Hey odie, yup I’m like a little kid in a candy store ha ;) As you may noticed I moved HR and GT buttons and now they appear right next to the MY LUMBERJOCKS dropdown.

Why this change? I think they stand out better here and you can use them to quickly navigate through all three of our websites. Same buttons are on other two websites too.

In addition I had to remove LJ Store button. Instead I added LJ Store link to MY LUMBERJOCKS dropdown menu, together with a link to LJ Merchandise & Apparel store:

So start using these little useful eye-candies as soon as possible.

And what’s next you ask, odie? Something cool.. no worries ;)

Hey Dick, Debbie challenged me too.. while we were chatting yesterday; she mentioned something about CEO dancing clowns.. or maybe she was referring to me ha.

Anyways here we come…

... and now one beautifuuul ballet jump

... and a sweet bonus from my brand new wife lol

These photos are from a great friends wedding (last weekend). I officially contribute them to our 10,000 projects happy dance ;) Who’s next?

Hey matt (napaman), no need to bug me about the next, previous project buttons – anymore ;) Each project page now features 2 new navigation widgets with thumbnails of the previous and next projects. Just click on any thumbnail and you will be taken to a respective project page.

Author’s projects are first… followed by the Everyone’s projects:

Enjoy!

For immediate release

LumberJocks.com Grows to More Than 10,000 Projects; Now Officially the Biggest Online Woodworking Gallery.

September, 29th, 2008 – LumberJocks.com, the largest project based website for woodworkers, today announced that more than 10,000 woodworking projects have been posted to the site.

“We are delighted that our members and viewers are finding LumberJocks.com to be a great place to publish and find woodworking content,” said Martin Sojka, CEO of Lumberjocks.com. “With more than 10,000 projects posted, we know that our members enjoy sharing their talents and showcasing their skills from beginners to professionals. With this rapid growth rate we expect the numbers to rise dramatically over the next quarter.”

The top 5 project contributors received a thank you award for taking the time to share their many wonderful projects. “I know it may only be a small sign of gratitude; however I would like all the contributors to our site to know that showcasing your talents and the helpful and friendly attitude of our members has truly made the site what it is today. I expect our online family of woodworkers and their projects to continue to grow and prosper. I feel that LumberJocks is now the biggest online woodworking gallery.” said Sojka.

LumberJocks.com is quickly becoming the #1 online social network for woodworkers. The site’s structure and growing features allow members to easily connect with other woodworkers, post projects and blogs and compete in friendly competitions for fantastic prizes. Stay tuned for our Winter Awards!

About LumberJocks.com
LumberJocks.com is part of the growing network of online communities hosted by Martin Sojka. The rapidly growing LumberJocks.com is comprised of men, women, children, and youth from around the world who are actively involved in woodworking. The members are a combination of professionals, skilled hobbyists, beginners and everything in between. They are furniture builders, artists, home renovators, and wood explorers.

The woodworkers join LumberJocks.com to share their experiences with wood, ask and answer questions, seek and post their personal tool reviews, find and share resource information, and blog their woodworking journeys.

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Halloween Challenge: LumberJocks | HomeRefurbers | GardenTenders

That’s right. You’ve been challenged!. You have until the end of the month to build a Halloween decoration for outdoors and enter it in our very first Halloween LumberJocks Challenge. What’s the size? That’s up to you. What’s it made of? Wood, of course (and, yes, you can add non-wood objects to it as needed). We have all seen those cemeteries and skeletons in people’s yards, well we are LumberJocks and we can’t be outdone! Get your tools out and start building. We will be looking for creativity and for something that fits with the season.

PRIZES

Lee Valley will provide 3 random winners with the following great prizes:

1. $50 gift card
2. Leather apron plane holster
3. Lee Valley cap

Get your Project in by Saturday November 1st and the winners will be announced on November 2nd. Are you up for the challenge?

HOW TO ENTER

1. SUBMIT your challenge entry as a project and tag it with challenge07 (of course you may add any additional tags too):
   
   Note that you don’t need to use ‘challenge07’ in the project title (use the meaningful title instead).
2. You can submit only one entry – give it your best shot.
3. Describe your entry and how it inspires you to enjoy the Halloween season
4. The entry deadline is November 1st.
5. Winners will be announced online at LumberJocks.com on November 2nd.

The Challenge is on. Let the games begin!

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We are also holding special Halloween challenges at HomeRefurbers.com and GardenTenders .com. This is the right time to use our new single access feature to join in all of our holiday fun ;)

Halloween Challenge: LumberJocks | HomeRefurbers | GardenTenders

It’s honeymoon time.. we’re leaving to Sri Lanka / Maldives for two weeks tomorrow. It’s not going to be just relaxing on a beach. We’re going to explore Sri Lanka for a few days first and then we will move to Maldives for 5 days… we used the same travel agency for our Cuba trip (I’m planning to share our photos again so stay tuned).

So this is just a short notice to inform you that I won’t be available until Oct 30th. Hope to see lots of great entries in our Halloween Challenges when I get back ;)

Be nice here and cross your fingers – I’m not a fan of flying ;)

Now back to packing….........

Halloween Challenge: LumberJocks | HomeRefurbers | GardenTenders

Don’t forget that Saturday – November 1st – is Halloween Challenge deadline. We already have 7 creative entries and there is a great chance to win one of the following prizes:

1. $50 gift card
2. Leather apron plane holster
3. Lee Valley cap

Winners will be announced on November 2nd…Good Luck!

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Halloween Challenge: LumberJocks | HomeRefurbers | GardenTenders

I’ve returned from a great vacation yesterday. We’ve visited lots of beautiful places in Sri Lanka and one of them was a small local woodworking factory. I’ve taken following photos for you to enjoy:

Lots of hand tools in action, huh? ;)

I’ve nominated our website in The 2nd Annual Open Web Awards – Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks category. The more nominations we get, the better our chance to make it into the voting rounds.

If you’re a fan of LJ.com you can submit your nomination now:

They use e-mail for a vote confirmation and for alerts about the Open Web Awards.

Thanks!

Halloween Challenge: LumberJocks | HomeRefurbers | GardenTenders

13 projects have been entered into our Halloween Challenge and I’m very pleased to announce the winners of the prize draw:

1. $50 gift card → Steelmum
2. Leather apron plane holster → mjon
3. Lee Valley cap → jeffthewoodwacker

Congratulations!

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Halloween Challenge: LumberJocks | HomeRefurbers | GardenTenders