Alf
Established Member
Well, folks, those nice people at BriMarc have generously offered to put up a Veritas #4 Smoothing plane as a competition prize. Yep. One whole brand new, cutting edge (if you'll pardon the pun) plane. Ready to go. Delivered to your door.* 
So wadda I have to do to win this fabulous prize then? I hear you ask.
Simple. Build a box. Any sort of box. Large, small, softwood, hardwood, lid, no lid, even drawers if you like. Anything from a blanket box to a jewelry box. Maybe something for yourself in the workshop? Get an early start on those Christmas gifts perhaps? Doesn't even have to be made with joinery. Perhaps you want to turn one? Carve one? Shaker stacking boxes anyone? The possibilities are endless. You get to make something that's useful for you, and tailor the project size and complexity to the time you have available. Hand or power, it doesn't matter. If you can build a box, you have a chance of winning.
So what's the catch? :?
Two requirements for you to be eligible to win (apart from posting pics of what the finished article looks like of course!).
1. Use a technique you've never done before. Anything from a joint you've never tried, a way of cutting a joint that's new to you, type of finish, using hardwood for the first time. Anything like that.
2. You need to post at least one progress report. With pics is nice, but not everyone can do that, so just do the best you can. Anything from a simple report of what you got done on the box this weekend, right through to a blow by blow account of your first attempt at twin through wedged tenons and all the things that went wrong, or whatever. :wink:
The idea is to see that as many people who want to enter can do so and have a chance, that you get something out of it from entering, and we all get the pleasure of seeing craftsmanship and how it was produced. Even if you don't want to win :shock: join in anyway. I thought I might, even though I'm ineligible.
How will we judge it? Goodness only knows. It may even come down to names out of a hat. Tony's kindly volunteered to be a judge, so everyone else stands a chance of winning now 'cos he's not allowed. :wink: If you have any questions about whether the project or technique you have in mind will count, email me with "Veritas" in the subject line. Don't PM please; the box fills up too quick. :roll:
Oh, and the closing date? 8 weeks from today. Midnight on Monday 13th September 2004. Lucky 13 eh? :wink: So a progress report and a post about the finished box will need to be on the General Woodworking board by then. Even I should be able to make something in 8 weeks. Probably...
Good Luck and I'm sure I've forgotten some vital information - feel free to point it out won't you? :roll: :lol:
Cheers, Alf
*Members from outside the UK are more than welcome to enter, but you'll probably need to contribute to any shipping costs, plus any customs charges. Sorry.
So wadda I have to do to win this fabulous prize then? I hear you ask.
Simple. Build a box. Any sort of box. Large, small, softwood, hardwood, lid, no lid, even drawers if you like. Anything from a blanket box to a jewelry box. Maybe something for yourself in the workshop? Get an early start on those Christmas gifts perhaps? Doesn't even have to be made with joinery. Perhaps you want to turn one? Carve one? Shaker stacking boxes anyone? The possibilities are endless. You get to make something that's useful for you, and tailor the project size and complexity to the time you have available. Hand or power, it doesn't matter. If you can build a box, you have a chance of winning.
So what's the catch? :?
Two requirements for you to be eligible to win (apart from posting pics of what the finished article looks like of course!).
1. Use a technique you've never done before. Anything from a joint you've never tried, a way of cutting a joint that's new to you, type of finish, using hardwood for the first time. Anything like that.
2. You need to post at least one progress report. With pics is nice, but not everyone can do that, so just do the best you can. Anything from a simple report of what you got done on the box this weekend, right through to a blow by blow account of your first attempt at twin through wedged tenons and all the things that went wrong, or whatever. :wink:
The idea is to see that as many people who want to enter can do so and have a chance, that you get something out of it from entering, and we all get the pleasure of seeing craftsmanship and how it was produced. Even if you don't want to win :shock: join in anyway. I thought I might, even though I'm ineligible.
How will we judge it? Goodness only knows. It may even come down to names out of a hat.
Tony's kindly volunteered to be a judge, so everyone else stands a chance of winning now 'cos he's not allowed. :wink: If you have any questions about whether the project or technique you have in mind will count, email me with "Veritas" in the subject line. Don't PM please; the box fills up too quick. :roll: Oh, and the closing date? 8 weeks from today. Midnight on Monday 13th September 2004. Lucky 13 eh? :wink: So a progress report and a post about the finished box will need to be on the General Woodworking board by then. Even I should be able to make something in 8 weeks. Probably...
Good Luck
and I'm sure I've forgotten some vital information - feel free to point it out won't you? :roll: :lol: Cheers, Alf
*Members from outside the UK are more than welcome to enter, but you'll probably need to contribute to any shipping costs, plus any customs charges. Sorry.
