Everyone's A Winner Contest - 2014

[lynnfrwd]

Please wait until June 9th before posting your Contest Entries.

Deadline for Submitting finished project photo or video is midnight, Monday, June 16th.

[ronboley]

I assumed this contest was for projects that are delivered to the conference site in Texas, but after reading the contest rules I began to wonder if it was also open to projects that are documented with photos, video and/or descriptions that would not be physically delivered to the show? My projects tend to be large...and could be presented with photos and descriptions of the construction, but would stay in California...???

[lynnfrwd]

No, they have to go to Texas and they become part of our demo materials.

[lynnfrwd]

I don't know if I can wait until June 9th. I want to see the contest entries!! Anyone else?

[DickB]

I don't know - I may just keep up the suspense on my part!

[gelu_b]

I don't know if I can wait until June 9th. I want to see the contest entries!! Anyone else?

I sent you an email with my entry proposal. Did you receive it?

[lynnfrwd]

I sent you an email with my entry proposal. Did you receive it?


Yes, thank you! I sent it to Joe...head of sales & marketing.

[gelu_b]

Yes, thank you! I sent it to Joe...head of sales & marketing.

Hope to get his reply in useful time (if Ineed to ship the project it takes some time till it will be in your hands / I don't wanna to miss the event).

[lynnfrwd]

Hope to get his reply in useful time (if Ineed to ship the project it takes some time till it will be in your hands / I don't wanna to miss the event).


Yes, please, go ahead and send it for the contest!

Connie

[lynnfrwd]

:D :D :D :D OK, EVERYONE, I can't wait any longer! I'm changing the posting date. Please, go ahead and post your entries!

Remember these deadlines:

Contest Deadlines:
Photos and/or videos of completed project entries that will be displayed on the CarveWright Community Forum must be received by midnight, Monday, June 16th, 2014.
Actual projects will need to arrive at LHR no later than Monday, June 23rd, 2014 for display at the 2014 CarveWright Conference. All shipped entries MUST arrive on or prior to this date to participate in the contest.
Attendees of the conference that are also participating in the contest may bring their entries with them Thursday morning, but you must submit a photo of the completed project by the June 16th deadline. Please let us know, if you plan to bring your project prior to the June 23rd deadline.
Voting will be conducted at the 2014 Conference and determined by the conference attendees & staff. Winners will be announced on Saturday, June 28th, 2014.
Gift certificates are only for the CarveWright online store. One gift certificate per entry. One entry per customer.

[gelu_b]

Yes, please, go ahead and send it for the contest!

Connie

Sent my project yesterday. I hope you'll receive it in right time.

[SteveJ]

My project entry of a lock that works and is all wood!
Original plan from Tim Detweiler's book - Making More Wooden Locks
Converted to a CarveWright B machine for cut outs and text.
I hope you enjoy it.

Name : Steve Johnson
Forum : SteveJ
Carving quality settings: Best
Carving time : 6 boards at about 30 minutes each
Material: Red oak and hickory internal for a spring
Finish: MinWax Mission Oak one step and clear coat
Software : Designer 1.187 , centerline text
Assembly : A long weekend...:D

69974

[unitedcases]

My project entry of a lock that works and is all wood!
Original plan from Tim Detweiler's book - Making More Wooden Locks
Converted to a CarveWright B machine for cut outs and text.
I hope you enjoy it.

Name : Steve Johnson
Forum : SteveJ
Carving quality settings: Best
Carving time : 6 boards at about 30 minutes each
Material: Red oak and hickory internal for a spring
Finish: MinWax Mission Oak one step and clear coat
Software : Designer 1.187 , centerline text
Assembly : A long weekend...:D

69974
That should be a poster for carve Wright stevej. wow.

[fwharris]

Steve,

Great work!!

[CNC Carver]

Steve that works great on so many levels. Keep up the creative work.

[SteveNelson46]

A very clever idea. You should place well in the contest.

[DickB]

Very cool Steve! Did you take any photos of the innards? Got to make some of these myself one day. A project like yours in the Pattern Depot would be popular I'd bet.

[SteveJ]

Thank you all for the encouraging comments! I think it would make a nice project for all to make, but I took the idea from a book and I don't know if I am allowed to do that. I used my CarveWright to do the precise cutouts and V-Carving. My first one was done the hard way - no CNC.

I look forward to seeing all the other entries ! There are a lot of talented people who own a CarveWright and I hope to see their creativity real soon.

Thanks again and happy carving!
Steve

[DickB]

Try contacting the author and see if he will give you permission. If you credit him he just may.

[RogerB]

Steve very nice.

[henry1]

nice one Steve I wouldn't mind to try that one ,its time I am short off lol

[DickB]

69987

Numechron
Digital wood clock

by Dick Bipes at carveshop.com (DickB on the forum)

Project description

The carveshop.com Numechron Digital Clock design was inspired by the Pennwood Model 1364 digital clock. Clocks of this type originated in the 1930s, and were built for many years by the Pennwood and Lawson companies in many different wood, metal, and plastic case styles.

