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What’s a “hit” ?

Posted by CustomMade in CustomMade Maker Sucess, For Makers on October 17, 2009

We were perusing an internet woodworking forum and noticed a thread talking about CustomMade.com and whether or not it was a good value. A lot of the discussion in that thread revolved around the topic of how many “hits” the site generated for its artisan members. While we often discuss average “pageviews” on the older [...]

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CustomMade.com Members Eric and Stan Saperstein of Artisans of the Valley are Featured on TV

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, Maker Spotlight on October 10, 2009

Artisans of the Valley, a member of CustomMade.com for the last 8 years was featured on the EBRU-TV show Blank Canvas.

Check it out if you get a chance – click this link for Episode 4 of Season 1.  The Artisans of the Valley segment starts at 12 minutes.  You can also watch the segment on [...]

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Babson College Hosts Panel on Mass Customization

Posted by CustomMade in Company News and Info, For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on October 3, 2009

On October 8th, Babson College will hold a conference on Mass Customization.  This Customization conference promises to be an interesting discussion.  There will be a number of executives talking about their companies that sell custom jewlery, custom suits, and other custom made products.

CustomMade.com will be attending and will draw attention to the custom woodworking [...]

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AWFS Fresh Wood Competition: Jared Geddes of Brigham Young University with

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on August 17, 2009

Jared Geddes, also of Brigham Young University took the time to share his work, “Walnut Elegance.” Jared is studying Mechanical Engineering and looks forward to continuing to do woodworking for the enjoyment of it.

Jared Geddes from CustomMade.

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AWFS Fresh Wood Competition: Jonathon Cox of Brigham Young University with

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on August 6, 2009

Jonathon Cox of Brigham Young University created a piece called “Split Personality,” which features some detailed some wonderful surface detail on a carved natural edge. His tabletop is cantilevered and the pedestal is connected with a pinned double bridle joint.

He entry was in the post-secondary school category and this career goal is to eventually [...]

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AWFS Fresh Wood Competition: David Ringheim of Selkirk College with “The Empire Desk”

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on August 3, 2009

David Ringheim constructed a beautifully designed piece in the Tables category for the AWFS Fair Freshwood Student Competition. Upon completing his work at Selkirk College his plans are to open his own woodworking studio and where he can build custom one of a kind furniture. AWFS Fresh Wood Student Competition: David Ringheim from CustomMade

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Norwalk Custom Order Furniture Factory Stays Open for Business

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, For Makers, The Wide World of Custom Making on July 28, 2009

A recent article in BusinessWeek discusses the history and rebirth of the Norwalk Custom Order Furniture Factory, a 107 year old Custom Sofa and Custom Chair manufacturer.  At CustomMade.com, we are excited to hear that the custom furniture factory has stayed open for business and wish them all the best.

The BusinessWeek article states: “This [...]

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AWFS Fresh Wood Competition: Daniel Graupmann of Palomar College with “Kurven”

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on July 24, 2009

Daniel Graupmann of Palomar College competed in the Reproduction Tables category category of the Post SecondaryFresh Wood Student competition at AWFS Fair Las Vegas. We sat down to have a talk about his beautiful oak desk, “Kurven.”

AWFS Fresh Wood Student Competition: Daniel Graupmann from CustomMade on Vimeo.

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Forms & Fixtures Finds Value in Staying Local and Going Custom

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on July 21, 2009

Here is an article in about staying local and going custom in The Business Journals.  We enjoyed reading about how Greensboro, NC woodworker and founder of Forms & Fixtures, MM Reynolds, realized that outsourcing to China was not a viable option for her business. Forms & Fixtures specializes in high-end bathroom cabinetry and vanity pieces.

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Photos of Splinter, the Wooden Supercar

Posted by CustomMade in For Customers, The Wide World of Custom Making on July 19, 2009

“Splinter” the Wooden Supercar was designed and built by Joe Harmon. It is an amazing custom work of art that took him two years to build. They are not yet done with designing the engine, but we would love to see this car on the road sometime soon! You can check out additional photos here:

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