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Project Gallery:   Professional woodworkers post examples of their work in this interactive venue

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Shop Gallery:   Professional woodworkers display and describe their shop facilities, products and equipment

Recent Images Gallery:   Newly posted pictures at the Forums, Exchanges, and Galleries


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Recent Posts from All Forums:   View the most recent posts from all of WOODWEB's Forums in one location

Adhesives Forum:   Discussing the proper use of woodworking glues, contact cements, epoxies, and other bonding agents

Architectural Woodworking Forum:   Quality standards and production of wood mouldings, doors, windows, and other types of architectural work

Business and Management Forum:   Lively conversations on topics like starting your woodworking business, sales and marketing, project management, legal issues and accounting

Cabinet and Millwork Installation Forum:   Solve tricky field installation problems with help from other professionals

Cabinetmaking Forum:   32mm, frameless, and face-frame cabinet design, construction

CAD Forum:   Beat the Computer Aided Design learning curve with help from experienced CAD users

Commercial Kiln Drying Forum:   Discuss issues facing commercial drying operations that process at least 750,000 bd. ft. of lumber per year

CNC Forum:   Learn and share information about Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) woodworking equipment, software, and automated manufacturing

Dust Collection, Safety, and Plant Operation Forum:   Plant layout, dust collection systems, and other ideas for maintaining a safe, productive working environment

Professional Finishing Forum:   Discuss water-based finishes, polyesters, conversion varnishes, lacquers, stains, spray equipment

Forestry Forum :   Discuss timber management, silviculture, tree planting, diseases and harvesting

Professional Furniture Making Forum:   Helping professional furniture makers improve quality, save time, and increase profits

Laminating and Solid Surfacing Forum:   Solid surface and plastic laminate fabrication in cabinetry, countertops, and other applications

Sawing and Drying Forum:   Your best source of technical and practical advice on sawmilling, kiln drying, and primary processing

Solid Wood Machining Forum:   Proper tool sharpening, equipment setup, care and maintenance, and correct lumber feed rates for moulders, saws and planers

Value Added Wood Processing Forum:   Learn how to improve your output, find new markets, and boost sales of your lumber products

Veneer Forum:   Reliable advice for novices and experts who work with this beautiful yet technically demanding material

WOODnetWORK:   The woodworker's worldwide "town square," where any professional wood-related topic is fair game


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Video Library:   Index of industrial woodworking related digital videos on the web

Software Connection:   Fully functional applications, shareware and demos including plywood and panel optimizers, CAD and CNC software

Auctions, Sales and Special Offers:   Our advertisers offer woodworkers discounted prices on good and services, and announce upcoming auctions

Industry News:   Late-breaking news from all sectors of the wood industry

Woodworkers Directory:   Create a free web page for your cabinet, architectural millwork, finishing, boatbuilding or wood products manufacturing company, or search the directory to locate the professionals you need

Sawing and Drying Directory:   Create a free listing for your sawing, drying or lumber grading company, or search the directory to locate the professionals you need

The Wood Doctor:   Read Dr. Gene Wengert's many wood engineering and processing articles

Woodworking Machinery Finder:   No-fee "super database" of used woodworking equipment offered by machine dealers

Bookstore:   Extensive list of cabinetmaking, furniture design, boatbuilding, forestry and wood engineering books for sale at discount prices

Lumber Buying Guide:   Hardwood lumber pricing for the Western, Midwest, and Eastern distribution markets

Tradeshow Directory:   Get dates, locations and travel information to help plan your next wood industry trade show visit

Newsstand:   Descriptions and links to key woodworking industry trade magazines

Lumber and Timber Calculators:   On-line calculators to make your timber and lumber related estimating a little easier

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CTS Manufacturing
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 11/06/2009

Combining skilled craftsmanship and the latest manufacturing techniques, CTS Manufacturing offers spiral cutterheads, profile cutters, insert tooling, blades and more.


