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#1 ·
LJ Picnic - ONTARIO, Canada

The LJ Picnic is fast approaching (Sunday, July 15th) and I'm getting excited!

Rick and I are looking forward to our little event. So far I've been told by a few people (including John, Extreme Birdhouses) that they will be stopping by.

I noticed that we have a few Jocks in Ontario now, some within driving distance of me and so this is an invitation to join me. The picnic will be taking place in a small town about half way between London and Toronto.

If you get the itch and want to join us, send me a private message and I'll give you more information.

I hope to see you there.
 
#45 ·
Request for Company Contacts

Hi everyone!

I'm busy working on the December eMag issue and one of our goals this month is to promote small companies in the sidebar advertising spots.

So….......... if you know someone with a small woodworking-related business , we'd like you to present this opportunity to them.

The "Get" :The business gets a small ad in the December eMag, with their logo linking to their website.

The "Give" :In exchange for this free promotion all they have to do is forward the eMag to their business mailing list!

The "Goal" :eek:f course we want to continue to spread the word about LumberJock.com and, as always, we want to support the small businesses who may be just starting out or are just simply a small business in this world of big corporations.

What can you do?
~Discuss the opportunity with your contact and send me the following information via private message:
~Company Name
~Contact Name
~Contact Email.
~(Oh, and confirm that they do have a mailing list that they can use to forward the eMag to.)

Note: there are limited spaces so if this is a huge success we may need to go with a first come-first served basis and keep the other names for future issues of the eMag.
Also, some of you "ARE" the small businesses we are targeting and, yes, you can use this opportunity for your own business!

Get on the phones, everyone! Let's see where this takes us.

Debbie
 
#50 ·
February 2008

FYI: we've decided to delay this months eMag until after the Awards results are announced.

Does anyone have anything they'd like included in this issue? Plans for upcoming picnics? Woodworking groups?
 
#55 ·
SW Ontario 2008

After all the monthly announcing I've done about my picnic I just realized that July 13th is around the corner!! My oh my, does time fly!

LumberJocks/GardenTenders Picnic @ Debbie & Rick's

Date: Sunday July 13, 2008
Time: 1 PM - 4 PM
Location: SW Ontario (Brantford region) I will provide detailed directions to those planning to attend

Join us for a chance to chat and share our woodworking and/or gardening experiences. Rick will have the fire roaring for a bonfire meal (probably hot dogs but we'll see).

Let me know if you plan on stopping by. If nobody is coming I won't have to clean the house up! :)
 
#68 ·
What a wonderful afternoon we had yesterday. The weather was gorgeous!
Rob wasn't able to attend because his son had a high fever the night before. (I hope he is feeling better).
And Ralph made the 4 hour trek, from the US even, and we had a wonderful time.

We talked about woodworking, of course, and his new ""biggest project ever .. boy oh boy is he going to be busy!!! And with both Rick and Ralph having been in "the service", we talked about army/navy stuff, and about animals and… gosh, the list doesn't end! It was fascinating.

Thanks Ralph for making the trip. I hope that next time you come there will be more LumberJocks here as well.
 
#70 ·
i'm still in favor of some type of post confirmation (scrambled/blurry letters) before being able to post. I think ti would only be necessasry for someone with less than 50 posts. After that, you are done proving yourself to be a real human and are good to go. Just my opinion.
 
#82 ·
Upcoming FREE Book Draw

Oct 22/09

Once again, there will be a FREE DRAW in our next eMag…. watch for it!

And you still have until the end of the month to get your name in for this month's draw-for "The Great Book of Wooden Toys" by Norm Marshall.

Check out October's eMag here, for information on how to enter. .
 
#84 ·
Get-together 2012 (planning ahead)

(2/26/11)

THE BIG EVENT- NEXT YEAR, 2012 : a get-together for GardenTenders has snowballed and I decided that it might as well be an event for all of our CreativeHands sites: LumberJocks, GardenTenders, HomeRefurbers.

Location: MsDebbieP's - Southwestern Ontario, Canada (Brant County Region)

Date: To be determined .. early-mid September, 2012 (Sunday, Sept. 9th?)

Accommodations
  • There is room for trailers in the laneway
  • There are also many hotels just 1/2 hour away and a trailer park just 5 minutes away.

Events
  • gardening talk, woodworking talk
  • lots of food
  • sharing stories, how to's
  • and?

anyone think they might attend?
 
#112 ·
International Day of the LumberJock



6/5/11

Back in 2007, on June 12th, we had our first "International Day of the LumberJock". This day celebrated the milestone of reaching a membership of 1,000. Now, here we are today, just four years later, and we're sitting at over 28,000 members.

