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How to Build a Table-Mission Style

For those of you who like to build tables of any kinds and for those that just like to look at what others build and put together we posted a project for you. We have put up a video of someone building a Coffee Table-Mission Style. Check it out! We would love to hear feedback as well! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLAe7Ndgybw

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Added by Christian Smedberg on March 15, 2010 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Found a busy shop

I found a woodshop that was busy. Last week, I stopped by the local park district woodshop to say hello and was surprised to see seven or eight people all working on projects -- at about 1 p.m. on a Friday. My first thought was that they may have been unemployed and were taking advantage of the time off to finish up that table. I didn't ask if this was the case, however. Maybe they were retired. Either way, they were cutting, sanding and finishing. That's always good to see. Continue

Added by Karl Forth on March 15, 2010 at 3:10pm — No Comments

Just walk away

I had a conversation with a friend recently and we discussed debts, paying off mortgages, and the housing market. The current debate: Is it morally right to simply stop paying your mortgage and walk away?

If you’ve lost yo

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Added by Karl Forth on March 10, 2010 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

New poll up and waiting for your prediction

We have a new poll up and we decided to ask the $64,000 question: When do you think the recession will end? So, get out your crystal balls and make a prediction. And while you are doing that, you can check out a story about a noted economist who spoke at the Stiles Executive Breifing conference and made his predictions for the woodworking industry. This is from someone who predicted the recession, so at least he has a track record, which

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Added by Will Sampson on March 9, 2010 at 12:50pm — No Comments

Some New Products to come

Hey guys, We're starting to provide Capitals and we wanted to get some feed back of what you guys think about them. We haven't done this before so any feedback would be great. Maybe if you have a certain style you guys like we could put in a suggestion for that as well. Just let us know! You can see them here...http://www.osbornewood.com/architectural-columns.cfm

Christian Smedberg
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Added by Christian Smedberg on March 3, 2010 at 10:43am — 2 Comments

Participate in our weekly poll

I hope you've noticed that we've added a weekly opinion poll to Sawdust Soup. If you haven't seen it yet, look for it on the lower left-hand side of the main page. Every week we plan to post a new question. Last week's question probed issues of business challenges in the current economy. Lack of work and a need for marketing was at the top of most people's lists. This week we're taking that a step farther with a question about what kinds of marketing tools you find most effective.

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Added by Will Sampson on March 2, 2010 at 8:06am — No Comments

IWF 2010 Technical Conference information

Great educational conference program for IWF 2010. Whether your challenges are expenses or revenue the program has the answers for you.
http://www.iwfatlanta.com/education/educationhome

The 2010 program will feature tracks for Business Management, Manufacturing, Production, Green, Marketing and more.

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Added by Jim Wulfekuhle on March 1, 2010 at 11:02am — No Comments

Credit availability concerns grow for companies

A survey of manufacturers in Minnesota this week indicated that companies were much more optimistic about the economy than they were last year. More than a quarter expected an economic expansion in 2010 and 44 percent of companies expected their revenue to increase in 2010.

An increasing worry for manufacturing executives is the decreasing availability of credit. The percentage of companies that reported a constriction of credit increased th

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Added by Karl Forth on February 26, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Sitting Pretty Exhibit on Crafthaus.com

Hi Sawdust Soup,

We are pleased to present to you Sitting Pretty-The Art of Sitting Part 1

We received 75 fantastic submissions from the members of Crafthaus.com and applaud each artist. We wou

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Added by Glen G.Guarino on February 26, 2010 at 2:16pm — No Comments

Enter the CabinetMaker+FDM video contest!

You only need to take a quick spin in the video section here on Sawdust Soup to see that there's lots of creativity in woodworking related videos. We want to reward that effort, so we've launched a new video contest at CabinetMaker+FDM. We have categories for everyone, including best marketing video, best shop tour, best training video, and most entertaining video. You can read the rules and download an entry form. You can also

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Added by Will Sampson on February 23, 2010 at 9:02am — 1 Comment

hidden book shelve door

Has anyone ever built a hidden door/passage? Can you share plans or ideas?

