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Woodworker nabs cameo on Animal Planet
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 12 December 2011 00:00
Eric Saperstein is using television as a way of drawing national attention to his custom woodworking business, Artisans of the Valley, in Pennington, N.J. The company builds reproductions and eclectic custom designs. In September, Saperstein’s furniture was featured on the new Animal Planet show “Tanked.”
Lacey Act at core of Gibson probe
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 12 December 2011 00:00
The Gibson Guitar Corp. issued a statement in August stating that government officials had raided its manufacturing facilities in Nashville and Memphis, Tenn., and seized several pallets of wood, guitars and electronic files. The announcement led to an uproar in the woodworking and lumber supply industries as to the federal government’s enforcement of the Lacey Act, which bans the use of illegally harvested timber.
Furniture Society names new president
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 14 November 2011 00:00
Alf Sharp, a custom furniture maker in Woodbury, Tenn., is the newly elected Furniture Society president. The studio furniture group is a national organization committed to promoting the art of furniture making and design. Reflecting back on how he was welcomed, educated and inspired when he first joined the group in the late 1990s, Sharp says he wants to give that same treatment to other artisans.
WMMA launches lobbying program
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 14 November 2011 00:00
The Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers Association recently implemented its new Patriot Award program as an incentive for its members to demonstrate to their local representative how legislative and regulatory issues will directly impact jobs, revenues and economic development at their plants.
Letter to the Editor: SawStop inventor responds to claims
Written by Stephen Gass Wednesday, 26 October 2011 00:00
Editor’s note: The following is a response to a position paper from the Power Tool Institute in regards to SawStop founder Stephen Gass’s petition before the Consumer Products Safety Commission, published as a letter to the editor in the September 2011 issue of Woodshop News (“SawStop mandate would hurt woodworkers,” Page 7).
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