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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
If you have been in the Architectural Millwork or Custom Cabinet business for any length of time, you are probably familiar with the Shop Drawing Review Process. But what if you are a new Draftsman (or perhaps a newly promoted Lead-Draftsman) - would you know what is expected if asked to Review Millwork Shop Drawings? [...]
Not too long ago I received a phone call from a Custom Cabinetmaker that deals with Residential Customers. They received a phone call from a homeowner and were given a short Millwork Punch List over the phone. This was their first experience dealing with a Punch List and needed a little guidance on how to [...]
Have you ever been a position where someone has asked you a question that seemed so simple that you struggled with how to frame the answer? If you've been in any industry for a significant amount of time, you've probably found yourself in this situation on more than one occasion. I think that sometimes our [...]
In 2018, Walt and I started our own drafting business, Superior Shop Drawings, in response to a lot of the issues we’ve encountered over the years working with other drafters and drafting services. We not only wanted to do better, but we also wanted to develop a drafting system so that we would be able [...]
