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I won a blue ribbon today at the DACS – Fine Arts Fair. That’s Delaware Association of Christian Schools. They had a fair today that had Fine Arts and also Music.
I entered my project in Woodworking Grade 5-6. The requirements were that I had to do everything myself. My father could setup the tools but I had to operate them. I still have all ten fingers.
I had to do a drawing of what I was going to create with measurements. How I happened to come up with the idea etc. All joints were mortise and tenon. The top was screwed on with 4 – figure 8 clips.
All entries were judged and were assigned points as the judges desired. You were not in competition with anyone else, it was just Points that matched certain criteria.
My entry won within the highest award range – Professional – Blue Ribbon.
This was the same table that my father used as door prizes at the Mason Dixon Woodworkers Christmas Dinner
Here are the creation pictures:
Cutting the leg blanks
Jointing the edges on the leg blank.

Planing them to thickness.

Cutting the legs on the bandsaw.
Marking the leg placement.
Cutting the mortises on the legs.
Cutting the shoulders on the aprons and table top.
Gluing up the base.
Sanding the top.
hand sanding the edges and relieving the corners.
In the house with a plant on it.
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52 comments so far
Karson
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posted 642 days ago
Congratulations Dave. Great Job.
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trifern
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posted 642 days ago
Nice work Dave!
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Les Hastings
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posted 642 days ago
Excellent job there Dave! I started doing woodworking when I was twelve, keep it up up and you’ll be outing doing me ( I better head out to the shop and practice some more.)
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
Scott Bryan
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posted 642 days ago
Congratulations, Dave. This is a really nice piece. It is wonderful that you have taken up a hobby like this at your age. It sure beats sitting in front on the tv with a Wii all day.
I am looking forward to seeing some more of your work.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Dusty
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posted 642 days ago
Dave,
It is so great that you can learn a life long craft and skill and have such passion at a early age.
How exciting!
Keep up the good work and challegeing yourself.
-- Dusty
CharlieM1958
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posted 642 days ago
Congrats, Dave! Great table.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
rebekram
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posted 642 days ago
Dave!!
It looks awesome! and you look great working on it. I am so proud of you! See you soon too.
Paul D
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posted 642 days ago
Great job on the table Dave. I’m sure you learned much so go make some more sawdust!
-- Paul D, Atlanta GA
sjdickey
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posted 642 days ago
Congratulations Dave. Care to come by and teach me how it is done? I could certainky use the expert help.
Sam
Roger Strautman
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posted 642 days ago
Congratulations, Dave. That is a wonderful project. You are well on your way towards being a great woodworker! Keep up the good work.
-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"
Grumpy
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posted 642 days ago
Tremendous effort there Dave. Congratulations.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
GaryK
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posted 642 days ago
What are you, like 12 years old? I know a lot older people that couldn’t make a plany stand that good!
Excellent job!
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
David
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posted 642 days ago
Dave -
Congratulations! You have chosen a wonderful hobby that will prove very satisfying through out you life. I admire your craftsmanship. I also enjoyed the photos of you at work. That is a well deserved Professional – Blue Ribbon!
I am looking forward to more of your projects!
David
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 642 days ago
Wow! Nice work!
Are you looking for a job?
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Blake
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posted 642 days ago
Great work! This is a nice piece. Classic design and well executed. Great proportions too. Congratulations on the ribbon!
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itsme_timd
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posted 642 days ago
Excellent work Dave, congratulations on the Blue Ribbon!
-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA
Greg3G
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posted 642 days ago
Great Job Dave! I’m proud of you. You did an outstanding job. I’m sure your Dad is very proud of you. Keep hanging around with your Dad and I’m sure your skills will surpass all of ours some day.
-- Greg - Charles Town, WV
Douglas Bordner
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posted 642 days ago
Way to go, Dave! I’m pretty sure you already have surpassed my skill levels. Fine work you have done there.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 642 days ago
Congratulations Dave!!
Consider yourself real lucky to have a Dad that shares his woodworking talent with you.
I remember when I was young, & puttering around in the basement with my Dad, only without power tools.
We didn’t get to touch a power tool in school, until the 9th grade.
Keep up the good work. Someday you may be able to out do your Dad. LOL
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
Obi
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posted 642 days ago
Fine job, but one thing… SAFETY, SAFETY,SAFETY. Try to remember the glasses. All the talent in the world means nothing if you lose and eye.
Looking forward to seeing more
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Martin Sojka
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posted 642 days ago
Congratulations Dave! Keep it up ;)
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cajunpen
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posted 642 days ago
Congratulations Dave – that goes to show you that the apple and in this case – the talent – doesn’t fall far from the tree. The table is really great.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
rikkor
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posted 642 days ago
Congratulations on your blue ribbon. More than that, congratulations on your quickly developing skills. You will have a lifetime hobby and potentially a career track with your woodworking interest.
