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DriftwoodGuitars
 Post subject: I won!
PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:50 pm 
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I wanted to share some exciting news with everyone. Yesterday it was announced that I (Driftwood Guitars) is the winner of Garden & Gun Magazine's "Made in the South" awards in the Crafts Category. I'm honored to be selected the winner using at such a vast group of amazing craftsman and I can't wait to see where this might take my business down the road.

Once again, if it wasn't for this forum, I wouldn't have ever started building, let alone take it to this level.

http://gardenandgun.com/article/sixth-a ... /page/0/11

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Alex Kleon
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 5:00 pm 
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Well deserved, Chris! Your artistry and craftsmanship are second to none!

Alex

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Shaw
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Congratulations! A beautiful looking guitar that is.

Sent from my SGH-T599 using Tapatalk

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J De Rocher
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Is that the one with the mountain range inlay on the tail end? That's one of my favorites.

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Congratulations

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James Ringelspaugh
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DriftwoodGuitars
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It is Jay. I wish they had used a more detailed photo of the guitar.

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Robbie_McD
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Well done Chris!
That is one of my favorite guitars....

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Mike OMelia
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DannyV
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Way to go Chris. A simply beautiful guitar.
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Hesh
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Congrats Chris and she's a beauty too certainly worthy of this recognition/honor!!
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Huzzah!
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mkellyvrod
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Congratulations!!! That should look good on your resume.
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Nice!
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SteveSmith
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That is great Chris!

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Congrats!! That guitar must have blown away the competition. Shame the consider guitar building as a "craft" though. It seems kinda demeaning
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Stuart Gort
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That's very cool! Congrats!

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Congratulations Chris! You're making some beautiful guitars.

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Congratulations - well deserved

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