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103 posts in 103 days
Location: East Coventry Twp., Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Website: http://www.acanthus.com
My name is Chuck Bender. I am a professional furniture maker specializing in 17th, 18th and early 19th Century American reproductions. I've been working wood for over 30 years. You can see some examples of my work at my website. I've recently started a woodworking school which you can also learn about at my website. I hope to learn from being part of the lumberjocks community and, hopefully, help others learn from my years of experience. With a little luck, I'll become a regular fixture around here.
-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com
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20 comments so far
GaryK
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8183 posts in 379 days
posted 103 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks! Enjoy yourself.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Max
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4905 posts in 664 days
posted 103 days ago
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
Scott Bryan
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posted 103 days ago
Hi Chuck,
Let me welcome you to LJs. I hope that you will find this to be an interesting and exciting part of your woodworking adventure.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
rikkor
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posted 103 days ago
Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.
-- Maplewood, MN
brunob
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posted 103 days ago
If you like working with wood, you’re in the right place. Welcome.
-- Bruce from Central New York
HallTree
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posted 103 days ago
Welcome Chuck. Some very nice hand crafted reproductions of American 17th, 18th and early 19th Century furniture. Looking forward to see more of your projects and comments. Have fun and work safe.
-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota
Grumpy
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posted 103 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks . This is a great community of people with like interests.There is much to learn here & you will have the opportunity to share your skills & ideas with others. I hope you enjoy LJ’s as much as I do.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
cajunpen
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posted 103 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
acanthuscarver
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posted 103 days ago
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I’m already impressed with how all you LJ’s show your support for one another. For those that checked out my website(s), thanks for looking. I’ll post some shop and project pics very soon. Until then, I’ll just enjoy looking at everyone else’s. I’m looking forward to learning from all the invaluable reasources here. The longer I work wood, the more I realize how little I really know about working wood. There’s always someone out there with a different take on how something should be done or how it should look. Hopefully, I’ll find opportunities to help others find their woodworking path while I’m here. Thanks again for making me feel so welcome.
-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com
gene
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posted 102 days ago
Welcome to the wonderful world of LJ’s (Enjoy) Come on in, The water’s fine, fine, fine. Happy, that you have chosen to join the family.
You can ask, show, teach, learn, and Share woodworking experiences.
There’s something here for anyone that likes working with wood.
Plus new friends
God bless
-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia
Karson
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posted 100 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
acanthuscarver
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posted 98 days ago
I’ve started adding some projects. I’ll keep adding until you all tell me to stop. Thanks again for making me feel so welcome.
-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com
ND2ELK
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posted 98 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks. The projects are an inspiration, the information is priceless and the people are supportive. The only problem is, the site can get addictive.
God Bless
tom
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
Thos. Angle
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posted 97 days ago
Welcome, welcome to Lumber Jocks. You are for sure an asset around here. Show us more, please. And we’ll never tell you to stop.
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
Paul D
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posted 97 days ago
Welcome to LJs !! Glad you have joined us !!
-- Paul D, Atlanta GA
PanamaJack
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posted 96 days ago
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 - Seize The Wood,
bbqking
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posted 96 days ago
How ya doing.
Thanks for the info on iron buff. I posted some photos on the project page. I build arts & crafts furniture here in Atlanta. Hope to hear more from you.
-- bbqKing, Lawrenceville
Les Hastings
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posted 96 days ago
Excellent work,,,,,welcome to LJs
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
Karson
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posted 39 days ago
Chuck make sure that you make plans to come to Lee Jesburgers shop for our LumberJock Picnic. It’s on June 21st. The first day of summer.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
acanthuscarver
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103 posts in 103 days
posted 38 days ago
Karson,
Unfortunately, the 21st is the final day of one of my Woodworking Fundamentals classes. Usually on the final day of the week long class, the students are putting the final touches on their Shaker stands. It’s a long day, in other words. Otherwise, I’d anxiusly be looking forward to meeting some of the Lumberjocks in person. If there isn’t another get together before, make sure you look for me next year at the Chantilly show. I’ll be set up exhibiting for sure (unless my wife breaks her ankle again on the day we were supposed to leave for this year’s show).
-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com