FDM
fdmonline.com
Where woodworking professionals go
24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
COLUMNS
12 Editorial
Housing downturn tops challenges
28 Getting Lean
Leading in a lean environment, Part Two
32 The Wood Doctor’s Rx
Bubbles, balau, darkening cores
FDM Online forum
encourages discussion
One of the best ways to get
questions answered and
find out what’s going on in the
industry from other profession-
als is the forum at www.fdmon-
line.com, which has recently
been updated and relaunched.
If you haven’t visited the new
www.fdmonline.com, check out
the site and take a look at the
FDM Online Forum.
Anyone can view forum topics and their discussion threads.
However, to participate in the discussions, you must register.
Registration is quick, easy and free. To register:
14
24
36
82
● Click the “Register” link at the top right of the
homepage. You’ll be asked to fill out some basic
information about yourself.
● Once you’re finished, click “Save Changes” at the
bottom of the page.
● Click “General Forum.” You can click any of the
topics or start a new discussion by clicking the “New
Topic” button.
84
If you’re looking for information on a specific topic, try using
the “Search Button” located next to the “New Topic” button.
Don’t forget to check the forums frequently as new discus-
sions and replies are posted all the time!
FDM
Publisher Bob Lindsey
Editor-in-Chief Karl D. Forth
Managing Editor Ken Jennison
Senior Editors George Lausch,
Kathleen McLaughlin
Assistant Editor Susan Casson
Copy Editor Stephanie Steenbergen
8 FDM ® March 2008
Contributing Editors John Aves, Kim
Kennedy, Art Raymond, Gene Wengert
Senior Art Director Elizabeth Crosby
Production Manager Robert Portillo
Circulation Director Jim Wessel
V.P., Director of Content Bruce Plantz
www.fdmonline.com
Editorial Office
1350 E. Touhy Ave., Ste. 105W
Des Plaines, IL 60018
tel: 847.390.6700, fax: 847.390.7100
E-Mail address kforth@wattnet.net
FDMOnline www.fdmonline.com
Please direct all subscription questions & mail to:
FDM, 303 N. Main St., Ste. 500,
Rockford, IL 61101-1018
815.734.4171 Fax: 815.968.0513
E-mail: jwessel@wattnet.net
For changes, please give both old and new addresses.