Optimize Your Shop Drawings: Exploring the Power of the AutoCAD DimSpace Command

One thing I love about owning my own business is the opportunity to learn new things. Here at Superior Shop Drawings, we are always on the lookout for ways to be more efficient when creating Millwork Shop Drawings. To do this, Steve and I explore different AutoCAD Commands and trade notes. A couple of years [...]

By |2023-11-19T11:47:15-05:00December 5th, 2023|Education|0 Comments

The 4 Grades of Kitchen Cabinets: What Does It All Mean?

Are you thinking of remodeling your kitchen or adding new cabinets to spruce up the look? Understanding the different grades of kitchen cabinets can be confusing. How do you know which one is right for you and your home? Here, we will break down all four grades so that you can make an informed decision [...]

By |2023-11-19T11:46:47-05:00November 28th, 2023|Education|0 Comments

Common Cabinet Joinery: Mortise and Tenon

When I was a kid, Woodworking was a hobby and a career for many of the men in my family. Aside from the knowledge I gained from spending time in basement and garage workshops - I was a sucker for watching Norm Abram work his magic on the New Yankee Workshop. When I reached High [...]

By |2023-11-19T11:48:16-05:00November 21st, 2023|News|0 Comments

AutoCAD Scale Factors for Millwork Shop Drawings

Working with AutoCAD Scale Factors was a necessary evil when I started in an Architectural Millwork Shop. Room Tags, Text, and Various Markers all required scaling to print consistently from one sheet to the next. Scaling thousands of objects in those early years has burned the process into my brain. These days AutoCAD utilizes Annotative [...]

By |2023-11-11T12:05:17-05:00November 11th, 2023|Education|0 Comments

The Importance of a Millwork Key Plan

For more than half of my career in the Woodworking Industry, my focus has been on the Commercial side of the business. About six months before earning my Associates Degree in Architectural Drafting and Design, I was offered a position as a Millwork Draftsman and eagerly accepted. The position allowed me to leverage my prior [...]

By |2022-09-21T15:37:57-04:00September 21st, 2022|Education|0 Comments

Common Woodworking Joinery: Dado

If you are reading this post, there is a very good chance that you have been introduced to Woodworking at some point in your life. Be it tinkering around in a basement workshop, in a cabinetmaking classroom in high school, or in a Custom Cabinet or Architectural Millwork Shop. Regardless of how you got your [...]

By |2022-05-27T13:35:24-04:00May 27th, 2022|Education|0 Comments

The benefits of an organized kitchen

I've said it before and I will say it again, the kitchen is has become the main gathering for many families.  The kitchen is where families gather to eat.  It is a room where homework is done, games are played, and bonding happens.  If you are like me, you spend the majority of your time [...]

By |2020-06-25T03:58:05-04:00July 6th, 2020|Education|0 Comments

Popular Kitchen Cabinet Colors of 2020

When you walk into someone's kitchen, what is the first thing that you noticed?  I bet your answer is their kitchen cabinets.  In my previous blog about the history of kitchen cabinets, cabinets years ago were simply for storage purposes.  As the years have passed, kitchen cabinets now reflect a family's style.  When I was [...]

By |2020-07-08T17:15:47-04:00July 3rd, 2020|Education|0 Comments

The History of Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets have been around for over 100 years.  Think back to when you were young.  What did your grandparents' or even great grandparents' kitchen cabinets look like?  I am sure they do not resemble anything like your house does today. I remember being young and having Sunday dinner at my grandparents' house after church.  [...]

By |2020-06-25T03:45:41-04:00June 29th, 2020|Education|0 Comments

How to use a smart speaker to increase your productivity at work

Let's face it, we live in a fast-paced world.  The faster you complete a task, the better.  Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to aid in completing tasks is not only a huge help but a time saver as well.  Smart speaker devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home are becoming increasingly popular in workplace environments.  [...]

By |2020-06-25T03:44:43-04:00June 25th, 2020|Information|0 Comments