I really liked the Art Deco style of the Model 1364 case and chose to emulate it, although my clock is considerably larger than the prototype. While mimicking the original style, I employed considerable open space in the case design so that the clock's internals would be visible.

A Pennwood employee, F. Greenwalt, patented the mechanism for this type of clock in 1935. He developed an ingenious set of wheels, cams, and levers to flip the numerals and operate the clock. I consulted the original patent to design the mechanism for my clock.

All of the wooden parts were designed using Carvewright Designer 1.187 and machined with the Carvewright machine.

The hours and minutes numerals are made of 1/4" poplar sourced from Home Depot. The numeral segments were a two-sided carve, the mitered top and bottom edges of the numeral rectangles carved to the proper angles on the back side. (These could have been cut with my table saw, but the Carvewright makes an easier job of machining these relatively small parts that would be a challenge to hold safely while sawing.) Centerline text was used on the front. The seconds wheel segments were made of 1/2" poplar, also sourced from Home Depot. Again, the mitered edges were carved from the back. The Designer 3D tools were very useful to create the miters and the curved face of the seconds segments. Centerline Text and Conforming Vectors were used for the seconds numerals. (The rotary jig might have been another approach to machine the seconds wheel, but alas I don't have one.)

Red oak was used for the supports, motor mount, and other parts. Red oak was also used for the bottom of the case. Select pine was used for the clock's base, and the ribs that make up the case sides and top. The front was made of 1/4" Baltic birch plywood. While it could have been cut in one piece, Model 1364 had an interesting arrangement of veneer, so I made the front of multiple pieces to emulate the original. The pieces were laid out in Designer and cut by the Carvewright with rabbets to make nice lap joints for easy and solid assembly.

In addition to the wooden parts, some brass tubing, springs, and a few ball bearings were used for the mechanism. A 1 RPM synchronous motor powers the clock and keeps accurate time. Motors of this type are used in time card machines and may be readily sourced as replacement parts for about $30.

I have seen photos of many different wood clocks, but I think it is safe to say that Numechron is unique.

Description of materials used for construction and finish
Central hubs and frames for the large wheels, and face - Baltic birch plywood
Small wheels, supports, motor mounts, case bottom, and bezel - oak
Numerals - poplar
Base and case top - pine
Minwax Red Oak stain on case bottom and bezel
Minwax Golden Oak stain on case face and top
Black Marsh Stencil Ink in numerals
Minwax Satin Polyurethane over all

Software used to design the project
Designer 1.187 with Centerline, Pattern Modeling Suite (3d Advanced), and Conforming Vectors

Photos and/or videos of the finished project

69988 69989 69990


http://youtu.be/V8bV9Xl2KBk


Carving quality settings and carving times


File
Quality
time
# of parts


base
Normal
0:12:41

1



bezel
Best
1:08:23


1




bottom
Normal
0:03:12


3




feet
Normal
0:03:23


4




front
Normal
0:11:12


4




hours numerals A
Normal
0:16:50


6




hours numerals B
Normal
0:16:50


6




inch parts
Normal
2:01:46

10



motor mount
Normal
0:24:23


1




ones numerals A
Normal
0:09:55


6




ones numerals B
Normal
0:06:54


4




plywood parts
Normal
0:29:59


8




ribs
Normal
0:44:53


12




ribs center
Normal
0:08:39


3




seconds numerals
Normal
0:28:55


6




spring parts
Normal
0:45:08


7




tens numerals
Normal
0:14:49


6




top ribs
Normal
0:29:44


2




Total

8:17:36


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[DickB]

http://youtu.be/M6nn1KyaPrk
Watch in full screen mode.

[bergerud]

Wow another clock. Who would have guessed! Really fine work and a wonderful presentation. I cannot believe you going to give it away! You blow me away Dick.

[fwharris]

Dick,

Awesome clock sir! Job very well done.

[SteveJ]

Dick,

That is a WOW and wonderful project!

[lynnfrwd]

Two great projects, so far. Can't wait to see more.

Here is a reminder of prizes for those of you that might think entering is "giv[ing] it away" ...BERG! (THUMP)

Contest Prizes:


All entrants will receive at minimum a $10 gift certificate
7th-10th Place Winners receive a $25 gift certificate
6th Place Winner receives a $50 gift certificate
5th Place Winner receives a $100 gift certificate
4th Place Winner receives a $200 gift certificate
3rd Place Winner receives a $300 gift certificate
2nd Place Winner receives a $500 gift certificate
GRAND PRIZE WINNER receives a $700 gift certificate

[SteveNelson46]

Dick,

This is one of the best Carvewright projects that I have ever seen. Congratulations on an excellent job.

[SharonB]

7001270013Now for something a little on the simple side....ELEPHANT WALL PLAQUE.

Background with Palm Trees: Carved on "C" machine, using basic software. Wood: Juniper. Carving time: 6 hr 41 min. on Best setting. Size: 28.6"x13.6"
Foreground-Elephant: Carved on "A" machine, using Basic Software. Wood: Juniper. Carving time: 4 hr 29 ming. on Best setting. Size 16"x10.5"
Patterns: Palm Trees and all animals by Victor Clip 3D.

