We were prepared to scour the country to find a woodworking company able to build custom-designed displays for our watches, leather goods, journals, and bicycles. Turns out we didn’t have to search any farther than our own backyard.
Great Lakes Woodworking has been a Detroit fixture for three decades. What started in the garage of co-founder Mike Mancinelli’s eastside home has since grown into a thriving woodworking business that serves clients across the country.
We spent an afternoon speaking with Mancinelli and touring the factory—a sprawling warehouse decked out with machines that range from analog woodworking basics to enormous digitally-programmed machines that look like they were pulled off the set of a sci-fi movie.
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