Donald Dean and Sons Inc

Donald Dean and Sons Inc
Listing #879 Listed on: 05/18

WOODWEB Content Editor, Ted Cushman, Interviewed Donald Dean and Son's Site Manager Bob Hawley in April 2009, and Michael Poster took extensive photographs of their facility. The interview and the photos have been combined into 6 slide shows that can be viewed by clicking the links below.

Building Cabinet Doors: Introduction

Building Cabinet Doors: Frames

Building Cabinet Doors: Panels

Building Cabinet Doors: Arch Tops

Building Cabinet Doors: Sanding

Building Cabinet Doors: Final InspectionDonald Dean and Sons Inc. is a third generation company based in northeast Pennsylvania. We take great pride in producing high-end cabinet doors, drawer fronts, butcherblock and plank style counter tops in all species of lumber. We also make pedestal tables, trestle tables, counter bars, pub tables, benches, stools and custom millwork. Our skilled staff will plane, rip to width, cut to size all kinds of mouldings and custom millwork to special order using a mix of traditional machines and state of the art computerized equipment.

It all starts when we receive the order

Marking defects for optimizing cut-off saw

Moulding cabinet door stile stock through Weinig moulder

Programming optimizing saw

Gluing and clamping panel stock

A shop-made coping machine

Shaping and sanding edge details using Voorwood Shaper/Sander

Assembling mitered joint cabinet door

Assembling cabinet door

Routing back of mullioned door to accept reinforcing joint material

Programming arch tops on Unique shaping machine

Sanding door panels using SCM-DMC wide belt sander

Final inspection

Our showroom

Building Cabinet Doors: Introduction

Building Cabinet Doors: Frames

Building Cabinet Doors: Panels

Building Cabinet Doors: Arch Tops

Building Cabinet Doors: Sanding

Building Cabinet Doors: Final Inspection

Company Name: Donald Dean and Sons Inc

Contact Name: Beverly

Location: Montrose, PA 18801

Year Founded: 1932

Sq. Footage: 58,000

Employees: 58

Gross Sales: N/A

Website: www.donalddeanandsons.com

Product Specialties:

Accessories and Gifts - General
Architectural Millwork - Custom Millwork
Architectural Millwork - General
Architectural Millwork - Moldings
Cabinets - Components
Furniture - Custom Furniture
Furniture - Furniture Manufacturers
Furniture - General

Shop Equipment:

Altendorf - Sliding Table Saw
Voorwood - Shaper/Sander
Unique - CNC Shaping Machine
Scmi - DMC Wide Belt Sander
Other - Tigerstop
Newman Whitney - Planer
Whirlwind - Cut-off Saw
Weinig - Unimat Moulder
Weinig - Grecon Optimizing Saw
Doucet - Door Assembly Clamp
Custom Made - Coping Machine
Moak - Shaper

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