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William Sampson is a lifelong woodworker, and he has been an advocate for small-scale entrepreneurs and lean manufacturing since the 1980s. He was the editor of Fine Woodworking magazine in the early 1990s and founded WoodshopBusiness magazine, which he eventually sold and merged with CabinetMaker magazine. He helped found the Cabinet Makers Association in 1998 and was its first executive director. Today, as editorial director of Woodworking Network and FDMC magazine he has more than 20 years experience covering the professional woodworking industry. His popular "In the Shop" tool reviews and videos appear monthly in FDMC.
Gavin Munro used to be a conventional furniture designer in the U.K. His work previously required the typical subtractive process of taking lumber from trees and removing material to make furniture. But today he and his company Full Grown have developed an entirely different approach: They grow the furniture by managing the shape that trees grow. Literally, it’s furniture that grows on trees.
Cradle inspired by Viking longships
Jim Heimbach is a talented woodworker in Sonoma County, California. His work is as much sculptural as it is fully functional as furniture. A case in point is the cradle he made inspired by Viking longships, which he describes in detail at his Etsy online store.
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William Sampson,
June 9, 2016 | 11:44 am CDT
Amazing work from Indonesian woodcarver
Adi Andoko is a woodcarver in Jepara, Indonesia. His amazingly detailed work has been going viral on the Internet, and once you see it, there is no surprise why.
“I was born in Jepara and worked as a wood carver with my uncle until I starting doing woodcarver it myself,” he says.
The work includes spectacular tableaux of village scenes and Indonesian rural life. There is not much detail on line about what woods he uses or specifics about his tools or techniques, but the work speaks for itself.
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William Sampson,
June 9, 2016 | 10:50 am CDT
SawStop confident it will prevail in patent suit against Bosch
SawStop LLC has expressed confidence that the company will win its legal action to block from introducing its new Reaxx table saw to the U.S. A spokesman for SawStop said the trial will likely be held in May and a decision is expected by August 2016.
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William Sampson,
April 20, 2016 | 8:00 am CDT
Bosch launches new safety saw, defends against patent infringement charges
With the announcement of a June 1 release for the new Bosch Reaxx table saw with flesh-sensing technology, Bosch officials are standing firm that their new saw does not violate SawStop patents.
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William Sampson,
April 6, 2016 | 1:07 pm CDT
Viking Cabinets fined $107,000 by state for health, safety violations
Viking Cabinets Inc., a Spanaway, Washington, cabinet shop, has been cited by the state's Department of Labor & Industries for 29 serious health and safety violations, officials announced.Viking was accused of exposing workers to fire hazards from flammable liquids, chemical exposure and other workplace health risks. The violations carry fines ranging from $1,600 to $4,200 and total $107,000.
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William Sampson,
March 31, 2016 | 9:45 am CDT
Bosch cordless jigsaw: a test drive with Will Sampson
Will Sampson test drives the Bosch JS120BN cordless jigsaw.
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William Sampson,
December 29, 2015 | 1:12 pm CST
SCM Group opens West Coast facility
Grand opening for SCM Group North America’s new West Coast facility features top company officials, demos, presentations, as well as charity and education partnerships.
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William Sampson,
June 3, 2015 | 7:00 pm CDT
Putting some zip into hand sanding
New foam Zip Sanders offer comfortable options for hand sanding work.
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William Sampson,
May 28, 2015 | 7:00 pm CDT
A safer option: MicroJig Grr-Ripper push block
Finally a really new concept in push blocks, the MicroJig Grr-Ripper offers wide options for safe feeding of material on many machines.
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William Sampson,
March 31, 2015 | 7:00 pm CDT