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Home 2008 Archives for June 2008

Archives for June 2008

June 30, 2008 By Al Navas

Announcing: The LumberJocks Woodworking Awards Summer 2008

Lumberjocks Woodworking Awards Summer 2008

Something pretty cool is happening this summer: The Lumberjocks Woodworking Awards Summer 2008. It costs nothing to enter; but you must be a member of lumberjocks.com to participate. Entries start July 1, and close July 31, 2008, 3 PM CDT; voting opens August 1, and ends August 7, 2008.

If you are not yet familiar with this wonderful community of woodworkers, I encourage you to visit http://lumberjocks.com/ and spend some time looking at projects, personal blogs, forums, reviews, and videos.

From the web site announcement posted by Martin, the head Lumberjock:

Here’s your chance to showcase your latest woodworking projects and vie for the title of “Best Overall LumberJock”. The rules are simple and, like everything else at LumberJocks, there’s no fee to enter. The best part of this competition? There will be no designated jury of experts. You and your fellow LumberJocks will cast the votes. This creates a truly democratic voting process from our exceptional woodworking community. (See below for information on the rules and point system.)

If you are a member, all you have to do is enter, per the rules of the event; and if you are not a member of the Lumberjocks community, I recommend that you consider signing up for membership, and participating in what is a truly fun event!

The hardest decision you will have to make is which category to enter your project – make sure to check the rules, because you ARE allowed to enter one project into multiple categories:

  1. One Man’s Junk (…”think of an innovative way to reuse some old hardware, reclaimed wood and/or recycled junk and turn it into something unique and special”…), and
  2. Serve It Up With Class (…”Use your woodworking skills to create a serving tray using at least 2 different varieties of wood. Use inlay, marquetry, carving, and/or stains to turn your serving tray into a piece of art!”).

For the complete announcement, and the rules and prizes, go to http://lumberjocks.com/awards/summer_2008.

Filed Under: Blog, Lumberjocks

June 29, 2008 By Al Navas

A small gathering of woodworkers

I frequent several woodworking forums. One of them, SMC, or “The Creek”, also known as Saw Mill Creek, sees a lot of posts on a daily basis and from time to time, someone will enter a post about gatherings of woodworkers in someone’s shop.

This time it was a little different. Bill drove up from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to take care of his father’s estate, with the help of other family members who live in the Kansas City area. Mark got wind of Bill’s trip, and posted on SMC about it, wondering if anyone might be interested in a get-together for dinner and woodworking stories.

Three of us (plus the visitor) were able to make it to this nice little gathering for a few hours: Greg Cole, Bill Huber, Mark Page (the organizer), and yours truly. We chatted about our jobs and, of course, our woodworking shops, equipment, and woodworking stuff in general.

One thing that struck me was their terrific and interesting jobs; and they love woodworking as a hobby. Wonderful!

Now, for the record, the evidence – in the photos, from left to right: Greg; Bill, the visitor of honor; Mark, The Organizer; and me:

The gathering:
The Gang of Four

Greg describes the width of a board 😉 :
That board was THIS wide!

Thanks, Mark, for making all the arrangements. I enjoyed the gathering, the company, and the conversation, tremendously!

Filed Under: Blog

June 29, 2008 By Al Navas

June drawing reminder

Entry deadline for the Sommerfeld Tools drawing is midnight Monday, June 30, 2008. Remember to send your full name and mailing address. I know you like free stuff (just like I do!), so get your e-mail messages to me with the required information; and make sure to send e-mail to sandal-woods@bbwi.net. My thanks to all!

Filed Under: Blog, Sponsor

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