Matthew Schenker
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Hello Everyone,
We're off to a new year, and a new contest. Even more than that, it's a whole new contest concept!
The sponsor this month is Bill in Seattle a dealer who owns Festool Supply.
This will be the first contest that involves the international community, not just members in the United States.
Below is a description of how this contest will work. I've put quotes from Bill himself in key spots.
The Prize
$350 Towards Festool tools or accessories AND a limited special-edition Festool Supply NW hat and T-shirt.
Contest Theme
Member Projects.
Entering the Contest
Any project posted in the "Member Projects" board is eligible for consideration. You do not have to specifically "enter" it. However, to be eligible, the project must only be posted in the Festool Owners Group, and the contestant must have been active (posting) in the FOG within the past six months.
From Bill: "Any project can be entered even if it is still being worked on as some people worldwide who just found the FOG and have no post to date now have motive to enter. I see there are many projects underway that people post updates. Show a simple picture or pictures and explain or show that Festool tools made a difference along the way in the project. The project does not matter, it will be the thought process that will make members take the plunge as hopefully they will see everyone has a chance to win. A simple picture is all that's required as long as its viewable and won't limit the keyboard challenged. Even people who are not great at grammar and typing will have a chance if they enter."
For this contest, we'd like to see more about you, as well as the project itself. From Bill: "I think that part of the entry should include a brief statistic on the user. It should include, age group, people don't have to give away their true one, like 18-25 25-35 35-45 45-55, type of worker, what people consider themselves: novice, intermediate, hobbiest, professional, or well varnished (humor). And mostly, include YOUR COUNTRY."
Judging
Bill has asked that the international community vote on their favorite projects. You can do that by reviewing all the projects posted in the "Member projects" board and then posting a nomination of that project here in this discussion.
I will create a poll in this discussion containing all the nominees. Everyone can use the poll to vote anonymously for their favorite project. Members will be able to change their vote, but can only vote for one project at any time.
At the end of the month, Bill will choose a winner, in a random drawing, from the top 10 nominations. Of course, there is no guarantee which projects will end up in that final 10. As Bill said, "There will be so many great projects that I felt it only fair to draw random for the final, and it should be a honour to make it to the top ten of the world. I can only hope that there will be other country's entries in the final 10. This should make the contest equal for any country to win."
Important Notes
Because this is an international contest, we are opening up a more exciting opportunities. However, it also makes things more complicated. Bill has thought this through, and here is his plan: "The prize will be $350 US or equivalent in whatever country's monetary equivalent if the winner is not from the US. If from the, US I will redeem the prize through Festool Supply NW. If a winner from another country wins, stuff cost more everywhere else and by applying direct money to them it offsets the cost difference here and helps to make the prize equal to all countries. The winner, if not from The US will only have to buy tools or accessories at his local dealer so that there will be no voltage problems or warranty issues. The winner only needs to contact me as to where he is going to buy the prize and I will contact the dealer and make arrangements as for the monetary prize payment of the goods. This way there should be no conflict as to people buying outside their country and getting dealers in trouble for brand equity violations."
If you have any questions, please post them here. Otherwise, everyone, please head on over to the "Member Projects" area and begin nominating your favorite projects for this contest! Remember to post your nominations here.
This is an exciting new idea for the FOG, and I hope it gets more people involved.
Thank you to Bill for spending so much time working on this concept, and for providing the prize for this month's contest.
Stay in touch,
Matthew
woodgeek's "Dinnerware Hutch"
JayStPeter's "Garden Bench Project"
rnt80's "Wedding Present"
Joe Jensen's "Some Jewelry Boxes"
Chris Rosenberger's "The upper 2 floors are done."
rnt80's "Display Case Built-in"
Gary E's "Fullrange Speaker Project"
Bill Wyko's "This is what I do for a living/use of my TS-75. You'll like this."
Kevin Johnson's "Copper and White Oak Veneer Bar"
waynew's "Cedar wall sconces"
Prater's "Speargun Project"
10digit's "My entertainment center"
KorDes's "Dressing table"
Frank Pellow's "Restoring the Exterior of a Cedar Cabin Using Three Festool Sanders"
Frank Pellow's "A mobile shop cart and tool base to fit under my Festool MFT"
Frank Pellow's "My Woodworking Bench"
Eli's "A Bar in Belgrave - Oscar's Alehouse"
Emmanuel's "New kitchen"
nickao's "This is one of my inlays"
Jeff Magnus's "Family Room Facelift"
Rob McGilp's "Single Malt Cabinet WIP"
Mettes's "Bookcase - retro"
Overtime's "Euro Cabinets 101-2 A Beginner's Guide"
Jacobus P's "Split table - our first hardwood project."
We're off to a new year, and a new contest. Even more than that, it's a whole new contest concept!
