In this issue:

Featured Project (Old barn/new house)

Shop Built Equipment Forum Feature (CNC hold-down system)

Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)

Featured Shop (Covenant Millwork Inc.)

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

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

Video Pick (Italpresse)

Featured Project

The beginning stages of a very large restoration job are detailed here, as a
dilapidated barn from the 1700s is converted into a house.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/3986.html

Shop Built Equipment Forum Feature

This shop-built through vac hold-down system for CNC is performing as it
was designed to. Does your shop house a machine or jig of your own
invention? If so, we'd love to see it - click on the link below, then on the
"Post a Message" link.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/shopbuilt.pl?read=728010

Hot Threads

With a goal of achieving the best possible moulder finish, this discussion
delves into knife bevel angles. The Wood Doc explains a few of the finer
points.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/swmf.pl?read=727871

Faced with a job that requires resawing old barn beams, this woodworker
wonders... Is there a blade that can stand up to the beating a few stray
nails will dish out?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/sawdry.pl?read=728447

Have you ever made an elliptical jamb? Advice on technique is requested
at the Architectural Woodworking Forum:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=728375

This Q&A with Gene Wengert takes basic air drying to the next level: how
do the seasons affect drying rates and losses?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/sawdry.pl?read=728725

Featured Shop

With one partner to oversee cabinets and the other to cover millwork,
Covenant Millwork Inc. runs a 5,000 square foot shop in Louisville, Georgia.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/shop/posts/1404.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

Pan American Fixtures
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10347.html

J and S Woodworking
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10348.html

Thomas Woodworking
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10349.html

REC Contractors, Inc.
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10352.html

Knowledge Base Highlights

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

A question about whether MDO could be stable if veneered on only one
side continues on into a deeper debate about the suitability of veneered
material for stair treads.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Veneering_MDO_for_Stair_Treads.html

A taller, more narrowly tapering cyclone seems to remove fine dust more
effectively, but you'll still need a fine filter downstream of that.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Cyclones_for_Fine_Sanding_Dust.html

When it comes to spraying finish, tweaking the material flow and
concentration in the wide fan pattern helps solve a problem
of inconsistent coverage.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Getting_Good_Coverage_in_a_Shader_Coat.html

Some beautiful photos of a walnut slab table are included in this discussion
about slowly air-drying thick walnut.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Drying_a_Walnut_Slab.html

Here's an extended technical discussion of wood yellowing, finish yellowing,
and the finish formula components that may or may not prevent either one.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Protecting_Wood_and_Coatings_from_Yellowing.html

How can you return a widebelt sander's worn drum to useable condition?
Here's a detailed discussion on using sandpaper glued to a wood platen.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Dressing_a_Widebelt_Drum_with_Sandpaper.html

Video Pick

Italpresse features various lamination press videos. To view the videos,
click on the link below and scroll down to Italpresse's video links:
http://www.woodweb.com/VideoLibrary/VLAlpha.html

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