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In this issue:
=> Featured Project
(High-gloss blue kitchen)
=> Hot Threads
(A sampling of current forum discussions)
=> Auction Alert
(Large woodworking plant)
=> Featured Shop
(Tyler Morris Woodworking)
=> Sawing and Drying Directory Improvements Made
(Create a free listing today)
=> Knowledge Base Highlights
(The latest additions to this growing resource)
=> Video Pick
(Delmac Machinery Group)
=> Industry News
(SandMan Products Introduces the Sand Pro HC8030)
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=> Featured Project
Take a brief look into the future as you tour this high
gloss blue kitchen... There's so much shine, it may take a
moment for your eyes to adjust.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/1288.html
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=> Hot Threads
This thread on "adding value from the customer's
perspective" explores ways to distinguish yourself from
your competitors. How do you set yourself apart, in your
clients' eyes?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=565921
Don't let the severe slope of this floor cause your
cabinet install to slip downhill... Set things straight
with a creative solution:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=566419
This home-built bandmill is nearly complete, including
hydraulics, except for one component: the log dogs. Lend
your advice on how to control three clamping cylinders
with one lever.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/sawdry.pl?read=566142
Replacing an old curved cabinet with a new one, made of
cherry, is no place to save money, say some of the
cabinetmakers here. In a $30,000 reface job, this is the
trickiest area.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=566776
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=> Auction Alert
Absolute Public Auction
Saturday June 14
Ocala Florida
Large Woodworking Plant
Complete Liquidation, Over 300 Items
For info call 352-351-4951 or visit
www.weeksauction.com
Weeks Auction Lic. AB82
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This issue of the WOODWEB Update is sponsored in part by
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Manufacturer of CNC routers, inverted routers, and routing
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=> Featured Shop
Tyler Morris Woodworking designs and manufactures
countertop corbels, among other products, in their 2500
square foot shop in Colorado. See their equipment - from
the widebelt to the great wall of jigs - including a few
shop-built specialties.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/661.html
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=> Sawing and Drying Directory Improvements Made
- An image can be included with your listing
- Listings can be sorted by category and location, and
searched by zipcode and keywords
- The list of categories has been expanded
As always, creating a listing for your business is free!
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/directories/sdd.cgi
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=> Knowledge Base Highlights
Do you estimate a job by the lineal foot, the unit, or...?
Some experienced cabinetmakers insist a complex, custom
spreadsheet that covers all aspects of a job is the best
way to produce accurate numbers:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Spreadsheets_for_Cabinet_Estimating.html
Besides supporting a stage for drunken, dancing guests,
the pros in this debate can't decide why a 1/2" sheet of
steel would be necessary to underlay an overhanging
granite countertop. Lighter weight options are considered
here:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Steel_Support_for_an_Overhanging_Granite_Counterto.html
"Another Cabinet Pricing Survey" is just that. Get a
sampling of prices from across the country for a set of
maple, Shaker-style cabinets, then add your own quote
through the "add information to this article" link.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Another_Cabinet_Pricing_Survey.html
Radiant infrared comes up against forced air in this
exploration of best heating methods for a shop. Find out
which one wins at:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/ForcedAir_Shop_Heat_Versus_Radiant_Heating.html
Some tire-kickers stop by your shop for a quote, and you
hand them a set of drawings... Which they shop around to
the lowest bidder (your competition). Here's how not to
get suckered... again.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Estimating_Jobs_for_TireKickers.html
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=> Video Pick
Delmac Machinery Group features videos including: a
Celaschi Progress with Rotary Tool Changer, an OMAL RF F1
Hardware Insertion Machine, a Busellato Flexa Edgebander
with Solid Wood Edging and a Fravol SMART 6 Edgebander
with Single Motor Corner Rounding Unit. To view the
videos, click on the link below and scroll down to
Delmac's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html
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=> Industry News
SandMan Products LLC introduces the Sand Pro HC8030. A
high capacity self-contained downdraft table that uses
singed tube filters that are 99% efficient at 1 micron.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=567174
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