2 x 4 Challenge #1: Throwing My Hat in the Ring

Hmmm!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Interesting teaser Tom . . .

What does that 2×4 have to offer?!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Can’t wait to see progress…

-- Maplewood, MN

This is exactly what makes it all worth-while when we log in before breakfast – and after, and at lunchtime and…

LJ has got us hooked. Mrs YS says it’s eating into her knitting time!

So up to now we have a really neat piece of 8×2 lying up there in Alberta. Can’t wait for the next step.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

A little bit of attention and a lowly 2×4 can become a rather attractive piece of wood. I must admit that the teasing nature of the entries is somewhat frustrating in an entertaining sort of way. While anticipation may be the most enjoyable part of any experience, I JUST WANT TO SEE IT DONE!! Oops, got carried away there for a minute. I’m eagerly awaiting the next installment.

-- If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a darn fool about it.

tease

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Was it William Wallace the great 2×4 emancipator who said…....“Joint me, plane me, cut off my round overs. Let me show you what I have to give!” or was that Mel Gibson.

Thanks for the challenge thought Tom…...........as I walk to school with my little toolbox!!:)

What evil lurks with-in?

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

H Tom;

To me it looks like a bunch of smaller 2” x 4” ’s.

That’s it. isn’t it Tom (hope I didn’t blow your secret).

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

WOW!

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

2×4 Challenge #1: Throwing My Hat in the Ring

Hat? Ring?

I know what it is!!

A cowboy hat – Right?

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Go for it Tom!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Hockey sticks…Did I read Hockey Sticks in your post. You have by vote. I look forward to seeing what you produce.

-- Hope Never fails

I like a man who address the soul of a tree even if it is a 2×4. Of course I talk to myself a lot (too long a bachelor out on some farm property – drives the wife mad). Go get ‘em, Tom.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I think Stewart found the true answer… you are making a 4 ft. 2×8. Brilliant, Tom! Thr greatest ideas are usually the simplest ones! <g>

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Can’t wait till the end when it’s all “spruced” up.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

I do love my petty torments! I wonder what tonight will bring? (Maniacal laugh!)

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Ahhhh . . . I see another mystery unfolding.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

Great teaser Tom. Your further along than me.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

I am anxious to see what you come up with, I am sitting this one out. lol

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

Is it a clamp holder?
I am running out of time on mine.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

A 3 step clamp ladder! I never would have thought of that.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

So….. What’s new?

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Work continues, blogging continues, publishing is at a halt because it’s become more obvious what I’m up to. All will be revealed soon!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

You’re evil!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

This is pure genius . . . . Mot, it looks like you have one clamp still sitting on the bench. What is it like to have so many clamps you have some left over when the clamping is done? :-)

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

Yes, Dust, but I had to use it as a caul on the end, so I did run out of clamps that were on the bench. Work continues on this piece…one set back of note, but I push forward.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)