LumberJocks Woodworking Awards Summer 2008

It’s time to get busy and creative again…the 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, and/or stains 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?
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It's been a little while but lumber species of the month is back again.  Today though, we're not talking about a specific species of lumber but more of an beneficial defect that can be found in lumber.

Spalted lumber refers to any lumber in which a fungus or mold has begun to decay the wood and leaves a really unique pattern and color in the grain that looks like nothing else. 

Thanks to Highland Woodworking for donating a WoodSlicer Resaw Bandsaw Blade for this week's schwag giveaway.  If you're in the market for a great blade, this is the one.  It resawed 4/4, 4" wide red oak boards on my 1/3 HP, 50 year old bandsaw like it was slicing bread (no exaggeration!!). 

And if you're not in the market for a bandsaw blade at least stop by and enter for a chance to win a Festool Kapex during their 30th Anniversary Giveaway.

If you'd like to enter for free schwag or just have a comment, question or suggestion drop me a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or  head over to my website at www.mattsbasementworkshop.com or call our Skype Voicemail at 231 354-2338.

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Time for the next installment of the Child's Bookcase Project.  We're nearing the completion of the project and in today's episode I demonstrate resawing and shiplapping of stock for the back. 

I can't say enough about how easy the resawing went with my WoodSlicer Resaw Blade from Highland Woodworking.  If you're in the market for a great blade, this one does an amazing job.  It resawed 4/4, 4" wide red oak boards on an 1/3 HP, 50 year old saw like it was slicing bread (no exaggeration!!)

Speaking of Highland Woodworking, stop on by and enter for a chance to win a Festool Kapex during their 30th Anniversary Giveaway.

If you'd like to enter for free schwag or just have a comment, question or suggestion drop me a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or  head over to my website at www.mattsbasementworkshop.com or call our Skype Voicemail at 231 354-2338.

If you have the time, please take the new listener survey.

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