[henry1]

that is nice sharon were did you get the mpc like get it that my wife logo

[CNC Carver]

that is nice sharon were did you get the mpc like get it that my wife logo

See last line: Patterns: Palm Trees and all animals by Victor Clip 3D.

[dltccf]

Amazing job on the Numechron, Dick.

dave

[dbemus]

Sharon, Nice work!! That is very clever work laying it out. I like it!

[SteveJ]

Sharon,
VERY nice project and colors. I really like the details! Great project!

[SteveNelson46]

Sharon,

As usual, a great layout, design and paint job.

[dbemus]

Dick B I like yoyr latest clock. Very informative post. I'm watching your web site hoping to see project available soon! ;-)

[DickB]

Thanks all for the comments.

dbemus, the clock will be available in the Pattern Depot someday but probably not soon. As with my other clock designs, I came up with a few design tweaks while building to make the clock a bit easier to build. I need to incorporate these and build a second clock for myself (!) which will also be used to photograph the build process and write a manual. But boating season has arrived, so I may not get to this for a while!

[CNC Carver]

Amen to boating season. Have some good times on the boat!

[basic_johnson]

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My project is a Harley Davidson Screaming Eagle Tissue Box.
Name: Michael Johnson
Forum: basic_johnson
Carving quality: Best
Carving time: 3hrs39mins
Material: Poplar, wood glue, sand paper, and clamps
Finish: Min Wax Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner and Cherry Min Wax stain one coat and one coat Min Wax Clear Gloss
Software: Designer 1.187
Assembly : A good 2 days sanding to get it just right!

[SteveJ]

Lookin good Mike! Glad you got her done!
Dad

[basic_johnson]

Thanks Dad. I wish you a happy Father's day. Wish we could come together sometime but at least we can like this I guess.

[DickB]

On a whim, I wrote up my Numechron clock as an "Instructables" and entered it in their woodworking contest: http://www.instructables.com/id/Numechron-digital-clock/. The editors liked it and promoted it to the Instructables home page http://www.instructables.com/

There is a panel of judges for this contest, but it is also open to votes by visitors. Just sayin'.

[CNC Carver]

Added my vote. Nice work!! Hope you win!

[blhutchens]

Got my vote too!!!!!! I just built some of your rubber band guns, I had to scale it down for kids.
Keep em coming. I really enjoy your projects and learn something every time I do one.


Brent

[DickB]

My Numechron digital clock took second prize - a Dewalt router and Black and Decker rotary tool - in the Instructables Woodworking contest.

http://www.instructables.com/contest/wood2014/

My analog clock Synchronicity earned a Runner Up in the Instructables 3D Design contest.
http://www.instructables.com/contest/3Ddesign/

Both are Carvewright projects. Thanks to all who visited Instructables and voted!

[DianMayfield]

Dick,

Congratulations! And while the Numechron clock is beautiful, I love the open gears :)

[mikemi]

Congrats Dick, both projects are great.

Mike

[zan29]

7001270013Now for something a little on the simple side....ELEPHANT WALL PLAQUE.

Background with Palm Trees: Carved on "C" machine, using basic software. Wood: Juniper. Carving time: 6 hr 41 min. on Best setting. Size: 28.6"x13.6"
Foreground-Elephant: Carved on "A" machine, using Basic Software. Wood: Juniper. Carving time: 4 hr 29 ming. on Best setting. Size 16"x10.5"
Patterns: Palm Trees and all animals by Victor Clip 3D.

This is gorgeous Sharon...........again very nice paint job!

[DickB]

Here's a new Instructables "CNC Challenge" contest: http://www.instructables.com/contest/cncchallenge/

It would be great to see some Carvewright entries!

[want2b]

Here's a new Instructables "CNC Challenge" contest: http://www.instructables.com/contest/cncchallenge/

It would be great to see some Carvewright entries!

Looks interesting, BUT as they say. If somebody developes a better mousetrap who gets the 'rights'. Don't want to seem petty but my first impressiion is there isn't much reward for providing a workable machine to whomever set up the contest. Maybe I just have had bad experiences.
Rick H

[DickB]

Looks interesting, BUT as they say. If somebody developes a better mousetrap who gets the 'rights'. Don't want to seem petty but my first impressiion is there isn't much reward for providing a workable machine to whomever set up the contest. Maybe I just have had bad experiences.
Rick H
Rick, I don't understand your concern. Contest entries are a written Instructable instructing how you do a project. You don't have to give away anything. You can preserve all of your rights to your work. I labeled one of my projects "all rights reserved".

[lynnfrwd]

I think there is some confusion between the CW E1sAWinner contest and your post about your entering your winning project in a totally different contest held by instructables.com.

[lynnfrwd]

Or...maybe, I'm the one confused.

[AlBCuttnWud]

Hi, where did you get your HD pattern?