Thank you, Curtis

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Added by Curtis Urrutia on February 21, 2010 at 8:37pm — 1 Comment

IWF 2010 Housing and Registration is Now Open

Go online for great deals on hotels for IWF 2010. www.iwfatlanta.com. Also make sure when you register for the show to use the discounted registration code FDM1 to save. Continue

Added by Jim Wulfekuhle on February 17, 2010 at 11:36am — No Comments

Comments requested on new product database

Our new woodworking product database is now online. Go to www.cabinetmakerfdm.com and click on "New Products Guide" on the home page. You can then search by product category or by company name.

This new product database is by far the industry's largest, with more than 2,150 products searchable by category, and another 600 older products that can be accessed by company name.

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Added by Karl Forth on February 16, 2010 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Relevant Woodworking Vancouver British Columbia

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Added by Francis Lemieux on February 13, 2010 at 12:35pm — No Comments

Does the term "Amish built" bother you at all ?

This morning I saw an ad for a local furniture store that was running a sale on Amish built furniture. Now I know that there are alot of fine Amish craftsmen out there but most of the Amish shops in my area are using the same tools, and the same building process that I use. The only difference is I use electricity to power my tools and they use a diesel powered belt system to power theirs. I get a little annoyed when the general public thinks that Amish built means better built. O… Continue

Added by Jay on February 12, 2010 at 10:07am — 6 Comments

Don't hide in the basement

There has been a lot of talk about the upcoming IWF show, now about six months away. Some of the largest equipment manufacturers and distributors have announced they will not attend the show in Atlanta Aug. 25 to 28. In the past week many of the major Canadian companies announced they will not exhibit at this year's SIBO show in Quebec.

IWF is still the largest event on the North American woodworking calendar, and there will be many new products and innovations at the show, even if it

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Added by Karl Forth on February 11, 2010 at 10:14am — No Comments

Combustible dust concerns

We received a few questions from a smaller shop about the proposed new regulations on combustible dust. One was whether small shops need HEPA or better filtration to meet airborne dust limits. What kind of explosion protection is needed for small one- or two-bag standalone collectors? And what kind of vacuum cleaners are approved for workworkers? Even a small "explosion proof" unit reportedly cost $5,000. And all the past cases on OSHA's list seem to be larger companies. Are there cases of du

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Added by Karl Forth on February 5, 2010 at 10:31am — 2 Comments

Bench Cookies are everywhere!

We reviewed Rockler's innovative Bench Cookies in CabinetMaker+FDM magazine, and you can see our video review on our website. From the first time we saw this clever work support devices, we were enthralled with the possibilities, many of which go beyond woodworking. For example, I use a set in the office to lift up my laptop computer and allow more air circulation for cooling. But t… Continue

Added by Will Sampson on February 2, 2010 at 7:58am — 1 Comment

LEDs light up a midtown gallery

We recently spoke with Grimanesa Amorós, an artist who splits her time between New York City and Peru, about a recent gallery installation in which she used some of our flexible LED strip lighting. In the installation, titled La Incubadora (2010), she has re-envisioned the Lab Gallery at Roger Smith Hotel in Manhattan as a warm human incubator for her sculptures of imagined hybrid humans. Did this kind of flexible LED strip lighting suggest how the pieces in La Incubadora would be installed, or… Continue

Added by Elemental LED Staff on January 30, 2010 at 5:47pm — No Comments

FDM Restaurant

Just a quick note that we enjoyed dinner at FDM restaurant in Chicago recently. It offers upscale Mexican cuisine. It is named for another restaurant, Fonda del Mar, not FDM magazine. They did, however, have some nice wood tables and chairs and a nice colored wood decor in a spacious room. If we find a CabinetMaker Kitchen we'll post it here first. Continue

Added by Karl Forth on January 30, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

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