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The Lure of Figured Wood Furniture

Posted by CustomMade in Concepts & Buyer Guides, For Customers, Maker Spotlight on December 29, 2009

Tiger maple tables, Birdseye maple furniture, Curly cherry, Flame birch. Guest contributor Bob Kloes of Kloes Custom Furniture shares with us what it is that makes the furniture made from these woods so unique.

Most all the furniture I have built and sold in the last 10 years has been made from one or more of [...]

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CustomMade.com and Rockler Announce a Partnership

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers on December 22, 2009

This week we announced a strategic partnership with Rockler Woodworking and Hardware. You can read the press release –as picked up by Forbes– here.

Some have been asking us what a strategic partnership between two of the larger players in the industry means to the custom woodworking industry.  We wanted to partner with an [...]

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Let this be a lesson – DIY gone awry

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, The People Behind CustomMade on December 13, 2009

When you can’t seem to find the right piece of furniture to fit your space, it’s tempting to try to just do it yourself. But unless you know what you’re doing, the results can be pretty comical.

This is what we came up with when we built a base for a few extra tabletops to [...]

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CustomMade Celebrates our Launch Party

Posted by Mike in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers, Founder's Blog, The People Behind CustomMade on December 9, 2009

Launch Party!

Well, it has been almost a year since we purchased the original CustomMade.com from Ted!

In that past year, we have made a lot of changes, have met many challenges, and have grown closer together as a team and as an organization.  Our launch party was a time for Employees, Consultants, Woodworkers, Investors, [...]

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Great Article on the Future of Custom Made items and Mass Customization

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers on December 7, 2009

CustomMade Items have made it into the Wall Street Journal! This Wall St. Journal column serves an ode to artisans like the hundreds of gifted and unique ones you can find on CustomMade.com.  We pride ourselves on providing a forum that not only creates new business opportunities for small business people, but also creates a [...]

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Get the kids into the custom made game with these LEGO sets

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on December 2, 2009

Check out this cool program from LEGO called Design byME.  Kids (and adults) can create their own customized LEGO set using the free software that offers almost 1500 virtual LEGO pieces to choose from.  They even have the option to design a custom box and get a personalized building guide sent to them along with [...]

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