The WOODWEB Update - #262

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In this issue:

Featured Project (Bamboo, and nothing but)
 
Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Video Pick (Porter-Cable)
 
Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource)
 
Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory (Create your free web page today)
 
Industry News (Stiles provides moulders for extreme production demands)
 
Featured Sawmill (Raven Farm Recycled Woodworks)

An exclusively-bamboo cabinet shop shares a portfolio of its work, from countertops to skateboards, at the Project
Gallery:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/2769.html

A stairbuilder making rail and fittings in-house asks how to use a molder head with a rub bearing for curved work.
Technique and safety issues are under discussion.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/swmf.pl?read=655387

One simple question - "Is it safe to wear gloves while woodworking?" - gets a variety of answers, many of them
heartfelt...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?rev=655560

Going gray... That's the desired effect for this brand new barn wood. Here are some ideas on how to make freshly cut
lumber look old, fast.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=655417

A stubborn conversion varnish wrinkling problem resurfaces in this thread. Can you help ease this frustrated finisher's
woes?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=655244

Porter-Cable features assorted power tool demos, including the tiger claw, random orbit sanders, compact belt sander,
palm grip finishing sander, mac-saw and razor saw blades. To view the videos, click on the link below and scroll down to
Porter-Cable's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

Furniture makers discuss moisture-related movement issues for an MDF tabletop with a maple apron. The Wood Doc
joins in with a few tips of his own.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Wood_Apron_on_an_MDF_Table.html

Reclaimed timbers: what is their species, and what is their worth? This sawyer wonders if some might-be-old-growth-
Douglas-fir is more valuable in its current beam form, or sawed up into lumber.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Value_of_Antique_Douglas_Fir_Beams.html

Deep thoughts on office, shop, and job-site standard operating procedures that can reduce the human-error factor in
cabinet production and installation.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/MistakeProofing_Cabinet_Jobs.html

A simple question about easy-to-use lacquers sets off a technical discussion of the optical properties of finishes, and
the characteristics that make even thin finishes appear deep and clear to the eye.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/The_Illusion_of_Depth_in_Transparent_Coatings.html

Detailed advice on how to grind your own custom knives in order to match unique profiles.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Hand_Grinding_Cutters_to_Make_Reproduction.html

The poor man's skidder is explored here, with examples of log-moving rigs creatively improvised on a modest budget.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Poor_Mans_Skidder.html

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

Doucette and Wolfe furniture makers
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9914.html

Rick's Custom Fencing and Decking
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9916.html

Premier Woodworking LLC
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9918.html

Modern Wood Concepts LLC
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9921.html

Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to present the Kentwood Speed series of moulders, engineered to meet extreme
production demands. The series, featuring straight and profile jointing systems, allows for a superior finish quality while
operating at speeds ranging from 160 ft/min to 100 ft/min. Learn more at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=655591

Raven Farm Recycled Woodworks reclaims logs from the tree service industry. See one whopper of a white oak go from
standing to stacked...
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/sawmill/posts/312.html

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