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New Nail Gun from DeWalt - Great for Father's Day!
Hey there LJ’s! I haven’t been very active here in a while, life seems to have got...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #17: THE TOUR IS COMPLETE!
We did it fellow Lumberjocks! The Pen Trade Roud 3 is complete!!! We’ve been all ov...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #16: On to Jeffthewoodwhacker, the last Jock on the tour!
Wow! Jeff’s got the box!!! Check out his blog entry here to see all the great stuff that ...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #15: Here we go to Fresno!
Wow! We had a super-quick turnaround from Matt and some really cool stuff added. He did a gre...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #14: Now we're really moving! On to Napa!
Matt got the box today! We are really trucking along now… he’ll get us some pics up...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #13: Just a hop and a skip!
We didn’t even need to use a jump to get this one to its next destination! A quick trip ac...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #12: Heading west!
Rikkor’s had his way with the pen trade goodies now and he’s been nice enough to repa...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #11: Back in business, he pen trade box is on the move!
Great news for those that didn’t see the previous entries, the box is safe and sound in Bru...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #10: Wherefore art thou, Pen Trade Box?
<sigh> Looks like I’m bearing bad news today… here’s the scoop: No pen t...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #9: How much wood would a CanadianWoodChuck chuck???
We’re about to find out! Man, I really got discombobulated on this last trip, The box m...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #8: Yes, ScottB, there IS a Santa Claus!
Scott made the prediciton a while ago this wouldn’t make it to him by Christmas. Looks lik...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #7: Pens for Kenn...
Here we go again! The map: Out of the hands for Shannon it’s just a short hop to ...
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One Year on LJ!
Wow, I can’t believe I missed my ‘anniversary’! It’s been crazy lately w...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #6: Bel Aire or Bust!
Ta-Da-Ta-Da-Ta-Da-Ta-DaTa-Da-Ta-Da… (FYI, that’s a drum roll.) The map: The box...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #5: It's your 'turn', Trifern!
I’m not sure if everyone’s aware of this or not, but just wanted you all to know that...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #4: Is the grass REALLY blue???
Hi there fellow Lumberjocks! I’ve got the latest update on the pen box for everyone. I ...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #3: 2 Down, on our way to Florida
Hi Everyone, We’ve made stops and Karson’s and SteveN’s place and got some g...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #2: And here we go!!!!
Here we go – Round 3 is underway! First, here’s the map. I’ve go the ...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #13: What I took from Round 2
Decisions, decisions! Lots of great stuff to choose from in Round 2. I have to admit, I made ...
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Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #1: Getting started and verifying info.
Hi Lumberjocks, Well, it’s about that time – Round 3 will be starting very soon! ...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #12: Round 2 is COMPLETE!
Hi there Lumberjocks, We did it, again! The 2nd Pen Turners’ Swap is complete, I receiv...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #11: Last stop on the tour!
The box made it to rb765 today! Unfortuanately Ron (bigguy) had to ship it off a little quicker ...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #10: The box made it to CA!
WHEW! For those following the series you know there was some concern the box was lost. Well I r...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #9: On the way... to Cala-for-nye-aye...
First, let me apologize for the corny titles on these posts as well as the maps… those resp...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #8: Marvelous Minnesota!
I received a note from Rikkor that he has the pen box, he tells me it is VERY impressive. Sounds...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #7: A hop, skip and a jump...
Hi Everyone, A quick and easy trip for the pen box this time. It made the short jump over to ...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #6: Chasing the end of summer, more time to turn pens?
Hey LJ’s, ScottB sends word to us pen traders that he has the box in his possession! So...
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The polls are closed... can't wait for the results!
Well, the polls for the Summer Contests are officially closed now. Results are coming by tomorro...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #5: Big Box o' Blanks
Hey Everyone, The pen trade box is moving right along! As many of us suspected, Karson loaded...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #4: It's like Christmas in July...
Ho, Ho, Ho Lumberjocks! The presents keep circulating among us pen turners and the box is curren...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #3: And the pen journey continues...
Our swap continues as the box has made its way from Trifern in Illinois to Huckleberry in Indiana...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #2: On the road again...
