The WOODWEB Update - #239
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In this issue:
=> Featured Sawmill
(Cumberland Millworks)
=> Knowledge Base Highlights
(The latest additions to this growing resource)
=> Video Pick
(Vecoplan LLC)
=> Industry News
(AWFS® Fair to Host the National Championship Belt Sanders
Race)
=> Hot Threads
(A sampling of current forum discussions)
=> Featured Shop
(Bernhard Woodwork Ltd.)
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=> Featured Sawmill
Tim McBride of Cumberland Millworks was recently
interviewed by WOODWEB's Brett Hagstrom. Read the
resulting article about Tim's business, specializing in
antique reclaimed lumber, at:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/sawmill/posts/212.html
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=> Knowledge Base Highlights
Pondering the too-many-cooks-in-the-kitchen scenario, a
cabinetmaker considers whether to hire one salesman to
generate leads, and another to estimate, bid, and close.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Setting_Up_a_TagTeam_Sales_Force.html
If you catch potential Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) violations in a set of plans, advise the architect,
and help out with corrected working drawings, are you now
on the hook for some kind of liability? Here's a long and
thoughtful discussion.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Is_a_Woodworking_Sub_Responsible_for_ADA_Complianc.html
This article presents tips for a pesky but manageable
on-site repair: touching up scratched CV varnish on
baseboard in a newly carpeted house.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Touching_Up_Scuffed_Conversion.html
Top craftsmen chime in with a diverse set of ideas and
illustrations for building solid wood doors with vertical
boards, in ways that can withstand wood movement and look
great.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/VerticalBoard_Solid_Wood_Door_Techniques.html
Can you make money doing short runs of custom mouldings?
Experienced shop owners say yes indeed, but you'd better
be smart about it.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Is_Making_Custom_Moulding_a_Viable_Business.html
Does a long, tedious day of cabinet installation leave you
plumb and level... but tired and cranky, too? If so, take
these tips on simple, straightforward toe kick techniques.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Setting_and_Leveling_Base_Cabinets.html
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=> Video Pick
Vecoplan LLC features demos on wood waste handling for
veneer, wood, pallets, planks, slabs, and panels.
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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=> Industry News
The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers
(AWFS) will host the Belt Sander Racing Association (BSRA)
National Championship Race at AWFSFair this summer in Las
Vegas. The final race will take place Thursday, July 16 at
4:30 p.m. Get more info at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=617764
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=> Hot Threads
Can a radial arm saw be fine-tuned to eliminate chipping
when cross-cutting melamine? Add your input at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=615952
A stain-only finisher has been asked to paint a kitchen.
Now he needs to decide how to price it... or if he should
pass it along.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=617459
Is it feasible to use the saw on a tenoner as a
programmable stop? The great minds at the Solid Wood
Machining Forum do a little brainstorming...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/swmf.pl?read=616117
He knew he shouldn't use contact cement with veneer... But
he did, and now he's paying for it. How to fix this
curve-edged desk?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/veneer.pl?read=616588
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=> Featured Shop
Bernhard Woodwork Ltd. of Northbrook, IL produces high end
architectural woodwork for the retail, commercial, and
residential markets. With over 40 years of business under
their belt, and a staff of 75, see what they're capable of
right here (and don't miss the video!):
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/532.html
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