In this issue:

Featured Project (Bamboo kitchen makes it big)

Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Member Profile (Steve Ferguson)

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)

Come Meet the Team (Visit WOODWEB at AWFS)

Video Pick (Fuji Spray)

Featured Project

Bamboo lends itself to sleek, modern style in this kitchen, recently
featured by "Better Homes and Gardens."
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/3369.html

Hot Threads

Besides wood, what do woodworkers use a lot of? Electricity!
Running a shop - at least partially - on solar power is under
discussion... and debate:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?rev=691577

A tangent handrail lesson is highlighted in these videos at the
Architectural Woodworking Forum. Don't miss out on the neat
angle drawing trick, too.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=691328

Employee incentive programs: got one that works? The Business
Forum is brainstorming...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=691615

Put your thinking cap on: this designer wants her furnituremaker's
bedroom set to resemble... rocks! Oh, don't groan - get creative.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/furniture.pl?read=690977

Featured Member Profile

Steve Ferguson's business, Triumph Fine Cabinetry and Millwork, Inc.,
isn't afraid to take on the difficult and the unique... Explore his work
by visiting his member profile and website:
http://www.woodweb.com/members/Triumphsteve_profile.html

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Knowledge Base Highlights

Sending a big, old urban tree to the landfill: crying shame, or cost
of doing business? One forum contributor writes with wisdom,
"The value of the wood is in direct proportion to your values."
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Urban_Tree_Wasted_Opportunity.html

Here's some advice on veneer pressing and adhesive choice, with
a thorough description of how to hammer veneer using hide glue.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/ReApplying_Veneer_to_a_Thick_Table_Edge.html

A door manufacturer looking to work with distributors and
retailers seeks help. He needs to cover his production cost,
factor in multiple markups, and still come up with a realistic
list price.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Shop_Cost_Distributor_Markup_Retailer_Markup_and_L.html

Production choices for crafting complex custom railing shapes
are covered in this detailed article. Tooling options - from historical
to contemporary - are considered.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Machinery_and_Methods_for_Creating_Complex_Stair_R.html

Here are half a dozen good ideas on how to wrap and seal long
stair stringers for vacuum bag veneering, so you don't have to
slide a long, heavy piece into a slender bag.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Closing_and_Sealing_Long_Thin_Vacuum_Bags.html

Why is this CNC repeatedly crashing? The conversation never gets
to the bottom of the problem, but it does shed a lot of light on
programming and mechanical issues with CNC control.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Troubleshooting_CNC_Crash_Issues.html

Woodworkers' Favorite Quotes

"If you haven't much education, you must use your brain."

"The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half
and put it back in your pocket."

This collection of woodworkers' favorite inspirational and
entertaining quotes at the Business Forum is ever-growing!
If you haven't already added your own "shopisms," please do:
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

Gothic Cabinet Craft
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10152.html

Red Poppy Studios.com
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10154.html

The Object Shop
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10157.html

Furniture Medic by Perret, LLC
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10159.html

Visit WOODWEB at AWFS

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AWFS takes place July 20 - 23 in Las Vegas.
http://www.woodweb.com/TradeshowDirectory/TDAWFS.html

Video Pick

Fuji Spray features a video on the Fuji Systems Mini-Mite 3X Model, with
a powerful 3-stage turbine motor, metal turbine case and non-bleed
spraygun with stainless steel components. To view the video, click on the
link below and scroll down to Fuji's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

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