In this issue:

AWI Public Comment Period (Wood professionals review standards)

Featured Project (Custom oak library)

Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory (Create your free web page)

Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource)

Video Pick (Charles G.G. Schmidt Co.)

AWI Public Comment Period

The American Woodworking Institute (AWI) is preparing to publish the
second edition of Architectural Woodwork Standards, and is opening a
brief public comment period for woodworking professionals to review the
draft and offer comments. Follow this link for information on how to
submit your comments.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=744601

Featured Project

This very detailed two-level library with elliptical opening was completed in
only twelve weeks.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/4163.html

Hot Threads

This shop is ready to streamline assembly stations in preparation for a
new, entry level employee. Any advice?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=743803

Share your tips for the construction, finishing and weather sealing of a
four-panel, mahogany entry door at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=744058

A durable approach for attaching table legs to MDF tops - 100 of 'em - is
sought here ... will screws suffice?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/furniture.pl?read=743904

First, this business needs a fair system for determining delivery fees. Next,
they need an online tool that automatically calculates the price for the
customer.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=743901

Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory

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

Allen Woodworking
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10468.html

PC Custom Woodwork
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10470.html

Hobson Woodworks
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10466.html

Robert Salamy
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10467.html

Knowledge Base Highlights

See a complete list of the most recent additions to our Knowledge Base at:
http://woodweb.com/Resources/RSMostRecentKBArticles.html

Veneer pros describe the formulas and methods they use to make burl
veneer flat and pliable before pressing.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Flattening_Burl_Veneer.html

Investigation reveals that the catalyst in the varnish reacts with the wood
to create a pinkish hue. Solution? Start by applying some kind of barrier coat.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Conversion_Varnish_Turning_Wood_Panels_Pink.html

Is it worth constructing a Frankencabinet out of repurposed stock
cabinet carcasses and faces? Interesting idea ... but with drawbacks.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Building_a_Custom_Island_out_of_Stock_Cabinet_Part.html

Basic info on the characteristics that differentiate dyes from pigments, and
advice on the appropriate uses of each (separately or together).
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Pigment_Stain_Versus_Dye_Stain.html

It requires hand labor, but you can use a moulder to straighten warped
stock — up to a point.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Planing_Warp_out_of_Wood_Flooring_Stock.html

A conversation about how to create the joint between a solid oak
desktop and its support so as to accommodate wood expansion and
contraction.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Joint_Design_for_a_Solid_Oak_Desk.html

Video Pick

Charles G.G. Schmidt Co. features a video of Larry’s Clamp in action. T
view the video, click on the link below and scroll down to Charles G.G.
Schmidt Co.'s video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

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