The American Woodworker
I can't remember if I had mentioned, in addition to the stepstool that I built during my woodworking class, I also started building a little table. Though it was intended for the boy's general use, I really had no specific plans, I just needed something to occupy my time during the last two woodworking classes. While I got most of the table done in those two classes, I didn't end up having time to attach the table's legs. Over the past week or so, I finally got around to finishing it.
Long story short, a friend of a friend knows a magazine publisher, and next thing I know, I'm being featured in American Woodworker Magazine. Read all about it here. I've gotta say that I'm not thrilled about the focus of the article. I mean, I knew it was part of a "diversity in woodworking" series, and that diversity is one of those buzz words that has long since lost its meaning. Still, I thought there might be at least some focus on the quality of my craftsmanship. Besides, I should have known how the article would turn out after their first question was, "So you are black, right?"
But, my agent insists that any pub is good pub. Plus, they also promised me "Mr. February" in the 2007 "Men of Woodworking" calendar.
Comments
cadiz12 said:
what? no cheesy mugshot with your bansaw? i must applaud you on your idealistic minority ways. that's something i always strive for, myself.
Viking said:
Wait... Is that real? That's not real, is it? Babe Ruth tells me it's real, but my instinct says otherwise... I don't know what to believe anymore.
Nice new design, by the way. I really like the dates in the little calendars.
Oh, and I'm still embracing the haboob.
Katie said:
I'm with Viking. It's not real, is it? Though, I think your writing is definitely better then that.
But seriously, it's not real, is it?
And I also like the new web design.
Jon said:
It saddens me that so many would question the legitimacy of this post. Doesn’t anyone read AWM anymore? If they did, they would know full well that this was in the June 2006 issue. When I first read it last month, I knew it had to be THE Omar Phillips. I didn’t mention it then because I thought everyone would have already scoured the issue cover to cover and being that I didn’t get to read it the day it came in the mail as I was on vacation in the Philippines tending to my Unicorns at my 400,000 acre ranch (known world wide for fine Unicorns and Unicorn accessories), I didn’t want to get criticized and berated by the other readers for rehashing old news… it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been b*tched out on this blog ;)
elasticwaistbandlady said:
I, for one, am ALL about diversity. I can't wait too see more of your minority wood. I hope they make you the centerfold next time.
Lanna Lee Maheux said:
heh, heh, minority wood!
Becky
said:
you're such a nut.
I said:
sigh
Elastic, I can always count on you to make something inappropriate out of something innocent. Well done.
Lianne said:
Oh, Omar... you have once again broken ground for new internet mischief.
Thank you.
And I'm sure you were an exemplary minority in your class. Three stars.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
Should I feel complimented or ashamed at that response, Omar?
Just for the record, I'm married to a minority man with wood too. He made money for his missionary travels by apprenticing in a woodworking shop in Mexico. It's not like your minority wood is anything special, Omar. There's lots of minority wood milling around.
The centerfold featuring you with your tools should be very exciting.
I said:
Complimented, of course!
elasticwaistbandlady said:
Now that the preferential gold star treatment has been done away with, just what exactly did make wendela, and a few others here, gold star worthy? What is the application and screening process for such an honor?
Do my comments on this post automatically preclude me from ever receiving an Omar approved gold star?
I said:
You're referring to the omarphillips.net gold club. And actually, I still am showing preferential treatment. omarphillips.net is all about preferential treatment! If you're using anything other than Internet Explorer (version 6 or lower), hover over cadiz or wendela's links. (IE users will have to either upgrade to IE7 beta, or wait.)
Though now that I look at it, it's kind of more "mustard club" than "gold club." I'll work on that.
The qualifications are, unfortunately, confidential. Ironically, it's not your comments that render you ineligible. There's a rule that the selection committee put in last year to prevent the old lady from up the street from ever getting gold club status. The rule states that anyone with 5 or more kids is not eligible. I never thought it would affect anyone else, sorry about that.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
Well, now I know what I have to do to gain entrance into the exclusive "Members Only" lounge at the Omar Club.
We're going to the flea market tomorrow, I'm really going to miss child #6, but I know that she can find happiness and fulfillment working a booth at the bazaar. Maybe, she can help the vendor that sells roaches in little tropical, plastic atriums, complete with palm trees.
demosthenes said:
Outstanding work! Truly. From the website do-over to the calendar to the table itself (be it real or otherwise)... 10s across the board.
wendela said:
Wow, excellent. Is it too soon to be put on the list for the pre-sale of the calendar?
jasmine said:
speaking of preferential treatment, i've definitely been demoted there in the link list.
guess sever comments in every post will buy your way up to the top.
and i suffer because of my dumb work schedule!
I said:
I'd like to stress that there's no order to my link list. It's only different because of the last redesign.
Glo said:
Dude. That's some fine workmanship. And I'd make a comment about the calendar, but it may cross a line...
elasticwaistbandlady said:
I'm workin my way up the Omar link ladder. WOOT!
Still no gold star though. CRAP!