Industry Interviews
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DMT Machining Technology: Diamond and the Rough
The quest for the perfectly sharpened, perfectly flat tool is a lifelong journey. Dave Powell, president of DMT Machining Technology, likens it to playing the violin.
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Fisch Precision Tools: Tools for Life
When Tony Hinch first introduced the vortex drill bit, he knew it was a good tool. But he didn’t know how good until a professional woodworker contacted and told him he had cut 30,000 holes with the bit.
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Grizzly: Fit, Finish and Flight
Bill Croffut moved to Washington, where Grizzly is headquartered, and embarked on a long-range plan to improve the quality of the tools.
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The Freud Trio
No, it’s not a new jazz band; it’s a trio of executives from Freud tools that we got lucky enough to catch together the other day.
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Steve Knight’s Handmade Planes: Knight’s Quest
If you’ve been on any of the woodworking forums on the Internet, you’ve probably run into Steve Knight.
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Garrett Wade: Returning Your Tools
Garrett Wade still deals primarily with hand tools, though there are a few power tools, mostly from Europe, in the catalog.
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Fein: Still a Family Business
Fein is still at it, creating high-quality, heavy-duty power tools for woodworkers and other tool lovers. The company is still in the family and Wilhelm’s grandson, Hans Wolfgang Fein, is the current CEO.
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Forrest Manufacturing: Cutting it Close
Jim Forrest Sr. is one of those people you meet from time to time who knows so much about a certain subject that even his side comments reveal a level of expertise you don’t encounter often.
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Mule Cabinetmaker Machine: Leveraging the Power of the Net
If your business is driven by word of mouth, the Internet can be a very good friend. That’s what John Withrow, principal of Mule Cabinetmakers Machine in Newmarket, Ontario, is discovering since he put his tools up on the World Wide Web.
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Kreg Tool Co: Behind Every Good Tool…
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but a discerning spouse can be just as inspirational. No one knows that better than Craig Sommerfield, president and founder of Kreg Tool Co.
