U.S. Labor Department Sets National Apprenticeship Week 2026, Prompting Shops to Plan Early Recruiting
What happened: The U.S. Department of Labor announced that National Apprenticeship Week 2026 is scheduled and encouraged employers, educators, and partners to host events...
Legacy Handcraft highlights Lancaster County craftsmanship
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Legacy Handcraft announced a renewed focus on preserving Lancaster County woodworking traditions through its handcrafted Murphy beds and custom shelving...
UC Berkeley’s mass timber research is impacting the decarbonization of California’s construction industry
Drawing on research developed by Paul Mayencourt’s team at the UC Berkeley Wood Lab, Mad River Mass Timber has emerged as California’s first producer...
This Simple Upgrade Makes Parallel Clamps Way Better
Parallel clamps are one of the most commonly used clamping tools in a woodworking shop. They’re versatile, strong, and ideal for panels, casework, and...
If you love woodworking, pass it on
It seems everybody in this industry talks about the lack of skilled workers. People complain about nobody wanting to work in the industry and...
National Woods Board: Building the next generation of woodworkers
Students at the MiLL and in programs sponsored by the National Woods Board learn in an environment with modern equipment.
The National Woods Board (NWB)...
Why “Story Sticks” Are Showing Up Again in Modern Woodshops
An old-school layout method is getting renewed attention because it solves a modern problem: repeatability without measurement drift.
What happened: More woodworkers are revisiting the...
Fisheye Finishing Failures: The Shop Contaminants That Sabotage “Perfect” Coats
Bottom line: When a finish suddenly develops fisheye, craters, or “pull-back” circles, the cause is often not the product - it’s silicone or oil...
Five Costly Shop Mistakes Behind Most “Perfect Yesterday, Crooked Today” Calls
Veteran makers say most rework traces back to moisture, milling order, and rushed glue-ups, not “bad wood.”
When a cabinet door twists overnight or a...
More Shops Are Using a “10-Minute Reset” at Closing to Prevent Next-Day Mistakes
A short end-of-day routine is helping small woodshops cut setup errors, reduce clutter, and start the next morning safer and faster.
A growing number of...
