In this issue:

What Wood Species is Most Popular? (Vote in WOODWEB's latest poll)

Shop Built Equipment Feature (Tenon cutter for the tablesaw)

Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Member Profile (William A. LaRue)

Knowledge Base Highlights (The latest additions to this growing resource)

Woodworkers' Favorite Quotes (Share your "shopisms")
 
Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory (Create your free web page)

Video Pick (ETemplate Digital Measuring)

Featured Project (Motorized TV lift video)

What Wood Species is Most Popular?

What wood species is most often requested by your customers?
And what species do you prefer to work with? Let us know by
participating in our latest poll.

The current results for the poll will be displayed immediately
after voting, and you may return and view results at any time by
clicking the "Vote & View Results" link at the bottom of the poll.
http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/PollSurvey.html

Shop Built Equipment Feature

A shop-built tenon cutter for the tablesaw is well detailed here with
pictures and videos.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/shopbuilt.pl?read=687435

Visit the new Shop Built Equipment Forum, and share your own jigs
and rigs, shop built equipment, storage tips, and time saving tricks:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/shopbuilt.pl

Hot Threads

How can an air makeup system in a spray booth warm air
that is constantly being exhausted? Forum contributors
explain...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=688464

The trial run for a parbuckling rig is documented in a new
video in this thread on sawmill service trucks. Don't miss all
the other great custom setups while you're there...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/sawdry.pl?read=686544

When a job calls for especially expensive materials, is your
markup on them the same? Here's a discussion on how this
might or might not affect your normal selling price calculation.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=688465

A special project for a veterinarian's office involves heated
solid surface counters. If you have experience with this
application - or ideas on how to make it successful - join in:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=688454

Apps for recording field measurements with an iPad are
under review at the Business Forum. Used one you like?
Tell us about it.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=68836

Featured Member Profile

LaRue Woodworking specializes in custom cabinetry, furniture,
and restoration. Check out pictures of William's work on his website.
http://www.woodweb.com/members/walr74_profile.html

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Knowledge Base Highlights

Dye stains or gel stains (or a combination of both) can
produce good results on blotchy woods and detailed profiles.
Here's an in-depth discussion of product choices and application
methods.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Dye_Stains_and_Gel_Stains_for_Difficult_Wood.html

This cumbersome dust collection hookup under a tablesaw
needs a redesign. Here are some ideas for rigging a hose
fitting and a funnel to the base of the saw for effective capture of
sawdust.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Modifying_a_Table_Saw_for_Better_Dust_Collection.html

Another discussion of using dowels for precise alignment, plus
Confirmat screws for quick, no-clamp assembly. http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Dowel_and_Confirmat_Combination.html

What programs could handle the drawing and machine control
requirements for reproducing an intricate, highly decorated,
hand-carved piece of custom furniture?
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Choosing_CADCAM_for_Complex_Carved.html

Beaded face frame joinery could be a CNC deal, a table-saw
and jig deal, or a hand chisel and shooting block deal. Here's
the debate.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Tools_and_Methods_for_Beaded_Face_Frames.html

Got a CAD dimension problem mysterious enough to stump a
bunch of pros? You might want to call in your 16-year-old
daughter to save the day (and the design).
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/CAD_Precision_Snafu.html

Woodworkers' Favorite Quotes

"Samples are like safety glasses. They protect you from what you
don't see coming!"

"When in doubt, throw it out. We do our best and caulk the rest."

Woodworkers are sharing their favorite inspirational and
entertaining quotes at the Business Forum. Join in with
your own "shopisms" at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=686098

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

Bloomer Cucci Stairbuilder
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10133.html

Eakins Fine Woodworks
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10138.html

CreativeCarpentry
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10136.html

Windsor Fixtures, Inc.
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10137.html

Video Pick

ETemplate Digital Measuring features a video illustrating
the photo processing and versatility of ETemplate Photo 3D Digital
measuring capabilities. To view the video, click on the link below and
scroll down to ETemplate's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

Featured Project

There's more to this paneled maple sideboard than it seems at first
glance. Watch the video to see the TV rise up out of the top, like
magic...
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/3300.html

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