Blank guessing game (teaser)

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Dario

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Blank guessing game (it is on)

Similar to our old guessing game with a twist. I'll post 15 blanks and everyone have a guess per day. Game will run for a week (or earlier if there is no sign of interest). After contest closes, I will post the correct answers and will give others a chance to tell me alternate names that were used that should be accepted.

I reserve the right to drop clues during the course of the game.

Rules:
1. You have one guess per day (24 hour cycle).
2. Unused entry cannot be saved, meaning daily unused guesses expire.
3. Provide more than 1 per day and your entries for that day will be disqualified.
4. Day begins at 7pm Eastern time.
5. You can copy other posts/entries.
6. No editing of entry. Any edited post/entry will be disqualified.
7. Entries must be submitted in the prescribed form (to help me out).
8. First to guess each blank correctly will be acknowledged at the end of the game. No price for this...only bragging rights.
9. Member who gets the most correct answer will be declared winner and will get the blanks.
10. If there is a tie, I will run a random generator to determine the winner (or have a raffle at home).
11. Blank ID as I know it (right or wrong) stands. I am 100% sure on most of them but a few were marked by sellers/friends/source, etc. that I cannot really confirm myself. I will note which ones I am not 100% sure of after the contest and will take input from members.
12. Game ends (March 16) Monday 7pm eastern time. (or earlier if there is no interest)

Shipping is on me.

Blanks are BLO coated...and most became darker looking than bare wood (especially the spalted pieces).

Complicated enough? :wink::biggrin: Wasn't meant to be...but if things go as envisioned, we should have a lot of fun.

Please be kind...use common names as much as possible.

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Idea stealer!

I owe Marc Ruby a bunch of blanks in exchange for some chuck jaws he sent me.

I was gonna have some fun by posting a photo of them and saying that I would ship when, and only when, he guessed what they all are (unlimited help from IAP allowed).

I'm still gonna do it, of course, and look forward to your contest.

Cheers!

Gary
 
ha har (pirate laugh) youlle be up against me Mr gary madore lets have a fair fight :cool:

Pffffft!

You're a lightweight, Sir!

If it ain't made in China, your stock answer will be "some kind of pine?"

Why, during your contest I had to email you the answers so you'd know what your own wood was!

Bring it on! I ain't afraid! I, uh, er, um... Hey, what's your Screen Name all about anyway? (grin)

Cheers!

Gary
 
Let the guessing games begin!!!

Please put entries in this format. Yeah, I hope it is not too confusing. :biggrin:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Clue#1. Blank #7 - It is much, much lighter in color before BLO was applied. (close to the color of #12)
 
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1.Figured Redheart
2.Brown Oak Burl
3.Red Mallee Burl
4.Figured Mesquite
5.Brown Mallee Burl
6.Red Cedar
7.Honduran Mahogany
8.Spalted Maple
9.Olive Wood
10.Beeswing Narra
11.Spalted Oak
12.Spalted Mesquite
13.Figured Oak?
14.Amboyna Burl?
15.Brown Maple Burl


I hope this is what you meant by one guess a day. One per piece of wood? Or only one guess a day.
 
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Dario I`m dense tonight . One guess at one blank / day , or one entry comprised of guesses at each of the 15 / day ??? Guesses posted here , or sent to you ? Wayne

Wayne,

One (1) guess of the whole lot (1-15) per day.

All entries must be posted here. Part of the fun.

BTW, you all can post multiple times...only official entries are limited.
 
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Clue #2. With these mix are the following TX woods:
Mesquite
Live Oak
Pecan


Next set of clue will be released after 7pm tonight.
 
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As incentive...next set of clues will be sent via PM to active participants only (cut-off is 7pm eastern).

An obscured version will be posted.
 
1. balsa
2.balsa
3.balsa
4.balsa
5.balsa
6.balsa
7.balsa
8.balsa
9.balsa
10.balsa
11.balsa
12.balsa
13.balsa
14.balsa
15.balsa

i cant wait to be pm'ed the next clues:biggrin:
 
1. Curly Massaranduba
2. Live Oak Burl
3. Red Mallee Burl
4. Mesquite
5. Ramone Burl
6. Cedar
7. Spalted Oak
8. Spalted Beech
9. Olive Wood
10. Curly Redwood
11. Spalted Pecan
12. Mango
13. Madrone Burl
14. Coolibah Burl
15. Locust Burl
 
1. balsa
2.balsa
3.balsa
4.balsa
5.balsa
6.balsa
7.balsa
8.balsa
9.balsa
10.balsa
11.balsa
12.balsa
13.balsa
14.balsa
15.balsa

i cant wait to be pm'ed the next clues:biggrin:

Just so others will know...I won't need to PM you your clue.

