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Maintaining quality edge major focus of axe maker
Maintaining quality edge major focus of axe maker
(sticK - 5 July 2012 ) Whether to outsource or insource, that is (one of) the questions.
For axe and saw maker Tuatahi Racing Axes & Saws, the question resolved itself a number of years ago says its office manager, Jo Fawcett.
The 45 year old company, started in Masterton by her father Eddie who as a competitive axeman was originally asked by others to sharpen their blades, and then to make the finished product, used to get others to carry out the forging component of making the axe head.
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