Machinery Options for Furniture Parts A furniture maker with a few standard products to sell gets advice on ways to scale up his production volume. June 4, 2012
Chair Making Equipment The category "chair-making equipment" includes a wide variety of specialized and more general tools and machines. September 20, 2008
Building a steamer Homemade steamers for bending wood in your shop. January 21, 2002
Best Router for Dovetails? A discussion focused on woodworkers' favorite routers for cutting half-blind dovetails.
Furniture Manufacturer Direct Sales A furniture manufacturer gets some well-informed and thoughtful advice on how to structure a direct sales operation so as to survive tough market conditions that are destroying his multi-step dealer sales volume. December 27, 2008
Glue Joint Failure Dr. Gene Wengert delves into one of the primary problem areas affecting furniture manufacturers: glue joints. 1998.
Distressed finish Techniques for making new furniture look old and beat up. February 19, 2002
Warping and cracking in glued-up pine To find clues for cracked and warped pine panels, a measure of moisture content is needed before the splitting occurs. 1998.
Calculating Springback Simple formula for determining amount of springback in bent solid wood. April 18, 2004
Pricing a Furniture Prototype How do you decide what to charge for designing and building a piece of furniture that will then be mass-produced by others? June 22, 2010
Wrapping a cone with laminate