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Boats to Tools
Auction 2008
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An Auction with A Cause !
** Saturday, June 21, 2008**
Plan even further ahead: Boats to Tools - June 20, 2009

Bidding for Boats and So Much More!
11am - Silent Auction Begins
3pm -  Live Auction Begins
(silent auction closes 15 minutes after live auction ends)

 
Just one part of the Wooden Boat Show & Summer Solstice Festival

Download details to learn more about submitting
auction items:
Boats To Tools Auction Form

Canoes to Chisels, Wooden Skiffs to Woodstoves,
Bread Ovens to Band Saws ,
Baskets to Gift Certificates
The 2008 Boats to Tools auction has something for everyone! 

Anyone Can Bid - Anyone Can Donate. 
And each and every bid benefits North House!

 The auction serves two important purposes:

** it finds "new homes" for great stuff **
Used boats, timber    frames, woodworking tools, camping equipment & more. Got a boat    or woodworking tool that you want to hand off?  Put it in the auction!

** it raises funds for North House's educational efforts **
Funding the school's program equipment & underwriting the 
   costs of hosting free public programs

Please note: The Auction is not limited to wooden boats. Anything and everything that floats (or sinks) is welcome.  A link to printable auction registration/ donation form is included above.

 

HOPE  YOU  CAN  JOIN  US  IN 2008 !!!   Take a look back - see info below And then add 2008 dates to your calendar   Over 100 items will be featured - fishing skiffs, to timber frames to cabins.  And each and every donation benefits North House. See sample listing below. Download the 2007 Auction List as of Thursday, 6/21/07 at 2pm 2007 Auction Items   The listing of 2007 auction items is quickly taking shape.  Included below is a brief initial listing of featured items (stay tuned for more information). Resources to donate items can be downloaded online (see above) or can be picked up/requested from North House 218-387-9762.  Auction items can be dropped off anytime starting June 9, 2007.      White Pine Timber Frame - 14'x25' Thoreau Cabin - 10'x14' Log Cabin Playhouse - 4'x5' (staff not included) A SAMPLING - An Initial 2007 Auction List Download the 2007 Auction List as of Thursday, 6/21/07 at 2pm Thoreau Cabin - 10'x14', student built, with loft Timber Frame - Built by Cook County High School - a cooperative project with North Shore Trade Tech - MANY local partners contributed!! Log Cabin Playhouse - 4'x5', student built in 2006 & 2007 Cedar Shingles - Eight bundles Wrought Iron Chair & Settee - with cushions, terra cotta colored Wrought Iron Table - with glass top, terra cotta colored Rocker & Ottoman - with cushions, ivory frame, dark green cushions Boat Model - Sailfish - Boat Model - Pilot Boat - Swift Virginia, 1805 Garden Rake - Axe #1 - Axe #2 - Axe #3 - Grain Shovel #1 - Grain Shovel #2 - Garden Shovel - Smalle - Garden/Mason Trowel & Garden Claw - For diggin' in da dirt Crescent Wrench & Giant Wrench - Tighten those nuts in your life Wire Cutters - Framing Square - Hammer, Pliers, Nail Puller - three tools everyone needs! Box of Sandpaper - In rolls, smooth out those bumps Brass Counter Rail - Grill & Rotisserie - For fire pit use, brand new Fishnet & Floats - black plastic floats Ash Bow Handle - with stainless steel bolts, for small boat use Ash Bow Cleat - Jonesport, with stainless bolts, for small boat use Oak Bow Cleat - with stainless hardware, mount port to starboard Hand Shovel - square bottom, wood handle, get digging Pruners - wooden handles, 8" shears Yarn Holiday Ornament - "Christman Ship" made of yarn, ribbon and painted wood Wooden Motor Boat - with trailer and Evinrude motor, built by Rubin Hill, two gas tanks, includes boat cover Lawn Mower - Human Powered, a workout in your own backyard File Cabinet - four drawer - wood File Cabinet - two drawer, metal, black Filing Console - three drawer, one cabinet, metal Wood Stove - black, cook-stove style Timbered Bench Top - 3' x 6', metal side handle Twig Furniture - Bench - mortise and tenon joints Twig Furniture - Cribbage Board - Metal Tool Stand - with wood top, black legs Metal Tool Stand - with wood top, green legs Timber Chunks - Full Pile - misc sizes, lengths from 4 to 7 feet, white pine, bid on full pile Timbers Full Length - Full Stack - 16+ feet, white pine, air dried, weathered, assorted sizes, bid on complete pile Bar Clamps - set of 3 - double metal bar, quick release, 5 feet long Bar Clamps - set of 3 - double metal bar, quick release, 5 feet long Bar Clamps - set of 3 - double metal bar, quick release, 5 feet long Glass Wine Carafe - green, raffia cork, pouring spout Stanley No. 45 Mason's Adjustable Level - 48" - Adjustable Spoke Shave - Beach - Birdeye Maple Scraper - Stanley No. 151M Adjustable Spoke Shave - Shoemaker's Shave - Snell & Atherton - Shoemaker's Shave - Snell & Atherton - Stanley No. 18 Eureka Flush T Bevel - 10" - Stanley No. 18 Eureka Flush T Bevel - 10" - Keen Kutter Block Plane - ** More auction items to be posted soon! During June, many of the larger auction items will be on display on the North House campus. Smaller items will be available for viewing (and bidding) throughout the day on Saturday.  Look below to discover auction items from PAST years - a 2007 list will be posted soon. Each year the Boats to Tools Auction includes both a live auction and a silent auction.  Auction items range from timber frames to hand-crafted baskets, hand planes to sailboats, outboard motors to gift certificates.  Anyone can bid.  Anyone can donate. Making A Donation Anyone can participate in the auction as a donor.  Auction items may be either fully donated to North House or may be sold on an 75/25 or 50/50 split between the owner and North House. The donated of any auction sale is fully tax deductible.  Use the following link for a printable form if you want to make a donation to the Boats to Tools Auction:     Boat to Tools Auction Donation Registration The sooner you donate your item the better (starting June 9, 2007), as this allows North House to highlight your item on this web site.  Be sure to let us know your plans as soon as possible. Baidarka Model - one of 170+ auction items in 2004 As information is available, a detailed list of auction items is posted to this web site.  On auction day a printed list of auction items will be available prior to the start of the auction.  Going Once, Going Twice A Look Back - Still More Auction Items             wood-fired brick bread oven (value $800+) : Thoreau Cabin (value $2750+)      White Pine Timber Frame - 16'x22' (value $7000+)