The WOODWEB Update - #261

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In this issue:

WOODWEB at the New York Times Website (Paul Downs blogs about WOODWEB)
 
Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

WOODWEB's Current Poll (Face Frame Vs. Frameless)

Video Pick (Micro Fence)
 
Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource)
 
Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory (Create your free web page today)
 
Industry News (IWF Announces Challengers Award Entrants for the 2010 Fair)
 
Featured Project (Black and white euro kitchen)

In the Business Day section, New York Times blogger (and longtime WOODWEB
participant) Paul Downs touts the benefits of WOODWEB's Forums when
discussing the merits of business groups. Read the blog at:
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/my-virtual-business-group/

When a custom cabinet company looks into adding a factory cabinet line to their
offerings, they must increase efficiency during the design stage to make their new
endeavor profitable. If you've gone down this road already, weigh in at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=654193

One man's trash may be another man's treasure, but this pile of cutoffs is getting
out of hand. A shop owner who fears he's a hoarder asks for advice on managing
his trove of wood scraps.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=653408

This discussion of CAD applications goes beyond design and presentation, and
into the territory beyond. Do you use your CAD program to a unique end? Share
the story:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cad.pl?read=653684

More equipment means more air, so this shop needs to add a larger compressor.
CFM and pressure questions are answered at the Dust Collection Forum.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/dust.pl?read=653886

Which style of cabinetry, face frame or frameless, represents the majority of
the cabinets you produce? Make your selection with one click, and see the
results of our poll immediately.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=654032

Micro Fence features videos demonstrating the precision Edge Guide, the Micro
Fence Plunge Base with micrometer-adjusted depth of cut, the Circle Jig for
precision circles, and the Ellipse Jig allowing for effortless ellipses up to 12 feet
in diameter and more. To view the videos, click on the link below and scroll down
to Micro Fence's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

Looking to make your tabletops tarnished... your headboards harrowed... your
end tables etched with age? This article on the basics of furniture distressing will
set you on your way:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Basics_of_Furniture_Distressing.html

The challenge is to apply a new coating over existing laminate restaurant tables.
Finishers weigh in with advice.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Refinishing_Over_Plastic_Laminate.html

Here's a close look at widebelt sander head adjustment,
and its effect on reducing sanding scratches.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Widebelt_Sander_Adjustment_and_Scratch_Patterns.html

Reproducing a two-tone "haloed" finish is the goal in this article. Finishing
schedules and products are specified:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Reproducing_a_TwoTone_Haloed_Finish.html

4-foot fluorescent tube lighting... Sound like a kitchen killer? As it turns out, a
custom wood ceiling fixture can turn an awkward situation elegant.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Box_Fixture_Ideas_for_Kitchen_Fluorescent_Lights.html

A woodworker tackles a chip crushing problem in his planer by drilling new holes
for vacuum flow — and it works!
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Improving_the_Vacuum_in_a_Planer.html

The following companies recently created free web pages at the Woodworkers
Directory. Create yours at:
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/index.html

Johnston Custom Wood Work
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9903.html

Acacia Originals, LLC
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9905.html

All Wood Refinishing
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9909.html

Waldron Instruments, Inc.
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9911.html

IWF 2010 and the Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award will showcase
the best the industry has to offer in innovative new technology. Sixty-five
companies have entered eighty products to compete for the coveted Challengers
Distinguished Achievement Award. Learn more at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=654729

This stylish euro kitchen incorporates hard edges and curving lines into a
one-of-a-kind design:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/2731.html

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