O'Shea Lumber
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 11/04/2009

Proud to celebrate their 38th year in business, O'Shea Lumber offers quality domestic and imported hardwoods and softwoods, and provides genuine, exceptional personal service.


Northtech Machinery
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 10/30/2009

Distributed by major dealers throughout the US and Canada, Northtech Machinery offers high quality industrial woodworking machinery accompanied by technical service and spare parts support.


NEMI
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 10/28/2009

A manufacturer of quality, user-friendly products for CNC machines, NEMI products include digitizers, tool setters, vacuum pods, vacuum cups, vacuum tables, chucks, software and more.


Safety Glasses in the Shop
Knowledge Base Article || Posted here 10/27/2009

When a new eye protection rule creates a small labor-management power struggle in a woodshop, the owner comes to WOODWEB for advice on enforcement.


NAP GLADU
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 10/26/2009

Producing sophisticated tooling with the use of state-of-the-art equipment, NAP GLADU is a complete source of carbide and diamond cutting tools for the woodworking industry.


Curved Raised Panels
Featured Project || Posted here 10/24/2009

This step-by-step account details the making of curved frames and raised panels for a kitchen island.


Lignomat
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 10/23/2009

Offering high quality products at competitive prices, Lignomat is proud to be globally respected and recognized in the lumber industry for dry kiln controllers and moisture measurement technology.


Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory
Site Announcement || Posted here 10/22/2009

The following companies recently created free webpages at the Woodworkers Directory. Create yours today! The Coffee Table Co, Moore's Woodworks, Consider It Done, MasterCraft Building & Millwork, Inc.


MultiCam
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 10/21/2009

Producing automated positioning systems for over 2 decades, MultiCam engineers, manufactures, and markets CNC cutting solutions, including CNC Router, Laser, Plasma, WaterJet, and Knife Cutting machines.


The Illusion of Age
Knowledge Base Article || Posted here 10/20/2009

Creating a distressed finish is like playing a musical instrument, explains expert finisher Ron Bryze. Techniques are explained in "The Illusion of Age", but it's up to you to finesse them...


Mountainside Wood Products
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 10/19/2009

Committed to providing top quality products at affordable prices, Mountainside Wood Products offers standard mortise and tenon doors, drawer fronts, mitered doors, wainscot, fluted pilasters and many other custom made items.


Hold-Down Solutions for Cutting Small Parts
Knowledge Base Article || Posted here 10/17/2009

Cutting out a multitude of small circles on the CNC - sound like a hold-down headache? Here are a host of ideas on keeping the product in place...


Competing on Price in a Tough Market
Knowledge Base Article || Posted here 10/15/2009

Cabinetmakers discuss how to squeeze dollars out of an estimate and still make a buck. In tough economic times, can a little creative business restructuring make all the difference?


Moulder Services
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 10/14/2009

Offering quality moulder knife steel, cutterheads, profile grinding wheels, jointing stones, feed rollers, insert tooling and accessories, Moulder Services also specializes in on-site training for moulders and profile grinders.




An Invention
Forum Discussion || Posted here 10/13/2009

An inventor presents a small, sturdy machine for making curved doors and similar products to the Cabinetmaking Forum... A thoughtful critique on the machine - and an assessment of its viability on the market - are unfolding here.


Moldingknives.com
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 10/12/2009

Using state-of-the-art CNC technology, Moldingknives.com machines their knives in-house to exact tolerances for many major industry brands, and offers custom profiles as well as 300+ catalog patterns in stock.


Cryogenics
Forum Discussion || Posted here 10/10/2009

Cryogenics and freezing cutting tools... Sound space age? Learn how these technologies are being used in the wood industry at WOODWEB's CNC Forum.


Mirror Reflections
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 10/09/2009

A moulding design specialty company, Mirror Reflections provides DXF files, templates and knives for most moulders, including Iida, Kentwood, Leadermac, SCMI, US Concepts, Wadkin, Weinig and many others.


