got “Steven Tyler saw one of my sculptural staircases years

ago, prior to the pandemic. He was at one of my clients’

a bathtub homes who has one and was apparently really blown away
by it and wanted to tell me over the phone. My client called
me one night and put him on the phone and he told me it
56 Nathie Katzoff, owner and founder of NK Woodworking was so cool. So, then we became friends. He’s continued
and Design in Seattle, has acquired numerous fans of his to stay in touch, and we’ve stayed in touch. He’s been a big
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Grammy Awards Viewing Party held Feb. 4 in Hollywood,
Calif., to benefit Tyler’s Janie’s Fund that supports young
female survivors of abuse. 60 Grit Rough humor by Steve Spiro
“It’s a big honor that [Tyler] invited me to auction one of
my art pieces at the Grammy’s gala,” Katzoff tells Wood-
shop News. “For the gala, he just reached out on this, and
for me it’s a really cool opportunity. There are a lot of big
names associated with this party. They auction about 15
things and we’re one of them, so it’s a big deal.”
Katzoff is known for making elaborate wood staircases,
furniture, bathing tubs and other sculptural pieces. The do-
nated tub is called the Kraken Bath and made from sapele
mahogany with a glossy finish, then wrapped in hand-
forged steel ‘tentacles’ to depict an octopus grabbing onto
it.
“The idea is a ship-like bath with this cool mystical sea
creature. It was inspired by being here in Seattle, with
the new hockey team the Seattle Kraken, and the Pacific
Northwest was where the Great Pacific Octopus was dis-
Courtesy of Nathie Katzoff

covered. I think everyone here claims that is important.

Prior to that it was only in fairy tales with the big octopus
taking down the ship.”
Katzoff says his company strives to build aesthetically
beautiful pieces that make clients stop in their tracks with
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awe. In fact, it was one of his architectural staircases that
led him to become friends with Tyler.
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