The WOODWEB Update - #265

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In this issue:

Facebook/Twitter Poll (Are you using social media?)
 
Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Member Profile (Norman Orsinger)

Wood Humor (Featured cartoon)

Video Pick (Safety Speed Cut)
 
Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource)
 
Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory (Create your free web page today)
 
Industry News (WalzCraft expands line of cabinet refacing materials)
 
Featured Project (Chad Reitan Fine Woodworking, Inc.)

Are you using social media tools for your business? Let us know with a couple of clicks,
and see the results of our poll immediately.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=659576

Running tightly radiused trim without distortion is the name of the game in this thread.
Can you advise?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=660161

A shop owner whose business has grown feels he's neither here nor there... Is he doing
too much? Too little? A firm plan for management may be in order.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=659712

A set of cabinets has come down with a bad case of blistering, and needs a diagnosis.
To start, is this a failure of the finish or is it an edge-banding failure?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=660112

A designer requests table bases in the form of cones. The woodworker asks: what's the
best way to veneer these?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/veneer.pl?read=659472

Check out Norman Orsinger's company, Norman Orsinger Woodworking, Ltd., as well
as his multiple Project Gallery listings, at:
http://www.woodweb.com/members/normorsinger_profile.html

Safety Speed Cut features a comprehensive collection of videos demonstrating a
complete line of panel saws, panel routers, edgebanders, and wide belt sanders
for panel processing needs. To view the videos, click on the link below and scroll
down to Safety Speed Cut's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

Disguising hickory sapwood as heartwood is the aim in this article. Forum
Technical Advisor Paul Snyder provides detailed advice on a toning formula to
blend sap with heart so the difference can't be detected.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Matching_Hickory_Heartwood_Color.html

Believe it or not, some woodworkers are successfully adapting to the downturn by increasing their prices. Here's how.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Survival_Strategy_Raise_Your_Prices.html

This starts out as a conversation about block and tackle mechanical advantage, but develops into a detailed discussion of ways to skid and load logs without tearing up the ground.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Loading_and_Moving_Big_Logs.html

Advice on the construction of free-standing spiral stairs is doled out in this article, along with pictures of a couple of non-traditional staircase examples.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/FreeStanding_Spiral_Stairs.html

Skilled workers want to know: does the shop's acquisition of a CNC machine spell the end of their employment? Show them this article as reassurance, because it's unanimous amongst these shop owners: increased shop efficiency means job security.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/CNC_Routers_Versus_Jobs_for_People.html

Newly ground knives can be damaged right away by mineral deposits within some hardwoods. Here's advice on knife material choices that could help avoid the problem.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Troubleshooting_Nicks_in_Moulder_Knives.html

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

Commercial Installation Services
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9938.html

Delphi O.E.M. Co.
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9946.html

Beyond Woodworking
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9947.html

Mountain Lumber Company
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/9951.html

WalzCraft is pleased to announce the expansion of their extensive line of Cabinet Refacing Materials. Veneered Sheet Stock and “Solid Wood” Refacing Stock are available in several wood species and grades, varying thicknesses and a variety of backer materials. Many can be ordered Ripped to Width or Cut-to-Size for ease of installation. Learn more at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=659154

Chad Reitan Fine Woodworking, Inc. specializes in the luxury home market, taking on jobs that range in size from furniture pieces to renovation projects. See the shop and read about this California business at the Project Gallery:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/248.html

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