I’m honored to have been featured in a great blog article by the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership about passion and craft in Fort Wayne. It’s part of an ongoing series of how people in Northeast Indiana are contributing to the growth and expansion of the area in economic, cultural, and other ways.
Custom Boxes for High End Starrett Tools
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Custom Boxes
for High End Starrett Tools
It is an amazing feeling when you are asked to fulfill a customer's vision, and you succeed!
I was asked to build custom tool holder boxes for precision Starrett tools for a machinist in Fort Wayne. I was honestly intimidated by the whole idea because I felt like my work wouldn't be up to the level the customer expected, as well as the fear that my work wasn't worth what I was asking to be paid.
My fears were unfounded as I plowed through the project, including having to re-cut the sides of the largest box because of a mistake in the first few steps. I was able to build three beautiful boxes (with their own errors and mistakes) using new techniques, hardware, and tools which turned out good enough that the customer asked for two more boxes at delivery!
