Thread: Timber Challenge II Comments

Originally Posted by thkoutsidthebox

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest
...If a group of highly skilled people enters all the time, after a while everybody else would find pointless entering.....

I couldn't disagree more. This competition wasn't about the prizes, they're just nice to have because it motivates entries more so than nothing at the end.

What you say is true, but it does not follow. Are you saying that pride counts less than the prizes? That's the reason for people fading away.

After reading my post again....I should have put the line you highlighted re. prizes before the quote.....go easy on me its late here!

It's nose and nose for 1st & 2nd place
with a possible dead heat for 3rd

Frank I know for me there was some great competition in the entries but for me it does make me want to improve more so that next time I get more points. So to speak but we all have to start somewhere and i know there been some from all ends of hte stick. Meaning from the very begginiing to perhaps even retired tradesman.

Each one to our own ability but all we can do is our best and I think this has been great.
bye Toni

I find I keep going back to look at them. I've decided the photography of #16 has probably cost it a lot of votes. When I look at the way the grain matches on the lid, and the turning involved (just beginning to appreciate the work involved here) I think this one is really pretty good. Whoever owns it I'd like to see some better pics posted when you can manage it - nice work!

Originally Posted by dlim2986

Has anyone thought about getting the item put onto any of the woodworking magazines?

That's an excellent idea,
I wonder if Neil would be amenable to one of our members who write magazine articles to prepare and submit the threads as a mag article.

As I see it it there's no losers in that great suggestion

Originally Posted by dlim2986

Someone should let me know how much you guys need to make sure I have enough for you guys.

I would love to donate the Red Cedar on one condition. That 3 highest polled items get auctioned off with the money going to charity of the maker's choice. What does people think of that?

I think 26 people originally entered but obviously some couldn't make the deadline.

Due to the interest generated , I'm guesstimating there may be a 50% increase which possibly means about 40 entries in the next round.

I thought we had longer... i had a short list but didn't vote...

Originally Posted by BozInOz

I thought we had longer... i had a short list but didn't vote...

Longer to do the project or to vote? Because if its voting, you've still got till 5th May 2008 at 8.00 PM to vote

Originally Posted by echnidna

I think 26 people originally entered but obviously some couldn't make the deadline.

Due to the interest generated , I'm guesstimating there may be a 50% increase which possibly means about 40 entries in the next round.

Some withdrew beforehand, 21 sent the satchel and got their piece, 19 made something out of it, 1 photographed it in nice settings and 1 did not enter.

Given that the poll limit is now set at 30, which is a good practical number, that would probably need to be the limit of entries for future challenges, first come first served. That should ensure keen competition and less dropouts.

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

Frank I know for me there was some great competition in the entries but for me it does make me want to improve more so that next time I get more points. So to speak but we all have to start somewhere and i know there been some from all ends of hte stick. Meaning from the very begginiing to perhaps even retired tradesman.

Each one to our own ability but all we can do is our best and I think this has been great.
bye Toni

Good to know you enjoyed it and wish to continue improving, Toni. Next time I'll enter also, so it will be at least two of us beginners!

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest

Good to know you enjoyed it and wish to continue improving, Toni. Next time I'll enter also, so it will be at least two of us beginners!

Three

HH.

Make that four. Although I'm likely to turn in something that looks like a stone age carving.

to vote...
I thought it was the 5th.