by Phil Kerner | Dec 28, 2015 | Cutter Grinding and Sharpening, Legacy, Members Only: The Tool Room
The year was 1981, and in the midst of my apprenticeship at Anson Tools & Gages it was time for me to move to our cutter grinding department. Back then, tool & die shops usually resharpened their own tools, especially since carbide was just so expensive which...
by Phil Kerner | Jul 20, 2015 | Legacy, Life Lessons, Members Only: The Tool Room
The year was 2004...and the time had come for me to close my last tool shop, Endeavor mold and Design, Inc. Because of the hit on our local manufacturing economy, it was both a tough time to own a shop and an even tougher time to sell a building. It took about 8...
by Phil Kerner | May 9, 2015 | Legacy, Members Only: The Tool Room, Tool and Die Making History
I don't know about you, but I'm one of those guys who goes "all in" when I decide to get good at something. Golf? I was an addict, and if I wasn't playing, I was practicing. If I wasn't practicing, I was reading about it. If I wasn't reading about it, I was watching...
