The WOODWEB Update - #218
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In this issue:
=> Featured Project
(Painstakingly carved reproduction)
=> Knowledge Base Highlights
(The latest additions to this growing resource)
=> Video Pick
(EasyCoper)
=> Featured Sawmill
(McConnell Millworks)
=> Hot Threads
(A sampling of current forum discussions)
=> Industry News
(Enter for a chance to win Buyer Buck Vouchers at IWF
2008)
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=> Featured Project
It took this craftsman 34 hours to carve a replica of a
120-year-old centerpiece for a wind-up music box. See
pictures of the project from start to finish at:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/1400.html
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=> Knowledge Base Highlights
Even before they get dropped on the shop floor, tape
measures are unreliable. Calibrating your machinery
properly might work better than relying on any tape
measure.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Tape_Measure_Accuracy.html
Where's *your* bottleneck? In this article, finishers talk
about how to organize an efficient, high-volume cabinet
finishing operation.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Making_Time_in_Production_Finishing.html
Here are several approaches to cutting a large ellipse:
elegant jigs, slick pencil layout tricks, and sources for
paper or MDF templates.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Laying_Out_Routing_or_Templating_an_Ellipse.html
Could this lumber be cut from one of the great dinosaurs -
an American chestnut tree? Not likely, but this discussion
explores the American and the Chinese chestnut, with
regard to wood appearance and blight resistance.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/American_Chestnut_Versus_Chinese_Chestnut.html
This Forest Products Laboratory publication provides
authoritative kiln schedules for 500 different domestic
and foreign wood species.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Dry_Kiln_Schedules_for_Commercial_Woods.html
Here's a fully illustrated, step-by-step how-to on laying
out and assembling handrails for spiral stairs.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Creating_a_Spiral_Staircase_Handrail.html
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=> Video Pick
EasyCoper features two crown moulding videos demonstrating
how to cut a left and right side cope. To view the videos,
click on the link below and scroll down to EasyCoper's
video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.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
accessories
Web highlights:
* Video Demos Online
* Machine Specifications
* 24 Hour Parts and Service
* User Testimonials
www.cronsrud.com
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=> Featured Sawmill
McConnell Millworks of Otto, NC, is a custom sawmill and
millwork business specializing in "character" and
reclaimed woods. See their mill and finished product at:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/sawmill/posts/169.html
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=> Hot Threads
The spotlight is on the Architectural Woodworking Forum
this round... and it's getting hot over there! We've got
steaming, drying, and sagging all covered...
The handrail for a meandering staircase poses some
steambending issues. Join in this in-depth discussion on
curves, laminates, and more:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=574867
Why are these red oak newel posts cracking? It's something
in the air, says the Wood Doc. Find out what:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=575167
Long-span plywood shelves threaten to sag under load, so
torsion box construction is under consideration in this
thread.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=575158
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=> Industry News
Come to IWF 2008 and enter for a chance to win one of 42
IWF Buyer Buck vouchers, totaling $105,000 in prizes,
which may be used toward the purchase of products from
exhibitors at IWF 2008!
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=574799
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