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out not looking as good as they should. We knew we needed to
invest in more complex and accurate equipment.”
“Most employees have been Another example of an observation that led to a purchase? Many
years ago, Pope thought about the shop’s frequent need to deal
working other places and have with sheets of plywood that are not square; to get them squared
up, you need to cut off narrow strips, and that can be dangerous.
picked up knowledge along “We decided we needed an Altendorf panel saw, which was safer

and much more accurate,” he says.
the way — they may know a Other investments include a Timesaver sander, a Tiger Stop,

better way to do things that a Casadei 20/10 edgebander, a Saw Stop table saw, as well as
multiple shapers and feeders.
you hadn’t thought of. I’ve Pope has not invested in a CNC.
“I don’t think a CNC would help us out very much,” he says. “We
hired guys who knew quite do take stuff to another guy for CNC work sometimes — we

have oddball stuff that needs to be machined out, but not
a bit, and I’ve learned from enough to have our own machine, which would take up half of
our floor space.”
them.” — Glenn Pope
SATISFYING CHALLENGES
Glenn Pope Woodworking does plenty of traditional cabinetry
work — kitchens, entertainment centers, home libraries, etc. —
but its location in Napa Valley has also brought opportunities to
“Machinery and equipment got more sophisticated,” Pope says,
“and we began to realize how often we were having to take collaborate on intricate projects for wineries and wine collectors.
things to other people to have them worked on — having them Pope estimates that he’s done work for 40 wineries over the
planed on a bigger planer, for instance. We were also getting years, including Krug, Franciscan, and the Miner Family Winery.
tired of sanding with a belt sander and having the pieces come “We get a lot of diverse projects and that makes the work

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