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Shop Talk
“Adventures in Wood” Contest a Hit
Woodworking can be a solitary hobby,” says Rue Ann Flanders, assistant manager atRockler’s Indianapolis, Indiana, store, “so we wanted to showcase the extraordinary talent of our customers ... and give them an avenue to share their hard work with other wood enthusiasts.”
That was the inspiration for the store to host its first “Adventures in Wood” juried woodworking competition, open to all area woodworkers this past May. A call for entries went out in April, and by mid-May, 19 projects were on display in the store. Then for two weeks, customers could place their vote for best project before the votes were tallied on May 30.
An impressive array of projects were up for prize honors, including accent pieces, boxes, novelties, small casework and others created purely…
