The Ugly Pen Contest
WINNERS listed HERE
All entries posted HERE
This is not a serious contest, although in many ways it may resemble one. It is a contest for serious penturners to use to blow off some steam! Reading anything more into it can lead down that dark and dangerous path to madness!
There will be judges, though you won’t know who they are; and there will be prizes, though I haven’t determined what they might be as of yet! Foremost, this contest involves showing strange and disgusting things that somewhat resemble pens, so that we can all make rude comments to each other about them! And with that, the rules:
1) Your entry must be a pen, i.e. If you could bring yourself to handle it, it would theoretically write.
2) You may submit up to two entries, although I can’t imagine why you would want to admit to making this mistake more than once!
3) Entries are submitted by posting up to three images of the pen-like item, with or without accompanying story, in the special Ugly Pen Contest Entries Topic topic.
4) Anyone may post comments about the entries, although no fights will be allowed, as there are numerous other normal topics available for that!
5) Entries will be accepted until Midnight (The Witching Hour) Eastern time on the 28th of January. Winners will then be posted on the 31st of January. The judge’s decision will be final!
6) Prizes will be awarded in five categories:
a) Worst looking normal pen:</u> This is the category for those who tried to make a nice pen, but it turned out ugly!
b) Most technically advanced ugly pen:</u> This category is for those pens that look like they’re from the future, but are still ugly!
c) Most disgusting pen:</u> This is for those of you with the perverse sense of humor, but please, I don’t want to see a whole string of Ca-ca pens, and no human reproductive organ pens! Remember, this is a family site!
d) Most unusual material:</u> Inventive use of non-traditional materials is King in this category!
e) Just Butt Ugly Pen:</u> This is kind of the all-encompassing category for the entry that is truly just the ugliest around!
7) A single entry may win more than one prize, in other words, winning in one category does not disqualify the entry from winning in another category.
8) All entry images and comments become the property of the IAP, to use, or dispose of, as they wish. Yes, blackmail a few years from now is a definite possibility!
Now, lets start seeing some entries!
Ugly Pen Contest Prizes:
Worst looking normal pen 1st: </u>
$25 Gift certificate for Manny's CA
Book: Learn to Turn by Barry Gross
Worst looking normal pen 2nd:</u>
DVD: Closed End Pens by Ed Davidson
Most technically advanced ugly pen 1st:</u>
$25 Gift Certificate from Woodturningz
Book: The Pen Turners Workbook 2nd ed. by Barry gross
Most technically advanced ugly pen 2nd:</u>
DVD: Closed End Pens by Ed Davidson
Most disgusting pen 1st:</u>
$25 Gift Certificate from Woodturningz (10+15)
Book: Turning Pens and Pencils by Christensen & Burningham
Most disgusting pen 2nd:</u>
DVD: Closed End Pens by Ed Davidson
Most unusual material 1st</u>:
20lb Bargain Box Klingspor Sandpaper
10 CSUSA Tactile European pens
Most unusual material 2nd:</u>
DVD: Basic Pen Turning with Bill Baumbeck
Just butt ugly pen 1st:</u>
20lb Bargain Box Klingspor Sandpaper
10 Chrome cigar pen kits
Just butt ugly pen 2nd:</u>
DVD: Basic Pen Turning with Bill Baumbeck
WINNERS listed HERE
All entries posted HERE
This is not a serious contest, although in many ways it may resemble one. It is a contest for serious penturners to use to blow off some steam! Reading anything more into it can lead down that dark and dangerous path to madness!
There will be judges, though you won’t know who they are; and there will be prizes, though I haven’t determined what they might be as of yet! Foremost, this contest involves showing strange and disgusting things that somewhat resemble pens, so that we can all make rude comments to each other about them! And with that, the rules:
1) Your entry must be a pen, i.e. If you could bring yourself to handle it, it would theoretically write.
2) You may submit up to two entries, although I can’t imagine why you would want to admit to making this mistake more than once!
3) Entries are submitted by posting up to three images of the pen-like item, with or without accompanying story, in the special Ugly Pen Contest Entries Topic topic.
4) Anyone may post comments about the entries, although no fights will be allowed, as there are numerous other normal topics available for that!
5) Entries will be accepted until Midnight (The Witching Hour) Eastern time on the 28th of January. Winners will then be posted on the 31st of January. The judge’s decision will be final!
6) Prizes will be awarded in five categories:
a) Worst looking normal pen:</u> This is the category for those who tried to make a nice pen, but it turned out ugly!
b) Most technically advanced ugly pen:</u> This category is for those pens that look like they’re from the future, but are still ugly!
c) Most disgusting pen:</u> This is for those of you with the perverse sense of humor, but please, I don’t want to see a whole string of Ca-ca pens, and no human reproductive organ pens! Remember, this is a family site!
d) Most unusual material:</u> Inventive use of non-traditional materials is King in this category!
e) Just Butt Ugly Pen:</u> This is kind of the all-encompassing category for the entry that is truly just the ugliest around!
7) A single entry may win more than one prize, in other words, winning in one category does not disqualify the entry from winning in another category.
8) All entry images and comments become the property of the IAP, to use, or dispose of, as they wish. Yes, blackmail a few years from now is a definite possibility!
Now, lets start seeing some entries!
Ugly Pen Contest Prizes:
Worst looking normal pen 1st: </u>
$25 Gift certificate for Manny's CA
Book: Learn to Turn by Barry Gross
Worst looking normal pen 2nd:</u>
DVD: Closed End Pens by Ed Davidson
Most technically advanced ugly pen 1st:</u>
$25 Gift Certificate from Woodturningz
Book: The Pen Turners Workbook 2nd ed. by Barry gross
Most technically advanced ugly pen 2nd:</u>
DVD: Closed End Pens by Ed Davidson
Most disgusting pen 1st:</u>
$25 Gift Certificate from Woodturningz (10+15)
Book: Turning Pens and Pencils by Christensen & Burningham
Most disgusting pen 2nd:</u>
DVD: Closed End Pens by Ed Davidson
Most unusual material 1st</u>:
20lb Bargain Box Klingspor Sandpaper
10 CSUSA Tactile European pens
Most unusual material 2nd:</u>
DVD: Basic Pen Turning with Bill Baumbeck
Just butt ugly pen 1st:</u>
20lb Bargain Box Klingspor Sandpaper
10 Chrome cigar pen kits
Just butt ugly pen 2nd:</u>
DVD: Basic Pen Turning with Bill Baumbeck