In This Issue

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Making Connections at Higher Levels

Connect with Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) members at the 58th Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) convention, in Denver, CO, Oct. 27-29. The three-day event will offer seminars, keynote speeches, plant tours, forums and recreational activities.

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Tracking Wood Cutting Tools

A woodcutting tool tracking system that maintains the inventory and performance status of woodworking cutting tools debuted at IWF in Augus. The Intooligence system uses two-dimensional bar codes etched onto the cutting heads and blades.

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Treating Wood with Acetylation Process

Making its debut at the International Woodworking Fair in August was Accoya “high-technology wood.” Manufacturer Accsys Technologies demonstrated Accoya wood treated with a modification process that it says differs from other modified woods. Calling it “transformed to its core” Accsys says Accoya uses an acetylation conversion process that allows woodworkers to machine, coat and glue it like “normal” wood, with a durability and dimensional stability that matches or exceeds even that of tropical hardwoods.

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Turning Wood Waste into Dollars

Décor Moulding and Paneling, part of Décor Group, Mississauga, ON, says it has found a way to turn more profit on its sawdust and other wood waste, adding machinery for converting it to briquettes that can be sold at higher prices in consumer markets. Briquettes are used in commercial boilers and by homeowners in wood burning stoves.

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Woodworking Process Improvement

For a woodworking company facing a difficult market, the folks at JK Concepts are really busy. The 40-employee, Denver-based architectural millwork and casegoods firm is celebrating its 30th anniversary by reinventing its manufacturing operations.

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IWF: Small Is Big at Woodworking Show

With over 950 exhibitors, 12,000 attendees and hundreds of thousands of square feet of exhibition, the 2010 International Woodworking Fair (IWF), held Aug. 25-28 in Atlanta, defies a simple summary. The comprehensive coverage appears at WoodworkingNetwork.com/IWF, a microsite where every video, blog and relevant story is still being posted. And IWF-related features appear in this issue on pages 31 (Intooligence), 34 (Accoya wood) and 36 (BrikStar) about wood and woodworking technologies seen at IWF.

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Previewing Cuts

High-end architectural millwork firm Mark Richey Woodworking won an Autodesk Inventor award in August for its ongoing work on the Helzberg Hall, home of the Kansas City Symphony.

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WoodLINKS: Tools for Schools, Skills for Life

In the face of a still critical shortage of skilled personnel entering the wood industry, WoodLINKS USA was established as a partnership between industry and education. Today, after more than a decade of service in the United States, WoodLINKS provides a leading woodworking industry training program for students at all levels.

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WoodLINKS Students Show Off RTA Prowess

High-quality ready-to-assemble furniture was on display by WoodLINKS USA students at the August 2010 International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta. More than $13,000 in prizes were handed out to five high schools and post-secondary institutions.

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WoodLINKS USA

This special section brought to you by Custom Woodworking Business and WoodLINKS USA celebrates more than a decade of woodworking industry education partnership. . . and tells how you can become involved.