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Ellis Walentine

Shopmade Tools *LINK*

Ellis Walentine

>Hi folks,

As you see from the link at the top of the page, we've launched a new contest that we hope you all will participate in. For one thing, you can't go wrong, as all contestants will receive two magazine subscriptions and a Lee Valley lumber thickness gauge. For another, we've lowered the entry fee to $10 to encourage participation.

Now, I'm still hoping to update the contest page to include a bunch of photos of some of the kinds of tools that contestants might want to enter. I know that many of you are making tools all the time, so I'm wondering if you could send me images of some of them for the web page. I can't nab shots from other sites or from published work without going through the rights hassle, so your volunteered shots are my best bet.

This contest is different from all our previous contests in that there will be three equal-weight first prizes, based on a combination of function, appearance and ergonomics. So, rev up your creative juices, think about how you can build a winning tool and mark your calendar. This one is going to be a good one.

Ellis Walentine, Host


Toolmaking Contest

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Re: clarification

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>I may not be reading it right, but my understanding would be that the online entry form could be entered as late as 11:59:59 pm Eastern time on January 15th 2008. If accepted as an entry the tool would then be mailed for judging at a later date? Just trying to make sure I understand the process; I try not to be the last minute person but occasionally that's how it works out.

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The only clarification I need...

wilbur

>The only clarification I need is to find out whether Derek Cohen has heard of this contest yet. If he has, I don't think I'll even try. it would be kind of like taking on Tiger Woods in the final round of a golf tournament after dissing him to the press (I'm talking to you, Rory Sabbatini). :@)

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Re: The only clarification I need...

Glenn Madsen near San Francisco

>Derek was the first one I thought about, too!

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Would this qualify? ;-)

Dan Donaldson

>I needed to clean up some background on something I was carving once, and didn't have anything to do it with so I threw this together with a wing bolt, a cut nail and a chunk of poplar. Work of art, huh?

(it did the job though)

ducking and running.


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Thats SLICK !

SteveM

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#7

Ummmm....Ellis?

Rob Brophy...lost in Niagara

>I'm sure it's just an oversight, but the contest rules don't say if Derek and the other winners get their tools back when the contest is over. :-)

Rob...ducking and running faster than Dan D.

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You're welcome to snag pics

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>of my butt hinge mortise plane from the articles - I think it qualifies as a functional woodworking tool, and it's comfortable to use, though I think it fails on the "finely crafted" and "aesthetically pleasing" fronts.

Do I get to enter that, even though it's some years old?

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Re: Would this qualify? ;-)

Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>Dan, I would encourage you to enter that and see if you can't win ;) (Doing whatever I can to get the competition to my level)

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Ellis Walentine

Sure, Bill

Ellis Walentine

>This contest is all about showcasing our collective problem-solving abilities. All solutions are welcome.

Ellis

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A question about the subscriptions

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>I have a Pop WW subscription - will they check against existing subscriptions and extend by a year, or would I get two copies of Pop WW for a year?

This has me thinking: do I have the time to make something before mid-January?

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