VEGA - Woodworking

Vega was founded by, Gordon Snoeyenbos, in the early 1960s. Growing up on a hard-working farm in Wisconsin in the 1930s, he developed a strong interest in woodworking. Commandeering the family chicken coop for his first workshop, his skills quickly advanced and he began generating reproduction furniture. Through his accomplishments, he was able to put himself through college to earn an engineering degree.
Among his many endeavors, he was employed at Wagner Castings in Decatur, Illinois and headed the industrial technology department at Millikin University, Decatur, designing and building several homes in the area.
Vega purchased a woodworking tool company and a renewed interest in the hobby/craft and custom woodworking was rapidly developing. Gordon Snowenebos looked for niche products of superior features, capacity, and functions that were unique. The conception of our distinctive line of high-quality products resulted, such as the Vega Lathe Duplicator and our top-selling Vega Pro and Utility Saw Fences. We invite you to visit our products page to see the detailed features of our unique line and to see why Vega has sold hundreds of thousands of our machines over the last 55 years.