{"id":1397,"date":"2010-02-25T12:18:56","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T16:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/?p=1397"},"modified":"2010-03-01T19:41:45","modified_gmt":"2010-03-01T23:41:45","slug":"az-association-of-fine-woodworkers-prove-their-mettle-with-a-box-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/woodworking-projects\/az-association-of-fine-woodworkers-prove-their-mettle-with-a-box-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"AZ Association of Fine Woodworkers Prove Their Mettle with a Box Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Figured Walnut and maple box by John Irwin<\/p><\/div>\n

In November of 2009, the Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers<\/a> assembled in the warehouse at our Phoenix store for their monthly meeting.\u00a0 A number of them brought their latest finished projects; a bookcase, several turned bowls, fretwork, and more.\u00a0 They discussed the woods they used, the challenges they encountered, and the techniques they learned. One of the members conducted a demonstration on how to weave and apply chair caning.<\/p>\n

Then I presented them with another challenge, a box making contest using a selected package of materials of 3 pieces of exotic Huayruro, 3 pieces of figured walnut blocks, and a 15″x15″ piece of Baltic birch.\u00a0 Each woodworker could add to the materials, but each of these had to be used in the box somewhere.<\/p>\n

On February 19, the entrants turned in their boxes for judging and I selected the top three boxes based on ranking the originality<\/strong>, execution<\/strong>, finish<\/strong>, and artistry<\/strong> of each one from 1 to 5. The winners were:<\/p>\n

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The first, second, and third place boxes (left to right)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Congratulations to The Winners:<\/h3>\n
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  1. Chris Muse for his flower ($100 gift certificate to Woodworkers Source)<\/li>\n
  2. Leroy Davies for his dovetail-jointed box ($50 gift certificate to Woodworkers Source)<\/li>\n
  3. Joe Tripodi for his columns & arches decorative box ($20 gift certificate to Woodworkers Source)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    As you will see, selecting only 3 winners wasn’t easy. These woodworkers pushed their skills and the definition of “box.”\u00a0\u00a0 Beautiful boxes, all of them.<\/p>\n

    Gallery of all Boxes Entered in the Box Contest<\/h3>\n\n\t\t