OK folks, the box is moving right along… The package is in Trifern's hands now…...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2 #1: Pen Turners' Swap #2 is Underway!
Well, a little bit of a delay on my end getting this one started due to some personal matters but...
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Pen Turners' Swap #9: THE JOURNEY IS COMPLETE!
As Nils mentioned, the Goodie Box was on my doorstep yesterday. I wasted no time at all digging ...
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Pen Turners' Swap #8: Homeward Bound
Nils tells me the box has left California and should arrive here in Georgia on Friday! This will...
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Thanks Rockler!
Just wanted to share a good experience with Rockler. They’re getting some new pen kits i...
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GO SMOLTZY!
Not woodworking related, in case you count the bats… I’m a Braves fan and my boy J...
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Pen Turners' Swap #7: Final stop on our North American tour!
Out fellow Jock and Pen Turner Nils tells me the box has made it to him in California! He’...
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Pen Turners' Swap #6: The pen box is back in the USA!
My sources tell me the pen box is back in the USA and in the hands of our fellow turner, Rikkor. ...
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Freedom Pens - Welcome Soliders!
Fellow Jocks, two quick notes here. 1) Please don’t take this as a political statement. ...
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Atlanta Pen Show
This isn’t exactly a woodworking thing but thought some others might be interested in it. ...
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You Know You're from Atlanta when...
One of our fellow Jocks, Rikkor, posted a great thread on being from Minnesota. I ’did tim...
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Pen Turners' Swap #5: We're on the move again... welcome to Canada!
Hey Jocks, I received quite a few emails during this leg of the trade, unfortunately it took a...
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55% off select DeWalt tools at Amazon.com
I just got this email from Amazon, I’m not sure what all is included in the sale but figure...
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Pen Turners' Swap #4: We're going international with this thing...
Hi Jocks, ScottB just let us know he’ll drop the packaging in the mail. From the way it...
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Pen Turners' Swap #3: One small step for pen turners...
The box is on the move again! A short trip this time from Karson to FrankA. Frank received the ...
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Shop Upgrade #1: Pics of the new shop in progress
Hi Folks, Wanted to share a few pics of my shop upgrade in progress, I’m a bit into it n...
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Pen Turners' Swap #2: Where in the world is the Pen Trade Box???
Alright, the box is making its rounds now. jeffthewoodwhacker added an extra pen (thanks Jeff) a...
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Madrone Burl Pen
I don’t want to post 100 entries on my projects page for pens but wanted to share this one,...
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Pen Turners' Swap #1: Let the trading begin!
A few of us her at LJ that turn pens decided to get together and swap some of goodies. We’...
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Should I give up woodworking???
OK, this is just plain sad… I KNOW I’m not the best of the best (yet) but I have t...
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New tools for the shop!!!
I just looked at my workshop page and noticed that in the few months I’ve been on here I’ve been ...
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Mission Inspired Couch Table #1: Starting my first 'big' project...
I love Mission style furniture and am working on my first piece, a couch table that will be used ...
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Learning more every day!
Well, I’ve completed a few projects now and have some in the works as well. I’ve got...
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Christmas with my nephews.
Had an excellent Christmas this year, wanted to share some neat stories with LJ’ers. My ...
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Homemade "Tools"
Thought I’d share a couple pics of some of my, umm… ‘creations’. IR...
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Pics of my hand-cut dovetails.
WARNING! The following pictures may be considered offensive by some, viewer discretion is advise...
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First attempt at hand-cut dovetails.
Now I see why they have machines to do this… I think I went into this overconfident in m...
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Maple Picture Frame
Just completed my Maple picture frame (posted in projects) and I sure learned a lot from it! The...
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Tip for putting sawdust to good use. (make firestarters!)
Hi All, Here’s a tip to use the sawdust that you accumulate. It has to be mostly ‘...
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Posted some projects.
Hi All, I posted some details and pics of my workshop today as well as some projects. I com...
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Hi Everyone! Newbie Intro...
Hi All, I’m just getting started in woodworking and just completed my first project. A ...
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