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The Giving Season

Starting on November 1st until the end of the year, we will be accepting nonperishable food items as well as toiletry products that will be delivered weekly to the MACC (Manchester Area Conference of Churches) food pantry in our hometown of Manchester. If you can help, it will be most appreciated. I’m shocked and dismayed that 360,000 of our neighbors in CT (42m nationally), are about to lose their SNAP (food assistance) benefits. How did we get here? Most of these people need this assistance desperately, and many have children to feed who will suffer and are not at fault. Food pantries are overwhelmed. Any small contribution helps.

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Women in Woodworking and WPMA Recap

Shortly after starting Parkerville in 2005, we joined a national trade organization called the Wood Products Manufacturers Association (WPMA). Parkerville was finding its way in the early days, and the exposure to a wide range of wood and woodworking-related companies around the country was beneficial for Parkerville.

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WPMA Annual Meeting

Shortly after starting Parkerville in 2005, we joined a national trade organization called the Wood Products Manufacturers Association (WPMA). Parkerville was finding its way in the early days, and the exposure to a wide range of wood and woodworking-related companies around the country was beneficial for Parkerville.

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St. John’s Episcopal Church Pipe Organ

I more recent news, we were recently able to acquire our main 20,000-sf facility and 4 acers of land at 580 Parker St. in Manchester, CT, where we have been located for nearly 20 years.

Jatoba: The Rich, Rugged Heart of the Tropics

Few woods turn heads quite like Jatoba. Known commercially as Brazilian Cherry, this South American hardwood delivers a rare combination of exotic beauty, unmatched hardness, and remarkable longevity.

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Exciting Changes Ahead

I more recent news, we were recently able to acquire our main 20,000-sf facility and 4 acers of land at 580 Parker St. in Manchester, CT, where we have been located for nearly 20 years.

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Visiting New England Naval Timbers

…we had received a call from a Lead Shipwright from McMillen Yachts, in Newport Rhode Island. They had started a multimillion-dollar restoration in 2022 of a 34 m (almost 112 ft.) yacht named Maemere.

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Visiting a West African Sawmill

I have always had a curiosity and incentive to explore and search for unique things and businesses when I travel. It usually starts with an internet search for hardwood sellers or woodworking operations that provide products and services similar Parkerville.

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Yale Center for British Art

The Yale Center of British Art is a fascinating place, and I encourage you to visit. YCBA has been closed for the past two years while this major renovation was taking place.

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A Little History

Woodworking, as with all other trades and industries, has multiple genres. Of course, woodworking starts with growing and harvesting the trees, slicing, sawing and drying the logs, and processing that material into lumber, veneer, and plywood. That material is then used to build homes, buildings, furniture, fixtures and cabinets. At Parkerville, we manufacture precision wood parts for Otis Elevator, build high end corporate boardrooms and conference tables, build custom kitchens and furniture, and construct full scale prototype curtainwalls for high-rise buildings.

Moxon Vise
Shop Notes
Moxon Vise Project

Popular in Europe, the MFT-style workbench top is growing in popularity in the US. In this Shop Notes article, we’ll give you an overview of of this unique workbench top.

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Presidents' Day Sale

Presidents Day Sale

In celebration of President’s Day, our selection of 4/4 Cherry is on sale!  Regular 4/4 Cherry is discounted to $3.99 bf with 8+” wide at $4.49.

Sale runs until February 24th!

** We’re open until 7 PM on Thursdays **

Cherry Selection