It’s time once again for the Lumberjocks Summer 2009 Awards so get out your tools, get your toolbelt strapped on and get your wood ready! This is one fun project competition, open to all and it’s free to enter!

This year’s theme is a Garden Bench, one of summer’s great resting places. Build a garden bench for your backyard or patio and show off your creation to the Lumberjock community!

Not only can you be the envy of your buddies when they see the fantastic work that you have done there’s a whole slew of prizes up for grabs too! Check these out:

1st place – Picture Frame Bit Set and Build-A-Box Package by Eagle America
2nd place – Archive DVDs by Fine Woodworking
3rd place – Stock Electric Branding Iron by Custom Branding Iron
4th place – SkilSaw by Skil
5th place – Home Run Pak and Maple Marking Gauge by Major League Woodworking
6th place – BowlSaw by Steussy Creations
7th place – $75 Certificate by Lee Valley
8th place – Lit-ion Power Cutter by Skil
9th place – Lit-ion Screwdriver by Skil
10th place – $25 Certificate by Lee Valley

There’s also a random draw from all entries with a fantastic set of DVD’s from Passion for Wood so you get a chance to win just for entering!

Contest runs from July 1st to the 31st with voting between August 1st and 7th.

Click here for more information.

So get out into the shop and get working on your Garden Bench!

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