LJ Woodworking Awards - Winter 2008 #6: And The Winners Are...

Congratulations to EVERYONE.. especially our Awards Recipients. They are definitely deserving of the honour.

How very exciting

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

First of all I want to thank all of my fellow wookworkers whether you voted for my projects or not.
Just the comoraderie and enjoyment of these past few weeks makes all of us winners.

I was truly ready to concede and resign myself to Ryan Shervill winning the award. His fantastic table
is a clear winner, and his beautiful box is fantastic also. And Stewart’s amazing chair. And all the other great
entries.

I guess it’s true that you are your own worst critic. I guess my box was better than I thought at least
as judged by my peers. That’s the part that will stick with me long after this is over.

I also want to thank Martin for this website and all the work he has done putting this together.

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

well deserved, Gary, well deserved.. and now to get your photo with your new bandsaw… we’re going to make you even MORE famous!

:)

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

Congratulations!! Gary……LumberJock of the moment!

A well deserved win. “You are the Man.”

Also Congratulations, Ryan….. and Stewart…. Job well DONE

And congratulations to all the other competitors as well. You all deserve to be proud of your accomplishments. And thanks to Martin for creating and allowing us here at LJ’s to have some fun with this kind of competition.

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

Congrats to Gary, Ryan, Stewart and all the rest. That was a tough choice to make. Well done, well done.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Congratulations Gary on your fine win.

Congratulation Ryan, Stewart, and Andy.

Congratulations on all of the other contestants for throwing your hat into the ring. Great work by all.

Congratulations Martin. How has the web site load meter been lately. I bet the graph is going straight uphill.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

The month of January has just flown by this year due to all the activity both in my workshop and via the PC, on Lumberjocks. I have said it elsewhere on this website, (the word website doesn’t do it justice does it?) but I’ll say it again; thanks to Martin, to all competitors, voters, and all who have taken an interest in this fantastic event. Thanks to all for your comments and amazing humour that has been a great feature of the competition.

It’s really special to be ‘in the company’ of the work of Gary, Ryan and others. I am greatly honoured by my third placing and second placing of my chair.

A very special thank-you to Andy who introduced me to Lumberjocks some 140 days ago. Congratulations to you, too Andy, for Rachel’s lovely box.

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

Congrats guys, your work is very inspiring to the rest of us.

-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"

Great work. Congrats all.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Congratulations to everyone – those were some beautiful and amazing projects!
And thanks to everyone – I have really enjoyed watching this contest!

-- Coffee is best with a fine layer of sawdust on top. -- http://www.north40custom.com

And now, when the winners get their lovely “gifts”, I look forward to seeing a REVIEW for each one!!
haha.. so much for celebrating—let’s move right into sharing :)

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

Congratulations to everyone that entered. There are some amazing woodworkers hanging around this site! Lots of inspiration for one and all. I really enjoyed both the entries and the comments about them . Great contest. And some great prizes!!

-- http://www.grandprairiewoodworks.com

Congratulations, Gary, Ryan and Stewart! You guys were really the class of the field. A great podium finish for all. I’ve never voted for anyone that won, and it’s nice to see that my top three were in the top three. My order was shuffled a bit, but looking at the fantastic work done by everyone, your stuff really did stand out!

Cheers!

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

Congratulations to all the prize winners and all those who submitted entries. I have been viewing the entries since the contest began and marvelled at the artistry, skills and creativity of all the submissions from a very competitive field of woodworkers.

Thanks for sharing your work with the rest of us.

Dalec

Congrats to Gary, Ryan and Stewart! Beautiful work from all the contestants, not just the ones named on this page! I honestly didn’t see a single piece I didn’t think was great work!

And Stewart? I agree that the word “website” just doesn’t cut it. I think of this more as a community, so that’s what I call it :)

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Congratulations, Gary, Ryan and Stewart!

Great work and a good time was had by all.

-- Paul, Texas

Congrats, congrats, congrats!

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

Congratulations to all who participated. Special congrats to Gary and Ryan for winning their catagories and the overall (Gary).

