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Joe Caldwell of Forney, TX, is a talented ^woodworker. His Tattered Bam, designed by the [IWooden Teddy Bear, was cut from wood found pin an old barn near Forney, TX. His Wild pHorses project was designed by Marilyn fCarmin, and hangs proudly over the entrance to lithe Smokehouse in Forney. Joe says "everyone who likes horses loves this piece, and everybody here loves horses." The Peregrine Falcon was designed by Jacob and Wayne Fowler, and appeared in our January, 2004 issue. Joe cut the falcon from 3/8" canary wood, the tree and stump from 3/8" hickory, and the mountain from birch plywood. The background is made from 2" red oak pieces glued together, and the falcon, stump, tree, and mountain were inlaid into 3/4" red oak. The project was challenging, because the 2" red oak pieces had to lie flat and line up precisely. After much sanding, all the pieces were smooth to the point that Joe's hand couldn't feel any ridges. Thanks for the creative inspiration, Joe!

Dick Miraglia of Pocono Lake, PA, made this excellent version of George Ahlers' Black Bear, which was featured in our August, 2004 issue. When 1 showed the photo of Dick's Bear to George Ahlers, he was very impressed with how Dick had embellished the original pattern to make the finished project a true one-of-a-kind. Thanks, Dick, for helping to keep the creativity in Creative Woodworks & Crafts!

Clinard Rawls of Columbus, SC, won two First Prizes for his intarsia at the 2003 South Carolina State Fair—one for his Intarsia Tiger (designed by Jim Ryan) and one for his Intarsia Marlin (designed by Bob Hlavaeck). The Garden Basket, designed by John Nelson, also won a First Prize and Sweepstakes Award in the Basketry class at the same Stale Fair. Clinard used canary and walnut for the basket and added a touch of his own, a wooden bow for the handle. Very impressive, Clinard! Incidentally, all three projects shown have appeared (with full size patterns) in various issues of Creative Woodworks & Crafts.

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