75 days ago
by Al Navas |
5 comments »
Well, not really woodworking, but there IS wood in them thar trees!
From my blog this past weekend:
Summers in NW Missouri involve many outdoor activities, including setting aside time to collect berries from blueberry bushes and mulberry trees. Our trees are loaded with berries! And the blueberries should be ready to pick in a few days, if wild animals don’t get to them before we do.
This weekend we had wonderful weather, everything is green around us and, for a change, no storms ha...
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180 days ago
by Olaf Gradin |
4 comments »
For my son’s fifth birthday, my wife and I decided to check into an outdoor structure for him to play on. I’ve gone back and forth in my mind about this; I didn’t have one growing up, there are nice parks within a 15 minute drive, and he’s an only child at this point. On the other hand, I would love to build this for my son. There are plenty more pros and cons to weigh, but this story is more about the fact that we have…more or less…decided to build. Th...
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246 days ago
by johnjoiner |
10 comments »
The boy (10 years) and I descended into the shop last night to begin work on his pinewood derby car.
With really close supervision I let him cut a straight part of the car on the band saw. But I was really happy that he got excited about using some planes and spokeshaves. On a scrap he tried out my woody smoother, block plane, and old #7. He thought it was very cool to peel the shavings off the board. Then it got even better when he went to town using a spokeshave to smooth the band sa...
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297 days ago
by dustynewt |
7 comments »
Here is a blog I wrote on Helium a while back. Some of you might be interested.
http://www.helium.com/tm/207436/computer-based-entertainment-woodworking
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320 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
6 comments »
Thanks to John - gizmodyne for this special comic!
... you can get the flyer here
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338 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
4 comments »
It took some time to finish all the details… but now it’s time to say it loud: We’re ready to go!
I’ve prepared dedicated event's page where you can find all of the details (you can also find the link by clicking on the STICKIES in the header). And Debbie has included official event’s announcement in today's eMag issue.
As you can see we have moved the deadline to January 1st, 2008 so there is one extra month for everybody who wants to participate. Plus...
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338 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
2 comments »
The big PROMOTION of this great event has been kicked off – with a press release being sent to a number of locations.
As you know, there are also banners that you can post on your websites, bookmarks that you can print off and distribute around your area, AND we’d also like your help with distributing the press release! Send me a contact for your local newspaper / radio station / woodworking group / school / or ?? (an email address please) and I’ll send the press release to them.
When y...
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347 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
14 comments »
Having the pleasure of building at skateboard deck at Roarockit, with Ted and Norah, was just the beginning of my journey with the “Save the Children” challenge.
My pleasure turned to great joy when my son was fascinated by the skateboard deck and it became his birthday present. His request for artwork was the logo of the company he works for, and nothing else. The addition of “the wolf” would be the only other design on the board.
As we discussed the design it c...
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366 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
24 comments »
It’s Official!!
We will definitely be helping to “Save The Children”.
How?
Build something to auction/sell for the fundraiser
Decide on a method to auction/sell the item .. (ideas to follow)
Promote event with press releases and posters (coming soon)
Put your project up for auction/sale
Collect money and send to our contact at Save The Children (contact information to follow).
Deadline: December 1st, 2007
Funds collected will be gathered by and...
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376 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
24 comments »
Our Summer Woodworking Awards Event has come and gone and the Award recipients are already enjoying their well-deserved gifts.
With yet another challenge completed, it’s time to start planning our next event and what better time to think of helping others than right now. Not only is the change of seasons heading us towards the time of year that many children look forward to (Christmas) but many children are also being threatened right now, by the effects of natural disasters as well as the...
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