It’s time to get busy and creative again… Summer 2008 edition of the LumberJocks Woodworking Awards is here.
Feel free to compete in one or both of the following categories:
One Man’s Junk – … is a LumberJock’s treasure! We’re testing your creativity on this one. So, put your woodworking caps on and think of an innovative way to reuse some old hardware, reclaimed wood and/or recycled junk and turn it into something unique and special. In the description of your entry give us a bit of history on the “junk” and how it inspired you to create the end product.
Serve It Up With Class – Summer is the time to take your meals and refreshments outside. Use your woodworking skills to create a serving tray using at least 2 different varieties of wood. Use inlay, marquetry, carving, stains and/or any other woodworking technique to turn your serving tray into a piece of art!
Thanks to our great Awards Sponsors you can win some very cool prizes in each category. You also have a chance of winning a unique rosewood trophy as the Best Overall LumberJock. Excellent way of decorating your workshop, huh?
I know you’re eager to see the prizes and read all the details and rules so the last piece of information that I need to share with you is the entry deadline and that is July 31, 2008 at 3 PM CDT.
Click here to enter the wonderful world of LumberJocks Woodworking Awards Summer 2008.
Have fun and spread the word!
-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka
























26 comments so far
pashley
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posted 496 days ago
This is very cool, Martin.
I really like the idea of taking something “useless” or “junk” and making it into something wonderful. I think I just might jump into this pool. :)
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LJ
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posted 496 days ago
I’m with pashley…. I have a lot of ‘recycled’ lumber, especially cedar slats (easy to have when you have 400+ ft. of fencing). Let’s see what I can conjur up….
Peace,
LJ
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 496 days ago
Awesome!
john
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posted 496 days ago
Right down my alley
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jstewart
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posted 496 days ago
This is not only a good way to use junk laying around your workshop for something useful, but also a nice “going green” project for us all. We all know we should recycle aluminum cans and plastic bottles. Now we can recycle our old furniture, fences, barns and scraps.
Great ideas. I wonder if anybody will make one project that qualifies for both contests. I’m sure somebody will give it a try.
-- Joshua, Olathe, Kansas
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 496 days ago
My whole garage is full of junk, so now maybe I can put some of it together, & make something.<;O)
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Allison
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posted 496 days ago
Martin is inlay, marquetry, carving and or stain the only options? I guess my real question would be can intarsia, and/or scrolling be used?
Thanks
Peace!!!
-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!
Aubster
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posted 496 days ago
Or woodburning
-- A man who moves mountains starts one stone at a time.
SwedishIron
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posted 496 days ago
Finding junk won’t be the problem… jump starting my brain to be creative will be the greatest challenge. :)
I bet the LOML will come in handy with the “what” aspect of the project… Great ideas..
-- Scott, Colorado
romansfivefive
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posted 496 days ago
I love these challenges! I can’t wait to wrap my head around them.
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MICHAEL CAMPASANO
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posted 496 days ago
I’m very anxious to see what people come up with.This should be an interesting challenge…...Mike
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Mark Shymanski
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posted 496 days ago
Thanks for the opportunity Martin!
Hmmm, I am good at turning good things into junk, it shouldn’t be too much of a stretch to reverse that approach….should it?
-- ...it's rennovation time!!!
Hawgnutz
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posted 496 days ago
Wow, what a timely contest. I am making 4 frames of early 1900’s barnwood! Maybe I will add some of the barbed wire from an autherntic working ranch here in SE Arizona.
Thanks, Martin!
God Bless,
Hawg
-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards
Martin Sojka
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posted 495 days ago
Hey Allison and Aubster.. for the serving tray you can use any woodworking technique to finish it. I just updated the last sentence of the description to “Use inlay, marquetry, carving, stains and/or any other woodworking technique to turn your serving tray into a piece of art!”
Thanks!
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Blake
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posted 495 days ago
Sounds like some interesting challenges. Which one of our jocks is going to make the “Unique Rosewood Plaque/Trophy” ? ;)
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jack1
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posted 495 days ago
Funny you should have this. I’m just finishing up a third project with the last of the material leftovers from a home entertainment center I did for a friend 5 years ago! The oak, maple and poplar bits made a 23×18x16 small toy box, a 20×19x14 mounting block for horses just yesterday a 13×9x5 bureau top chest!
Have fun!
-- jack -- measure once, curse twice!
RobS
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posted 495 days ago
Right up my alley…especially on trash day. :)
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
GaryK
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posted 495 days ago
This should be interesting!
My problem is that I don’t have any junk! All my “stuff” has a purpose. :-)
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Martin Sojka
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posted 494 days ago
Seems like we have some nice first entries woo hoo
-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka
SteveKorz
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posted 494 days ago
This will be a very interesting watch… thanks Martin!
-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †
scottb
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posted 494 days ago
Oh, I’ve got a house full of stuff begging to be saved and made “new” again. I love the mixed media project. Looking forward to seeing the entries.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 492 days ago
wow.. so many entires already!!!!
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Napaman
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posted 490 days ago
is there a forum or blog up to discuss these…i have a quetsion on the “one man;s junk”...how much of the materials need to be recylcled? is there a minimum?/?
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
Martin Sojka
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posted 488 days ago
Hey Matt, there is no exact minimum.
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Napaman
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posted 488 days ago
thanks martin…I went ahead and posted the planters…and just let everyone know about 85% was recylced materials so the voters could decide…
But thanks for responding!!!
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
MsDebbieP
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posted 471 days ago
less than a week left!
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