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    West Australian Woodshow 2017

    It's that time of the year again. The West Australian Woodshow was this past weekend. Chris Vesper, toolmaker extraordinaire came to stay, as he usually does, and I spent the weekend on his stand. Usually we get up to some form of mischief, but this year Chris brought along a few boxes of NOS saw files ... which were the very best I have ever seen ... 5" Nicholsons needle files made in Australia and sold last in 1998 ...





    And so I spent a couple of days demoing filing saws. It's amazing how many people will stop to watch and ask questions. Got through a few ...


    I was also there for the furniture competition. I had entered the Sofa Table (with hidden drawer) ...





    This year I won first prize.





    Second prize went to this hall table. It was really nicely done with some of the most amazingly fiddleback Sheoak ...





    Third prize went to the winner of the past three years in a row. Ian specialises in veneer. This piece had a waterfall edge, the product of a recent workshop run by Michael Fortune ...





    He also did this chest, below, which was one of my favourite pieces. The drawers let it down (not dovetailed) ...





    Another good piece was this bombe (let down with some poor finishing) ...





    There were interesting boxes, although I did not find that these were up to the standard of last year. First prize went to this unusual piece ...





    This piece was the second place ...





    The winner of the past few years, who has built some amazing boxes, came in third. He actually entered a trio of boxes, and this may have been his undoing. Here are two ...








    There were some fantastic embellished turned pieces. This was first place ...





    First in collaboration ...





    There was also a category called "small treasures". I didn't really get the first place ...





    And a last picture, from the carving section ...





    Until next year ..


    Regards from Perth


    Derek

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    Congratulations Derek. You are definitely up in some rare air with that kind of competition.
    Jim

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    Derek, what great news that you got first place, I loved the simplicity of the design and the gracefulness it projects.
    Thanks for sharing pictures of the other entries.

    Rick

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    Well deserved!

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    Congratulations Derek, especially impressive considering the quality of the competition. Thanks for sharing with us.

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    Congratulations, Derek.
    After years of following your work (and growth), I feel a vicarious sense of pride!

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    Well done Derek! Congrats!
    Bumbling forward into the unknown.

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    Wow, that's great! I've got to say, I've never won first place.
    I was once a woodworker, I still am I'm just saying that I once was.

    Chop your own wood, it will warm you twice. -Henry Ford

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    Congratulations, and also thanks for sharing. Your award is well deserved.

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    Congratulations! And very magnanimous of you to highlight your (tough) competitor's efforts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Bailey View Post
    Congratulations, Derek.
    After years of following your work (and growth), I feel a vicarious sense of pride!
    +1 on that and you deserve your winning.

    jtk
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
    - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

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    Thanks all. I was very surprised at the result. I guess begging and pleading works.

    Regards from Perth

    Derek

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    Yippee for you Derek. Nicely done.

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    Congratulations Derek!!!!!!!!!

    (Told ya you should have sent that beautiful table in to FWW. )

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    Very nice Derek. Thanks for showing us some of the other fine work. Looks like you finished your project just in time before the show! Congratulations.

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