Design in Wood for 2018!

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Design in Wood for 2018!

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I thought I'd make my annual post about the wonderful entries that show up at the Design In Wood show at the San Diego County Fair (present company excepted). I love wood and some incredible talent showed up to put it all to best use! ...and of course, as always, there were a few ways to stop your heart served up to the brave:


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a few more:



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There are some amazing Artisans out the, John! Thanks for posting the photos, they're beautiful!
Love those Open Face Spinning Reels! (Especially ABU & ABU/Zebco)

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There are some awesome skills on display.
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A few more pieces I took note of today in my 50 laps around the exhibits:






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Some of those are examples of just ridiculous skill! My favorite is the simple black, bordered table but the surfboards aren't far behind.
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You need to be far ahead of good to run with that crowd. Congrats once more on your tackle box! I'd like to know the total hours that went into the works in that show alone!

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