Out of the Woodwork
Special deliveries
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 18 July 2011 00:00
Wayne Morgan has capitalized on something people use every day: mailboxes. Morgan, who runs MorganHomeAccents.com from his home in Tewksbury, Mass., doesn’t consider himself a woodworker, but is an artists’ representative who coordinates mailbox requests with custom woodworkers throughout the U.S.
Dignified memorials
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 13 June 2011 00:00
Luke Thornton, founder of Custom Wood Urns, makes handmade wooden urns for people or their pets. He relies on his website to bring in clients, as experience has taught him that people have to be in the market for such an item or they’re not interested.
Rockler reaches goal
Monday, 13 June 2011 00:00
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware partnered with the Hardwood Forestry Fund and set a goal to plant more than 10,000 hardwood trees as part of an event to celebrate Earth Day. Rockler pledged to donate the price of one tree for every purchase made from April 20-27 at www.rockler.com.
Doctor has eyes on woodworking
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 16 May 2011 00:00
Dr. Jay Stallman applies surgical precision and attention to detail to his hobby of woodworking. Always enthusiastic about heading to his shop on the weekends, he is most proud of his authentic 18th century furniture replicas.
Mastercam competition
Monday, 16 May 2011 00:00
CNC Software, manufacturer of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, is accepting entries for its Innovator of the Future competition, in which students design and machine a working guitar capo - a device fastened over the fingerboard to shorten the strings uniformly to allow the guitar to be played in a different key.
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