Industry Interviews
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Titebond III: Third Time’s the Charm
I suspect it is easier to find a needle in a haystack than to find a woodworker who does not use Titebond. After all, Titebond has been fulfilling our gluing needs since 1952.
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Keller Dovetail Jig
Build it simple, and they will come The Keller Dovetail jig is the epitome of simple setup, and does not even require visual inspection to do it right.
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Wood Answers: The Best Little Web Site On Finishing
Imagine a web site where you can write in questions about finishing, and even woodworking, and get an answer, not from a gaggle of well-intentioned tyros, but direct from a bona fide expert in the field.
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Old Brown Glue: “Boutique” Hide Glue
What is Old Brown Glue? It’s Pat Edwards’ “boutique” version of hide glue, modified to give it better handling properties and a longer, yet variable, open time.
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ShadowWood Too: Kerf’s Wood Cream
ShadowWood Too, started in 1996, makes Kerf’s Wood Cream, a wax and mineral oil-based concoction designed to bring out the beauty of wood safely and pleasantly.
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Purdy: Those Brushes Sure Are Purdy
We visited the Purdy brush company in Portland, Oregon, where technical support manager Bruce Schneider gave us a tour of the facility, then sat us down with a veteran brush maker for a hands-on lesson.
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Empire Manufacturing: Saving Tools
Tim Goldberg is proud that his company’s products — with names like TopSaver, BladeSaver and ToolSaver — are helping to keep tools running clean and well in both basement shops and high-powered factories.
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Modified Square: When Is a Square Not Just a Square?
Martin Doyle was a welder/fitter in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when he came up with the idea for his modified square. Martin used it to try to get around the edge of a flange, but then he started showing it around, and people told him woodworkers could use it.
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TTI buys Big Red
It was announced that TTI (Techtronics Industries, Inc.), the parent company of Ryobi and the licensed partner of and producer of RIDGID power tools, had purchased Milwaukee Electric Tool, AEG.
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Rockler Woodworking and Hardware: Thirty-Four Stores…But Not Holding
Now offering its namesake woodworking and hardware supplies through retail and Internet avenues, as well as the continuing catalog, the company recently took advantage of an opportunity that was too good to pass up.
