diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
index bf8b7bd95..c4762c753 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
     <changes>
         <release version="3.5-beta7" date="2009-??-??">
+           <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">47356 - removed unused private fields in HWPF BorderCode</action>
+           <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">47355 - Improved  HWPF TableCell to expose TableCellDescriptor</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">46610 - Improved HWPF to better handle unicode</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">47261 - Fixed SlideShow#removeSlide to remove references to Notes</action>
            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">47375 - Fixed HSSFHyperlink to correctly set inter-sheet and file links</action>
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/BorderCode.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/BorderCode.java
index 63e534581..ff5191e78 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/BorderCode.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/BorderCode.java
@@ -26,13 +26,7 @@ public final class BorderCode
 {
   public static final int SIZE = 4;
   private short _info;
-    private final static BitField _dptLineWidth = BitFieldFactory.getInstance(0xff);
-    private final static BitField _brcType = BitFieldFactory.getInstance(0xff00);
   private short _info2;
-    private final static BitField _ico = BitFieldFactory.getInstance(0xff);
-    private final static BitField _dptDpace = BitFieldFactory.getInstance(0x1f00);
-    private final static BitField _fShadow = BitFieldFactory.getInstance(0x2000);
-    private final static BitField _fFrame = BitFieldFactory.getInstance(0x4000);
 
   public BorderCode()
   {
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/TableCell.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/TableCell.java
index 19c0f7d06..ec8425c3e 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/TableCell.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/TableCell.java
@@ -104,4 +104,9 @@ public final class TableCell
     return _width;
   }
 
+  /** Returns the TableCellDescriptor for this cell.*/
+  public TableCellDescriptor getDescriptor(){
+  	return _tcd;
+  }
+
 }