The sponsor this month is Bill in Seattle a dealer who owns Festool Supply.
This will be the first contest that involves the international community, not just members in the United States.
Below is a description of how this contest will work. I've put quotes from Bill himself in key spots.
The Prize
$350 Towards Festool tools or accessories AND a limited special-edition Festool Supply NW hat and T-shirt.
Contest Theme
Member Projects.
Entering the Contest
Any project posted in the "Member Projects" board is eligible for consideration. You do not have to specifically "enter" it. However, to be eligible, the project must only be posted in the Festool Owners Group, and the contestant must have been active (posting) in the FOG within the past six months.
From Bill: "Any project can be entered even if it is still being worked on as some people worldwide who just found the FOG and have no post to date now have motive to enter. I see there are many projects underway that people post updates. Show a simple picture or pictures and explain or show that Festool tools made a difference along the way in the project. The project does not matter, it will be the thought process that will make members take the plunge as hopefully they will see everyone has a chance to win. A simple picture is all that's required as long as its viewable and won't limit the keyboard challenged. Even people who are not great at grammar and typing will have a chance if they enter."
For this contest, we'd like to see more about you, as well as the project itself. From Bill: "I think that part of the entry should include a brief statistic on the user. It should include, age group, people don't have to give away their true one, like 18-25 25-35 35-45 45-55, type of worker, what people consider themselves: novice, intermediate, hobbiest, professional, or well varnished (humor). And mostly, include YOUR COUNTRY."
Judging
Bill has asked that the international community vote on their favorite projects. You can do that by reviewing all the projects posted in the "Member projects" board and then posting a nomination of that project here in this discussion.
I will create a poll in this discussion containing all the nominees. Everyone can use the poll to vote anonymously for their favorite project. Members will be able to change their vote, but can only vote for one project at any time.
At the end of the month, Bill will choose a winner, in a random drawing, from the top 10 nominations. Of course, there is no guarantee which projects will end up in that final 10. As Bill said, "There will be so many great projects that I felt it only fair to draw random for the final, and it should be a honour to make it to the top ten of the world. I can only hope that there will be other country's entries in the final 10. This should make the contest equal for any country to win."
Important Notes
Because this is an international contest, we are opening up a more exciting opportunities. However, it also makes things more complicated. Bill has thought this through, and here is his plan: "The prize will be $350 US or equivalent in whatever country's monetary equivalent if the winner is not from the US. If from the, US I will redeem the prize through Festool Supply NW. If a winner from another country wins, stuff cost more everywhere else and by applying direct money to them it offsets the cost difference here and helps to make the prize equal to all countries. The winner, if not from The US will only have to buy tools or accessories at his local dealer so that there will be no voltage problems or warranty issues. The winner only needs to contact me as to where he is going to buy the prize and I will contact the dealer and make arrangements as for the monetary prize payment of the goods. This way there should be no conflict as to people buying outside their country and getting dealers in trouble for brand equity violations."
If you have any questions, please post them here. Otherwise, everyone, please head on over to the "Member Projects" area and begin nominating your favorite projects for this contest! Remember to post your nominations here.
This is an exciting new idea for the FOG, and I hope it gets more people involved.
Thank you to Bill for spending so much time working on this concept, and for providing the prize for this month's contest.
Stay in touch,
Matthew
*** QUICK LINKS TO THIS MONTH'S ENTRIES ***
(Shown in order of nomination)
Jimhart's "oak/Wenge spiral staircase"(Shown in order of nomination)
woodgeek's "Dinnerware Hutch"
JayStPeter's "Garden Bench Project"
rnt80's "Wedding Present"
Joe Jensen's "Some Jewelry Boxes"
Chris Rosenberger's "The upper 2 floors are done."
rnt80's "Display Case Built-in"
Gary E's "Fullrange Speaker Project"
Bill Wyko's "This is what I do for a living/use of my TS-75. You'll like this."
Kevin Johnson's "Copper and White Oak Veneer Bar"
waynew's "Cedar wall sconces"
Prater's "Speargun Project"
10digit's "My entertainment center"
KorDes's "Dressing table"
Frank Pellow's "Restoring the Exterior of a Cedar Cabin Using Three Festool Sanders"
Frank Pellow's "A mobile shop cart and tool base to fit under my Festool MFT"
Frank Pellow's "My Woodworking Bench"
Eli's "A Bar in Belgrave - Oscar's Alehouse"
Emmanuel's "New kitchen"
nickao's "This is one of my inlays"
Jeff Magnus's "Family Room Facelift"
Rob McGilp's "Single Malt Cabinet WIP"
Mettes's "Bookcase - retro"
Overtime's "Euro Cabinets 101-2 A Beginner's Guide"
Jacobus P's "Split table - our first hardwood project."
