What happened to Bridge City Tool Works?
PORTLAND, Ore. – Bridge City Tool Works, a respected manufacturer of heirloom-quality woodworking hand tools, is being acquired by Harvey Industries Co. Ltd., a woodworking machinery manufacturer based in China.
Who is John economaki?
John Economaki was a woodworker who specialized in fine art furniture when he developed a dangerous allergy to wood dust. He started designing high-end woodworking tools that are highly functional as well as beautiful.
Who owns Harvey woodworking?
Jack Xu
In 2013, John met Jack Xu, owner of Harvey Industries, a China based manufacturer established in 1999, that successfully sells woodworking machinery in over 100 countries worldwide. John created the Chopstick Master and looked to Jack to manufacture this product for him at the highest quality for retail sale.
Where are Harvey woodworking tools made?
Harvey Industries, Co., Ltd., a world-class manufacturer of woodworking machinery headquartered in China, is acquiring Bridge City Tool Works of Portland, Oregon. John Economaki founded Bridge City in 1983.
Are Bridge City tools good?
True, BridgeCity make exceptionally high quality tools. However through their limited edition models they are as much pandering to collectors as practical craft persons and woodworkers. If you don’t like Signatures, just go to Look and Layout and tick No Signatures.
Where are Harvey woodworking machines made?
English was approached by Harvey Industries Co., Ltd. Harvey manufactures woodworking machines and is headquartered in Nanjing, China. Harvey has a division known as Harvey Works that imports premium US and European made woodworking equipment for sale to China’s growing middle class.
What brands does Harvey woodworking make?
Harvey Industries | Jack Xu | M.Y. Lab | Table Saw | Education | Woodworking | Gyro | Lathe | Woodworkers Journal.
What is a saddle Square?
A saddle square is an expensive little tool made expressly for transferring layout lines from one plane of a workpiece to a perpendicular plane—to scribe around all four sides of a table leg, for example.
Where is powermatic made?
Does Powermatic plan to continue building the 66? Yes, in Tennessee, down the road from the old factory in McMinville. Delta, and all the rest of the Big Brands are made in Asia (Taiwan or PRC).
Where are Harvey tools made?
We utilize advanced CNC grinding technology to manufacture our miniature tools at our plant in Maine.