The way the shop is laid out and equipped can contribute to technician efficiency, safety, and satisfaction. From the way the shop pathway is laid out to the placement of tools throughout, small ...

PROVIDENCE — A parachutist in the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II, Bob Frances returned to Rhode Island skilled at sewing. While overseas, Frances, like other parachutists, had to mend his ...

KENNETT SQUARE-When he was a boy growing up in Philadelphia, Modesto Solano would look longingly out the window of his father’s furniture refinishing and upholstery shop to the street, where his ...

Do you have a passion for beautiful furniture, old or new, and the upholstery — whether leather, textiles or needlepoint — that covers it? You may be on course to rebrand yourself into an upholstered ...

The following is taken from the revised second edition of Sheet Metal Shop Layouts, published by Snips in September 1981. Figures used have not been adjusted for inflation. Editor’s note: One of the ...

A new cloth covering can make old furniture seem like new again. But for Bob Arkus, the owner of an Iwilei reupholstery store, his business keeps him Aging Well. He says the joy of working forms the ...

With today’s high wages, every employee must be kept working as efficiently as possible. Having an efficient shop layout helps you and your employees work more efficiently. The purpose of this article ...