Congratulations to all the winners, especially the Hulsey family. Proud to be a member of this group. A special thanks to you John and our generous sponsors.

Merry Christmas, and best wishes for the Hulsey Family. Thank you so very much to our sponsors, and congratulations to all the winners! I am happy to be a member of this community.

Congratulations to all!

Yay to everybody involved!!

Another successful run.  Congrats to the winners.

 Thanks to all that were involved & congrats to all the winners.

Congratulations to the winners; and thanks to everyone with a hand in this, sponsors and donors.

 

Thank you John for all you do for the Veterans and this forum. 
Paul

1 hour ago, Masonsailor said:

Thank you John for all you do for the Veterans and this forum. 
Paul

Paul, please message me your shipping address.😊

I'm sure all the recipients of this year's prizes will love what they got.  @Masonsailor, you will absolutely love that Laguna band saw.  I won that last year, and I love mine.  It's a heavy item, which is good, but it was a beast for me to get it downstairs to my shop in the basement.  The dovetail saw I won this year couldn't have come at a better time.  I have been wanting to learn how to hand cut dovetails, and this will facilitate that learning process.  @p_toad, when you can, if you don't mind, I would like to see your review of that steady rest.  I've been on the fence, (those points on the slats are getting painful), about whether to make one, or buy a commercial item.  Congratulations to all.

On 1/1/2022 at 4:07 PM, Grandpadave52 said:

Congratulations to all of our raffle winners!

Thank-you to all who contributed and to our wonderful partners and sponsors.

And Thank-you @John Morrisfor all of your behind the scenes logistics but most importantly for coordinating our opportunity to help one of our nation's heros.

Bless you all for making The Patriot Woodworker Forums lead the way for putting others before self.

What he said. 

I love that bandsaw @Masonsailor  I was the winner of the first Laguna 14/12 on these forums and it has performed very well. I primarily use it for making bandsaw boxes. I definitely recommend you purchase the mobile base for the saw and install it while you assemble the unit. As @PostalTom said, it is a heavy item. Congrats!

 

Thanks. I’m looking forward to it. This will replace the SS bandsaw that I use for fine detail work so it will probably have a 3/16” blade on it. 
Paul

Al did you buy the Laguna mobile base ?

Paul

@Masonsailor Yes I did buy the Laguna mobile base. I just checked today's prices and it is selling at Woodcraft and Amazon for $175.00. You may want to opt for something different, but I do recommend you put it on a mobile base.

@PostalTom i don't want to upset any apple carts, but i have requested that @John Morris re-gift my winning to another person.   I (surprisingly) don't have a lathe; nor do i have room for one.

@p_toad I did the same request. I really appreciate the gift but it would be duplicate if what I have.

9 hours ago, p_toad said:

@PostalTom i don't want to upset any apple carts, but i have requested that @John Morris re-gift my winning to another person.

Before the drawing, I was debating what I should do if I won the band saw for the second year in a row.  I had pretty much decided to do what you did.  Luckily, I didn't have to worry about it.

Extremely honorable and selfless of both of you.  I know there are plenty of members who would love to win any of the prizes.  Hopefully, the powers that be will figure out the fairest way to redistribute your good fortune to one of us less fortunate woodworkers, =).

58 minutes ago, FlGatorwood said:

@p_toad I did the same request. I really appreciate the gift but it would be duplicate if what I have.

Me three!