National Upholstery Furniture Frame Workshop 2021

403 Conover Station Southeast,Conover NC 28613

11 November, 2021

Description

A one day workshop that discusses the current use of wood in upholstery frames-materials, equipment, software, design, processing, etc. A one day workshop that discusses the cutting edge of making wooden upholstery frames for upholstery furniture. Industry professionals discuss the cutting edge thinking about designing frames, software, CNC routers, tooling, sourcing materials, joinery, training employees, factory layout, lumber, plywood, OSB, etc. This workshop typically hosts 85 industry professionals and is a free workshop where the City of Conover offers the use of the Conover Community Meeting Room at no charge and a group of vendors provide the buffet lunch. Harry Watt of NCSU Wood Products Extension is the host of this workhshop that has been held in the Hickory area since 2006. Additionally in February has been a supporting training day with additional insights into the field of upholstery furniture. This training day is held at the North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies in Hickory. Details to be announced at the Upholstery Frame Workshop on November 11th. This workshop is also sponsored by the Wood Education and Resource Center of Princeton, WV and is a unit of the US Forest Service. Notice from the US Forest Service-The work upon which this project is based was funded in whole or in part through a grant awarded by U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovations, Grant # 19-DG11083150-017 In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) North Carolina State University Non-Discrimination Policy Statement-It is the policy of the State of North Carolina to provide equality of opportunity in education and employment for all students and employees. Educational and employment decisions should be based on factors that are germane to academic abilities or job performance. Accordingly, the North Carolina State University (“NC State”) does not practice or condone unlawful discrimination in any form, as defined by this policy. The Wood Products Extension Department at North Carolina State University supports the wood products industry in North Carolina and beyond.  It is our mission to provide support to the wood products industry as an outreach service of NCSU and the Cooperative Extension Service.