26 – 2007 AWFS Fresh Wood Competition

Video - August 23, 2007

Believe it or not, there was more eye candy at AWFS than just tools. In the main hall there was an incredible display of student work. If this is how these kids are starting out, can you imagine the work they will be doing at the peak of their careers. Some of these designs truly inspire me to push the limits of my own designs. I hope you enjoy the tour.

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Ytsejamr (Brian) August 23, 2007 11:28 am

And how old would these “kids” be?? That’s some nice stuff.

-Brian

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Skee August 23, 2007 11:36 am

Okay, those are impressive pieces. Truly some creative minds and tons of talent. Any one of those could have been an episode worth of material.

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RJ August 23, 2007 12:04 pm

I was truly amazed (jealous, inspired… yada yada yada) as to the quality of the pieces those kids produced! It’s refreshing to see some of the younger generation taking such an interest in woodworking and doing so well. I wonder if any of them are looking for an apprentice??

BTW wasn’t that the Beauty and the Geek at the end?? Well as much as beast fits…:)

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Vic August 23, 2007 6:21 pm

I couldn’t help myself. When I saw Lazcano’s Ryu; had to touch it. Don’t tell. Also, you should’ve put “contains graphic images” on the beginning. I almost had a heart attack when the beast arrived at the end!

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Windsorboy August 23, 2007 6:27 pm

Very impressive indeed. Any idea what wood was used on the seat of “the harp” (the piece shown above)? Any idea what type of joint was used to attach the legs to the seat? Thanks.

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Allen Lindsey (AlleninOH) August 24, 2007 9:44 am

One of the students in the furniture construction program that I attend at the University of Cincinnati had a piece there. He was working on it while we were making clocks. I don’t know what he called it, but it reminded me of a very stylized adirondack chair.

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Mike in St. Paul August 27, 2007 7:41 am

All I can say about those pieces is “WOW!” Nice stuff. Amazing work, and like Marc said, just imagine what these “students” will make later in their careers. Truly impressive work.

I had to wonder if the names were real when the first one listed was “Jessica Wood.” I thought maybe Marc was having fun with us…

As for the picture at the end, next time please post a warning that the following image may frighten small children and unsuspecting viewers! :-)

Thanks for sharing even more from AWFS! More inspiration for us all!

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Jorge Monclova August 27, 2007 10:50 am

Since I started woodworking as a hobby I’ve read a lot of issues of the usual magazines: Popular Woodworking, Fine Woodworking, Woodsmith, etc… The thing is that after a while they start to repeat themselfs. I mean after the eight article about how to do a dado you really don’t want to read anymore. And the majority of the projects in those magazines follow in general the same basically square theme.

During the last couple of weeks I’ve been exposed to a more challenging kind of woodworking like for example all the angles on Marc’s step stool, the Rough Cut podcast and now most of the pieces shown on this video.

I know this type of piece is more complicated to do and document, and that there is a high level of craftmanship required to do them. I guess my question is what resources or magazines are out there that may help us hobbyst push the envelope a little but and maybe someday do a project like the ones shown in here.

Jorge

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thewoodwhisperer August 28, 2007 8:27 am

Jorge,

The only magazine i still subscribe to is Fine Woodworking. There are a few others out there that decent, but when I had to pick just one I went with FWW.

So aside from magazines, you should probably start doing some Googling for individual craftspeople. Start looking for different artists’ websites and you should find some goodies. Also look at some of the big name woodworking schools and see who they have teaching. Look those people up as well.

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Mike in St. Paul August 28, 2007 1:41 pm

Marc,

I definitely agree with what you said about using the internet. I, too, have found that magazines eventually repeat over time so using the internet is a huge help.

I know that you can pay a small fee to subscribe to FineWoodworking.com and you have access to all of there old articles on PDF. You can search for specific stuff that can be a big help.

For what it’s worth, I was not paid to say that about FWW.com. I did, however, just get a free one month subscription to FWW.com from DeltaPorterCable and so far it has been awesome.

That’s the best part of the internet age — so much info that is so easy to find. You can also try the local library and search old magazine articles that way.

Good luck!

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26 – 2007 AWFS Fresh Wood Competition

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