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No registration required. www.woodweb.com ================================================= In this issue: => Industry News (Stiles Education announces upcoming courses) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Technical Advisor at WOODWEB's CNC Forum (Brian Personett lends professional advice) => Finding Wood is Fast and Easy (Get price quotes via email in less than 24 hours) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => New at the Knowledge Base (Find Images Fast, Spotlighted Articles) => Industry Sales and Special Offers (Clearance sale on Now at Edge-It Edgebanding) ================================================= => Industry News Stiles Education announces featured courses, including topics such as panel saw and edgebander operation and maintenance. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=345886 ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights As more woodworkers choose to construct cabinet interiors with melamine, a debate arises... Is melamine high-quality enough to be used in high-end kitchens? Its advantages and drawbacks are covered here. Opinions run strong on which applications melamine is appropriate in. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Melamine_Carcasses.html This article discusses the steps taken in creating AutoCAD shop drawings. There are as many sequences as there are CAD users. Highlighted here are some of the most important efficiency issues. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/AutoCAD_Drawings_Step_by_Step.html This piece carefully considers arrangement of crown molding, and covers how standard moulding profiles can be creatively configured to achieve different looks. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Builtup_Crown_Molding_Configuration.html Building a one by twelve closet shelf... sound like a simple job? Maybe so, except that the closet wall is a convex curve. Read about calculating the radius of this curve, and view a few diagrams that illustrate how to determine the correct curve. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Radius_of_Convex_Wall.html A general contractor hands you a set of project drawings to bid on, but the drawings were copied, and don't have the proper copyright stamp. Does this present an ethical - or even legal - problem? If these drawings are protected by copyright law, what does this mean when you decide to bid? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Copyright_Issues_and_Architectural_Drawings.html There is ample advice here on achieving a very fine-lined, old China-like crackle finish. Products and schedules are covered in detail. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Fine_Crackle_Finish.html ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by Accurate Technology: Check out Accurate Technology Commercial ON LINE sales at http://www.proscale.com/sale.htm, and Clearance/Close-Out specials at http://www.proscale.com/clearance/clearance.htm on ProScale Digital measuring system products. Exciting new Consumer products can be found at www.digi-kit.com. ================================================= => Technical Advisor at WOODWEB's CNC Forum Brian Personett is Plant Manager for Crown Supply Co., Inc., in Seymour, Indiana. He started his career in 1983 working mainly in countertops, and in 1985 began working on Crown's new line of cabinets. Brian is responsible for keeping all the casework flowing through the shop. Away from work, Brian enjoys officiating high school football, fishing, and being involved in his children's numerous activities and sports. Visit the CNC Forum at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl ================================================= => Finding Wood is Fast and Easy WOODWEB and WoodPlanet offer a great FREE service to our visitors. Tell us the lumber you're looking for, and we'll post your request at both WOODWEB and WoodPlanet, and send it out to appropriate suppliers. In no time, price quotes will arrive at your Inbox, complete with contact info for each supplier. All you have do is pick the best one. Click on the link below to send a Request for Quote: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/wp.cgi ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB update is sponsored in part by: UWMO Inc. (Used Woodworking Machinery Online) www.uwmo.com - UWMO-AUCTIONS for online auctions/liquidations, asset recovery, remarketing, etc. www.uwmoauctions.com - UWMO-NEWS for the latest world news, industry news, etc. www.uwmonews.com - MLS MACHINERY for a complete online catalog of used machinery, etc. www.mlsmachinery.com ================================================= => Hot Threads As a newly hired estimator at a reputable cabinet company, this forum participant is unhappy with the formula he is expected to use in costing out work. Is the formula - materials times X - as inaccurate as he fears? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=343836 Because factory-produced crown molding comes in 8 foot lengths, the pieces must be spliced together in many situations. How can this be dealt with in order to prevent the gaps that often appear between sections over time? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=344410 This thread at the Sawing and Drying Forum includes full-color photos of different home-built sawmills. Visit ''My Own Mill'' to learn how these machines were constructed, or to add your own experience to the discussion: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/sawdry.pl?read=343511 Do you have an opinion on the best way to build interior residential staircases? The debate laid out in this question concerns housed vs. butted stringers. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=342654 ================================================= => New at the Knowledge Base - It's now easy to identify articles that include images - just look for the camera icon to the left of any article title. Camera icons are visible when you're browsing through the Knowledge Base or searching the site. Visit the Knowledge Base at: http://www.woodweb.com/KnowledgeBase/KBIndex.html - Our Editor's Choice page, highlighting recent Knowledge Base additions of exceptional quality, has just been updated. Find the newest picks at: http://www.woodweb.com/KnowledgeBase/EditorsChoice.html ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by WoodBids.com: Come see WoodBids.com, the premiere auction based website for woodworking machinery. Designed specifically for ease of use for both buyer and seller. Check us out today! WWW.WOODBIDS.COM provided by Schmidt Industrial Services, Inc. ================================================= => Industry Sales and Special Offers Huge clearance sale on now at Edge-It Edgebanding. View the extensive list of edgebanding and veneers at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/specialoffers.pl?read=342657 ================================================= Find out how to promote your company on the Web. 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