The WOODWEB Update - #167 - 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: => Featured Project of the Month (Advanced Utility Chair) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Integra Tooling Moves to New Location (Celebrating 15 years of business) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) ================================================= => Featured Project of the Month WOODWEB's Project Gallery has proven itself as a showcase of innovative ideas and progressive new concepts... The recently-posted Advanced Utility Chair is one such boundary-breaking project. We urge you to check this one out, and have a little comedy with your coffee: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/gallery.pl?read=468003 ================================================= This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by Abrasive Resource: Abrasive Resource offers wide sanding belts on sale for up to 45% off their everyday price. Mix and Match grits in a box of five widebelts and they will ship for free within 24 hours! Abrasive Resource Sanding Belt Promotion: http://www.abrasiveresource.com/widebelts?source=widebelt_email_promo ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights A five-star tutorial on vacuum veneering drawer faces has just been added to the Knowledge Base. You'll find step-by-step instructions and excellent photographs here: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Vacuum_Veneered_Drawer_Faces.html How to get that high-shine polyurethane to glimmer like glass? Learn about buffing compounds, sanding materials and more. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Polishing_Polyurethane_to_a_High_Gloss.html Questions on pricing generally inspire lively conversation at the Business and Management Forum. This piece considers pricing kitchen cabinets by the box and by the foot: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Pricing_Kitchen_Cabinets.html And this one compares quotes from pros nationwide on a standard job: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Kitchen_Cabinet_Pricing_Comparison.html A tweak here, an adjustment there... Could it be that the setting of the pressure bar is to blame for planer-produced chatter marks? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Troubleshooting_Planer_Chatter_Marks.html The office manager appears in your office in tears: she's been mishandling the payroll for five years, and only just discovered her mistakes. Should any action be taken after her gross overpayments? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Employee_Overpayment_Snafu.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 ================================================= => Integra Tooling Moves to New Location Just in time for the celebration of 15 successful years, Integra Tooling announces their move to a new and larger facility. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=467636 ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Hot Threads The challenge is not to be balked at: an interior entryway complete with curved raised panels. Some suggest outsourcing is the only profitable way to go, while others urge that the job can be completed in-house successfully. Have you made panels like the ones pictured? Join in: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=467705 With a cherry kitchen already built, and just a stain job left to complete the project, this cabinetmaker is looking for advice on achieving a smooth, even, attractive finish the first time. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=467781 Another episode in the timeless battle between woodworker and wood movement... Solid construction methods for a simple oak table top are under debate here. From width of ripped strips to grain orientation, the opportunities for weakness are many. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/furniture.pl?read=467537 By the all-caps emphasis in the subject of this thread, the questioner is clear: he's searching for the BEST method of door construction out there. He needs efficiency and durability, and is exploring the ins and outs of mortise and tenon construction. What do you think? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=466677 ================================================= 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 Woodworker's Directory: http://www.woodindustry.com/ The WOODWEB Update is Copyright (c) WOODWEB, Inc. 2006 http://www.woodweb.com/ |