The WOODWEB Update - #202
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In this issue:
=> Featured Shop
(Integrity Fine Furniture & Cabinetry)
=> Knowledge Base Highlights
(The latest additions to this growing resource)
=> Video Pick
(Alliance Millsoft)
=> Hot Threads
(A sampling of current forum discussions)
=> Featured Project
(Pallet wood cabinetry)
=> Adhesives Forum Technical Advisor
(Jeff Pitcher)
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=> Featured Shop
The owner of a one-man shop in Canada describes how his
product developed from quilt racks to custom kitchens.
View pictures of his tidy shop, inside and out, plus spray
room and before and after shots of a complete kitchen
remodel.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/520.html
(To create your own Shop Gallery listing, click the "Post
Your Shop" link)
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=> Knowledge Base Highlights
Questions occasionally come up at the Veneer Forum on the
subject of jointing a straight edge on veneer. One
experienced pro has decided to step forward and provide
some answers - in the form of photos of the jigs developed
in his own shop.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Veneer_JointingShooting_Jig.html
The owner of a fledgling shop is looking forward to
gearing up for increased production, but wonders... Would
an entry-level CNC machine speed things up, or bog them
down by creating a bottleneck?
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Edgebander_or_Small_CNC.html
Resawing thin strips of poplar for jamb laminations has
become a tedious job. Could a frame saw come to the rescue
by dramatically decreasing resaw time?
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/GangResawing_Thin_Strips_with_a_Frame_Saw.html
"Drying Eastern Hardwood Lumber" is a 110-page publication
written by John M. McMillen and Gene Wengert. Efficient
and simplified processes are emphasized. Download the PDF
file at:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Drying_Eastern_Hardwood_Lumber.html
Tape measure inaccuracy may only amount to a sixteenth of
an inch off here and there, but the headaches this may
eventually cause? Colossal. Here's how to cope:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/TapeMeasure_Accuracy.html
Without a well-considered system, assembling and gluing
staved columns can be slow. Advice and ideas combine here
to help take this task from plodding to productive...
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Assembling_and_Gluing_Staved_Columns.html
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This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by
C.R. Onsrud, Inc.:
Manufacturer of CNC routers, inverted routers, and routing
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Web highlights:
* Video Demos Online
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=> Video Pick
Alliance Millsoft offers videos covering estimating of
millwork, casework, and mouldings. To view the videos,
click on the link below and scroll down to the "Alliance
Millsoft Estimating System Videos" link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html
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=> Hot Threads
The more this finisher attempts to match the color and
quality of samples his customers provide, the more
problems he encounters. Staining and glazing for
professional results are under discussion.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=542232
A CNC operator measuring the width of his router bits...
Is he off his rocker? Operators and manufacturers tackle
the topic of bit diameter, accuracy, and consistency.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=541401
A request for a generalized figure for drafting hours per
job leads to an in-depth discussion on the myriad of
factors that can affect the planning stages.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cad.pl?read=542672
A set of MDF flat panel doors have warped badly.
Contributors at the Cabinetmaking Forum are sleuthing out
the cause and a possible solution.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=542845
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This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by
Accurate Technology:
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=> Featured Project
The price tag on this
spalted-ash-and-assorted-tropical-species kitchen is under
$1000. The kitchen belongs to its cabinetmaker, which did
help keep costs down, but something else factored in...
all of the exotic lumber was recycled from pallets.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/935.html
(To create your own Project Gallery listing, click the
"Post Your Project" link)
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=> Adhesives Forum Technical Advisor
Jeff Pitcher is vice-president of CP Industries in
Clifton, NJ. CP is a manufacturer and distributor of wood
adhesives in the Northeast. Although he was born into a
family that was active in the adhesives industry, he
entered the publishing industry after his graduation from
the University of Kansas. After spending several years
with Putnam Publishing and Random House, Jeff rejoined the
adhesives business in 1995 as marketing director for
Custom-Pak Adhesives in Newark, OH. A few years ago he
moved to New Jersey to run the operation there. Visit the
Adhesives Forum at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/adhesives.pl
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