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Insurance: Your livelihood depends on it
Written by Jennifer Hicks Tuesday, 30 September 2008 20:37
While not all disasters and mishaps can be prevented, business owners can be proactive about protecting their lifelines of revenue if an accident or tragedy occurs.
Carving a labor of love
Wednesday, 22 October 2008 00:00
Mary May has acquired a worldly education in her field of expertise and is now settled in the southeastern coastal town of Johns Island, S.C., where she runs Charleston Wood and Stone Carving from her home. With patience and diligence, she brings out the beauty in a vast array of wood species and stone types through carving commissions for private individuals and other artists such as furniture makers and builders.
Visions drive passionate work
Friday, 03 October 2008 20:43
Henry Fox has an uncanny ability to visualize designs in his head that most people, including many furniture makers, simply are incapable of doing. If there was such a thing as a sixth sense — visualization — the owner of Fox Brothers Furniture Studio in Newburyport, Mass., would certainly qualify as possessing it.
Focusing on the future
Tuesday, 30 September 2008 14:39
One large area of the woodworking business that often goes unrecognized, but is crucial to custom millwork, cabinet and furniture shops, is the wood components industry. Outsourcing, the practice of purchasing parts or finished products from outside companies, is a common way of doing business for small custom shops. Participating shops that do their homework are able to obtain a quality product while saving machinery and labor costs.
Early risk reaps rewards
Tuesday, 30 September 2008 14:25
Loren Swanberg, president of Hayes Cabinets Inc. in Woodland, Wash., is a firm believer in shop efficiency and maintaining a smooth work flow. It has motivated him to equip his 50,000-sq.-ft. facility with the latest in CNC machinery in a continuing effort to streamline his custom production processes and mirror the successes of European-style manufacturers.
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