The WOODWEB Update - #244
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In this issue:
=> Featured Sawmill
(Catskill Timber & Stone)
=> Sign Up for WOODWEB's Sale Alert!
(Instant notification of special offers)
=> Knowledge Base Highlights
(The latest additions to this growing resource)
=> Video Pick
(TaylorCraft Cabinet Door Company)
=> Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory
(New companies create free web pages)
=> Hot Threads
(A sampling of current forum discussions)
=> Industry News
(Thermwood introduces low cost, high performance
CabinetShop System)
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=> Featured Sawmill
From a tent and two frying pans to a custom house
constructed of lumber he milled himself - that's how far
Frank Wathley has come over the course of his career in
timber. WOODWEB's Brett Hagstrom recently interviewed
Frank - read the resulting article here:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/sawmill/posts/109.html?update2
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=> Knowledge Base Highlights
Two looks at on-site stair construction are tackled here.
From an old stair stringer with incorrect riser dimensions
that needs fixing...
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Correcting_Stair_Riser_Height_in_Place.html?update2
to an ultra modern design, where the rough framing is
already in place:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Custom_OnSite_Stair_Fabrication_Puzzle.html?update2
Setting up a bandsaw mill: a wealth of knowledge is
presented in this five-star article full of descriptions,
pictures, and advice.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Base_and_Shelter_Ideas_for_a_Bandsaw_Mill.html?update2
In a lost-bid case study, cabinetmakers discuss pricing
and negotiating strategies for a custom cherry
entertainment center job.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Bidding_Wars_on_a_Nice_BuiltIn.html?update2
Here are some thoughts on detailing the end panel of a
cabinet to look like the Shaker doors on the front...
without producing cheesy results.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Framing_Out_a_ShakerStyle_End_Panel.html?update2
This intelligent, in-depth discussion on drying cross-cut
log slices with limited cracking looks at underlying wood
property principles, and includes some input from the Wood
Doc.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/How_to_Limit_Cracking_when_Drying_Wood_Discs.html?update2
Following the design cues of a set of existing chairs,
advice is given on making a tricky table-top-to-table-leg
joint.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Joinery_Puzzle_Letting_a_TableTop_Into_Round_Legs.html?update2
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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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=> Video Pick
TaylorCraft Cabinet Door Company features a video
detailing the process and equipment used to provide
TaylorCraft Cabinet Door Company’s ASAP Service for custom
cabinet door orders. To view the video, click on the link
below and scroll down to TaylorCraft's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html
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=> Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory
The following companies recently created free webpages at
the Woodworkers Directory. Create yours at:
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/index.html
La Puerta Originals
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9707.html
Timbur LLC
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9708.html
Stinson Press, Inc.
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9710.html
Hensley Custom Cabinetry
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9716.html
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=> Hot Threads
Marketing wholesale hardwood lumber over the Internet -
without personally knowing the dealer and his product, how
can customers buy with confidence?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=624579
Acknowledging that a powerfeeder-equipped jointer can not
perform miracles, this shop owner asks how viable it would
be to flatten lumber staves with the powerfeeder:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=625358
A diving bandsaw blade has this operator of a homemade
bandsaw mill scratching his head... Can you help?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/sawdry.pl?read=624427
An update on the creation of a life-size chess set has
been posted at the CNC Forum. Watch the video and join the
discussion at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=624223
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=> Industry News
Thermwood has introduced a revolutionary new CNC router
system, called the CabinetShop 43, for nested based
applications. This new high performance CNC router is
built in the US, at Thermwood’s Southern Indiana factory
and utilizes a whole new, highly efficient manufacturing
approach which results in a superior structure coupled
with enhanced use of materials, all at a dramatically
lower price. Learn more at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=625620
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