When Timberdoodle began, one of our earliest technological investments was a photocopy machine. Our theory was that by doing it all ourselves we would save a lot of money. And for a few years we did make it work. One year we not only used the “technologically ground-breaking” photocopier to print all of our catalog [...]

My next-door-grandparents have been an amazing blessing to me over the years, but it wasn’t until I began poring over Grandma’s records that I realized how instrumental they have been in the growth of Timberdoodle. By 1986 Grandpa had built walls of shelves in our laundry room, to store and organize inventory. Soon they invited [...]

If you were looking to name your homeschool supply business, Timberdoodle isn’t likely to sit at the top of your list of names. But for us it has been perfect, unique enough to aid people in remembering it, and not too terribly hard to spell for Google! So how did we get there? From early [...]