Industry Interviews
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Bosch Jigsaws, Then and Now
My nostalgia for jigsaws was rekindled recently when I participated in a big new product event held by Bosch at their U.S. headquarters in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
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“Access by General” Keeping More Wheels Turning for Woodworkers
Not long ago, I learned that General offers a line of woodworking machinery customized specifically for woodworkers in wheelchairs.
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Dremel to Launch New Tool System with Versatile Trio
When Alfred Dremel designed the first rotary tool 75 years ago, his intention was to make it versatile.
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Grip-Tite Featherboards
Necessity may be the mother of many inventions, but in the case of Grip-Tite Magnetic Featherboards, adversity also proved to be a strong motivator.
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Ali Industries: Sandpaper from the Space Age
Almost a year ago now, I had the opportunity to tour Ali Industries, a sandpaper manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Dayton, Ohio, just a couple of hours from my home.
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Rockwell Tools: New Company, Same Quality
Is this the same Rockwell that was stamped on the machines in high school shop class or on that heavy, old circular saw in Dad’s tool cabinet?
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General International’s New Distribution Center to Fortify Presence in U.S.
General International has been providing Canadian-built and imported woodworking machinery to North America for 64 years.
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New Gorilla Glue Panel is Turning Woodworkers into Friends
Woodworkers have been an important part of Gorilla Glue’s success since day one.
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U-Bild Woodworking Plans: More than a Half Century of Patterned Woodworking
While watching his wife sew one day, Ellingson wondered if the concept of sewing patterns could be adapted to woodworking.
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Wood Werks Supply: Family-Owned, -Operated and Going Strong After 20 Years
Those who think family and business make for a bad partnership don’t know Ron and Todd Damon.