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Furniture made in the USA
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:48 pm
by cincinnati
Did you see this on Rock Center last night?
Best 8 min you will spend watching a video this week.
Let me try the link again. For some reason it did not go to the correct video.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540...98559#46198559
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:28 pm
by dusty
Thank you for posting that. It was inspirational with a positive slant
(for a change).
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:54 pm
by garys
It's about time to see things start turning around.
I don't buy any wood furniture because I love making my own, but when it comes to chairs and sofas, I buy. We just replaced our living room furniture this past month. We found new furniture we wanted, and the best part is that it was made by Simmons in Alabama.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:13 pm
by mrhart
Saw that, more of these positive stories need to hit the air rather than hearing political mud slinging. I think the solution to fix alot of our problems could be facilitated with good positive press over a period of time.
That story made me wish the employment opportunity was closer.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:23 pm
by nuhobby
Great Story on Quality USA Stuff!
FYI, our house has a formal Cherry dining set Made In Indiana in recent times. There are private-label makers here as well as the well-known Amish makers.
I like making stuff, but I'll leave 8 curvy & rungless chairs to some real experts!
By the way, it's hard to fault USA-grown Hardwoods, either!
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:08 pm
by garys
nuhobby wrote:
By the way, it's hard to fault USA-grown Hardwoods, either!
When I do woodworking, I use only North American hardwoods. I don't like the woods from other parts of the world nearly as much as the domestic woods. The US is blessed with the best hardwoods in the world.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:13 pm
by lv2wdwrk
This is not furniture making, but if you call customer support for a company and get a foreign location just ask where they are and ask for someone in the USA. I have done this several times and it works. Just thing what would happen if everyone would do this.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:34 pm
by robinson46176
nuhobby wrote:FYI, our house has a formal Cherry dining set Made In Indiana in recent times.
Sampler ???
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:49 pm
by nuhobby
robinson46176 wrote:Sampler ???
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I'll have to get back later on a picture of the formal Cherry set. However from the same storeroom in Nashville (Brown County, IN) we had got a couple of less-formal end-tables and coffee table with Red Elm tops. Quick and fingerprinted picture from that shopping trip in 2010 is here:
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:14 am
by kalynzoo
Great story, even with MSN editing. We certainly need to start thinking America first. In California restarting a furnature business would probably be impossible. Air Pollution control has forced most paint and finishing plants out of the state. Dust pollution has move most woodworking operations out of state. I am truly glad this company was able to restart in the USA, but sadly they would probably not be able to start here.
Gary
LA, Ca