The WOODWEB Update - #137 - To un-subscribe, or to change your address, follow the instructions at the end of this message. WOODWEB, The Information Resource for the Woodworking Industry, is FREE to all users. Thousands of Knowledge Base Articles, Product Directory, Machinery Exchange, Lumber Exchange, Job Opportunities ... www.woodweb.com ================================================= In this issue: => Join the Woodworkers Directory for Free (Make it easy for customers to find you) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => ETemplate Systems Receives ISSFA's Associate of the Year Award (Exceptional products, support and more) => John Elvrum serves as Technical Advisor (WOODWEB's Cabinetmaking Forum) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) ================================================= => Join the Woodworkers Directory for Free Are you one of the nearly 1700 professionals listed at the Woodworkers Directory? If not, what are you waiting for? The directory allows you to create a FREE web page for your cabinet shop, architectural millwork firm, wood finishing, boatbuilding or wood products manufacturing company, and makes you eligible to receive FREE Request-for-Quotes. Go to http://www.woodindustry.com and click on the *List your company* link. ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers, Inc.: Public Auction – Tri-Link Technologies Featuring: Hot Press, Router, Saws (All Types), Shaper, Glue Spreaders, Shears, Heat Lamp Applicator, Air Compressors, Walk In Coolers, Chillers, Ovens, Welders & More. Go to www.cia-auction.com ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights Considering a dust-sucking contraption for your hinge boring machine? Here's a custom design that may help you skip the drawing board: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Hinge_Boring_Dust_Collection.html Must the dramatic grain of certain open grain species leave valleys in a shiny surface? The pros say no. Finishing Forum Technical Advisor Paul Snyder provides solutions for smoothing out the deep pores left in a freshly finished ash tabletop. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Filling_Depressions_Exposed_by_Topcoats.html It might take elbow grease and determination to make something old look new again, but it takes special skill to make something new look like an antique. One part of the process of distressing is dealt with here: color ''burnthrough'', which involves layering colors and sanding through areas to create years' worth of wear in a matter or minutes. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Color_Burnthrough.html Have you ever hired an employee, only to discover he or she doesn't know how to read a tape measure? This piece focuses on the practice of presenting prospective employees with a simple math test, and other ways of screening them before signing them on. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Testing_Prospective_Employees.html Considering the expense of crown moulding, it would be nice to cut with confidence. Here's how others chop their ''edge-installed'' crown, so you won't have to experiment. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Cutting_EdgeInstalled_Crown.html ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by C.R. Onsrud, Inc.: Manufacturer of CNC routers, inverted routers, and routing accessories Web highlights: * Video Demos Online * Machine Specifications * 24 Hour Parts and Service * User Testimonials www.cronsrud.com ================================================= => ETemplate Systems Receives ISSFA's Associate of the Year Award Each year, the International Solid Surface Fabricators Association (ISSFA) Awards Committee selects the Associate Member who is judged as having made the most significant contribution to the Association and the solid surface industry by providing exceptional products and support, outstanding Association support, and participation in ISSFA sponsored educational programs. ETemplate Systems is this year's recipient. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=398640 ================================================= => John Elvrum serves as Technical Advisor Jon Elvrum is a well-known author and consultant to the cabinetmaking industry. 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What system do you use to ensure that you receive proper compensation? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=395239 The pressure is off... and it's not a good thing. When the volume of air that is supplied to a brand new sander is too low, there's a problem in the air system, somewhere... but where? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=397113 Moisture is the culprit causing this stored moulding to warp... With the perpetrator identified, it's time to remedy the situation. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/swmf.pl?read=397544 Cabinetmakers are sharing their tried and true methods for ensuring case squareness. Do you have a tool or technique you swear by? If so, join in the discussion below. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=397027 ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by AWFS: Get Ready To Attend AWFSVegas, July 27-30. 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