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Thomas
Giammo has offered his "Template
Maker" (219KB) which is a Windows
program for constructing templates for the Incra & JointTech
dovetail
jigs. If you own one of these jigs you should definitely check this
out.
However, even if you don't own one, you'll want to download a
free copy and check it out anyway. It
gives you the
ability to view many different dovetail layouts visually. We had a ball
just playing with it and we'resure you will too!
Rastislav
Korytár, of Slovakia (in central Europe),
has created a very nice cutting optimizer program. OPTIMIK 2.0 lets you to
automatically make the optimal cutting plans for panel/sheet materials
by optimally placing (nesting) the rectangle shapes to be cut out of
the given panel/sheet and thus reducing the waste. Download the
shareware version today and play with it. You'll want to register it
for
the full version after you use it for just a few days!
Bill Kovalick has a
new online program called the Sagulator that computes shelf
sag given material type,
shelf load, and shelf dimensions (width, depth, thickness). This is
some really cool stuff here people, you have to check it out!
| George
Ziegler is without a doubt one of the most important
contributors to the world of woodworking related software. He has
written
some great woodworking shareware programs that have passed the tests of
time, quality, usefulness, and ease of use. George has continued to
develop software as the market and users needs expand and has been a
key
figure in embracing new technologies.
Take
for example his new Board Foot Calculator V2.0 for
the Palm OS; George is again first to the
starting gate and this program is one all Palm device owner will have
to
have. And if you don't have a Palm Pilot, Visor, or other Palm OS
device,
this may be the tail that wags the dog for you! I took my Visor with me
on
a recent trip to one of my local hardwood suppliers and the guys at the
mill were slobbering all over it when they saw what this little program
can do. So you're a Pocket PC person instead of a Palm person? No
problem!
George is about to realease his Pocket PC board Foot Calculator!!
Among
other things, Board Foot Calculator will:
- Calculate
Board Feet of a Board
- Calculate Boards
for a Project
- Linear
Feet /
Board Feet Conversions
- Estimate Imports /
Shopping Lists
Here are some of
George's other popular woodworking shareware programs for
the desktop computer:
Woodworkers Estimate Helper V5.90
which was designed for woodworkers and cabinet makers to help in the
process of
calculating accurate price quotes for their projects.
Even Shelves V2.3
calculates shelf spacing
exactly. Design even spaced shelves automatically or input any number
of
fixed heights, the rest will space even Automatically!
Raised Panel Doors V5.62
does all the complex
calculations required and prints a cut list for Raised Panel Doors. All
you have to do is cut the pieces! Now featuring metric, decimal, and
fraction entries and an all new Wainscote Panel Calculator!!
Check
out George's other great Custom Software at: www.softwareforwoodworkers.com/
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ForestWorld,
a Lynx Ventures, LLC business, is the new owner of
the wonderful software program, Woods of the
World. Data was collected from more than 100 books, periodicals,
research institutes, and businesses to create the world's first
multimedia
database on wood. Woods of the World is an interactive program that
will
provide you with tons of information on just about any species of wood,
and hours and hours of fun! Read more about the Woods of the World CD
and
check out Woods of the World Online. A free online service where you
can
get detailed information on up to 910 wood species and products,
covering
95% of all the wood in trade. Examine the common names, common uses,
distribution, environmental profile, physical and woodworking
properties,
and mechanical values of all these woods -
ONLINE!!
Barry Golash and Wood
Solutions
now offers DoorCut in a Metric version!
DoorCut is an affordable program that determines all mathematical
jointery details to construct cabinet doors and gives you total control
in
determining all your door parameters. Stiles, rails, muntin widths,
and machining allowances are all definable. DoorCut also provides
you with the valuable option of customizable panel placement within
door
styles. But one of the best things about this program is that you've
probably already got most of it on your PC: it works inside Microsoft
Excel. So not only is DoorCut inexpensive, it's
sleek too! Visit
Wood Solutions today to see what it's all about!
Bill
Kovalick's excellent site, WoodBin has a couple of exciting
new
features you're going to want to check out. First is the The Wood
Picker - a screening tool that makes it easy to find the ideal
wood
for that special project. Search a database of 120 different woods
using
up to 10 different screening criteria. Second is Woods for
Woodworkers - descriptions of 120 popular woodworking woods
including
working properties, physical properties, and uses. A companion resource
to
the Wood Picker. These are two very useful additions to the usual
offerings at the WoodBin: information on woodworking software -
reviews,
articles, links, featured products, faq's, and more. Check out the
comprehensive list of woodworking software, the software search page,
and
online utilities such as The Tabulator - a combination board foot
calculator and lumber material list generator.
