In this issue:

Featured Project (Nautical-themed picket fence)

Hot Threads (A sampling of current forum discussions)


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

Featured Sawmill (Esand Furniture)

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

Featured Forum Technical Advisor (Steve Bratkovich)

Video Pick (Alliance Millsoft)

Featured Project

A nautical-themed picket fence project goes from Sketchup to site-installed
in this gallery project. The Craftsman style of the original house was kept
in mind during design.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/project/posts/4099.html

Hot Threads

Wood Doctor Gene Wengert makes some educated guesses about the
near future in the wood products industry, and offers advice about how
wood-based businesses can profit from change.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=740532

The output efficiency of a panel saw, beam saw, and CNC are being
compared at the Business Forum. The products are MDF cabinet doors,
drawer fronts, and panels. Which machine would you choose?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/business.pl?read=739560

This shop in need of a spray booth contemplates building their own, or
going the pre-fab route. Share your experience with either at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/finishing.pl?read=739443

An alternate glue - something with a little less squeeze-out - is sought for
cabinet door assembly. Clamping techniques and the methods used
by large manufacturers are under discussion.
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/cabinetmaking.pl?read=740318

This contractor is just past the panic stage after having drilled into a
hydronic tube in a client's radiant heat floor. Now what?
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/aw.pl?read=739320

Featured Sawmill

Esand Furniture processes large logs into fine furniture. Their home-built
mill can handle logs up to 50 inches wide.
http://www.woodweb.com/galleries/sawmill/posts/476.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

Markham Upholstery & Refinishing
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10422.html

Ohio Woodworking Co.
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10427.html

Barrtech Services
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10429.html

Cadieux Woodworking Inc.
http://www.woodindustry.com/woodworkers/Master/10431.html

Knowledge Base Highlights

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

Finding the carving software is the easy part. Understanding its power
and its limitations takes time.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Software_and_Learning_Curves_for_CNC_Carving.html

A finisher wants input on how to successfully wax a finished conference
table, but what he gets is mostly advice on how to apply a rubbed-out
finish that won't need to be waxed at all.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Waxing_Troubles_on_a_Conference_Table.html

Here's some advice on the purchase, installation, and use of a digital scale
on a sliding table saw.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Mounting_a_Digital_Scale_on_a_Sliding_Tablesaw.html

Employers and workers discuss how to advertise effectively for good help,
and how to separate the wheat from the chaff in the responses.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Attracting_Qualified_Woodworking_Employees.html

An Australian World War II fighter plane built with wood and glue is featured
in this video.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/History_Snapshot_A_World_War_II_Wooden_Airplane.html

Dirt and wear can interfere with tablesaw starter switch performance. Here's
advice on cleaning and maintenance.
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Troubleshooting_a_Tablesaw_Starter_Switch.html

Featured Forum Technical Advisor

Steve Bratkovich retired from the US Forest Service in 2007 with over 32
years as a forestry and forest products specialist. He currently serves as
Project Manager, Recycling and Reuse, for Dovetail Partners Inc., a
Minneapolis based non-profit organization. Steve also is a frequent
contributor to forestry and wood products trade journals and writes on
topics such as marketing, business planning, urban wood utilization and
value-added processing. Visit the Value Added Wood Processing Forum at:
http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/forums/vawp.pl

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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