The WOODWEB Update - #267

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In this issue:

Featured Project (Chest on stand)
 
Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Member Profile (James McGrew)

Wood Humor (Featured cartoon)

Video Pick (Speed Sander)
 
Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource)
 
Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory (Create your free web page)
 
Industry News (New DELTA full-kerf melamine saw blades reduce tear out)
 
Featured Shop (Little Sapling Toys)

This unique piece of furniture showcases soft maple, walnut, and big leaf maple
burl in a one of a kind design:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/2861.html

Seeking: a bottle that is safe to store solvents in. What could go wrong with an
improper container? Anything from ingestion to meltdown to combustion,
according to the responses so far...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?rev=662442

Preferred designs for sliding tables for the shaper are under review in this
discussion on setups for coping rail ends.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=662555

The beam saw is pitted against the CNC router in this which-is-better
debate. The tasks will range from circular to straight cuts, and fiberglass
to laminate...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=663042

A producer of long length red oak mouldings is considering adding a bandmill
to the operation. He'll need to saw high grade logs and nothing but. Does
the sawmill sound like a cost cutting measure, or a headache waiting
to happen?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/sawdry.pl?read=662541

Featured Member Profile

Check out the multiple forum threads that cabinetmaker James McGrew has contributed
to, as well as his website and Project Gallery listings.
http://www.woodweb.com/members/cabnet_profile.html

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Speed Sander features a video of the their widebelt sander in action. To view the
video, click on the link below and scroll down to Speed Sander's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

For an updated list of the articles most recently added to the Knowledge Base,
click here:
http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/RSMostRecentKBArticles.html

Tim Brown of Mereen-Johnson Machine Company offers tips on stock prepping,
equipment setup, maintenance, and operation that can allow you to achieve a
joint suitable for edge gluing directly off the gang rip saw. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Glue_Joint_Ripping_Capability.html

How should stile and rail proportions be varied when detailing cabinets with
larger doors and smaller drawer faces? It's all about good design...
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Stile_and_Rail_Sizes_for_Doors_and_Drawer_Faces.html

Advice on the ins and outs of installing cabinetry and millwork in the upper
stories of a tall building in the city. Rule numbers 1 through 5: Don't build
anything that won't fit in the elevator...
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Installations_in_High_Rise_Residential_Buildings.html

Here's a detailed discussion comparing two approaches to creating curved
and arched mouldings: the CNC route, or the dedicated moulder and shaper
setup (which may involve templates).
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Fabricating_Radius_and_Curved_Mouldings.html

This extended discussion of window construction, wood joinery and water
management includes a rather fascinating description of wind tunnel testing.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Window_Beading_and_Water_Drainage_Issues.html

Go green... support a sawyer! This article throws out plywood in favor of real
wood for house sheathing.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Pine_Board_Sheathing_for_Homes.html

The following companies recently created free web pages at the Woodworkers
Directory. Create yours at:
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/index.html

Prairie Winds Woodworking
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9976.html

Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks, LLC
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9978.html

Prestigious Finish Carpentry, LLC.
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9972.html

Landon Wood Design
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9974.html

DELTA Machinery introduces its new line of four full kerf melamine premium
woodworking saw blades, practically eliminating the most frequent and
costly problems in cutting melamine material – tear out and chipping –
while sustaining longer blade life. Read more at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=663022

What sort of a wood shop fits in less than 200 square feet of space? A toy
maker, of course! Check out Little Sapling Toys at WOODWEB's shop Gallery:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/1093.html

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