Don
Michelotti, the creator of Sheet Layout for
Windows has updated this popular software program. He has a new
site
where you can read about and download the latest version today! Sheet
Layout is a Windows based program that allows you to generate layouts
for
most effecient use of sheet goods like plywood and laminates.
Atlantis Software
Development introduces their new EasyCab v4.0 Cabinet
Designer.
This is the real thing! Familiar Windows format with all the
features a professional cabinet builder would expect from a
state-of-the-art cabinet design program! EasyCab has just been upgraded
to
include both American and metric measurement capabilities and now comes
with a project manager. You can now put up to 52 cabinets per cutlist,
sorted, labeled and print on Avery mini labels (2160). Keep track of
complex projects, produce master cutlist of All, just cabinets, doors,
drawers, face frames, and shop drawings of the whole project. Quick
viewing and editing of all cabinets in the project. This software has
it
all! Download a trial version today to see why this is where you end
your
search for design software!
CAB-TECH
Software are
makers of the excellent line of Cabinet Creator software for
woodworkers:
- Cabinet Creator Euro is
a cut list program for Frameless
Cabinets.
- Cabinet Creator CCSW - DOS version is a
cut list program for
Face Frame Cabinets.
- Cabinet Creator Calculator/Converter is
a FREE
calculator & conversion program.
Cabinet Creator is
designed for the shop or individual who wants to start
building their cabinets, vanities, bookcases, etc. immediately.
Cabinet Creator will produce a cutlist for faceframe cabinets with
overlay
or flush style doors and drawer fronts. With very little dimensional
input
this program will produce a complete cutlist for each cabinet,
(including
cabinet boxes, face frames, doors, drawer fronts, and drawer boxes. It
will also produce a front elevation drawing to scale of each cabinet.
<>EW SHAREWARE PROGRAM! Alden Miller has
written a new
program called Door Manager. This software will help you figure out a
cutlist for making cabinet doors. Unlike other door calculation
software,
Door Manager figures out the door sizes based on the opening that the
door
is for. If you already know the size of the door and just want a cut
list
then enter all the information needed and leave the overlays set at
zero.
Door Manager supports multiple methods of door assembly so why don't
you
give it a try. Also, this program will only cost you $5 if you decide
to
continue using it - and you know you will! Click here to download the self
installing program.
Siskiyou
Products
has been providing software for the kitchen and bath industry since
1986,
and although their cabinet and door design software programs have
always
been top-notch, recent updates have proven their software to be
possibly
the very best on the market. Here are are some of their outstanding
products and their features:
- Cabinet
Pro -- Software for the professional
manufacturer of cabinets, doors, entertainment centers, windows, and
desks. Produces shop & finished drawings, floor plans, elevations,
perspectives, job costing, inventory, unlimited user-defined cutlists,
financial reports, and panel optimization.
- Door Pro -- Software for the
manufacturer of Doors and
Windows produces numerous reports such as job costing, bids,
confirmation
reports, invoices, contracts, unlimited user-defined cutlists and panel
optimization. Data Entry allows change of door style per door, change
of
frame and panel material per door, construction comments per door,
multiple sorting of doors in job by style, material, height, and width,
and alteration of construction methods per door.
- Home
Shop -- Software for the part time cabinetmaker..
Produces shop drawings, material requirements and individual cabinet
cutlists that include the shop drawing, parts needed and their
dimensions,
materials associated with each part, accessories and hardware.
Home
Shop is
certainly an attractive program for the
hobbiest as it is currently priced at $125!! Why wait for mail order
when
you can stop by the Siskiyou
Website and download your own copy today!
Ed
Aumiller has provided his program to determine wood
expansion/contraction.
SoftSource
has make it easy to publish and access AutoCAD drawings on the Net!
Their DWG/DXF plug-in lets you view AutoCAD and DXF drawings, and their
SVF plug-in (Simple Vector Format: a file format developed jointly by
SoftSource and NCSA) supports CAD and general-purpose graphics formats.
Both plug-ins include single-download navigational capabilities and
scalable vector graphics. Thus, the zoom, pan, and layer visibility
controls of both make it simple to explore complex CAD drawings online.
You're going to
love this one! Bob Beckert sent this feet/inches
calculator for Windows. We
played with it for quite a while
the other night and can see it will get a lot of use from now on.
Thanks
Bob!
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