Radius Mouldings
Forum Discussion || Posted here 10/8/2009

Shops that specialize in radius and curved mouldings are sharing their techniques at the Architectural Woodworking Forum. Join in with your own advice, or pick up a few pointers.


Featured Sawmill
Sawmill Gallery || Posted here 10/6/2009

Ed Watson of Wood Wise Lumber Sales turns beetle-killed pine into a variety of lumber products at his sawmill in Colorado. He was recently interviewed by WOODWEB's Brett Hagstrom.




CustomMade.com
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 10/02/2009

A web site dedicated to promoting woodworkers custom pieces, CustomMade.com can help to market those creations to potential customers on the web.




Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory
Site Announcement || Posted here 10/1/2009

The following companies recently created free webpages at the Woodworkers Directory. Create yours today!... La Puerta Originals, Timbur LLC, Stinson Press, Inc., Hensley Custom Cabinetry


Featured Sawmill
Sawmill Gallery || Posted here 9/29/2009

From a tent and two frying pans to a custom house constructed of lumber he milled himself - that's how far Frank Wathley has come over the course of his career in timber. WOODWEB's Brett Hagstrom recently interviewed Frank - read the resulting article here.




Mikron Machinery
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 09/28/2009

Dedicated to producing superior quality machines, Mikron Machinery's products include elliptical/arch forming rack machines, multi-moulders, rosette makers and many more.




How to Limit Cracking when Drying Discs
Knowledge Base Article || Posted here 9/26/2009

This intelligent, in-depth discussion on drying cross-cut log slices with limited cracking looks at underlying wood property principles, and includes some input from the Wood Doc.


Midwest Sandright
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 09/25/2009

Another one of the resources of the Midwest Group One, Midwest Sandright manufactures 5 different widebelt sanding machines, offering superior results, easy operation and dependable service at competitive rates.




Bidding Wars on a Nice Built-In
Knowledge Base Article || Posted here 9/24/2009

In a lost-bid case study, cabinetmakers discuss pricing and negotiating strategies for a custom cherry entertainment center job.


Midwest Automation
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 09/23/2009

Serving a variety of markets in the woodworking industry, Midwest Automation's product line includes adhesive applications, flat panel laminating, material handling, engineered systems and more.




CNC Chess Set
Forum Discussion || Posted here 9/22/2009

An update on the creation of a life-size chess set has been posted at the CNC Forum. Watch the video and join the discussion.


Microvellum
Featured Advertiser || Posted here 09/21/2009

Utilizing Microsoft Excel Technology, Microvellum offers a single-source system for production reporting, labeling, job management, estimating, nesting, online ordering and more.




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Buy and Sell

Recent Listings from All Exchanges

Job Opportunities Exchange: Employment opportunities and services within the woodworking industry

Lumber and Wood Products Exchange:  A worldwide buy/sell exchange for lumber and wood products

Woodworking Machinery Exchange:   Buy and sell surplus woodworking machinery

Classifieds Exchange:  Classified advertising for the woodworking industry

Knowledge Base           return to top

Knowledge Base - Search or Browse:   An extensive, always-growing collection of woodworking articles from wood industry magazines and experts, and the best discussions from our Interactive Forums, arranged in the categories listed below

Editor's Choice

Adhesives, Gluing and Laminating
 -Glues and Bonding
Agents
 -Gluing and
Clamping
Equipment

Architectural Millwork
 -Custom Millwork
 -Doors and
Windows
 -Flooring
 -General
 -Millwork Installer
 -Lathe Turning
 -Mouldings
 -Millwork
Restoration
 -Stairs
 -Stock
Manufacturing

Business
 -Employee Relations
 -Estimating,
Accounting,
Profitability
 -Legal
 -Marketing
 -Plant Management
 -Project
Management
 -Sales

