Michael Dresdner
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Kate Taylor: Thinking Inside the Box
As with most woodworkers, Kate Taylor’s website nicely displays her work, a delightful collection of beautifully made boxes, furniture and turnings.
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Alpha Clamp: The Big Dog of Clamps
Lowell Thomas is, by his own admission, a professional inventor that has, as he puts it, never held a real job.
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Bob Gasperetti: Woodworking is a Meaty Occupation
I have to admit that it is rare to hear a woodworker credit his time in a butcher shop for his precision and attention to detail in the woodshop, but that’s exactly what Bob Gasperetti did when I asked him about his early influences.
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Dura-GRIT Inc.: Carbide Tools That Really Work, and Work, and Work…
It all started with a sanding block upgraded with brazed carbide.
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James B. Sagui: From Dust Hound to Artisan
The first thing that caught my eye at James Sagui’s website is a photo of a simple round table covered completely with a white cloth that drapes naturally to the floor.
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Texas Toy Boxes: A Toy That Stores Toys
Considering the state of motor vehicle sales these days, hearing about the success of a business making non-motorized ones is heartening.
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Traditional Woodworker: Timber!
Ever get the unbridled urge to buy a throwing axe, and wonder just where one would go for such an item?
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Vermont Natural Coatings: Say Cheese for a New ‘Whey’ to Finish
Life gave Andrew Meyer whey, a waste byproduct of the cheesemaking process, and he uses it to make waterbased wood finishes at a company called Vermont Natural Coatings.
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Uneeda Enterprizes Inc.: Rough Products for Smooth Results
Their name may not be quite as well known as some of their competitors, but many people who have found out about the sandpaper and related abrasives sold by Uneeda Enterprizes Inc swear by both the company and its products.
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Rubbing Out: The Final Step to a Great Finish
You can rub out all types of film forming finishes, including shellac, lacquer, oil based varnish and polyurethane, waterbased coatings and catalyzed or conversion coatings.
