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Wheaton Woodworker, 11, Featured for Crafts in National Magazine

Will Richards, a fifth grader at Longfellow Elementary in Wheaton, is featured in the summer edition of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine for his creations.

Eleven-year-old Will Richards of Wheaton, the youngest member of the DuPage Woodworkers Club, is featured in the Summer 2012 edition of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine.

The fifth grader at Longfellow Elementary School has created a complete chess set of walnut and a book shelf that won first place at the DuPage County Fair, Triblocal reported Wednesday.

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