Don Kondra

Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome…

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Welcome to Lumberjocks!

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

Welcome to our woodworking community. Great work.

-- Jesus is Lord!

We welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. We hope that you enjoy your stay/visit each and every time you show up on our door step. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.

-- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn the wood)

I was going to post a comment on the eucalyptus coffee table but then I saw your other pieces and wanted to comment on each of those as well so I just decided to do it here. Your work is fantastic. I love the design and aesthetics of each piece. You are truly an artist and I aspire to do work of this caliber. Sorry if this sounds fanatical but I really enjoy each piece. Keep posting and thanks for the inspiration. I’m adding you as a buddy so that I don’t miss a project.

-- Joe, Indiana, http://www.crookedshack.com

Don,

You’ve really developed a signature style for yourself. I like your designs very much. I hope I get to a place where I have my own style someday.

-- Wipe the blood stains from your blade before coming in.--

The time to start is Right Now :)

For years I allowed my clients too much control over the design aspect of the project. Perhaps it was just gaining enough experience and/or a reputation for good work but my clients now allow me much more freedom and I’m much happier…

Cheers, Don

-- Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker

Congratulations on your upcoming 2 year anniversary being a Lumber Jock. Thanks for your posts and participation.

-- gjd Southcentral Wisconsin

Well, another year has rolled by. It must have been a really fun year because it seems like yesterday when I congratulated you on being a LJ for 2 years. Congratulations on your 3rd anniversary at Lumber Jocks. Thanks for helping make LJ a great place to visit and happy anniversary!

-- gjd Southcentral Wisconsin

Thanks Gary, time does fly when you’re having fun :)

I have been having some challenges with carpal but hopefully I’m back to making sawdust on a more regular basis.

It really is a wake up call when you can’t do what you love to do.

The good news is I’ve been able to keep myself fed with custom spray finishing, some writing and a bit of product photography.

I’ve just started working on a couple of interesting projects that I hope to share in the near future.

Cheers, Don

-- Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker

Wow…two years…well done.