-- Maplewood, MN

Thanks everybody! It was a lot of fun participating in this contest. Thanks to all those who entered, voted, organized, and, of course, put up the prizes.

Ryan.

-- If you can't set a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning... www.rarewoodcreations.com

Congratulations to Gary, Ryan and Stewart, absolutely amazing work.

-- Andy Stark

Congratulations to all who entered and to especially the winners. All should be very proud of the projects that they entered. They are all very special and great projects.

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

Congratulations to Gary, Ryan and Stewart. Thanks for sharing your projects, philosophies and methodologies.
You gentlemen exemplify the sharing spirit of this site, where it’s one woodworker helping another move his or her skills forward. You fellas deserve the recognition, and the tools.

And thanks to Martin for crafting this fine website, and to all of us who make it a community.

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

Well done guys! Of course you had it easy seeing as how I was too busy to enter ;-)

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

haha well, Damian.. that looks like the gauntlet has been thrown down for the Summer Awards.
We’d better get the categories posted ASAP so you have no excuses not to enter!!
:)

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

Congrats to the winners and thanks for the humbling… some day I will feel confident enough to post my work here,..
But for now I am truly inspired by the work that I see.

Thank you all.

-- Hope Never fails

Congratulations to Gary, Ryan and Stewart, inspirational work.

Good Health
Tony Ward

-- Bandsaw Box Plans

Wow. What an impressive display of workmanship, all the way around. I know what I’m going to build next time, and I sure hope to be in the same ballpark as these winners.

Congrats to all who entered!

-- Do what you love, the money will follow --Marsha Sinetar

It must have been hard to pick a winner with all those great projects. congratulations everyone.

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

Congratulations Gary, Ryan, Stewart and Andy. Beautiful examples of woodworking at its finest.
Bravo!!

Go

-- Go http://ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=730

this was one heck of a contest !

Truely amazed at the work entered.

looking forward to the next contest.

-- ..... art for lifes sake

Congratulations Gary,Ryan and Stephen!Well done and well deserved.
And thanks to everyone that voted for me.This was great fun!

And better yet I am a grandfather for the sixth time as of this morning! My daughter Rachel gave birth to a beautiful girl they named Paisley.And then to top it off the box I made for her placed third in the contest! Very nice day it is.Thanks Lads and Lassies.Andy

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

can’t get much better than that, Andy. Congrats!!!! oh and Congrats haha what a day for yoU!

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

Double Congratulations Andy.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Great job everyone! Great projects. Thanks for showing the entire breakdown Martin. 14 out of 50 in the box category (I placed above Mark DeCou?) – I’m so encouraged! Thanks everyone!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

just amazing…all participants did such an awesome job…i checked several times a day to see if there were new entries…that talent here is just awesome…congrats to all…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...142 days to sanity...

Congratulations Gary, Ryan, and Stuart! Outstanding work from you all.

Kind of neat to have such an international result as well.

Kerry

-- Alberta, Canada

Congratulations to Gary, Ryan and Stuart. Super participation by all and alot of fun!!

Standing ovations to Gary, Ryan, and Stewart!

Enjoy that bandsaw Gary! You earned it my friend.

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

Congrats, everyone… Well done!

-- Check out my new website! http://www.theeasellife.com

Well done, Gary, Ryan, Stuart! I enjoyed watching all the developments, as the posts kept coming in.

-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com

I have just contacted all of the prize winners. What an event… really unmatched one in the online ww world, what do you think? All LumberJocks raised the bar again before the next Summer Awards ;)

Now we just need to spread the word about the results and all entries. There’s lots of inspiration and creative ideas for all woodworkers.

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Martin_Sojka/1357216976

Congratulations to ALL of the winners and ALL that entered a project – WE were all winners for having the opportunity to view and gain inspiration from your works.

Not hard to justify the winning projects – they were terrific. Congrats Gary, Ryan and Yorkshire – you are obviously among our top craftsman.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Congratulations guys…Great contest!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Gary—did the saw arrive yesterday?

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

Yes it did! I am waiting for the 6” riser block to arrive today before I post it. Thanks for your help.

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