The WOODWEB Update - #185 - 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 (French country kitchen) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => Video Pick (Tenon End Cutter in action) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Industry News (Vacuum tube lifter handles four 5-gallon plastic tubs at once) ================================================= => Featured Project Mix together an unusual design, stained wormy maple, and a dash of elm, and you've got an elaborate French country kitchen... Over the top? Some think so. Just what the customer ordered? Absolutely. See for yourself: http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/589.html (To create your own Project Gallery listing, click the "Post Your Project" link) ================================================= => Hot Threads Cope and stick Vs biscuits... This thread debates which is stronger, and just how much strength is overkill in cabinet construction. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=507339 How do you move a stubborn elephant? Probably much the same way you move a CNC machine. Here are a few ideas for getting a massive piece of machinery from one side of the shop to the other. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=507252 This thread requests some creative ideas on how to get into the groove... With a dark stain, that is. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=507678 View a picture and construction details of what the Wood Doc deems a sharp-looking solar kiln, right here at the Sawing and Drying Forum: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/sawdry.pl?read=507307 ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Video Pick (Tenon End Cutter in action) The designer of this blade system needed to cut a lot of different sized tenons quickly and accurately. He now uses the Tenon End Cutter - easy, versatile, and inexpensive - in his own shop almost every day. Watch a video of the Tenon End Cutter in action at: http://www.timecuttertenons.com/woodworking-tool.htm# To view other wood industry videos, visit our Video Library at: http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLIndex.html ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights Contemporary concerns cloud the design of these antique reproduction display cases. Large glass doors need to look the part, but must be light enough to prevent sag and strong enough to survive transport. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Large_Glass_Display_Doors.html Entertainment factors high on the priority list for many new homeowners these days. So when building home theaters for big bucks, why not cash in on the construction of acoustic panels, as well? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Home_Theater_Acoustic_Panels.html Your customer picked the acorn-shaped door pulls, but now her husband will have nothing less than the peanut-shaped pulls (far superior, he insists)... Change-orders: what a pain. Might as well charge for 'em. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Establishing_a_ChangeOrder_Policy.html This small shop is considering a little machinery switch-a-roo. Can a cabinet saw and panel saw be eliminated in favor of a sliding panel saw? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Ripping_Hardwood_on_a_Sliding_Table_Saw.html The search for a smooth-machining Honduran mahogany substitute leads to a discussion of when a mahogany is not *really* a mahogany at all. The Wood Doc clears up this confusing industry topic: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Alternatives_to_Honduran_Mahogany.html Who is that bedraggled looking fellow, the one with unkempt hair and bleary eyes? He's the sleep-deprived owner of a one-man shop, of course, and he hasn't left his workplace for twelve hours... for the sixth day in a row. Is there no relief to this poor man's plight? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/The_Crazy_Hours_of_the_Sole_Proprietor.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 ================================================= => Industry News A vacuum tube lifter that allows one person to load and unload four 5-gallon plastic tubs or pails from a carton much faster and safer than doing it by hand is available from Anver Corporation of Hudson, Massachusetts. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=508948 ================================================= 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. 2007 http://www.woodweb.com/ |