The WOODWEB Update - #184 - 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: => Featured Project & Shop (Motorre Design Millwork's exotic timber frames) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Value Added Wood Processing Forum Technical Advisor (Stephen M. Bratkovich) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => Industry News (Bill Rankin to head up sales, service at Wadkin North America) ================================================= => Featured Project & Shop An exotic take on traditional timber frame comes to life right here. One company built and installed the tigerwood and ebony timbers, stress skin panels, exterior windows and doors, carriage garage doors, and extensive interior millwork for this model home. http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/596.html (To create your own Project Gallery listing, click the "Post Your Project" link) Sound impressive? Take a virtual tour of the 6,000 square foot shop where it all started, Motorre Design Millwork, Inc.: http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/260.html (To create your own Shop Gallery listing, click the "Post Your Shop" link) ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights Some heads are shaking while others are nodding on the subject of using a planer to resurface old painted floor boards... It's the naysayers versus the yea-sayers, each presenting their case. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/ReSurfacing_Old_Painted_Boards.html Efficient and inexpensive, accurate and flexible... These are the required characteristics for a shaper cutter height-setting system. Recommendations can be found here: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Setting_Shaper_Cutter_Height_Accurately.html When you're cranking miles of material through the moulder, tallying lumber can become worse than inconvenient... Here's how some shops deal with counting and producing at the same time: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Practical_Lumber_Tally_Methods.html What's good for the tree trunk may not be so good for the sawyer. History's (concrete) patch jobs come back to haunt those who wield the chainsaw... http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Finding_Concrete_in_a_Tree.html With a tarp and a bit of ingenuity, this shop owner has constructed a dust collection system alternative to a cyclone. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/ContainerBin_Dust_Collection_Setup.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 ================================================= => Value Added Wood Processing Forum Technical Advisor Stephen M. Bratkovich is currently employed as a Forest Products Specialist with the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area, State & Private Forestry, St. Paul, Minnesota. Current job duties include providing technical assistance to State forestry agencies, non-profit organizations, private industries and other clientele in the subject areas of forest products marketing and utilization. Bratkovich has a Bachelor of Science degree from Penn State University and graduate degrees from the University of New Hampshire and The Ohio State University. Visit the Value Added Wood Processing Forum at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/vawp.pl ================================================= => Hot Threads This cabinetmaker and his client agreed on standard 12" uppers for a custom kitchen. Problem is, it seems "standard" is debatable... Should that 12" measurement refer to the exterior or interior of the cabinets? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=506780 A piece of the pie is missing in this project... The newel cap has been turned, but a pie shaped wedge must be cut from the cap in order to receive the handrail. How do you accomplish this in your shop? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=507162 Too short, too brittle, too expensive... In the huge selection of screws available for installing cabinets, it can be tough to find just the right one. Share your choices here: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=507037 The puzzle pieces: tempered glass, decorative glass, a curved apron, and a fully visible frame. The project: a round table. Can you help arrange these items into a successful design and construction plan? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/furniture.pl?read=507051 ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Industry News Bill Rankin will take over Wadkin North America's Sales & Service Departments starting in March of 2007. Rankin has nearly twenty years experience in the woodworking industry and comes on-board to help streamline their logistical operations and benefit Wadkin customers by having access to a larger technical staff. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=504849 ================================================= 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/ |