A few. months before I completed School to earn my Associates Degree in Architectural Drafting and Design - I was presented with the opportunity to take on the role of Draftsman at an Architectural Millwork Company. Up until this point, I had been working in the Shop and was excited about this new position in [...]
As Drafters and Cabinetmakers, we tend to obsess over straight lines and square corners. After all, it’s what we were taught when learning the trade. What if things were deliberately not straight- like a Curved Millwork Panel along the face of a Reception Desk? In this article we’re going to take away some of the [...]
Back when I was in High School, I took part in a Co-Op Program through my Vocational Technical School. This allowed me to get a part-time job and spend time learning through on-the-job training in place of going to my usual Cabinetmaking Class. It was a great experience that really opened my eyes to the [...]
Every so often, my wife and I will take on the daunting task of finding a babysitter for our kids so that we can go out and visit with friends. It's during these visits where I've had some really interesting conversations about Kitchen Remodels. These conversations usually come about after a friend has fought a [...]
Have you ever looked at a piece of curved furniture and wondered how it was made? Chances are good that if the piece is made from Solid Wood, you're looking at a Coopered Panel. A Coopered Panel (or Coopered Door) is a piece of Woodwork that is made by gluing up a series of smaller [...]
Can you believe spring is here? It’s time to open the windows and get the germs out of the house! If you’re anything like me, I do a deep clean every spring at home and at the office. There’s no better feeling than a nice clean working area. I usually set aside an entire weekend [...]
When you spend the bulk of your career doing Custom Cabinet Work for the Residential Market - it presents a unique set of challenges. Of those challenges, there has been one that seemed quite intimidating when I first encountered it. It was a curved cabinet with a 5-Piece Radius Door. Over the past decade I [...]
Before I started working in the engineering side of Architectural Millwork and Custom Cabinets - I worked out on the shop floor. Early in my career, I spent about five years working for a company that dealt almost exclusively in Commercial Casework. I spent the bulk of my time pulling Plastic Laminate from Job Bins [...]
Are you an AutoCAD Drafter that is on the fence about making the switch from a Traditional Mouse to a Logitech MX Ergo Wireless Trackball? Before shelling out your hard earned cash - take a look at our opinions after using the device for the past six months. Trackballs aren't what they used to be [...]
Back when I was in High School, I was fortunate enough to be involved in a Vocational Cabinetmaking Program that took part in Student Built Homes. These homes were designed and built with the understanding that students would gain hands on experience in their respective trades. My Cabinetmaking Instructor was, for lack of a better [...]
