So our new Haas CNC machining center had been delivered at the end of 2016, We got it wired in and by the beginning of 2017 it was ready to go..    All the tooling and workholding had been delivered, the CAM was programmed and it was finally time to give it a go.   It’s hard to overstate the amount of pressure that was riding on this moment.   Buying a CNC machining center was the biggest purchase that I had made up to this point in my adult life and the future of my business was at hand.  It was also potentially one of the most costly mistakes I could make.   If I had made a mistake in programming it...

If you missed yesterday’s email on the history of Seneca Woodworking, Click HERE to read it… 

Around this time we did our first trade shows; Dad and I kicked things off by attending The Woodworking Shows Columbus, and Woodworking in America. Dad’s health made long days on the show floor difficult, so soon after my brother Kyle joined the company and was making the tradeshow rounds with me. By this time It was becoming clear that my apartment wouldn’t contain the business for much longer, so I began looking for commercial space.

Clarion Pennsylvania is a small town of about 6000 people. The last manufacturing facility located in the boro was an Owens Illinois glass plant that...

Ryan, the founder of Seneca Woodworking here. It’s hard to believe we’ve been in business for a decade…What a crazy journey it’s been!  I thought this would be a good opportunity to share a bit of our story and share what it took to get here,  where we are now, and finally give a sneak peak at the future, so over the next few days I’ll share that story with you here.. 

The past. 

The story of Seneca Woodworking really starts with the story of my Dad and our first product: the Domiplate.   My dad has been a lifelong tinkerer, inventor and someone who’s gifted with anything mechanical;  As a kid I grew up spending weekends playing with...