In this issue:

Featured Project (Record collection cabinets)

Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Member (Woodform Design Ltd)

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

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

Video Pick (Colonial Saw)

Featured Project

These custom cabinets, designed to house an alphabetized record
collection, involved turning 72 maple nobs. See the finished project at:
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/3831.html

Hot Threads

Taking on an apprentice can be a liability in many ways. An extra
pair of hands might be a big help, but consider the law before you
commit.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=715321

A power inverter for a resaw - can it have a power saving effect?
Find out in this discussion, which includes two videos.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/swmf.pl?read=715296

Joining baseboard at a mud-filled drywall corner can be tricky.
A couple solutions are shared here, including forum
moderator Gary Katz's favorite: trim adjuster screws.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/install.pl?read=714852

Sanding perfection - how close can you get? Read about some
handy techniques, including ways to minimize glue mess.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=715227

Featured Member Profile

Woodform Design Ltd has developed systems for bending and shaping
solid timbers and MDF at the commercial level. Learn more about this
New Zealand business at their member profile and website:
http://www.woodweb.com/members/woodbenders_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

Ready to own, rather than rent? Cabinetmakers describe what it's
like to have your shop next to (or underneath) your house.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Home_Shop_Pros_and_Cons.html

Kicking around a timeless topic again: What's the best way to put a
cabinet together?
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Frameless_Cabinet_Carcase_Fastener_Choices.html

These cautionary tales about equipment auctions are told from both
the seller's and the buyer's sides. You just might snag a great deal,
but buyer beware...
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/A_Disappointing_Auction.html

A void in the plywood veneer press caul caused a bubble in a trophy
tabletop, and the problem seems unsolvable... But it all works out
in the end!
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Repairing_a_Veneering_Defect.html

Are pricey tracksaw and router setups practical for professional use?
Opinions vary.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Tracksaw_and_Accessories_for_Site_Fabrication.html

CAD or cardboard cutouts? There's more than one way to mock up
a shop in scale model form.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Modeling_Workflow_to_Design_a_New_Shop_Layout.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

Proper Wood Finishing
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10281.html

Associated Construction Group
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10282.html

Future Finishing
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10283.html

Southcoast Woodworks
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10285.html

Video Pick

Colonial Saw features a variety of machinery videos. To view the videos,
click on the link below and scroll down to Colonial Saw's video link:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

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