2011 Fresh Wood Student Woodworking Competition accepting entries until May 2

The Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers is now accepting entries for the 2011 Fresh Wood Student Woodworking Competition. The competition, which will be showcased at the 2011 AWFS Fair, July 20-23, in Las Vegas, has six categories at both school levels: case goods, chairs, open, production/contract, reproduction and tables. Entries will be rated by a panel of ten judges who represent different aspects of the woodworking industry:
*Margaret Casey, director of programming for the World Market Center in Las Vegas and president of the Sustainable Furnishings Council Board of Directors;
*Andy Glantz, owner of Zenith Design and current president of the board of trustees of The Furniture Society;
*Alan Harp, an Atlanta-based furniture designer and former instructor of the Georgia Tech Advanced Wood Products Laboratory;
*Garry Knox Bennett, an Award of Distinction winner from The Furniture Society and Fellow of the American Craft Council;
*Greg Larson, director of the New England School of Architectural Woodworking;
*Merry Mabbett-Dean, owner/interior designer of Absolute Office of Oregon and a Fellow and past president of the International Furnishings and Design Association;
*Juan Morales, principal/VP operations of Contract Resources/Villa Hallmark;
*Jason Phillips,vice president and creative director of Phillips Collection;
*Marc Spagnuolo, owner and creator of TheWoodWhisperer.com; and
*David Wade, master craftsman at Maloof Woodworking.
The competition is open to full-time students in an accredited high school or post-secondary woodworking or related program and part-time students in an accredited post-secondary woodworking or related program that are transitioning into a career in woodworking or design. Entry applications will be accepted until May 2, 2011.