Industry Interviews
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WoodLINKS USA: Generating Woodworkers for the Industry
I went on to college, because I was told that was what I must do. In fact, I had a great Industrial Arts (IA) program in high school, but it nevertheless carried the onus that what you did there was simply a hobby and had no value beyond that.
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Vintage Delta Parts: Buddy, Can You Spare a Part?
John Weber has a website called Weber Woodworking, but if you go there expecting to see his woodworking prowess, you are going to be disappointed.
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GI Woodshop: For Want of a Nail
Richard Ireland, or Reeko to his friends, runs what must certainly be the most unusual woodworking supply company in the country.
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Dispozablade: You Can Never Go Hone Again
I sincerely doubt there is a less enjoyable shop maintenance job than resetting planer and jointer blades.
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Work Sharp Wide Blade Attachment: When Size Does Matter
“We’re passionate about making sharpening easier and better,” Kyle Crawford, Product Manager for Work Sharp told me, “and we listen to our customers.”
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Varathane: EZ, Foam Home!
Once upon a time, stain was colored liquid. It changed the color of wood just fine, but was messy and tended to drip.
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Epilog Laser: ‘Light’ Woodworking
“There are just some things only a laser will do,” explained Mike Dean when I asked him why a small shop or hobby woodworker would need a laser.
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Paul Fritts: Pulling Out All the Stops
Filling the room, floor to ceiling and almost wall to wall, was a massive and thoroughly breathtaking pipe organ, replete with shiny metal pipes, ornate wood carved screens and figurines, and lush figured wood throughout.
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Mortise Pal: A Friend Indeed
Building a good, accurate jig is a lot harder than it seems. That’s why I appreciate people like Rob Gill, the designer and creator of Mortise Pal.
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Baker Hardwoods: Slab Happy
Jim Baker is a retired biology teacher, and that may explain in part why he was drawn to the unusual and rather limited business he currently runs.
