By Jeanne Taylor, October 8th, 2018 “Tablescape No. 1.” • Hard rock maple, stainless steel • 58 x 90 x 32 inches. Now showing at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft – Texascraft 2018 • Winner of one of three Juror Merit Awards.
Meet Artist and Industrial Designer Brooke M Davis
We’ve been following Brooke M Davis’ work since 2012 after she …
Continue reading >>> Blending traditional and digital tools to make one-of-a-kind objects of beauty
By Michael Berliner, June 19th, 2015
Andrew Coholic is the owner of Joe Coholic Custom Furniture Ltd., a custom cabinetry and furniture business. The company operates out of a 6,000 square foot shop in Timmins, Canada. Andrew runs the business that was started by his father Joe back in the early 1970’s. Andrew said, “My family has worked with …
Continue reading >>> Custom furniture maker finds surprising benefits of CNC
By Michael Berliner, March 1st, 2015 CIOMIT owner and instructor Dan Parker
Daniel “Dr. Dan” Parker is a master craftsman with 42 years experience in the musical instrument repair trade. His clients include top professional musicians from around the world, and eight years ago he founded and continues to run CIOMIT, the Colorado Institute of Musical Instrument Technology. It’s …
Continue reading >>> Facet Mutes puts ShopBot 5-Axis to work making fine wood mutes
By Jeanne Taylor, November 13th, 2014
Just about any time of day, any day of the week in Balstrop, Louisiana, you’ll find an industrious production facility with 4 ShopBot PRSalpha ATC tools running at full tilt. About 11 years ago, James Brent (Pastor Jim) was called into the ministry and felt compelled to witness to people in need; specifically people …
Continue reading >>> Freedom Challenge Ministries serves more people in need, thanks to their growing ShopBot-based business.
By Michael Berliner, November 12th, 2014 Designer/Manufacturer Sidney Molepo
Film actresses Jessica Chastain (“The Help,” “Zero Dark Thirty”), Cody Horn (“Magic Mike”), and internationally renowned singer Celine Dion have something in common: their love of Sidney Molepo’s unique shoes and fashion accessories.
Mr. Molepo, who was educated as an architect and furniture designer, in recent years has turned his …
Continue reading >>> Celebs like Jessica Chastain love wearing Sidney Molepo sandals. Sidney Molepo loves his ShopBot.
By Michael Berliner, October 8th, 2014 Andrew Pitts of Heathsville, Virginia, is a self-taught studio furnituremaker with 38 years experience. His beautiful, detailed furniture has been featured in numerous exhibitions and garnered more than a dozen awards. He is an active member of several local Virginia artists’ associations and the national Furniture Society. With his many years of experience, Pitts only …
Continue reading >>> Andy Pitts to other fine woodworkers: “Don’t be afraid of CNC!”
By Michael Berliner, June 11th, 2014 Thinking about adding CNC technology into your production? ShopBot Tools has announced a special offering for attendees at this summer’s International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta, August 20 – 23. For those who are seriously exploring CNC solutions in woodworking (or virtually any material), ShopBot will demonstrate the cutting of your design, live at the …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot Will Test-Cut Your Design at IWF Atlanta 2014
By Michael Berliner, May 15th, 2014 The first thing that strikes you when you step inside Dom Peralta’s garage/maker space in San Mateo isn’t necessarily the high-pitched drilling of his ShopBot Desktop’s spindle. Rather it’s the very pleasant and heady aroma of natural California cedar. That’s because the ShopBot is hard at work precision-cutting wooden dowels of cedar for the Timbrr …
Continue reading >>> A Journey from Maker to Maker PRO: The Timbrr Stylus story
I’ve been working on another dining table, this one a “Prairie Style” table for a client out of quartersawn white oak. The design includes a bunch of mortise and tenon joints, which of course I decided to cut on the ShopBot (is there another way?). A dilemma stemmed from my lack of either a tool …
Continue reading >>> Machining Solid Wood – Mortises
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