This isn't so much as a "how do I do it" question, because that works. What I have is more of a conceptual question. If we take the following statements:<BR><BR>1. For a given object, only one thread ...

The issues aren't really any different. The only difference is the scope. You still need to synchronize access to the fields/methods. <BR><BR>Synchronizing a static method is like a class-level lock ...