Woodworking industry association executives are the industry elite.
Their job is to be vitally involved in the health of their member companies, but also to interpret facts and figures and relate them to high-probability future activity. Again this year, these executives have allowed us a panoramic view of their segments of the industry and how it will affect the future.
As outside drafting services come of age in the woodworking industry, outside drafting subcontractors are a developing phenomenon who come in all sizes and flavors. Some are CAD based, some are not. While metropolitan areas often have individual subcontractors who are part of the fabric of the industry, there are a limited number of firms who do business both regionally and nationally.
The growth of outside CAD drafting services in the woodworking industry is in part an outgrowth of developing financial and structural conditions in the wider manufacturing world. Their presence reflects the trend to down-size and out-task, the new corporate buzz-words. On the technical end, CAD has become the coin of the realm in the drafting world, but non-engineering oriented manufacturing industries, such as custom woodworking, have lagged behind in this development.
Carpenters who are skilled in making fireplace mantels, wall units, railing, stair cases, counter tops, doors, and windows are also in great demand in this industry.
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