TURNING CONTEST Contest Deadline: October 15, 2012 Official Contest Entry Rules

How to enter: This is strictly an online competition. All entries must be made electronically on our special contest entry pages. No mailed entries will be accepted. Limit one entry per contestant. Your entry will consist of: your contact information (name, address, phone number and e-mail address) dimensions of your entry materials used in your entry minimum of three (3), maximum of five (5), digital photos of your entry descriptions to go with the photos a secure online payment of the entry fee after you've uploaded your entry. We use PayPal to process contest fees, but Visa, MasterCard, AmericanExpress and Discover cards may also be used. Photos are very important, as they are the primary basis for judging your entry. They should show your ornament from all relevant angles. NOTE: For this contest, we also REQUIRE a close-up photo that clearly shows the surface quality of your finished ornament. You may include process photos if they will enhance the judge's understanding or appreciation of your accomplishment. Images must be in JPG (or JPEG), GIF, TIF (or TIFF) or BMP format, with a maximum file size of 10Mb. Don't worry about the physical size (in pixels) of the images; our software will size them automatically for judging and display to the public. Photos should be at least 800 pixels on the longer dimension for clarity. Larger photos are welcome. The descriptions should explain your techniques, design notes and anything else that would help to inform the judges' decisions, including hidden attributes or special features that may not be visible from the photos. After you have finished uploading your entry, you will be able to preview it and make adjustments if necessary, but once you have submitted your entry and paid the entry fee, no further editing will be allowed. You may contact the contest administrator if you encounter any difficulties in the online entry process.

Contest rules: Eligibility: Only amateur woodworkers are eligible to enter this contest. An amateur, for contest purposes, is someone who earns less than 25% of their income from the sale of their work and/or from teaching or demonstrating woodturning. Limit: One entry per person. Entry must be the sole work of the entrant. Collaborative pieces will not be accepted. Wood must be the primary medium, but natural or man-made materials may be utilized, as well as decorative media and techniques. Some or all of your entry must have been turned on a lathe at some point in the process, and evidence of turning must be obvious. Contest administrators, promoters and/or sponsors are not responsible for late, incomplete, or misdirected entries. Employees, directors and franchisees of Packard Woodworks, Inc. or WoodCentral.com, and the immediate family or members of their same households of such employees, directors and franchisees are not eligible to enter. Entries must be uploaded on our online contest entry pages before the final deadline of 11:59pm EDT on October 15, 2012.

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