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Fine Woodworking

Doing business during a pandemic

June 10, 2020

Nancy Hiller interviews Paul Downs of Paul Downs Cabinetmakers, a business that makes top-of-the-line custom conference tables, about how they are moving forward in the current economy.
Fair enough

May 13, 2020

For Nancy Hiller, there is a lot more to coming up with a fair price than calculating time and materials.
Surviving a recession

April 2, 2020

Nancy Hiller shares advice that may be helpful to other professionals during this difficult time.
Hidden steel stabilizes this custom bench

March 16, 2020

Nancy Hiller designs a bench for a very specific place, with a very specific need.
An apologia for custom work

February 12, 2020

Nancy Hiller has done her best to ensure that custom work is a source of satisfaction, as well as a source of income. Here are a few of her tips.
Tool maintenance 101: caring for your most important piece of equipment

January 8, 2020

Taking care of your body is important! Nancy Hiller interviews seven professionals about what they do to make sure this important tool lasts.
On a Job Site, Improvisation Is the Name of the Game

December 11, 2019

If working on site has taught Nancy Hiller anything, it's how to think outside the box in order to get the job done.
To build or to buy?

November 26, 2019

For professional woodworker Nancy Hiller, it's cheaper to buy a workbench than it is to make one.
Waste not, want not: Practical uses for shop waste

October 9, 2019

Nancy Hiller shares a few ideas for what to do with all of the chips and dust created by a pro shop.
Don’t knock the last person’s work

September 11, 2019

Some people criticize others’ work to make themselves look better in the eyes of prospective customers. But Nancy Hiller argues that this is a dangerous way of doing business.