On this special day, June 12, members are invited to don their LumberJock clothing, (hats, shirts, etc.) and have a picnic, get together with other woodworkers, make a toast to the site, build something special, or any other activity you think of to honour this special day.

What do you plan to do this year for Int. Day of the LJ?
 
#113 ·
Ms. Debbie,

I don't have any LJ clothing, and no members in my area to picnic with. Around here we barbecue. Fire ants have ruined the word picnic here in the South.

But the toast I can promise !

Congratulations on the milestone. This is a great site. Thanks for your part in making it that way.

Regards,

David Grimes
 
#129 ·
International Day of the LumberJock

6/12/12

Today is our "International Day of the LumberJock".

"The what," you ask? Well… way back in 2007, we were anxiously awaiting the milestone of 1,000 members. And on June 6, 2007 we finally reached that (then) big, big number! It was exciting times.

In honour of that achievement, Martin proclaimed the day "International Day of the LumberJock", in honour of our members around the world.

So put on those LumberJock shirts and hats, tie up your woodworking apron share your enthusiasm proudly!

You can read more about this day, here >>>
 
#130 ·
Congratulations to us.

Great job Martin and all of the participants that have willing shared their talents and skills, so that we can all improve what we build.

Great Callup Debbie.
 
#137 ·
Tomorrow's Get-Together

Sept. 8/12

Looking forward to chatting with members of LumberJocks and GardenTenders tomorrow.

Crossing my fingers that the rain has cleared by noon tomorrow and the afternoon is lovely!
If not, well, the little cabin is going to feel mighty fine!
 
#147 ·
Get-together 2012

Yesterday, Sept. 9/12, I hosted a get-together for all of our sites. Although I was expecting about 30 people we only had six people show up.

Thanks to LumberJock Andy for making the trek and bringing some wonderful pieces of wood to share!

It was a lovely afternoon, with conversations ranging from woodworking, to trees, to hunting, to gardening. Oh-- and it didn't rain!!

Photos of the day are here (at GardenTenders).
 
#159 ·
$500 Prize!!!!

January, 2013

Did you know that there is a $500 prize waiting for the Award Winner this winter?

Yes, indeed: $500. For the creation of handcrafted wood jewelry!
(And there is a runner-up and a random prize as well).

You haven't heard about the Awards? See our Awards Page for more information

Do you still have time? Of course you do!
The deadline is January 31st, 2013 … at 3 PM CDT.

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#160 ·
$500 Prize!!!!

January, 2013

Did you know that there is a $500 prize waiting for the Award Winner this winter?

Yes, indeed: $500. For the creation of handcrafted wood jewelry!
(And there is a runner-up and a random prize as well).

You haven't heard about the Awards? See our Awards Page for more information

Do you still have time? Of course you do!
The deadline is January 31st, 2013 … at 3 PM CDT.

Font Electric blue Logo Brand Graphics
My wife was very happy to see this so I'm expected to have something done by the deadline.
 

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#171 ·
2012 Revisited

2012 was a great year for LumberJocks.com and its members.
We had the honour of seeing tons of extraordinary projects and learning from the experiences of others through discussions, tutorials, and classes.

Thanks to everyone for making 2012 a fantastic year!

Looking back…

Most Favorited Project of 2012


Most Discussed Project of 2012


Most Favorited Blog of 2012 5 Cuts to a Perfect Cross-cut Sled

Most Read Blog of 2012 Woodworking Brain Teaser

Most Discussed Blog of 2012 Simple Headboard Build

2012: look at how we've grown

 

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#172 ·
2012 Revisited

2012 was a great year for LumberJocks.com and its members.
We had the honour of seeing tons of extraordinary projects and learning from the experiences of others through discussions, tutorials, and classes.

Thanks to everyone for making 2012 a fantastic year!

Looking back…

Most Favorited Project of 2012


Most Discussed Project of 2012


Most Favorited Blog of 2012 5 Cuts to a Perfect Cross-cut Sled

Most Read Blog of 2012 Woodworking Brain Teaser

Most Discussed Blog of 2012 Simple Headboard Build

2012: look at how we've grown

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Hi Debbie. Success comes from good management and user friendliness and attention to details. I think you and the others involved score high on all three. Congratulations and I hope your success continues!
 

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#186 ·
7th Anniversary of Our Site

Feb. 26/13

Today is the 7th Anniversary of LumberJocks.com

Seven years ago Martin Sojka opened the doors to LumberJocks.com. The stats began as 0/0/0/0/0/0 and have grown to: 59,937 woodworkers making 2,015,793 comments on 78,561 projects, 32,485 blogs, 3,126 reviews and 45,533 forum topics.

This growth and success of the site is due to the wonderful design of Martin's and the extraordinary projects, stories, and interactions of the members-of you. Thank-you.

Congratulations, Martin, and thank-you.
 
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