In this issue:

Featured Project (Louvered sunbursts)

Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Member (Dan Bloomer)

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

Featured Shop (Gray Ballew/SGI Home)

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

Video Pick (Alliance Millsoft)

Featured Project

These sunbursts, built for a client's arched windows, have working louvers.
See how they were constructed at the Project Gallery:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/3703.html

Hot Threads

Marking tools in your shop is a good way to stay organized. These ideas
on how to effectively color code tools just might make your life a little easier.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=707247

Installing bending ply – is it also bending your mind? Thoughts are shared on
why bending ply failure can occur, and how to fix it.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=706855

The small vacuum table design in this discussion appears to be a bit tedious to
build. Some knowledgeable CNC operators weigh in with advice and a clamp
table video.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cnc.pl?read=707585

When finishing on site, masking cabinets properly is essential for a clean,
no-touchup job. Here are some tips on achieving professional results, the
first time.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=707137

Featured Shop

This very small shop is a one-woman show. See what Gray Ballew/SGI Home
produces with a few pieces of equipment and 450 square feet of shop space...
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/1266.html

Featured Member Profile

Dan Bloomer Stairbuilding produces architectural woodwork in Winslow,
Maine. Learn about the business at Dan's member profile and website:
http://www.woodweb.com/members/handrailer_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

Planing roughsawn oak before kiln-drying has benefits that may make it
worth the cost. The Wood Doc elaborates here:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Presurfacing_Green_Sawn_Oak.html

Lots of CNC owners have successfully machined or molded their own
hold-down pods. Here are some detailed explanations and photos.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Making_Your_Own_Vacuum_Pods.html

Careful selection of log dimension and cut patterns will yield straight,
stable 2x4 and 2x6 lumber from southern yellow pine logs.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Sawing_for_Stable_2x_Lumber.html

Here's a long story of a woodworking shop's difficulties in getting a
tenoner set up with split tooling to work to the desired level of
accuracy and repeatability.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Troubleshooting_Accuracy_Problems_on_a_Tenoner.html

Cauls, glue, vacuum bags, and other elements of veneering a half-cylinder
are explored in this article. Here's how a few pros would tackle the job...
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Veneering_a_Half_Cylinder.html

A handful of cool ways to deal with bullnose wall corners when installing
crown moulding is presented here.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Outside_Radius_Corners_for_Crown_Moulding.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

Wood Make It 4 You
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10241.html

Richards Custom Furniture
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10240.html

Acworth Cabinet, Inc
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10242.html

Great Lakes Woodworking Co., Inc.
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10243.html

Video Pick

Alliance Millsoft features videos covering estimating of millwork,
casework, and mouldings. To view the videos, click on the link
below and scroll down to Alliance Millsoft's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

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