Dodge
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Ok - I know some of you have been patient, and some not so patient but here we go!!!! (hammer) (hammer)
Please read below carefully as taking part means that you must follow the criteria specified - and I mean it!!!! If it isn't specified below the answer will probably be no!! Other than that common sense must be adopted! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Right - the Challenge - You will need a single board of timber, 5' long, 8" wide and 1" thick (Sawn) or 3/4" thick if pre-thicknessed. The wood can be hardwood, softwood, plywood, MDF - The decision is yours but you MUST start with a single piece of timber of that size. I re-itterate it must start as a single piece of timber. Therefore combinations of different timbers are not acceptable
Once you have sourced your timber you need to make something from it - this is where the fun will begin as you can make whatever you want to and a large proportion of the scoring will be based on the design and inginuity adopted. It could be a box, it could be a birdhouse, it could be ......... well anything! It can be cut down into whatever component sizes suite your design
Once you have decided upon your project then you must provide a full photographic record in the WIPs staring with a picture of the board you start with, the marking out of components and the ongoing construction in the WIP section to open up the discussions. A drawing should also be shown on you WIP showing your plan - this can be a full working drawing or a series of sketches but must show your thought process.
The WIP must be done as progress develops and NOT left til the night before the closing date - The point of the exercise is to encourage discussion as well and again how the discussion is handled will again be taken into account when judging takes place.
You can use any fittings you choose, and whilst their inclusion is not necessary any judging will be based on the manner in which they have been applied/fitted - Someone fitting a 50p hinge well will be judged far better than a £20 hinge fitted badly etc. The cost of fittings used will NOT be taken into account at judging, the choice of fitting and the way they are utilised will be! Therefore don't think that expense is the way to go!
Inlays can be used as deemed appropriate by the entrant
The finished piece may be finished in any manner chosen by the entrant but PAINTING is NOT acceptable
As you have probably gathered by now the whole point of the exercise is to get you thinking, designing and making something truly original as well as sharing your inspiration and design.
The challenge will run from today until the 30th April giving you three full months - judging will be undertaken shortly after that date by submission of photographs and the WIP.
There will only be ONE class (not one for professionals and one for amateurs) so lets not have any whinging about it being unfair - most professionals havn't got the time that the amateurs have!!!!
Right if you want to take part - you must register by starting a WIP showing the board you will use and sketches/drawing by Valentines day (Thats the 14th February for the unromantic types out there!! :roll: )
So all thats left to say is :-
Dont get bored - Get a board!!!!!!!! #-o #-o
Please read below carefully as taking part means that you must follow the criteria specified - and I mean it!!!! If it isn't specified below the answer will probably be no!! Other than that common sense must be adopted! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Right - the Challenge - You will need a single board of timber, 5' long, 8" wide and 1" thick (Sawn) or 3/4" thick if pre-thicknessed. The wood can be hardwood, softwood, plywood, MDF - The decision is yours but you MUST start with a single piece of timber of that size. I re-itterate it must start as a single piece of timber. Therefore combinations of different timbers are not acceptable
Once you have sourced your timber you need to make something from it - this is where the fun will begin as you can make whatever you want to and a large proportion of the scoring will be based on the design and inginuity adopted. It could be a box, it could be a birdhouse, it could be ......... well anything! It can be cut down into whatever component sizes suite your design
Once you have decided upon your project then you must provide a full photographic record in the WIPs staring with a picture of the board you start with, the marking out of components and the ongoing construction in the WIP section to open up the discussions. A drawing should also be shown on you WIP showing your plan - this can be a full working drawing or a series of sketches but must show your thought process.
The WIP must be done as progress develops and NOT left til the night before the closing date - The point of the exercise is to encourage discussion as well and again how the discussion is handled will again be taken into account when judging takes place.
You can use any fittings you choose, and whilst their inclusion is not necessary any judging will be based on the manner in which they have been applied/fitted - Someone fitting a 50p hinge well will be judged far better than a £20 hinge fitted badly etc. The cost of fittings used will NOT be taken into account at judging, the choice of fitting and the way they are utilised will be! Therefore don't think that expense is the way to go!
Inlays can be used as deemed appropriate by the entrant
The finished piece may be finished in any manner chosen by the entrant but PAINTING is NOT acceptable
As you have probably gathered by now the whole point of the exercise is to get you thinking, designing and making something truly original as well as sharing your inspiration and design.
The challenge will run from today until the 30th April giving you three full months - judging will be undertaken shortly after that date by submission of photographs and the WIP.
There will only be ONE class (not one for professionals and one for amateurs) so lets not have any whinging about it being unfair - most professionals havn't got the time that the amateurs have!!!!
Right if you want to take part - you must register by starting a WIP showing the board you will use and sketches/drawing by Valentines day (Thats the 14th February for the unromantic types out there!! :roll: )
So all thats left to say is :-
Dont get bored - Get a board!!!!!!!! #-o #-o
