In this issue:

Job Opportunity (US Supreme Court cabinetmaker) 

Featured Project (Shop-built knife hinges)
 
Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Member Profile (Ambrose Taylor)

Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource)
 
Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory (Create your free web page)

Video Pick (ArtCam)

Job Opportunity

Say a bench breaks, or a gavel cracks... Who do the US Supreme
Court Justices call in their time of need? The official US Supreme Court
Cabinetmaker, of course! Here's a once in a lifetime opportunity to apply
for the position. No joke.
http://www.woodweb.com/exchanges/jobs/posts/435756.html

Featured Project

This furnituremaker needed some knife hinges that wouldn't break the bank.
Being a resourceful fellow, he decided to make a whole pile of hinges, himself.
Here's how.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/3070.html

Hot Threads

Can a CNC handle this whole job, from cutting some odd chair parts
to adding a roundover at the end? Tooling and machine capability is
under discussion.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=675885

Pop quiz: Bidding a job based on the cost of your materials, times two...
Does using this formula make you: a) brilliant or b) bankrupt?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=676028

A coating that hasn't cured has its finisher concerned. Temperature
could be the culprit...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=675417

Got a log-hauling truck? Join the others in this thread who have shared
pictures of the chopped up, souped up, beefed up machines
they use to transport tree trunks from woodlot to sawmill:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/sawdry.pl?read=674802

Featured Member Profile

Ambrose Taylor's business, Vintage Material Supply Co. of Austin, TX,
reclaims and sells timber and lumber. Check out Ambrose's profile and
website at:
http://www.woodweb.com/members/ataylor201_profile.html

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benefits. At your personal Control Panel, you can:
- Create a Member Profile.
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your information.

Sign up and become a member at:
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Knowledge Base Highlights

In between the cabinetmaker and the architect stands a rather stubborn
contractor. Communication is key when it comes to job specs in a
complex situation.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Clarifying_Architect_Specifications_for_Cabinetry.html

Follow along as a craftsman works his way through a difficult first-time
project: a sunburst veneer layup.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Sunburst_Veneer_Layup_Methods.html

By outsourcing CNC router work to another shop, this cabinetmaker
hoped for excellent edge quality... But instead of flat, clean cuts, he's
getting fuzzy ones. What can be done?
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Edge_Quality_Issues_with_CNC_NestedBased_Router_Cu.html

Finish carpenters vote on which of two wainscot methods would work
better for full height wall paneling. Aesthetics, tradition, and installation
all factor in.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Wainscot_Design_Decision_Continuous.html

There's more than one way to build a simple steam box for bending wood.
Here are a whole host of 'em:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Steam_Box_Construction_Ideas.html

Can a small shop be profitable? Here's a ton of advice from experienced
business owners about marketing, money management, planning, and other
business fundamentals.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Keys_to_Profitability_for_a_Small_Shop.html

Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory

The following companies recently created free web pages at the
Woodworkers Directory. Create yours at:
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/index.html

Timeless Woodworks
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10074.html

Mowerycraft
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10071.html

Woodtech
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10078.html

Matt Cooper Furniture Design
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10077.html

Video Pick

ArtCam features videos on woodworking, carving, and software design.
To view the videos, click on the link below and scroll down to the
ArtCam video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

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