The WOODWEB Update - #170 - To un-subscribe, change your address, or contact WOODWEB, follow the instructions at the end of this message. Replies to this Update mailing will not reach WOODWEB. 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: => WOODWEB Will Be There... Will You? (Don't miss IWF, August 23 - 26) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Featured Project (From fine furniture to fantasy land) => Overstock Sale on Tetrad Sanding Pads (WOODWEB's Auctions, Sales and Special Offers) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) ================================================= => WOODWEB Will Be There... Will You? The countdown continues to the start of the 2006 International Woodworking Fair. You won't want to miss this show, one of the world's largest for the furniture manufacturing, cabinetry, architectural woodwork, moulding and millwork, custom and general woodworking industries. Visit WOODWEB at IWF in booth #B330, and we promise you'll have a *barking* good time. http://www.woodweb.com/TradeshowDirectory/TDIWFosix.html ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights This week, WOODWEB's Knowledge Base reached a milestone: our archives now contain over 4,000 wood industry articles. The Knowledge Base is truly a one-of-a-kind resource, offering a vast amount of information from a diverse array of professionals. Here are a few of our most recent additions: One 36" chainsaw, one 125 foot tall Douglas fir, and one stump-carving sawyer... Sound like a recipe for disaster? A tree feller gets some sense knocked into him, before the tree can knock him down... http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/TreeClimbing_and_Felling_Technique.html When a client insists that 30" of clearance around her island is plenty, a frustrated cabinetmaker wonders... If his customer is just plain wrong, how far must he take the "customer is always right" principle? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Island_Clearance.html The Finishing Forum presents a mystery of the color-changing kind... When a kitchen develops a sickly cast, the cabinetmaker suspects his customer is keeping a secret. You must read to the end to discover the truth. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Overcatalyzation_Callback_Confusion.html In this discussion on kiln drying large timbers, Wood Doc Gene Wengert sums up the debate with a final sentence: "So, the question is, are you in business to dry wood or make money?" http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Kiln_Drying_Large_Timbers.html A smooth and efficient method for sharing one power feeder between two shapers... Curious? Read on: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Sharing_One_Power_Feeder.html Tedious tweaking and the smoke trick have failed to find the leak in this homemade vacuum bag system. Experienced leak detectors step in to share their list of possible failures. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Troubleshooting_Vacuum_Leaks.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 ================================================= => Featured Project From headless humans to winged beasts, the Project Gallery has taken a turn for the worst. Click this link to enter The Gates of Hell... If you dare: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/gallery.pl?read=474509 ================================================= => Overstock Sale on Tetrad Sanding Pads Specialtytools.com announces a blowout special on Tetrad sanding pads. The Tetrad sander provides a fine finish on solid surface, timber, metals, marble, veneer, laminated surfaces, two pack, fiberglass, oils, polishing, and sanding between coats. Learn more at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/specialoffers.pl?read=475444 ================================================= 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 ins, outs and implications of the "seal coat" are explored here. When used to raise grain, is it possible the integrity of the final finish is affected? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=474476 This thread at the CNC Forum explores the process of holding very small parts with a very small pod. If you've got advice on securing these little parts to big CNC machines, share it here: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=474757 How to cap that frameless kitchen off with crown moulding? Pros share their strategies here: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=473966 Wood species experts are being called to the scene. See if you can identify the sample in the photo. Oak... or no? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/veneer.pl?read=475088 ================================================= 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/ |