Check out all the great gift sets by going to, www.runnerduck.com/woodnwares_gs.htm. While you are there check out the rest of the individual kitchen tools that we have. Remember these beautifully crafted spoons are hand made in Montana, USA by Bob and Jean in their little wood shop. Check out the large selection by clicking on the display. www.runnerduck.com/woodnwares.htm.

Oh boy, it's that time of year when Santa will be deciding who's been naughty and nice. Our web for December will help your kids get closer to Santa and the North Pole. It's a very fun and interactive site for kids and adults alike.

It's not too late to get The Tempos "Big Swing" CD, it would make a great stocking stuffer for the music lover on your Holiday list!

"Big Swing" features fourteen great swing songs from the 40's and 50's. If you love the old big band swing music we think you'll enjoy this CD. It's the kind of music that makes you just want to get up and dance, you do remember how to swing don't you?

The only place you can get this CD is from our web site. Go to www.thetempos.com and click on the "Click Here" at the top of the web page or click the album cover.

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Album Pick of the Week

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"Hipster's Paradise"
by Lance Buller & the Monarchs

Formed in 1985 by trumpet powerhouse Lance Buller, The Monarchs are a unique combination of all-star journied jazzmen and hot young lions. Always striving for the tightness and flow of a show, they start and end with the spontaneity and drive of a jam session. The Monarchs carry on the tradition of New Orleans with a flair that is jazz today. The latest jewels in their crown include a standing-room performance at the famed Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

We are uniquely proud of the depth of experience of each of the band members - from 20 years with Harry James to having Louis Armstrong as a childhood "sit on my knee, son" to Woody Herman's Young Thundering Herd and The Beach Boys. Equally notable is the amount of attention this band is receiving by the younger set, which is packing the nightclubs after "Lindy Hop" and "jump" lessons to dance and swing to this band. Having long been a favorite on the circuit of traditional jazz festivals - frequented largely by soon-to-be-seniors - this new younger audience is indeed encouraging!

Southern Humor!

Boudreaux been fish'n down by de bayou all day an he done run outta night crawlers. He be bout reddy to leave when he seen a snake wit a big frog in his mouf. He knowed dat dem big bass fish like frogs, so he decides to steal dat froggie.

Dat snake, he be a cotton moufed water moccasin, so Boudreaux had to be real careful or he'd get bit. He snuk up behine de snake and grabbed him roun de haid. Dat ole snake din't lak dat one bit. He squirmed and wrapped hisself roun Boudreaux's arm try'n to get hisself free. But Boudreaux, him, had a real good grip on his haid, yeh.

Well, Boudreaux pried his mouf open and got de frog and puts it in his bait can. Now, Boudreaux knows dat he cain't let go dat snake or he's gonna bite him good, but he had a plan.

He reach into de back pocket of his bib overhauls and pulls out a pint a Arkansaw moonshine likker. He pour some drops into de snakes mouf. Well, dat snake's eyeballs roll back in his haid and his body go limp. Wit dat, Boudreaux toss dat snake into de bayou, den he goes back to fish'n. A while later Boudreaux dun feel sumpin tappin' on his barefoot toe. He slowly look down and dere be dat cotton moufed water moccasin... wif two more frogs.

Pecan Pie

Ingredients:

• 8" Pie Shell, unbaked 
• 2 Eggs 
• 1/2 Cup Sugar 
• 1/2 Cup Butter, melted 
• 3/4 Cup Dark Corn Syrup 
• 3/4 Cup Unbroken Pecan Halves

Beat all but the Pecans together with a beater.

Remember, if you have a recipe you'd like to share please send it to Marilyn at runnerduck.com. We'd be happy to post your favorite recipe on our Kitchen site or in our newsletter and give you credit.

     Every month we post a new recipe on our web page. Be sure and check out the New recipe at the RunnerDuck Kitchen Store.

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Round Patio Table

Here's another neat project sent to us by Bob B. from Glen Rose, Texas about 60 miles south west of Fort Worth. Bob made a couple of different versions of this table and liked this one the best. They are very stable and heavy so they do not tip over easily, even with rambunctious kids around.

Here's what you'll need:

• Table Top - (2) 2" X 6" X 8' Cedar
• Legs and Base - (1) 2" X 6" X 8' Cedar
• Table Bottom - (1) 2" X 2" X 4' Cedar
• 1 3/4" #6 deck screws
• Outdoor glue

First make the top by ripping the edges of the 2" X 6" just enough to square them up. I like using a Freud Glue Line Rip blade but then I don't have a jointer.

Freud® LM74R Glue Line Rip Blade

This will make the wood slightly smaller than the 5 1/2" we show below but it all works out.

Bob chose to use this Shiplap joint but you could also use a tongue and groove joint, splined joint or biscuit joint.
Set your tablesaw fence to 3/4" and cut the opposing edges of the board as show.
Cut the boards to length as follows:

• (3) Middle boards - 30"
• (2) Intermediate boards - 27"
• (2) Outside boards - 19 1/2"

Glue and clamp the top, carefully centering all the boards in both directions. Bob has a large strap clamp that worked pretty good for him plus additional pipe clamps. To make sure that the top is flat I would use some scrap wood and clamp across the top holding the pieces flush.
Now cut the table top into a 30" circle. Bob made a jig to use his band saw. It was a large table addition to the saw with a pin located 30" away from the blade. A small hole in the bottom of the table went into the pin and you rotate the table through the blade.
You can also use a saber saw following a line drawn using a string or stick secured in the middle of the bottom.
Round over the edges of the top using a 3/8" roundover router bit.