The WOODWEB Update - #273

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In this issue:

Lumber Buying Guides Updated (Current hardwood pricing)
 
Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Member Profile (Garry Smith)

Video Pick (Veneer Systems)
 
Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource)
 
Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory (Create your free web page)
 
Featured Project (Sliding table saw)

Lumber Buying Guides Updated

Get current pricing on hardwood lumber for all regions of the US:
http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/RSLumberBuyingGuide.html

A shop owner heaves a sigh of relief after his SawStop tablesaw
saves an employee's thumb, instead of severing it.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=670110

Here's the challenge: a kitchen island that can be rolled or locked
into place, but keeps its hardware hidden.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=670074

A water based finished that was once reliable is now problem-ridden.
What gives?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=669975

After a thorough review of the product literature, this door builder still
can't decide whether to make the leap from traditional machinery to
CNC. Any advice?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=669768

Featured Member Profile

Check out Garry Smith's website and Project Gallery listings, and learn
about his business, WoodWorks by Garry, at:
http://www.woodweb.com/members/Garry_profile.html

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Veneer Systems Inc. features a case clamp demonstration showing an
operator control panel and unload/set upright control station. Also
covered are loading table, base air jets, recirculating ball screw,
multi direction rollers and photocell. To view the video, click on the link
below and scroll down to the Veneer Systems video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

Is buying a CNC a good move for a small shop facing cut-rate
competition? This long and thoughtful thread compares the advantages
of a CNC router to other efficient setups. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Whether_to_Invest_in_a_CNC_Router.html

Think a hollow log is useful only to a chipmunk? Think again! Don't throw
that old oak shell away... You might need it someday. Submit your own
uses through the "add information to this article" link at the bottom of the
page.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Uses_for_Hollow_Oak_Logs.html

Who ever said woodworkers were an unfashionable lot? This article is
all about the right dress and grooming strategy for a woodworker who
wants to make a good impression on customers. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Professional_Dress_for_Woodworkers.html

There's more than one way to make fresh new lumber resemble timeworn
barn wood. Here's a choice of methods. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Matching_the_Look_of_Aged_Barnboards.html

Tiny nibs at the entry and exit points of CNC cuts are causing a problem.
Could the bits be deflecting, or is there some other cause?
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Bit_Deflection_with_38Inch_Bits.html

Bending thick wood dowels into walking cane shapes calls for a little
twisted thinking. With proper grain orientation and MC levels, success
can be had..
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Bending_Hickory_for_a_Walking_Cane.html

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

Hoosier Woodworks
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10027.html

Traditions Custom Cabinetry
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10028.html

W S Woodturning
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10029.html

Maddron Cabinets
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10030.html

A shop-built sliding table saw is detailed here. Find out what parts were
used and how this homemade tool works at:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/2969.html

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