The Handling of the History
The first week back from spring break has kicked all aspects of production and marketing into high gear, with less than 7 weeks left in...
Table One Gets Dated
Table one is claimed and the customer had some special requests. Each of our tables is unique in that each white oak slab comes from a...
The Importance of People
In running any type of team or business you have to learn to work with people. People are an inherent part of any business, whether those...
Revising the Relic
As you can see in the past progress updates, the wood enterprise institute at Virginia Tech has had a very exciting semester and the...
CNC Progress Report
This week many of the parts to the table were made. The legs were made by a Computer Numeric Control (CNC), the table boards were glued...
Back From Spring Break!
After a long and fun spring break the whole team is back at work. We have assigned our parts and moved up to the final stages of our...
Bow-ties: The “key” to solving a problem
After a relaxing Spring Break, it is time for the WEI Team and I to get back to work. My recent role in the project has been to insert...
Incorporating Sycamore with Oak
Working with wood can at times be difficult because it is a material that has so many variations, not only from tree to tree but also...
Working on the Second Table
At this point, the second table is coming along quite well. As you can see from the picture below, the top has been milled and recently...
