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Thousands of Knowledge Base Articles, Product Directory, Machinery Exchange, Lumber Exchange, Job Opportunities ... www.woodweb.com ================================================= In this issue: => Featured Project (Red anigre kitchen and more) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => Video Pick (How to seat planer knives) => Industry News (American Fabric Filter sister bags improve vacuum) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Sawing and Drying Forum Technical Advisor (Dr. Gene Wengert) ================================================= => Featured Project This Project Gallery listing includes a selection of projects, from an anigre kitchen with matching table, to a wall of cherry paneling, to a figured maple entry door. http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/825.html (To create your own Project Gallery listing, click the "Post Your Project" link) ================================================= => Hot Threads Take a look at the moulding for a curved soffit detail in this drawing. How would you create it? Suggestions are rolling in at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=528622 Incompetent installers... broken cabinets... crying clients... This cabinetmaker would love to sub out the installation portion of his jobs, but fears the worst. Share your experiences and opinions about installation subcontractors here: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=528784 A new conversion varnish user wonders what the hundreds of tiny invaders - which appear to be dust particles - are doing in his finish. Advice on banishing these contaminants is requested... http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=528859 Steam bending maple is under discussion at the Furniture Making Forum. What factors need to be considered in order to make this project a success? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/furniture.pl?read=529406 ================================================= 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 ================================================= => Video Pick This video from Dispoz-A-Blade features step by step instructions on how to seat planer knives. Click on the link below, then scroll down the page to Dispoz-A-Blade: http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html ================================================= => Industry News (American Fabric Filter sister bags improve vacuum) American Fabric Filter optimizes filter bag designs for each individual application. OEM filters without enough surface area reduce a collector’s efficiency by restricting airflow. High internal pressure pushes fine dust into a dense layer that further blocks airflow. A cost-effective solution is adding “sister” bags interconnected with the main filters to provide up to three times the breathing surface. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=529672 ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights Those apparently support-free shelves sure can look slick, but will they hold up under heavy loads? Options for building sturdy shelves with cantilevered supports are presented here. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Cantilevered_Shelf_Supports.html The relentless abuse by restaurant service employees can quickly ruin a tabletop's surface. Don't let one of your finishes succumb to such a fate. These two articles discuss refinishing tops to stand the test of time and the clatter of dishes. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Restaurant_Table_Refinishing.html http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Refinishing_Tables_Without_Stripping.html Disguising one wood in another's wood outfit... Sound tricky? This piece on mixing custom stains from primary colors focuses on making teak look like wenge. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Mixing_Stain_to_Make_Teak_Look_Like_Wenge.html If this shop owner is going to make the move to CNC, his new machine must be able to cut out countertops from site-made templates, as well as cabinet parts. Find out if his needs can be practically met: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Programming_CNC_Equipment_from_Templates.html Structuring a deal to cut and mill a landowner's timber can be difficult, especially with a particularly large amount of valuable wood. This article discusses how to structure such transactions to be fair for both parties: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Business_Basics_for_a_Timber_Sale.html ================================================= => Sawing and Drying Forum Technical Advisor Dr. Gene 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. 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