Industry Interviews
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Osborne Wood Products, Inc.: A Supplier for the Rest of Us
One company, Osborne Wood Products, was so beloved by their community that when they had a fire, their customers, suppliers and neighbors stepped forward to make certain they did not go out of business.
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Skil: A Venerable and Aptly Named Tool Company
When I first got into woodworking, I was taught the names of tools, like chisels, planes, band saws and the like.
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Weyerhaeuser Lyptus: Wood with a Pedigree, and a Trademark
It’s time you met Lyptus®, the hardwood from timber giant Weyerhaeuser that has its own trademark.
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AKEDA: The “Better Mousetrap” of Dovetail Jigs
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.
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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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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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Painter’s Pyramid: Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes great inventions emerge out of little frustrations. That was the case with Michael Bucci, the inventor of a simple, versatile, stackable, colorful and astonishingly helpful little tool called the Painter’s Pyramid.
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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.
