Millwork is historically any wood mill produced decorative materials used in building construction. Stock profiled and patterned millwork building components fabricated by milling at a planing mill can usually be installed with minimal alteration. Today, millwork may encompass items that are made using alternatives to wood, including synthetics, plastics, and wood-adhesive composites.
Traditional interior millwork examples: note the wall covers, as well as the door and window trim, are all custom-styled to complement the central focus point of the room—the fireplace mantle.
Cabinetry and casework
Ceiling trims, embellishments, beams, and extensions
Chair rails
Milling is the process of machining using rotary cutters to remove material by advancing a cutter into a workpiece. This may be done by varying directions on one or several axes, cutter head speed, and pressure. Milling covers a wide variety of different operations and machines, on scales from small individual parts to large, heavy-duty gang milling operations. It is one of the most commonly used processes for machining custom parts to precise tolerances.
A 3-axis clone of a Bridgeport-style vertical milling machine
The basic parts of a hobbyist mill
Thin wall milling of aluminum using a water based cutting fluid on the milling cutter
Five-axis machining center with rotating table and computer interface
