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Upstanding Shell
1 commentI found this shell on the beach on a vacation to FL with the family. I was taken with its simple beauty – the lines were so sinuous and flowing – so I picked it up. When I...
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A Classic with a Twist
The top of this desk was made of 61 individual pieces of walnut salvaged from a set of chairs being thrown out. Maple accents were added to tie the top to the base which features maple legs...
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Eye Candy
14 commentsI came up with this concept several months back. You see, like most woodworkers, I too had been saving the small cut offs of many types of woods, some even having inlays in them and they reminded me...
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Curly Cherry Urn
Urn made out of curly cherry with a maple cross inlay and a mahogany shadow line.
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Baby rattle
5 commentsMade from maple and purpleheart left over from other projects. More rattles at my website at http://mysite.verizon.net/respcjwi/index.html.
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Tape Storage
3 commentsI had always stored my rolls of tape on pegboard or stacked in a cabinet. After getting tired with restacking or removing all of them to get the first one on the peg, I came up with this design...
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Needlework Organizer
My good friend does a lot of needlework, and she was always looking for ways to keep the yarn in order. I came up with this design so she could organize the yarn and have a little drawer for storing...
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"Buddha" Box
3 commentsSince I am completely addicted to box making I always have a lot of small scraps laying around...actually I have a rolling bins worth! I will take these scraps and make small boxes to study...
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Scrap Wood Trivets
My wife and I glued together 60 trivets measuring 6"x6"x3/4" and 6 measuring 10"x10"x3/4". All were glue using waterproof glue and finished with walnut oil. The trivets were donated and handed out as...
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Working model backhoe
2 commentsWorking model of a backhoe. All buckets raise and lower and dump.
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Bear Brooch Collection Display Cabinet
The Asian influence is complimented by the use of five different fall-off (scrap) woods...kind of a wood five-spice concoction. The top, bottom and divider of the carcass are reclaimed...
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Congratulations to our winners!
Congratulations to our three winners! Argyllshire for Eye Candy, larrysak3 for Dulcimer; and Triumph1 for "Home is where the hearth is".
Three prize packages were awarded.
First Prize
Fine WoodworkingMagazine Archive DVD-ROM
Second Prize
(1) copy of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction
(1) copy of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery
Third Prize
(1) copy of The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery
Contest ended March 11, 2010
Winners were selected by the community and announced on March 22, 2010.











