Salvaged Industrial Wood Becomes Art
Theaster Gates, a Chicago artist, takes wood from old factories and turns it into art — or ladders.
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Woodworking Posts
A Look at H.O. Studley’s Blades
When I inspect an antique tool – especially one that hasn’t been messed with much – I always take a look at the cutting edge. How was it sharpened? What is the shape of the edge? Did they do any work on the unbeveled face of the blade. Usually, the edges of most vintage tools
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Animals and Woodworking
‘There is nothing like the sound of a logging chain snapping taught behind a good team.’ For centuries man has used animals to help in the process of woodworking. If you were lucky you could get a cat to keep rats and mice from the shop, but that is all they will ever
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A Way to Make Motor Fuel Out of Wood? Add Water
A Georgia company is aiming to refine its technology so it can be used on an industrial scale at competitive prices.
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Guitars, a Federal Raid and a Jobs Speech
After federal investigators impound what they say is illegally imported wood, a company’s chief executive gets a seat of honor in a joint congressional session in a swipe at President Obama.
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Sino-Forest Execs Accused of Receiving Backdated Stock Options
Investors in Sino-Forest, the Chinese timber company rocked by allegations of fraud, have accused the company’s chief executive and top financial officer of receiving backdated stock options, according to a new lawsuit.
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