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Thousands of Knowledge Base Articles, Product Directory, Machinery Exchange, Lumber Exchange, Job Opportunities ... www.woodweb.com ================================================= In this issue: => Featured Shop (Justin's Custom Woodworks, LLC) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Featured Sawmill (Mesquite Valley Woodcrafts) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => Industry News (CSH Introduces Full Extension Ball Bearing Slides with Push-Rebound) => CNC Forum Technical Advisor (Brian Personett lends his expertise) ================================================= => Featured Shop With just 450 square feet of space, this entrepreneurial 19 year old has established his first wood shop. Photos of his setup show how the machines fit in like pieces of a puzzle... http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/577.html (To create your own Shop Gallery listing, click the "Post Your Shop" link) ================================================= = Knowledge Base Highlights When a top employee suddenly becomes a problem employee, don't be caught off guard. This article explores a few ways of solving the problem, from firing to talking it out. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Handling_a_Problem_Employee.html In an age of outsourcing, it seems the one-man shop no longer needs to buy expensive CNC equipment or hire extra employees in order to ramp up production. Ordering up parts - from doors to drawers to panels - is discussed here. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Does_Outsourcing_Cabinet_Parts_Make_Sense.html Are there only two options for a quality edgebanding system: too slow, or too expensive? Low tech iron-on and self-stick banding are compared to the relatively large investment of an edgebander. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Affordable_Edge_Banding_System.html Finishing expert Ron Bryze covers catalyzed finishes - from lacquers to conversion varnishes to polyurethanes and beyond - in this in-depth article: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Catalyzed_Finishes.html A "joint check" payment agreement sounds fishy to this first-timer, but he doesn't want to pass up a profitable commercial job. Should he stick to his own terms, or agree to those of the contractor? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Joint_Check_Payment_Agreements_in_Commercial_Work.html One man only has two hands, and that's where problems arise at installation time. Helpers with strong backs can make the cabinet moving much easier, but where to find those helpers? http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Install_Solutions_for_the_OneMan_Cabinet_Shop.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 Sawmill Another young wood professional shows that the next generation is indeed stepping up to keep home-based wood-related business alive. Check out the Mesquite Valley Woodcrafts listing to view pictures of their sawmill and solar kiln, and learn how their website has increased business. http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/sawmill/posts/62.html (To create your own Sawmill Gallery listing, click the "Post Your Project" link) ================================================= => Hot Threads The challenge: A set of bifold cabinet doors that, when opened to reveal a flat screen TV, slide back to be concealed by another door. The solution: Still working on it... Share your ideas for combination bifold/pocket door hardware at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=553832 While most of the surface area on these frameless carcasses is pre-finished ply, a small amount of finishing is required on the face of the cabinets. How does your frameless shop do a quick, tidy job of completing these edges? http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=553609 This successful furniture restoration business is ready to grow, and hopes to branch out into new products with a CNC machine. As one forum contributor notes, some small shops are actually pulled out of the hole by CNC... while others are pushed into it. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=552798 Questions about casework assembly always generate a wide array of responses. This thread focuses on joinery for the small shop. An ideal method - which does not sacrifice efficiency *or* quality - is sought here. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=552971 ================================================= 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 Custom Service Hardware, a wholesale distributor to the woodworking trade for over three decades, now stocks Series 4060 full-extension ball bearing slides with a push-rebound mechanism that is fully integrated in the slide allowing easy installation. Learn more at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=554316 ================================================= => CNC Forum Technical Advisor Brian Personett is Plant Manager for Crown Supply Co., Inc., in Seymour, Indiana. He started his career in 1983 working mainly in countertops, and in 1985 began working on Crown's new line of cabinets. Brian is responsible for keeping all the casework flowing through the shop. Away from work, Brian enjoys officiating high school football, fishing, and being involved in his children's numerous activities and sports. Visit the CNC Forum at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl ================================================= Find out how to promote your company on the Web. 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