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Max Krimmel - Tool Hero Artist Extraordinaire
Max Krimmel is fortunate to have learned from an early age what the feeling of being a successful artist was like. At 8 years old, he won his first prize for a Halloween Kachina costume that included a spectacular headdress, leggings and moccasins. "At age 12, he won first, second and third places in a 1960 Denver model car contest. His prized vehicle was a reproduction of a maroon woody surfer wagon with velvet curtains and operational door handles (still a family heirloom), and two...
Jude Herr
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Kurt Dinnes, Not Your Ordinary Contractor
Kurt Dinnes is not just another Builder, he creates places that you are proud to call home. The last home that he built was a high-tech Showcase Home in Oklahoma City. It sold for just under $500,000 and all the proceeds went to charity.
Jude Herr
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Women and Power Tools
I have to say, growing up in Buffalo, NY with a dad who was a contractor, I was quite sheltered from the fact that "most women don't use power tools". I really had no clue that there was an kind of sex discrimination in the contracting or power tool world. Naive me, all that I heard about was how my Aunt Ronny helped my dad put the roof on our house and my Aunt Marge was refinishing all the woodwork in her home. I guess I'm lucky because I was brought up thinking...
Jude Herr
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Chip Madeley - Fine Custom Cabinetry
Charles 'Chip' Madeley recalls working with wood since he was about 3 or 4 years old. "Our house was in a constant state of remodel until I went to college" says Chip. The home was a 1912 Praire-style house which upon completion, was listed on the local Historic Registry. Chip studied woodshop in High School and was always working on some project with his dad, who was a carpenter. His real plan while growing up though, was to race bicycles in Europe. He grew up...
Jude Herr
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Pat Morrow, Fine Furnishings Woodworker
Cozy in her oversized 2-car garage/workshop in Evergreen,Colorado, Pat Morrow can't quite explain what inspired her to get into woodworking. "It was just the path I ended up taking." I followed her contagious laughter and bright blue eyes over the workshop and through her house to the basement where she showed me her current project: a 1920's styled contemporary, cherry wood masterpiece. This was quite a few notches up from the first chair that she ever styled(see...
Jude Herr
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Why Choose Granite Topped Tools?
Why should you choose a granite topped table saw, band saw or jointer over one made of cast iron? Well, for one reason granite is flat, and is going to stay flat. If you think about it, granite is a stone that has been curing in the earth for millions of years.
Jude Herr
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Lee Jesberger - Inventor of the Ezee-Feed Infeed/Outfeed System
Lee Jesberger is a general contractor. For most folks, 30 years of running a General Contracting business is enough but obviously this man needs no sleep. In addition to his contracting business, he is a master woodworker, writer, webmaster, instructor and inventor of the Ezee-Feed Infeed/Outfeed System.
Jude Herr
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John Looser Builds Extreme Birdhouses
John Looser doesn't make houses for big birds, he makes really big bird houses. The largest "condominium birdhouse" so far has been 9 feet across and had 70 bird apartments. Yup, that's 70 pairs, mind you, of birds and their babies. And because of the way he mounts the houses, they look like they've actually been carved out of or built on top of trees. That's quite a monstrous nest. John sets a post 4 feet into the ground, then mounts the birdhouse 8-9 feet in...
Jude Herr
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Tool Hero - Ken Carpenter, Firefighter Mechanic
It's not like buying a Dodge off the lot. Purchasing a Fire Engine requires a committee designated to the design process because each truck is hand built to specifications. The committee designs the truck around what equipment will be placed on the truck. The Fire Truck Committee need to know what the truck is utilized for, ie: a rescue truck, engine pumper, ladder truck, wildland truck, where the tools should be placed to be effective and efficient, the right size pumps...
Jude Herr
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5 Marketing Tips For The General Contractor
Maybe you are just starting out in business or are looking for ways to increasing your already existing business. Whatever the case, marketing your business is an important way to connect with existing customers and also reach new ones. Marketing does not have to be expensive or time consuming and covering the basics are what is most important.
Jude Herr
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