Workshop notes
Quoting, cut lists and the business side of cabinet making, written by Adam Denney, who ran his own cabinetry workshop for over 10 years before building ProCabinet.
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How to reduce plywood waste with sheet nesting
3 July 2026
Nesting software turns an hour of sheet layout into seconds and lifts yield from about 65% to 80%. The real numbers, and how grain and kerf affect them.
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How to price cabinet jobs without guessing
3 July 2026
The pricing method I settled on after over 10 years running a cabinetry workshop: a real hourly rate, materials markup, and a worked kitchen example.
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How I stopped underpricing my cabinetry work
3 July 2026
I believed my workshop rate was £35 an hour. Three finished jobs said £26. The habits that caused the gap and the checks that closed it.
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Cabinet shop software or spreadsheets: what a small shop actually needs
3 July 2026
Spreadsheets can run a small cabinet shop for years. Here is where they break, what software actually needs to do, and the honest cost of switching.
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Best cut list software for cabinet makers, tested by one
3 July 2026
Seven cut list tools compared by a cabinet maker who ran his own cabinetry workshop for over 10 years. Pricing, DXF export, and which fits your shop.