18 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
22 comments »
LumberJocks, can you get tough?
LumberJocks.com is proudly hosting the Gorilla Glue Challenge. This is a fun and creative event for all woodworkers, but be careful; this may be a sticky challenge!
Bond with your wood and the great outdoors while competing in this challenge to win some great Gorilla Glue products. Gorilla Glue is challenging you to build anything for enjoying the great outdoors. You must use two materials, one must be wood and any other material of your choice. You m...
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60 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
26 comments »
It’s time to get busy and creative again… Summer 2008 edition of the LumberJocks Woodworking Awards is here.
Feel free to compete in one or both of the following categories:
One Man’s Junk – … is a LumberJock’s treasure! We’re testing your creativity on this one. So, put your woodworking caps on and think of an innovative way to reuse some old hardware, reclaimed wood and/or recycled junk and turn it into something unique and special. In the descr...
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21 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
23 comments »
Our great Summer 2008 LumberJocks Woodworking Awards are over so allow me to officially announce the winners. The winning projects were selected from 84 total submissions in an online voting held from Aug 4 to Aug 7. 211 votes by 110 voters were cast during this period.
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BEST OVERALL LUMBERJOCK
1st Place – GaryK (448 points)
2nd Place – Michael Brailsford (142 points)
3rd Place – Karson (133 points)
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156 days ago
by Al Navas |
29 comments »
Here we go, folks – this time for real. Someone must be first, and I volunteer.
This is a barrister bookcase of my own design. I created it in eCabinet Systems, the program I use to design and create furniture pieces.
Dimensions are: 60”H x 36”W x 14”D
This could be built in modules, but I elected to do the bookcase as one piece. The model can be easily modified, now that the entire bookcase is designed. I also attach an exploded view, to pique your interest ...
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223 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
14 comments »
”Reviews By Users” and ”Users You Can Trust”
Wow! What a wonderful response we’ve had to the newest addition to our site – the Reviews!
In less than 24 hours, we already had 10 reviews posted and they are still coming in. This feature is going to be a real benefit to those looking at a new purchase. According to the comments posted, the success of the new Reviews feature has been attributed partly to the fact that they are “reviews by users” and...
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267 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
38 comments »
It’s official! Get building for our current semi-annual Woodworking Awards. This year we are pleased to announce that along with the traditional two categories we will also have a GRAND PRIZE winner, the participant with the most combined points. So, put those shop aprons on, sharpen those tools, and start building your entries.
GRAND PRIZE: 14” band saw with granite topby Steel City Tool Works
AWARD CATEGORIES
Not Just Any Box
Award for Top Woodworker in this cate...
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19 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
17 comments »
I would like to once again thank everyone who has taken the time to participate in our survey! Guess the number of respondents….... stunning 988 respondents total. I had to look twice ;) You’re just amazing! The results are being processed now.
And here are the winners of the random draw:
Dtugboat: DuraGrit 5 piece Cutting Wheel set – $71.90 Value!
billh: DuraGrit 6 piece Carving Burr set – $71.90 Value!
woodnut: LumberJocks T-shirt
And a special thanks goes to ...
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196 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
17 comments »
How does success in our Winter Awards feel?
Gary: It feels strange. I am honored that so many of my woodworking peers liked my work. I think that this is the highest complement you can obtain.
Ryan: It really feels great. As the “new guy” on the board, I am amazed at this welcome. The project was a tough one, taking a picture from your mind’s eye and shaping it out of wood is tough enough…add a 2X4 into the equation, and results are seldom what you intended...
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238 days ago
by Zuki |
15 comments »
Well . . . DW (Dear Wife) did not like my initial idea for the 2×4 project so yesterday evening she spent a little time surfing the net looking for things she would like to have in the house. She found a XXXXXX and asked ”can you make this?”. I said ”yes . . . but there are dovetails involved . . . and I have not done dovetails before.” I started to think twice, but I said to myself . . . ”self, one of the main goals of the LJ WW Awards is to challenge on...
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241 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
7 comments »
Let me announce that the submissions are now open for our LJ Woodworking Awards - Winter 2008 in both categories – Not Just Any Box as well as The Multi-Purposed 2×4. You must first post your entries as the projects and then just click on the green SUBMIT ENTRIES button on the Awards page. Remember that the submissions close on January 31, 2008 at 3 PM CST.
Fantastic prizes are waiting to be won! Good luck ;)
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