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Like a lot of people, Rob Olson has always had a day job, and an idea for a project percolating in the recesses of his brain. Two years ago, after hearing an episode of Maine Calling about Maine-made gifts on the local NPR station, he decided it was time to take the plunge.

”Everyone had these cool stories of making stuff,” says Olson, a labor specialist for the Maine Education Association. “I decided I should take a stab at it.”

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