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Thousands of Knowledge Base Articles, Product Directory, Machinery Exchange, Lumber Exchange, Job Opportunities ... www.woodweb.com ================================================= In this issue: => Hone Your Search at WOODWEB's Knowledge Base (Micro-Search individual categories) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Professor Gene Wengert, the Wood Doc, Co-authors New Book (Sawing, Edging and Trimming Hardwood Lumber) => New and Improved Job Opportunities Exchange (Easier than ever to find employees and employers) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) ================================================= => Hone Your Search at WOODWEB's Knowledge Base We've just added a Micro-Search feature to each category of our Knowledge Base. Want to share that story you read about an anvil in a sawlog? Go to the Primary Processing page and search on ''anvil.'' Wondering if there's any info at WOODWEB on hide glues? At the Adhesives category, search on ''hide glues.'' To take the Micro-Search for a test drive, visit: http://www.woodweb.com/KnowledgeBase/KBIndex.html Click on a category and enter a keyword or phrase in the Micro-Search box at the top of the page. ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by: Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers, Inc. Wood Display Manufacturer EDRON FIXTURE CORPORATION 9400 Northwest 104th Street, Medley, Florida Sale Date: Thursday, June 2nd at 9:00 AM Inspection Date: Wednesday, June 1st - 10 AM to 4 PM Featuring woodworking machinery and equipment and more Phone: (513) 241-9701 or www.cia-auction.com ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights In the ultimate spirit of recycling, an overseas shipping container can experience a second life as a dehumidification kiln. Read here about how others have modified these boxes to hold loads of lumber. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Converting_A_Shipping_Container_to_a_Drying_K.html This Forum participant modified his Woodmaster to eliminate the chatter which had plagued his production. Curious? Read details and see pictures here: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Modifications_Cure_Woodmaster_718_Chatter.html A loss of OSNAP settings is throwing this AutoCAD user into fits. Calm down - help is on the way! http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/ACAD_OSNAP_Help.html If you've ever scratched your head over the function of crosslinkers in a finish, this thread is for you. Get the skinny right here: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/External_Crosslinkers_Explained.html A simple conversation about pricing for portable sawing services gets serious when safety and legal issues are brought up... Having customers help may make the job easier for both of you, but is this practice wise? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Pricing_and_Legalities_for_Portable_Sawmilling.html Before you buy or build a spray booth, consider the pros and cons of both open-faced and enclosed booths. This article will help you weigh the options. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Open_Face_Booth.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. ================================================= => Professor Gene Wengert, the Wood Doc, Co-authors New Book We're happy to announce that ''Sawing, Edging and Trimming Hardwood Lumber: Putting Theory Into Practice'' by Joe Denig and Gene Wengert (103 pp) is now available from the Forest Products Society, 2801 Marshall Court, Madison, WI 53705. (608) 231-1361. www.forestprod.org Dr. Wengert is Professor Emeritus in Wood Processing, Department of Forestry, at the University of Wisconsin (Madison). He frequently contributes to trade journals serving the primary lumber processing industry, and is president of The Wood Doctor's Rx, LLC, through which he provides educational and consulting services to lumber processing firms. He also serves as Technical Advisor at WOODWEB's Sawing & Drying and Value Added Wood Processing Forums. ================================================= => New and Improved Job Opportunities Exchange WOODWEB's Job Opportunities Exchange has been radically revised and greatly improved. It's now easier than ever to find employees and employers. You'll find a more intuitive, user-friendly interface and improvements to nearly every aspect of the Exchange. Listings can be sorted by type, location, description, or date. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/exchanges/jobs.cgi ================================================= 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 WOODWEB's Forums are rich with crown moulding conundrums this week. From intricate profiles which prove time-consuming to cope to curved crown that must be cut on a CNC, the discussions are interesting and varied. Gary Katz, who has written many articles covering crown installation, adds suggestions and excellent photos to the discussion threads. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=409413 http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=408506 http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=409492 Terrible, troublesome teak... This tough wood is dulling blades and clogging up sanders... or is it? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/swmf.pl?read=410151 ================================================= 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/ |