skills USA national project

Hope you go on to many great years working with wood!

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

Making mistakes is part of learning. Hiding/correcting the mistakes takes skill. LOL.

Keep trying and you’ll get it.

Excellent, keep up the good work! The difference between a novic and a master is, the master knows how to hide their mistakes. A difficult task on a facia but non the less the point is the same. Enjoy the craft.

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

Hips are tricky. I was in skills usa a loooong time ago. don’t remember how i did but i do remember it was a good experience. Keep on learning and remember to use your resources wisely. that little blue book that comes with the swanson speed squares comes in handy. I’d say the hardest part of it is retaining how to do something if you don’t do it all the time. Like when i have to do rafters or stairs. it’s usually been such a long time since i did it the last time i have to figure it all out again.
Keep hammering away at it and you’ll catch a break.

-- In the end, when your life flashes before your eyes, will you like what you see?

I was eligible for that last year and didn’t take the opportunity. After seeing your picture, I wish i did. Great job!

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I knew what the photo was before I read the title. I am a member of the SkillsUSA National Education Team and a Tech Chair for Occupational Health and Safety.

9th is great for that contest. The level of competitors at Natls. is very high.

Now go put those skills to work.

Good luck.

-- Bill - Mesquite, TX --- "Everything with a power cord eventually winds up in the trash.” John Sarge , timber framer and blacksmith instructor at Tillers International school

Glad you had the oportunity and took it. I have never heard of this before your post, but others have and it appears to be very worth while

-- Norman

Nice one, I was in the Skills Canada competition in 2010 in the cabinetmaking sector, placed 5th overall, its all great fun. Never did do it again, havent competed in anymore provincial competitions to be able to move onto nationals but the more I think about it I think if I can find the time I may go at it again this year… maybe we’ll both win next time, see you at worlds? lol

-- A hammer dangling from a wall will bang and sound like work when the wind blows the right way.

Skills was the greatest experience ever, i went to nationals two years in a row i wish i could go back again if i ever could get the chance again i would and for any one else that ever has the chance take it, you wont regret it.

-- i love to play with wood!

Always nice to see someone who wants to master his trade.
Persevere.

You might like Chris Hall’s site :

http://thecarpentryway.blogspot.be/2010/03/following-mazerolle-theorie-des-devers.html
http://thecarpentryway.blogspot.be/2010/11/x-marks-spot.html

and also
http://stereotomy-blog.blogspot.be/2011/09/devers-de-pas.html
and
http://sbebuilders.blogspot.be/

-- Sylvain, Brussels, Belgium, Europe - The more I learn, the more there is to learn

Also went to Skills USA or actually VICA Olympics best time I ever had. Congrats on making it to Nationals! Nice work in the short time.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

From Skills USA back through VICA and on back to the Future Craftsmen Of America- all one in the same. These have provided our young Vocational Students the opportunity to show their skills, make new friends and get a leg up on those kids who didn’t have the foresight to take vocational courses!

Congrats!

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!