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The section now has a post on Twitter we can be followed on twitter at Lig_num

Western Red Cedar

From the website Western Red Cedar Export Association looks good!!

http://www.wrcea.org

Wood Window Alliance

Check these out at http://www.woodwindowalliance.com some useful information particularly the video on sustainability of windows http://www.woodwindowalliance.com/campaign-news/films/

Level 3 Diploma Sitework

Replacing broken tiles - part of the level 3 Carpentry and Joinery Sitework option

Level 3 Diploma benchwork

From the top:

gluing up sections to form the head and cill of a circular bay window

clamping up the sections in former to make the curved sections

fitting the jambs and mullions

Diploma end test results

Diploma end test. Are looking really positive considering this is the first year that 2nd yr and 3rd yr students have sat this on-line test, with no prior knowledge of its content by the staff teaching on the courses. We have a high number of distinctions, as well as merits and passes. Not bad eh!!!!

Chisel manufacture

Check out this link to youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if2qJGRqsns it is quite a good video clip from the Discovery channel about making chisels

Emergency Saw Stop

A student passed me a link to this clip on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X-tj3lk0E8&feature=related Its about a bloke in the US who has developed a saw blade thats stops in milli-seconds when it detects flesh. If the link does not work go to youtube and type in time warp - table saw. Take a look!!

Cavity wall insulation

Check out this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWZNE0VQn98 to a programme presented by John Craven about cavity wall insulation..........................looks good

Accoya

This is from on article in Saturdays edition of the daily mail, it was about investment really. but take a look.
'The business itself is based around a piece of science that has been around for 150 years. It is called acetylation - a process that changes the molecular structure of wood. Conker players wil be familiar with this - at least those who soaked their prime specimens in vinegar overnight to harden them up. The process used is not quite so crude, it relies on high pressures and temerature to inject chemicals into the wood to affect the transformation. What comes out the other end is a cheap softwood that can be easily cultivated and which has all the attribites of a hardwood. One of the prime qualities is the stabililty of thw wood which means it doesn't shrink or expand.' Check out the full aticle on www.dailymail.co.uk/money or Accoya website on http://www.accoya.com/ for more information.

ligni

ligni - Latin for wood