Ohio 4-H Woodworking Day

[kmealy]

I spent the day yesterday judging 4-H woodworking projects at the Ohio State Fair.   There were some amazing projects by these young people.  I've been there one way or the other (parent, advisor, judge) for 32 of the last 34 years.  They make one project at home, complete a skills project and interview at the fair.

 

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Edited July 31, 2018 by kmealy

[Grandpadave52]

Good on you Keith for sharing your time, expertise and passion with the WW'ers and potential trades workers of tomorrow.

Some cool projects too.

[Gene Howe]

WOW! Some stupendous work by those youngsters. A very ingenious and talented bunch of kids. It's wonderful to see this sort of exhibition. Thanks for bringing it to us, Keith. And many, many thanks for your support and dedication to a very worthy enterprise.

[HARO50]

What Gene said! Thanks.

John

[lew]

Thanks for providing guidance for the young people. Not many folks, today, would take the time.

[kmealy]

A bit of history: When my eldest of three daughters was 8 (she turned Sunday) she took this and got and "outstanding of the day" award.   Repeated for next 3 or 4 years, second daughter took over with the same, and then third.    When they were done, I got involved in judging, helping re-define the judging criteria, and continued as a judge ever year since except one year when I had surgery and another when daughter #1 was expecting with twins and living with us.   There were really some good entries in my class this year.   On my way out a father stopped me and said his daughter really enjoyed the judging interview with me.    She got one of the top prizes for a very excellent jewelry box.   Were it not for the very last person I judged, she would have gotten the top prize.   Both projects were well done, but the one I had to go with was a bed with removable shelving headboard and footboard.  I think he used about 8 different joints in various parts of the project -- dado, dado and rabbet, half-lap,pocket screw, mitered shop-made molding strips, doors, drawers, etc.

[Gerald]

Had the priviledge of going to one of these type events while on vacation at Lake of the Ozarks. The imagination and craftsmanship was amazing.

[John Morris]

Keith, at the FB page first photo series, with the boy, is that you Judge?

[kmealy]

On 7/31/2018 at 10:41 PM, John Morris said:

Keith, at the FB page first photo series, with the boy, is that you Judge?

This is me.  I forget how bald I'm getting.   Worse because I keep it short.   But I still have more hair than any of my 3 sons-in-law.  This was in contention for one of the top prizes, but I really feared that his breadboard end was eventually going to lead to failure.   He biscuited it all together.   I told him about how wood moves and breadboard ends should be done.