In this issue:

CAD Poll (Does your shop use computer aided design?)

Little Wizard II Giveaway (Post at the Shop Built Equipment Forum to enter)

Featured Project (Mixed species sofa table)

Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Member Profile (Ralph Hahn)

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

Recent Additions to the Woodworkers Directory (Create your free web page)

Video Pick (Speed Sander)

Featured Sawmill (Kentucky Forest Products)

Shop Built Equipment Feature (Router table)

CAD Poll

Do you use CAD? If so, how ... 3D presentation drawings?
Screen-to-machine? Let us know by participating in
WOODWEB's 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 Now and View Results"
link at the bottom of the poll.
http://www.woodweb.com/Resources/PollSurvey.html#25

Little Wizard II Giveaway

Quite a few entries have been made in our metal detector
giveaway, and in the next week we'll be sending out six
Little Wizard II Planer and Jointer Savers.

It's not too late to enter! Just take a few photos of a jig, rig or
shop machine you've built, and post them, along with a description
of the process, at WOODWEB's Shop Built Equipment Forum.
Participants who post acceptable photos and descriptions will
receive a FREE Little Wizard II.

The Little Wizard II Jointer and Planer Saver is a portable,
hand-held metal detector designed specifically for woodworkers.
It helps detect small metal objects which can be buried inside
new or used lumber. For more information, visit:
http://wizdist.com/metaldt.shtml

Featured Project

A furnituremaker breathed new life into some scraps of exotic
pallet wood in this project. Read about the interesting species
and techniques used to construct a one-of-a-kind sofa table.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/3423.html

Hot Threads

Jointing door stock twice may be efficient from a woodworking
perspective, but it's inefficient from a business perspective.
Cabinetmakers share their thoughts...
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=696423

Dye stain blotching can be quite a hassle. A finisher presents his
schedule and receives a number of tips to help him avoid this
problem in the future.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=696216

Checking moisture content before and after planing sounds fairly
straightforward. Not so much in this discussion. Find out why, and
get some advice from the Wood Doc.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/sawdry.pl?read=694945

In-house tool sharpening – is it cost effective for CNC shops?
Pros discuss their processes and share sharpening tips.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?rev=696299

Featured Member Profile

Ralph Hahn is the general manager of Canus Construction, Inc., which
specializes in architectural millwork and metalwork projects, and
serves any location in North America. Learn more about the company
at Hahn's member profile and website:
http://www.woodweb.com/members/Della_profile.html

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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

The customer wants cabinet doors with hidden hardware and positive latching
action. Here are some options for pairing latches and hinges that won't work
against each other.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/TouchPush_Latches_and_SpringActivated_Hinges.html

If you're using a chainsaw to rip logs into rough thicknesses, you need
to maintain your machine well. Here's some detailed, specialized advice
on chain selection, tooth grinding and sharpening for this situation.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Chain_Saw_Tooth_Modifications_for_Ripping.html

Jatoba, a tropical hardwood, is dense, heavy, and beautiful, but
prone to movement and hard on tools...
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Working_with_Jatoba_Brazilian_Cherry.html

In a specialized air-drying situation, a woodworker puzzles over
how to deal with surface fungus growth.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Managing_Mold_while_Drying_Cookies_with_Pentacryl.html

Credit cards, controversial? They are in this rather spirited
discussion about whether a cabinet shop should accept them
as payment.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Credit_Cards_Profit_and_Sales.html

This article on vacuum pumps includes a nice explanation of the
principles of vacuum pressure, and some tips on ganging
multiple pumps to the same hold-down table.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Vacuum_Sizing_Issues.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

Don's Fine Woodworking
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10183.html

Leonard Cabinet Company
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10184.html

Jasinski Custom Furniture
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10185.html

J.R Signature Creations
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10187.html

Video Pick

Speed Sander features a demo video of the Speedsander widebelt
in action. To view the video, click on the link below and scroll down
to Speed Sander's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

Featured Sawmill

Kentucky Forest Products started out as a post mill, and has
added guardrail material, cabin timbers, and lumber to their
product offerings. See the pole peeler, the Morgan band log
saw, and more at:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/sawmill/posts/377.html

Shop Built Equipment Forum Feature

This shop-built router table is a souped up version of the plan
in a wood magazine. It's shiny, solid, and - according to its
builder - pretty darn sweet.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/shopbuilt.pl?read=696007

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