Industry Interviews
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Hardwood Shopping, Learning Made Easy at Woodworkers Source
Keith Stephens, founder and president of Arizona-based Woodworkers Source, was an aspiring new woodworker with a perplexing problem.
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Briwax: Made for Wood but Ready for More
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.
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Norton: 3X Paper and Micro Fiber Cloth Ease Waterbased Woes
“It’s not easy being green,” laments Kermit the Frog, one of the Muppets, and that sentiment is quite true of wood finishing.
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Spray-Tech: Finally, a Spray Booth for Us
If there is a holy grail for those of us who want to spray but only have a small shop, little money, and weather that won’t let us throw open the windows, this may be it.
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Workbenchdesign.net: The Ultimate Workbench Resource
For many of us, our workbench is more than just a piece of shop furniture.
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Bad Dog Tools: It’s All About the Carbide
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.
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JET: Quality and Innovation, at Prices for a Tough Economy
Let’s face it; these are tough economic times, and for many of us, that means putting off major purchases that are not critical. But for those of us who love our woodworking hobby, a weak economy might just be the ideal time for bargains.
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Fluted Beams: Knot Your Normal Wood
Imagine taking a piece of wood in your hands, then bending and twisting it into any shape imaginable, from a tight curve to a twisted pretzel knot.
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Old Woodworking Machines: Ironsides, with Babbitt Bearings
The term “old iron” is one that warms the heart of many diehard woodworkers who feel that the venerable cast-iron behemoths of former days represent the golden age of machinery manufacture.
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NW Fine Woodworking: An Artist’s Outlet Comes Full Circle
For skilled woodworkers of the Pacific Northwest, perhaps the most sought-after gallery for exhibition and sale is NW Fine Woodworking.
