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"Access by General" Keeping More Wheels Turning for Woodworkers
Issue: Issue 260 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
Not long ago, I learned that General offers a line of woodworking machinery customized specifically for woodworkers in wheelchairs. It gave me pause to consider those of you who may be in this situation and good cause to learn more about this unique line of tools.
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"Bad Dogs" Fetches Good Burls from Oz
Issue: Issue 236 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
If someone had told Rob Doyle years ago that he’d one day be importing one-of-a-kind burls from Australia and Tasmania, he probably would have laughed about it. It wasn’t even on his radar.
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"Business of the Heart" Motivates Laguna to Give Back
Issue: Issue 314 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
Giving back to the community is what Torben and Catherine Helshoj, founders of Laguna Tools, try to foster as a business philosophy and model in their personal lives.
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"New" Delta Celebrates Anniversary, Announces Tools
Issue: Issue 297 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
Last year, Delta moved its manufacturing and warehouse headquarters and set an aggressive schedule for new product development. How has it gone? How is it going? Delta brings us up to speed.
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A Company that Sticks by you
Issue: Issue 126 Author(s): Michael Dresdner
System Three is known for their reliable epoxy adhesives and a true concern for their customers. Read more ...
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A Family Band Saw Business
Issue: Issue 142 Author(s): Michael Dresdner
Since 1929, Carter Products has focused on quality band saw upgrades - their interesting history is detailed here. Read more ...
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AHMA Hardware Show: Continuity and Change
Issue: Issue 92 Author(s): Online Editor
William P. Farrell, AHMA Vice Chairman of the Board, sounds off on the tradition and future of the celebrated AHMA Hardware Show. Read more ...
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AKEDA: The "Better Mousetrap" of Dovetail Jigs
Issue: Issue 219 Author(s): Michael Dresdner
Kevan Lear did not invent the dovetail jig. Far from it. In fact, for years he did design work for one of the premier dovetail jig makers, a company that is now a competitor. The problem as he saw it, though, was that there were simple-to-use jigs, and there were versatile and flexible jigs. His goal was to make one that was both. The result of that quest is the AKEDA dovetail jig, a product which he created after a long career in engineering design.
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Ali Industries: Sandpaper from the Space Age
Issue: Issue 247 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
Ali Industries has been making consumer sandpaper and sanding products for nearly 50 years. The company's founder, Frank Ali, got into the business back in 1961 during NASA's space race heyday.
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Alpha Clamp: The Big Dog of Clamps
Issue: Issue 218 Author(s): Michael Dresdner
Lowell Thomas is, by his own admission, a professional inventor that has, as he puts it, never held a real job. "My father invented a couple of things, and I followed suit," he explained when I asked him how he came to practice such a curious career.
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Bad Dog Tools: It's All About the Carbide
Issue: Issue 228 Author(s): By Michael Dresdner
In a nutshell, Bad Dog Tools is all about replacing what many of us see as disposable accessories, like drill bits and grinding wheels, with alternatives that last and last. Though it's not a new concept, buying quality that lasts over cheap, throwaway items is, if anything, more important in today’s economy than ever before. To get a bit of history and an understanding of just what this oddly named group does, I spoke with Joe Strong, who, along with his wife, Ann, owns and runs the company.
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Baker Hardwoods: Slab Happy
Issue: Issue 204 Author(s): Michael Dresdner
Jim Baker is a retired biology teacher, and that may explain in part why he was drawn to the unusual and rather limited business he currently runs. He cuts and sells fancy figured slabs of walnut trees. However, instead of felling healthy trees, he cuts up dead and downed trees.
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Bench Dog: The Table You Need Today and Tomorrow
Issue: Issue 5.01 Author(s): Online Editor
A business that started with an "aha!" back in the 1990s, Bench Dog has grown and expanded over the years to become a innovative mainstay in the router table business. Read more ...
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Bessey: Keeping a Strong Grip on Woodworking for Over 70 Years
Issue: Issue 283 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
The next time you reach for your F-style or parallel-jaw clamps, regardless of brand, think of Bessey. The Germany-based company invented both styles of these clamps decades ago. And they've continued to forge high quality clamps ever since.
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Bosch Jigsaws, Then and Now
Issue: Issue 252 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
One of the first power tools many aspiring woodworkers buy is a jigsaw. I started steering my first one through scraps of wood when I was in the third grade.
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Briwax: Made for Wood but Ready for More
Issue: Issue 232 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
It’s hard to imagine a correlation between fingernail polish, World War II and high quality woodworking finishing products, but that’s how Briwax International got its start. I recently spoke with JaLea Himes, Vice President of Sales and Operations of the company’s North American Division, who put the pieces of that puzzle together for me and provided an overview of Briwax’s unique history.
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C.R. Muterspaw: Specializing in Figured Maple
Issue: Issue 276 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
Would you like to build the curly maple dresser featured on our June print issue cover? C.R. Muterspaw Lumber had just the wood we needed.
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CE: Looking Back Over First-year Highlights
Issue: Issue 286 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
Craftsman has built new bridges of social media engagement with tool users this past year, thanks to it's Chicago-based Craftsman Experience interactive venue.
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Clamps? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Clamps!
Issue: Issue 179 Author(s): Michael Dresdner
They say necessity is the mother of invention, and never was that statement more true than with the story of the amazingly handy instant clamping elastic called the Quick Clamp Wrap.
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Committed to Education, RIKON Keeps on Giving
Issue: Issue 302 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
RIKON Power Tools sees the turn away from woodworking curriculums as a call to action. It has adopted a multi-pronged approach to tool donations in support of woodworking education.
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Craftsman is Going Mobile
Issue: Issue 290 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
It seems there's an app for nearly everything you'd want to do with a smartphone or tablet computer these days. Now Craftsman is bringing that technology even further into the workshop and garage with two unique new applications.
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Craftsman Tools -- 75 Years Old and Still No. 1
Issue: Issue 3.24 Author(s): Online Editor
A trusted name with high quality tools that have performed beyond their owner's expectations since 1927, Craftsman celebrates their 75th year in the business. Read more ...
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Craftsman's New Screw*d Reality Series Puts Tool Newbie's Skills to Extreme Test
Issue: Issue 284 Author(s): by Chris Marshall
What happens when you turn a tool novice loose on a challenging project with only his newfound skills and online viewers to help him escape a tough scrape? Tune in to Craftsman's summertime Screw*d interactive series to find out — and to lend your virtual hand. He just might need it.
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CustomMade: Connecting Woodworkers with Buyers on the Web
Issue: Issue 280
At last week's AWFS Fair in Las Vegas, Chris Marshall had an opportunity to speak with Mike Salguero, CEO of CustomMade.com -- an online resource for bringing furniture builders and cabinetmakers together with potential buying clients.
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