During this time of uncertainty it is a real drag to see Congress acting with its own best interest at heart. While the world waits on them they are playing a polictial game with our future. The nay vote on the bailout was done for one reason, lots of congressmen are in tight races to [...]
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When you start to recycle it is amazing how quickley the amount of stuff going from your home to the recyler can make a differance in whats ending up in the landfill. The reuse of paper, cardboard, glass and plastic has become a part of the recources going into light manufacturing. So find a spot [...]
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Today’s photo shows a small display cabinet for the wall modified to a customer’s exact dimensions. It was patterned after a similar cabinet in our showroom. Customer wanted the piece unfinished and specified the exact width and height. She signed approval of the job sheet. Upon completion, customer refused acceptance saying the cabinet was not [...]
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Our first piece of green furniture has been a great success. Our customers that have seen it like the simplicity of this buffet. Built from antique oak barnwood we cleaned up the material and then went to work building our first offering. The interior materials are birch plywoood, drawers are oak from sustainable sources drawer [...]
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A new California law beginning January 1, 2009 will restrict formaldehyde emissions from various wood products used in furniture and cabinets. Primarily focused on plywood, particleboard and MDF (medium density fiberboard), California furniture retailers have 18 months to sell floor stock of non-compliant product.
At Ideas In Wood, we started switching over to the mateials [...]
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