Cabinetmaking
 -Commercial
Cabinetry
 -Custom Cabinet
Construction
 -Cabinet Design
 -Cabinet Door
Construction
 -General
 -Installation
 -Residential
Cabinetry
 -Store Fixtures

Computerization
 -Software
 -CNC Machinery
and Techniques
 -CAD and Design

Dust Collection, Safety, Plant Operation
 -General
 -Material Handling
 -Wood Waste
Disposal
 -Safety Equipment
 -Hazard
Communication

Finishing
 -General
Wood Finishing
 -High Speed
Production
 -Refinishing

Forestry
 -Agro-Forestry
 -Forest Product
Laboratory Articles
 -Tree Pests &
Diseases
 -Timber Harvesting
 -Tree Planting
 -Woodlot
Management

Furniture
 -Custom Furniture
 -Furniture Design
 -General
 -Furniture
Manufacturing
 -Outdoor Furniture
 -Furniture Repairs
 -Furniture
Reproduction
 -Restoration

Laminating and Solid Surfacing
 -Fabrication
Techniques
 -Materials
 -Equipment

Lumber and Plywood
 -Buying
 -Storage
 -Wood
Identification

Panel Processing
 -General
 -Machine Setup
and Maintenance

Primary Processing
 -General
 -Air Drying
Lumber
 -Kiln Construction
 -Kiln Operation
 -Lumber Grading
 -Sawmilling
 -Woodlot
Management
 -Yield Formulas

Solid Wood Machining
 -General
 -Setup and
Maintenance
 -Tooling
 -Tool Grinding

Veneer
 -Machinery
 -Processing And
Manufacturing
 -Techniques

Wood Engineering
 -General
 -Wood Properties

Woodworking Miscellaneous
 -Accessories
 -Bending Wood
 -Boat Building
 -Boat Repairs
 -Carving
 -Musical
Instruments
 -Picture Frames
 -Tool Maintenance
 -Woodworking


Product Directory           return to top

Alphabetical List of Companies

Adhesives and Fasteners

Associations

Business

Cabinets

Components

Computer Software

Drafting Design Services
Education

Electronics

Finishing and Abrasives

Forestry

HandTools

Hardware
 -CabinetAccessories
 -Decorative
 -Drawer Systems
 -Hinges
 -Lighting

Job Opportunities

Laminating and Solid Surfacing

Lumber and Plywood
 -Retail Lumber
& Plywood

Machinery
 -Air Compressors
 -Auctions & Appraisals
 -Boring Machines
 -Carving Machines
 -Clamping
Equipment
 -CNC
Machinery
 -Coping Machines
 -Countertop
Equipment
 -Door and Window
Equipment
 -Dovetailing
Equipment
 -Dowelling
Equipment
 -Dowelmaking
Machinery
 -Dust Collection
 -Downdraft Tables
 -Edge Banders
 -Energy Production
Equipment
 -Finger Jointers
 -Finishing
Equipment
 -Flooring Machinery
 -Frame
Equipment
 -Gluing Equipment
 -Hinge Insertion
 -Jointers
 -Laminating
Equipment
 -Laser Machining
 -Lathes
 -Material
Handling
 -Measuring Equipment
 -Misc
 -Mortising
Equipment
 -Moulders
 -Panel Processing
Equipment
 -Planers
 -Presses
 -Primary Processing
 -Routers
 -Sanding Machines
 -Sawing Machines
 -Service & Repairs
 -Shapers
 -Sharpening
Equipment
 -Spare Parts
 -Stair
Manufacturing
 -Tenoners
 -V-Grooving
Equipment
 -Veneer Equipment
 -Wood Waste
Handling
Equipment
 -Downdraft Tables
Mouldings and Millwork
 -Flooring
 -Stair Building
Packaging and Transportation

Power Tools

Plans & Publications

Plant Maintenance & Management

Sawing and Drying

Suppliers

Tooling
 -Enhancements and
Accessories

Veneer
 -Edgebanding
 -Inlays and
Marquetry

Wood Turning




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