MsDebbieP
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posted 642 days ago
Congratulations.. first thing I noticed when I saw the blue ribbon was the word “Professional”.. Now isn’t that the highest compliment!
Well deserved.
Congratulations. You must be very proud of the efforts and skill you put into this table. Well done
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 642 days ago
Hi Dave.
That is both an excellent table and a great write up.
You show some serious talent in the pictures, like it’s old news to you.
You will someday realize, even more than now, what a great man your father is, and how lucky you are to have a dad like that.
Too bad all kids aren’t blessed like that.
Great job!
Lee
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Thos. Angle
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posted 641 days ago
Congratulations, Dave. That is quite an accomplishment. A very well done table. You deserve that blue ribbon.
-- Thos. Angle
FlWoodRat
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posted 641 days ago
Congratulations Dave. Fantastic Job young man. Keep up the good work.
I do have one suggestion to make, and that is because I want you to continue making great projects SAFELY.
Find yourself some safety glasses and use them.
By the way, does Dad make you clean up the shop? That was my job when I worked with my Pops.
-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....
ChrisN
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posted 641 days ago
Very Nice!!!
-- Chris N, Westford, MA - "If you won't eat something from your fridge that turned green...why would you eat something that started out that way?"
jockmike2
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posted 641 days ago
Way to go Dave. You did a fantastic job. Well I guess the blue ribbon is telling you that isn’t it. Your Dad better move over, it looks like there’s a new carpenter in the family. mike
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com
Robb
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posted 641 days ago
Great job, Dave! I love the process pictures as much as the finished result. Keep up the good work!
-- Robb
Jon Spelbring
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posted 641 days ago
Congratulations on your ribbon. It’s a very nicely done piece!
-- To do is to be
Karrie
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posted 641 days ago
Dave -
Wow Buddy, Great Job! I am so proud of you. Keep up the good work and maybe you will make something for Hannah and Zac to have to remember you when they see it. You are very good at woodworking and I am sure mom will get lots of cool things from you.
Love you Buddy – see you soon.
Karrie
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Scott Wilson
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posted 641 days ago
Dave, fantastic work. You’ve outdone me and I’m more than twice your…wait, more than 3 times your…I’m alot older than you.
-- Scott Wilson - Bear with me, I'm learning!
Susie
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posted 641 days ago
Wow Dave, this is way cool! I’m proud of you.
Aunt Susie
dennis mitchell
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posted 641 days ago
Great Job!
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Zipsss
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posted 641 days ago
David, congratulations. Very nice project. You must have a very good teacher.
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Critterman
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posted 641 days ago
Congratulations Dave, what a great table and an award to go with it. We are all very proud of you.
-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA
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posted 641 days ago
Dave, you richly deserve the award for your project. The table is very nice and executed with perfection. Congrats.
Sharad
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Joel Tille
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posted 641 days ago
Dave – Nice project. Congratulations on your blue ribbon. I agree with Lee, you have a wonderful father. There is a lot of talent there to draw from. And by the looks of the table you have been watching already. Keep working on the hobby and you will have something you can do and enjoy the rest of your life.
joel
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Bob Babcock
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posted 641 days ago
Great work Dave…very nice job and a well deserved award.
-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org
frank
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posted 641 days ago
Hello Dave;
—-great performance of wood style….good execution of woodworking process….and now here’s a word you can look up, (eminent) ....eminent ‘worker of wood’ you are!
I really enjoyed this one, the write up and the photos and so I thank you for sharing this one with us here at LJ.
Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank
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Dadoo
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posted 640 days ago
High five Dave!
Way to go. You’ve got a great instructor there too! Keep it up!
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
WayneC
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posted 640 days ago
Well done. Great looking table.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
lance
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posted 640 days ago
Congratulations Dave. You did yourself proud and keep up the great work.
-- Bob Lance, DE
Gary
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posted 640 days ago
Congratulations Dave. Well done.
-- Gary, Florida
relic
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posted 640 days ago
Great job, congratulations.
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HokieMojo
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posted 514 days ago
3 things came to mind, all related to jealousy. I hope that you realize:
1) how lucky you are to have such great tools at your disposal
2) how lucky you are to have such a great teacher
3) how lucky you are to have the talent to use 1 and 2 to do such fine work.
Excellent job. I really do hope that I can make something like this down the road. It’s wonderful.
Zuki
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posted 470 days ago
I mised this one. Great job, congrats and great blog.
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Bob42
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posted 403 days ago
Congrats Dave,
It looks like you are off to a great start. Keep up the good work. That shop looks very nice also.
And congrats to dad for teaching you.
-- Bob K. East Northport, NY
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 288 days ago
Nice work Dave, but not to be mean wear is the safety glasses? you should aways use safety glasses.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
Dave
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THANKS FOR ALL YOUR COMMMENTS
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a1Jim
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posted 142 days ago
I know this is an old post but just wanted to see great job
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