The wide belt sander slows slightly as a freshly glued maple workbench top passes under the platen. The motor does not stall, but the sound changes — subtly at first. The abrasive belt, loaded with resin and dust, has stopped cutting efficiently....
Bradlyn Zimmerman of the Ole Wood Shack in Pleasant Hall, Pennsylvania, just outside Harrisburg, offers custom furniture with live edge and river tables as his signature products. Zimmerman started the business in 2020 after years...
Iprogrammed my first computer numerical control (CNC) machine around 1996. Back then, every X, Y and Z coordinate needed to be known and written into a text file to run the machine. It was a 2.5-axis operation, and even a simple cabinet side...
Modern finishing has never been more efficient. Technologies like HVLP, catalyzed finishes and improved water-based formulas deliver consistent results faster than ever. Yet, these advances still produce spray and vapors — the least...