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‘Nuff said about awards, ribbons and plaques’
For a list of all the awards, see ‘exhibitions’

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Here is an unusual ‘Best of Show’, award at ‘Wood VI’ in Escondido, CA from Senator Anderson…

• Paul Schürch’s “Ribbon Service Buffet” was announced as the grand prize winner of the 2007 Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge Woodworking Competition.

Schürch designed and created a custom classically styled bow front buffet that features a 42-point radial match on top and an inlaid ribbon of satinwood wrapped around the piece… “The piece is a combination of different styles using veneer and inlay to show the wild side of a classical ribbon,” says Schurch. “I used Swiss pearwood for the background veneer, Nigerian satinwood for the ribbon and walnut burl with tulipwood banding around a frame of solid mahogany.

Schürch was also the 2007 Furniture Category winner for his Flowerberry Table. 6 foot round expanding to a 12 foot racetrack three-leaf extension dining table with 16 marquetry chairs. Each chair has a different pacific blackberry motif including stone inlay of ladybugs, frogs, butterflies and opal flower buds throughout this set of furniture.