woodezine - Volume III - Issue X - OCTOBER 2005

News:
General Woodworking

Free Dust Collection Book
A few years ago, I visited the premises of Lake Elmo Hardwoods in Minnesota, right after their dust collector had ignited. What I learned on that visit was that the potential for explosion in a dust collection system is very real - even in one small enough for a one-man shop. A potential dust explosion hazard exists wherever combustible dusts accumulate, are handled, or are processed. Your system must include provisions for ignition source control, which might include using special electrical equipment, grounding of the filtering media, and spark arrestor features. Spontaneous combustion is another source of ignition, caused by a chemical reaction. This is usually corrected by seeding with inert material. Pressure release vents can play a role, too: they are designed to relieve increased internal pressure before it reaches critical levels. A free book, "A Scientific Review of Dust Collection", is now available from Scientific Dust Collectors in Illinois. This is an 80 page manual, which includes a complete chapter on fires, explosions, and other hazards.

  
To find out more about the manual and request your copy, visit the company online at www.scientificdustcollectors.com

Alan Mansfield of Britain's Marquetry Society sent us an e-mail to let us know that he launched the new Marquetry Society web site on September 16th. The Society offers full memberships to American marquetarians for about $35 - get all the details on the new site, along with an application and a letter from the president outlining the benefits of membership.

For more info, visit the Society online at http://www.marquetry.org

 

How would you like to see America's premier school of handcraft in action? You can have that chance at the North Bennet Street School's Open House on Friday, November 4th from 10AM to 2PM, and again on Saturday, November 5th from 10AM to 3PM. Ê You'll get to participate in a long-standing fall tradition as you tour the facility, meet the faculty and watch students work in eight distinctive hand craft traditions - Bookbinding, Cabinet & Furniture Making, Violin Making & Restoration, Piano Technology, Locksmithing, Jewelry Making & Repair, Preservation Carpentry and Carpentry. The school is located at 39 North Bennet Street, at the corner of North Bennet and Salem Streets in Boston's historic North End. The event is free, as well as wheelchair and MBTA accessible (take the Orange line via Haymarket, or the Green line via Haymarket or North Station). Call 617-227-0155 for more information.

Great Opportunity for NJ Woodworkers

From January through April, Peters Valley Craft Center will welcome practicing artists for one to three month residencies. Participants pay a modest fee of $500/month for a private room and studio access (studios include: blacksmithing, ceramics, fibers, fine metals, woodworking, photography, etc.). Residencies provide artists the opportunity to concentrate on their artwork, without interruptions, in a supportive atmosphere. Through support from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the NJ State Council on the Arts, 12 one-month scholarships are available for NJ resident artists. Additional help isÊavailable for Hurricane Katrina victims. Please call for additional information and application requirements (973) 948-5200.Visit www.petersvalley.org to learn more about Peters Valley. The application deadline is November 30th.  

 

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