Industry Interviews
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Trend: U.K.’s Routing Leader Building Brand in the States
Trend Routing Technology is the dominant brand for router products in the U.K. Soon, this English company hopes to become a household name for woodworking supplies here in the States, too.
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Plunge Trim Routers? It’s Old Hat for Micro Fence
For Rich Wedler, founder of Micro Fence building precision plunge bases for laminate trimmers is just another day at the office.
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Rockler: Smart Innovation Through Collaborative Effort
Fifty-six years ago, woodworkers needed a more convenient solution for purchasing supplies and hardware. So Nordy Rockler, his brother Bill, a mutual friend and one other partner started a catalog business to create a better supply chain.
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Weinstein, General Tools Keeping Jigs Simple and Affordable
Two weeks ago, while visiting the General Tools & Instruments booth at the International Woodworking Fair (IWF), I had the pleasure of meeting Burt Weinstein.
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Thomas Moser Customer In Residence Program
If a week’s vacation in coastal Maine sounds good, here’s one even better: Imagine spending it at the bench with…
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Gyrojaw: Two Brothers’ Solution for Getting a Better Grip
At Woodworker’s Journal, we see press releases for new products nearly every week of every year.
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Stanley Black & Decker’s “Infusion of Resources” Bolsters Delta Product Development
I’ve been curious about how the subsidiary companies within this umbrella are adjusting to the new corporate structure and what opportunities it provides to their development of woodworking products.
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Nine Things You Probably Don’t Know About Craftsman
Building tools is serious business, and you don’t become one of America’s most trusted brands by taking the job lightly.
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UGL: Committed to DIY-friendly Wood Finishes Since 1958
Why would a company that makes asphalt roof coatings, furnace cement and masonry sealants get into the wood finishes business?
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Gladiator GarageWorks: Whole-garage Storage from an Unlikely Source
According to Lou Ann Schafer, senior marketing manager for Gladiator(R) GarageWorks, 56 percent of all home workshops are in the garage.