In this issue:

Shop Built Equipment Feature (DIY automatic blast gate)

Woodweb's President hits the small screen (What is WOODWEB, anyway?)

Featured Project (Brazilian cherry kitchen)

Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Member Profile (Richard Lach)

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 (Quickwood)

Product Information Poll (Vote today!)

Shop Built Equipment Feature

A stellar step-by-step tutorial on building an automatic blast gate for
an extraction system has been posted at the Shop Built Equipment
Forum. What are you waiting for? Start assembling the parts...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/shopbuilt.pl?read=693913

WOODWEB's President Hits the Small Screen

What is WOODWEB? The answer can be found in this short video.
Billy Carmen of Wizard Industries interviewed WOODWEB's
President, Michael Poster, at the recent AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/industrynews.pl?read=694357

Featured Project

Naysayers, take notice: this Brazilian cherry kitchen and bath turned
out beautifully, despite low expectations on the part of some pros.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/3397.html

Hot Threads

Fast, slow, or medium panel processing speed - how much does it
affect shop output? CNC users share their production methods.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=694050

A curve-walled restaurant booth calls for a little preemptive
troubleshooting. The questioner proposes using kerfcore with filled
edges, but others argue against this plan...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=693604

Business savvy pros share their number crunching theories regarding
softwood lumber markup. Have your calculator ready.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=693183

Constructing mirrored panels for full-overlay, frameless vanity cabinet
doors... Sound tricky? Here are some nifty ideas that may help make
this install easier.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=693575

Featured Member Profile

Michael DeBauch of MDB Estimating provides complete millwork estimating
services. Learn about his business by visiting his member profile and website:
http://www.woodweb.com/members/mdebauch_profile.html

Becoming a member at WOODWEB is free, easy, and offers many
benefits. At your personal Control Panel, you can:
- Create a Member Profile.
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Sign up and become a member at:
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Knowledge Base Highlights

See a complete list of the most recent additions to our Knowledge Base at:
http://woodweb.com/Resources/RSMostRecentKBArticles.html

Outsourcing is tough to avoid these days. Contributors from various
shops weigh in on the advantages and disadvantages of buying - or
building - their doors.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Outsourcing_Pros_and_Cons.html

This edgebander owner got himself in a little too deep with a
maintenance issue. Luckily, the Woodweb community stepped up
with detailed instructions and drawings to haul him back out.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Replacing_Insert_Cutters_on_a_HolzHer_Edgebander.html

Why and how are vents and fans used in a solar wood drying kiln?
Here's a quick, expert explanation from the Wood Doc.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Venting_and_Fans_for_a_Solar_Kiln.html

Curved moldings get even more complicated in this article. The goal
is to create a shape sort of like a Frisbee wrapped around a drum...
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Compound_Curves_Circle_Applied_to_a_Cylinder.html

Fine tuning an HVLP spray gun is the goal. Set the compressor a
little high and the gun a little low, then dial it in with test boards.
Here's how.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Compressor_and_Gun_Air_Pressure_Settings.html

Does plywood equal poor quality, in your customer's eye? If so,
it may be time for you to give the client a lesson on wood movement
and cabinet construction.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Explaining_to_Customers_about_Plywood_and_Solid_Wo.html

Woodworkers' Favorite Quotes

"Would you like me to level this to the earth, or to your house?"

"I cut the dang thing 3 times, and it' still too short."

This collection of woodworkers' favorite inspirational and entertaining
quotes at the Business Forum just might be a record-breaking thread.
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

Big G Furniture Repair and Chair Caning
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10171.html

Block & Chisel
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10173.html

Picture Frame Guys
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10168.html

Melissambre art workshop
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10169.html

Video Pick

QuickWood, Inc. features a variety of sander and abrasive videos. To
view the videos, click on the link below and scroll down to
Quickwood's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

Product Information Poll

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http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/PollSurvey.html#23

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