In this issue:

New Free Business Calculator (Manufacturing overhead)

Featured Interview (Scott C. Reuman)

Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Member Profile (David J. Borek)

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

Video Pick (Cook's Saw Mfg.)

Featured Project (Kitchen remodel)

New Free Business Calculator

This new Manufacturing Overhead Calculator, provided by Prime
Estimating and Software Services, LLC, breaks down your cost
of doing business into an understandable data set. Give it a
whirl at:
http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/RSCalculatorsPESSOverhead.html

Featured Interview

Scott C. Reuman of Conundrum Designs, Inc. enjoys his
picturesque 500 square foot shop in the Colorado mountains.
He recently spoke with WOODWEB's Brett Hagstrom about his
trade, the economic climate, and his own business philosophy.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/953.html

Hot Threads

A cabinetmaker presents an inset arched door job he once did.
The problem? It was a real pain. Now he's looking for advice on doing
it again, but without the hair pulling. Can you help?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=685187

This thread concerns crown molding atop cabinet uppers. The
installation is complicated by another piece of trim for which no one can
agree on a name. What would you call it, and how would you install it?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=684322

A post about producing inexpensive casework for department stores has
inspired some interesting discussion on pared down, cost-effective
construction.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=685597

Which comes first, the budget or the bid? When a client won't divulge
the amount they expect to spend on a project, it's your turn to produce
a figure...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=685472

Featured Member Profile

David J. Borek and Company of Austin, TX supplies blankity-blanks.
What are they? Investigate his member profile and website to find out,
but we'll tell you this: they're beautiful.
http://www.woodweb.com/members/davidjborek_profile.html

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Knowledge Base Highlights

High speed steel can be sharpened to a finer edge than carbide, but
will lose that edge quickly in hard or abrasive materials. Here's a long,
detailed, and authoritative thread that explains when to use highspeed
steel and why.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Sharpness_of_High_Speed_Steel_Versus_Carbide.html

Humidity conditions led to the hairline cracks in this very large wood
turning. Here's a technical discussion on prevention and possible fixes.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Crack_Prevention_and_Repair_for_a_Large_Wood_Turni.html

This article looks to history for a little lesson in using hot hide glue and
pressure to apply veneer.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Using_Hot_Hide_Glue_for_Veneering.html

Detailed carved work deserves a deft touch with the spray gun. Here are
some tips for feathering in the finish.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Spraying_Carvings_without_Drips.html

When it comes to CNC table size, is bigger better? Larger tables
offer versatility and material savings for a moderate increase in
the investment...
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/What_Size_CNC_Table_Should_I_Have.html

Mirror, mirror on the wall, which of these medicine cabinet door
constructions is the fairest of them all? You decide.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Mirrored_Medicine_Cabinet_Door_Details.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

Linear Fine Woodworking
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10121.html

Specialty Woods
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10125.html

Shipwright Style
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10124.html

MK carving and sculpting
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10126.html

Video Pick

Cook's Saw Mfg. features videos on hydraulic sawmills, personal
sawmills, board edgers, cat claw band blade sharpeners, and
semi-auto dual tooth setters. The video links are found on the
individual machinery pages. To view the videos, click on the link
below and scroll down to Cook's Saw's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

Featured Project

This nice before-and-after project starts out with a tired old kitchen,
and ends with a sparkly new one.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/3245.html

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