The WOODWEB Update - #210 - 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 Shop (First Cut Custom Woodworks) => Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions) => Video Pick (Carvewright) => Featured Project (Modern kitchen... with a twist) => Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource) => Featured Sawmill (Logs to Lumber and Beyond) => Industry News (Festool USA to introduce new trim router May 1st) ================================================= => Featured Shop First Cut Custom Woodworks is a door and window manufacturer in New York state. Get a virtual tour of their 4000 square feet of space, from spray booth to machine area to work tables. Don't stumble over the employee of the month, who just *might* be snoozing on the job... http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/618.html (To create your own free listing, click the "Create Your Shop Listing" link) ================================================= => Hot Threads An architect's specs spark an investigation into the finer points of book matching and center balancing at the Architectural Woodworking Forum. Add your ideas: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=559550 Maintaining maple's lovely clear complexion while changing its color through staining is proving to be problematic for one finisher. Help him achieve a blotch-free surface right here: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=560510 The used double-spindle shapers this woodworker sees for sale really seem like a steal... But only if they're useful in the modern shop. Chime in to sing the praises - or grumble the insults - of these old-fashioned machines. http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/swmf.pl?read=560095 Overlays, insets, and end panels: when and how to use them - alone and together - is being discussed at the Cabinetmaking Forum: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=559790 ================================================= => Video Pick Carvewright features a video demonstrating the programming and use of their 3-dimensional wood carving machine. To view the video, click on the link below and scroll down to Carvewright's video link: http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html ================================================= 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. ================================================= => Featured Project This monumental curved kitchen was three years in the making. What's more impressive? The age of the cabinetmaker in charge... http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/1224.html (To create your own free listing, click the "Post Your Project Listing" link) ================================================= => Knowledge Base Highlights In the battle between the elements and exterior coatings, pro finishers agree that Mother Nature comes out on top, eventually. But that doesn't mean entry doors can't look great long term - it just means a superior coating must be used, and regularly maintained... http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Exterior_Wood_Door_Finishes.html With three different major log scales producing three vastly different estimates, what's a log buyer (or seller) to do? This article on Doyle, Scribner, and International scales will make things a little clearer (than mud). http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Accuracy_of_Different_Log_Scales.html Days turn to weeks, weeks to months... and still, that enormous stack of cabinets hulks over half of your shop... What to do with the job that can't be delivered because of construction delays that are out of your control? Rework your contract, and get paid for that occupied space! http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Payment_Schedules_and_ClientCaused_Delays.html Can the modern age simplify compound curved casing, or do CAD and CNC machines just complicate things? Find out when this complex moulding is successfully modeled at: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Modeling_CompoundCurved_Casing.html Two worlds collide when a pair of high gloss finishes are compared: off-the-gun and buffed-out. A perfect smooth and shiny surface is sought for a white MDF kitchen. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/High_Gloss_White_Paint_on_MDF.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 Take a look at these photos to see how Richard Mills lives up to his name... His portable Wood-Mizer and Nyle kiln are the major components in his sawing and drying operation in Flat Rock, MI. http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/sawmill/posts/118.html (To create your own free listing, click the "Create Your Sawmill Listing" link) ================================================= => Industry News The new Festool MFK 700 Edge and Trim Router provides a single, precise, accurate and efficient solution for common edge trimming and forming work, especially when used in edge banding and laminate applications. The MFK 700 is a modular system, incorporating tool-less base changes, which make it fast, easy, versatile and economical. Learn more at: http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=561920 ================================================= Find out how to promote your company on the Web. 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