Comments on: 96 – 2009 Fresh Wood Student Competition

By: Brent McDonald

Brent McDonald — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:27:49 +0000

Wow, I miss high school wood shop.

By: Ross Ekberg

Ross Ekberg — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:16:02 +0000

That’s some beautiful woodwork.

By: noumenon

noumenon — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:53:34 +0000

Does Cobokk have some work we can look at and rate? I understand completely when I see something that may not be my personal taste and I want to share my opinion with others. The same goes with a element of project that in my opinion doesn’t fit with the piece as a whole, but to call someone else’s designs distasteful is ridiculous. Not to mention these are students and to be so harsh in my opinion is disrespectful and shows a lack of class. It’s usually our youth that comes along and tries something different and pushes the envelope of what’s been done. You can choose to have a glass half empty or a glass half full attitude and I choose the later. This allows me to look at something and even though it may not fit what my personal tastes are I can at least admire the creativity, the skill, and technique used in creating it. Now if one of the students did a huge inlay of a hand flipping the bird or carved drawer pull to look like a bull’s scrotum then I might understand Cobbok’s distasteful remark.

By: Jones

Jones — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:31:25 +0000

Why didn’t my highschool have a program like this?!?! We all had to make mini stools that showcased everybody’s skill with a jointer.

Grumble.

That is amazing work coming from highschool and post secondary programs.

-Jones

By: Ace

Ace — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:51:44 +0000

I thought the music choice was excellent and I’m very impressed with the students. Nothing near that going on over here.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:25:18 +0000

Well to each his own I suppose, right?

By: Cobokk

Cobokk — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:46:33 +0000

Wow – That music made it really hard to watch – However the music was almost as bad as most of the designs submitted. Although the craftsmanship might of been great, the designs were ridiculously distasteful. After seeing the winners WOW. The worst designs were the winners…

Thanx for posting the footage in any case! Love the rest of the shows! Superb!!!!

By: CrackPotWoody(Gregg)

CrackPotWoody(Gregg) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:43:41 +0000

Wow! Sure looks like the future of woodworking is in good hands.

By: builderbob

builderbob — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:55:44 +0000

The news media thrive on giving young people a bad rap. We hear about kids and drugs, drive-by shootings, drunk parties, etc. Where is the coverage of these contestants and their awesome craftsmanship? What a pity that they are not in the national spotlight where they can get the recognition they deserve. How proud they make us old duffers feel!

By: Adria Torrez

Adria Torrez — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:31:14 +0000

FYI – If you are interested in hearing the students talk about their projects in depth…our competition sponsor Custommade.com interviewed several students and they are gradually posting the interviews on their website (www.custommmade.com/blog).