Petzold6596-- your "search box" suggestion is not helpful. This post was preceded by numerous discussions with neighbors, landscape/lawn professionals and out-of-town gardener friends, as well hours of online research (including this website) during the last few months as the situation progressed. Quite obviously, if the answer to my question had been so easily obtained I probably would have found it by now. Maifleur-- Sorry to hear about your kitty. No doubt she was very well loved. We already have two extremely spoiled indoor cats to whom we are so attached, we could never let outside for fear of an untimely death on the streets of our corner lot. An outdoor cat is an undeniably effective weapon and I suspect our neighborhood's outdoor cat population does an admirable job despite being outnumbered 94,358-to-1. The previous residents must have had cats as well. There is a patch of catnip (still green!) near our deck, which two of our feline neighbors visit often. I thought of ripping it up at first, but I've now decided to let it alone in hopes that it will entice the cats to stop back for a snack. And just out of curiosity, by any chance are you french or quebecois?

I'm trying a new cut, to me anyway, cross cut something or other..supposed to actually be similar to rib eye, but not as tender. And it's best to marinate it. It was onsale for 5.49/lb but it's buy 1 get one free at Albertsons, so I googled it before I bought it. LOL so $2.25/lb isn't to bad for some beef. Gonna give it a whirl. I'll use it if nothing else for chili. LOL

One word....CROCKPOT! You could use it in any of the following recipes. The French Dip and the Shredded Beef freeze well, too so you could have some tonight and there'll be a future meal or two in the freezer! CROCKPOT FRENCH DIP SANDWICHES 2 cups water 1/2 cup soy sauce 4 whole peppercorns 1 tsp dried rosemary 1 tsp dried thyme 1 bay leaf 1 tsp garlic powder (had none so used 1 minced garlic clove) 3 lb boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed 8 French or sourdough rolls, split Combine water, soy sauce, peppercorns, rosemary, thyme & garlic in a slow cooker, stirring until well blended. Place roast in cooker & cover. Cook on high for 5-6 hours or until beef is tender. Remove meat from broth & shred with a fork. Serve beef on rolls. Pour broth in small bowls for dipping.~~ Good topped with Swiss cheese or sauteed onions, peppers or both. I like mustard on the rolls, too.~~ Posted by Ginger St. Thomas Crockpot Beef Stroganoff 1\-1/2 lb stew meat cut into cubes 1T cooking oil 1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced 1/4c minced onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1/8 tsp dried thyme, crushed 1 bay leaf 1\-1/2c beef broth 1/3c dry red wine 1 c sour cream 1/2c flour 1/4c water 4c hot cooked noodles or rice In large skillet brown the beef in hot oil, drain. In crockpot combine beef, mushrooms, onions, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper thyme and bay leaf. Pour in broth and wine. Cover and cook on low 8\-10 hours or on high 4\-5 hours. Discard bay leaf, and turn crockpot to high heat. Mix together sour cream, flour and water. Stir about 1 cup of the hot liquid into the sour cream mixture, return all to crockpot and stir to combine. Cover and cook on high heat for 30 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Serve over noodles or rice. Serves 6 Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos Serve this delicious taco meat with soft tortillas or hard taco shells and pass all the fixings. 1 1/2 pounds boneless beef chuck, cut into 3/4-inch cubes 3/4 cup bottled chunky medium-hot salsa 2 tablespoons chopped garlic 1 tablespoon (packed) dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (optional) 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (optional) Combine the salsa, brown sugar and soy sauce and pour over the meat in the slow cooker insert. Cover and cook for 8 hours on LOW or 5 to 6 hours on HIGH, or until the meat is fork-tender. I usually pour off some of the liquid. Shred the meat with two forks and stir in cilantro and lime juice if using. Posted by Opkikid 2/10 Linda

I have a Freud industrial blade with, I think, 40 teeth that works really, really well. Unfortunately the model number is long gone from the blade. Freud has a couple of 7" blades available. The LU79 should do it ($42 from Amazon). I haven't tried anything in the their Diablo line for a circular saw, although I have used ones of their 10" blades in a SCMS and was less than impressed. Forrest offers their Duraline blade in 7" as well but it's $125. Running a layer of blue painter's tape over the cut line helps too. Actually 3M's green painter's tape worked even better (it had slightly higher adhesion) but it's not as easy to find. This post was edited by mike_kaiser on Fri, Jun 21, 13 at 8:45