CALL FOR ENTRIES America’s Top Shops Contest *NEW* Contest Deadline: November 15, 2008
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The competition:Show us your "idea-filled" workshop. Background: Great problem-solving ideas make for a great workshop, and the more original ideas a shop contains, the better chance it has at winning one of the top prizes in this year's contest. Prizes will also be awarded for the best individual shop ideas. This contest is all about hardworking workshops that feature problem-solving storage, sensible floor plans, innovative jigs—the kind of ideas that make other woodworkers say “Wow!” The size of the shop does not matter. A small, hardworking shop that gets the most out of every square inch of shop space is just as likely to win as a large shop. The shops can favor a special area of woodworking, such as furniture making, turning, carving, antique furniture restoration, etc. Eligibility: Amateur craftsmen who work in home shops (typically one-person) are invited to enter this contest. Articles about their shops must not have been previously published. An amateur, for contest purposes, is someone who makes less than 25% of his or her income from the sale of their work.  Judging criteria: Entries will be judged on the basis of design innovation, originality, problem-solving skills and functional efficiency. The judges' decision will be final. Timeline: The deadline for entries has been moved out to November 15, 2008. Winners will be announced as soon as possible after the deadline date, but no later than December 15, 2008. Entry fee: The fee to enter this contest is $10.00, payable online at time of entry, by credit card or PayPal. Limit: One entry per contestant. 
The prizes: The following prizes, provided by Woodcraft, will be awarded at the judges' discretion: All entries, including "Top Shop" winners and "Great Idea" winners, are eligible to be published in future issues of Woodcraft Magazine.  The judges: How to enter: This is strictly an online competition. All entries must be made via your web browser on our online contest entry page. No mailed entries will be accepted. Limit one entry per contestant. Before you enter, we suggest you have the following information ready: 
To enter, proceed to the entry page where you will agree to the rules and terms of the contest. You will then be directed to our online entry form where you may upload as many as five images (but not fewer than three) and text to accompany each image. A drawing or sketch of your shop floor plan or problem-solving idea is recommended as one of your images. In the text boxes, please tell us anything about the design or function of your shop. After you have composed 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 except by the contest administrator by special request. When you have finished entering your images and text, you will be directed to a secure page where you can pay the contest entry fee with PayPal or credit card. Once we have received your online entry, we will send you an e-mail that lets you know your entry has been accepted.  Images must be in JPG (JPEG), GIF, TIF (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. If you have any trouble at any stage of the entry process, please contact the contest administrator. Announcement of winners: The winning entries and judges' comments will be posted at www.WoodCentral.com as soon as possible after the judging is completed, or no later than December 15, 2008.
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