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Thousands of Knowledge Base Articles, Product Directory, Machinery Exchange, Lumber Exchange, Job Opportunities ... www.woodweb.com ================================================= In this issue: => Editor's Choice (A few of our favorites) => Carter Introduces Clean Sweep Bandsaw Brush (Proof that the best ideas are the simplest) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Eastern Lumber Buying Guide Updated (Get current pricing now) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => New and Improved Machinery Exchange (Easier than ever to buy and sell) ================================================= => Editor's Choice From side-splittingly funny stories about stupid woodworkers to rather dry accounts of moisture content control, you'll find a few of the editor's favorites from the past few months right here: http://www.woodweb.com/KnowledgeBase/EditorsChoice.html ================================================= => Carter Introduces Clean Sweep Bandsaw Brush The Clean Sweep increases bandsaw accuracy and blade life and improves safety. Learn more at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=404696 ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights The issue concerning who controls the radio dial is giving this shop owner a headache. Because the thought of a music-free workplace sure seems dismal, he'd like to come to a compromise with employees over sound levels and safety concerns. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Radios_In_The_Shop.html This partner is searching for a solution to his workers' comp woes... When the three owners of his business get hit hard with a mighty backcharge, what can be done? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Workers_Comp_for_Owners.html It looks as though many years of heavy use in a well-worn kitchen gave this drawer front its patina... but in reality, all that ''age'' is just a little latex paint, glazed and finished. Read about the color burnthrough technique used here to distress a brand new piece of cabinetry. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Color_Burnthrough_Sample.html When a lacquer lifts and wrinkles, something is definitely wrong. Learning the complexities of each layer in the finishing schedule may help you coax that coating to settle down and smooth out. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Solving_Lifting_in_Catalyzed_Lacquer.html This piece gets to the bones of cabinet construction, discussing two essential elements: back material and slide installation. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Cabinet_Backs_and_Slide_Installation.html With the high quality that accompanies a custom-designed wine cellar, it is important that the work surface appear seamless. Ideas abound here on how to pull two sheets of a plywood counter together tightly. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Pulling_Surface_Joints_Tight.html ================================================= => Eastern Lumber Buying Guide Updated You'll find updated hardwood pricing right here: http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/RSLumberBuyingGuideEastern.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 ================================================= => Hot Threads This woodworker has a tricky radius bead to cut for a bookcase. Should he freehand it, or play it safe with a more reliable method? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=401841 A fed-up shop owner at the Business Forum has decided to crack down on deadbeat customers, before they get a chance to cause him grief. Is he wrong to establish a qualifying process that potential clients must complete to prove they plan to pay? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=403434 There's trouble on the table... The laminations in this curved-front vanity are coming apart. Ideas on forms, methods and necessary tools are sought at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=402873 ================================================= => New and Improved Machinery Exchange WOODWEB is happy to announce that our Machinery Exchange has been radically revised and greatly improved. It's now easier than ever to buy and sell equipment online. You will find that... * Layout is easier to understand * Listings can be sorted by Type, Category, Description, Location, Price or Date Listed * Multiple Images can now be included with individual listings * Search Capabilities have been improved * Pages are faster loading See with your own eyes: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/exchanges/machinery.cgi ================================================= Find out how to promote your company on the Web. If you're a supplier to the wood industry, visit WOODWEB's Media Kit: http://www.woodweb.com/MediaKit/MKindex.html If you're a woodworking professional, visit the Woodworkers Directory: http://www.woodindustry.com/ The WOODWEB Update is Copyright (c) WOODWEB, Inc. 2005 http://www.woodweb.com/ |