Furniture Makers Adapt to Change

Tudor is 22.

His Web site has drawn inquiries from Moldova and Indonesia. His architect contacts have brought custom railing work. His small shop -- he is the lone employee -- has brought another benefit most independent furniture-makers know well:

Last month, in a lull between commissions, Tudor absorbed a loss that might have meant layoffs at a larger shop. Confident the work would come, he renovated his forge space, making the best of his bided time. "