Here it is:
1. Not balsa
2. Not balsa
3. Not balsa

Yeah, I could be mean and equally smart. :rolleyes:

You're good at this anyway and probably don't need any clues. :wink::biggrin:
 
Good, bad or otherwise - here are my guesses for today:

1.Tiger Striped Anigre
2.Pecan Burl
3.Red Mallee Burl
4.Figured Mesquite
5.Brown Mallee Burl
6 Redheart
7.Honduran Mahogany
8.Spalted Maple
9.Mesquite Burl
10.Tiger Striped Paduak
11.Spalted White Oak
12.Quilted Western Maple
13.Figured Oak
14.Madrone Burl
15.Coolabah Burl
 
01. Curly Hickory (or Balsa)
02. Walnut Burl (or Balsa)
03. Red Mallee Burl (or Balsa)
04. Mesquite (or Balsa)
05. Amboyna Burl (or Balsa)
06. Pine Burl (or Balsa)
07. Stained-really-dark Mallee (or Balsa)
08. Spalted Hackberry (or Balsa)
09. Olive (or Balsa)
10. Tiger Narra (or Balsa)
11. Live Oak (or Balsa)
12. Pecan (or Balsa)
13. Chakte Kok (or Balsa)
14. Cheerry Burl (or Balsa)
15. Redwood Burl (or Balsa)

Regarding #13: I don't really think it's that, but thought it'd be fun to say ;)

Cheers!

Gary
 
1. - wood
2. - wood
3. - wood
4. - wood
5. - wood
6. - wood
7. - wood
8. - wood
9. - wood
10. - wood
11. - wood
12. - wood
13. - wood
14. - wood
15. - wood

Am I closer than Dave? :)
 
1 curly mahogany
2 redwood burl
3 red malle burl
4 mesquite
5 brown mallee burl
6 cedar
7 rosewood burl
8 spalted maple
9 olivewood
10 bees wing narra
11 spalted oak
12 curly maple
13 coolibah burl
14 yellow box burl
15 thuya burl
 
Day one is done.

Clue #3. With these mix are the following woods:
- Wood from Hawaii (among other places)
- Only wood used as legal tender coin in Oregon.
- Wood also known as "tree of ross"


Actual names of these wood will be PMed to those who submitted "legit" entries.

Next set of clue will be released tomorrow after 7pm.

Thanks.
 
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Nancy,

Don't cut yourself short...you may have not got them all in the right places but you actually got half the wood types right! :cool: (you can take that also as a clue)
 
Request Review, Ruling, and, um, Rhubarb...

Only wood used as legal tender coin in the US

Triviameister, Sir,

If it's not too much trouble, Your Wisdomenss, I humbly request confirmation/clarification of the clue quoted above.

I don't think I'm a smarty-pants, or anything, and I'm pretty sure I know what wood you mean, but I have information indicating, Sir, that your clue might be in error.

Apologies in advance for my my inexcuseable breach of station.

Cheers!

Gary
 
Nancy,

Don't cut yourself short...you may have not got them all in the right places but you actually got half the wood types right! :cool: (you can take that also as a clue)

Care to give me a hint what I have right or if I have any in the right places? :biggrin:
 
1 ? 2 Live oak 3 ? 4 Honey mesquite 5 ? 6 Pacific yew 7 Black walnut 8 Big leaf maple 9 ? 10 ? 11 Pecan 12 Mango 13 ? 14 Black cherry 15 ? Sorry about the format . Don`t have a clue on how to make a vertical list . Wayne
 
Ok, next round.

1. Beeswing Narra.
2.Pecan Burl.
3.Brown Mallee Burl.
4.Mesquite.
5. Maple Burl.
6 Myrtlewood.
7.Mango.
8.Spalted Maple.
9.Yew.
10.Curly Pyinma.
11. Live oak.
12.Myrtlewood.
13. Pecan
14.Madrone Burl..
15.Coolabah Burl.

(boy, I need some sleep, thanks a lot, Dario)
 
Just so others will know...I won't need to PM you your clue.

Here it is:
1. Not balsa
2. Not balsa
3. Not balsa

OK, so, you said we could copy...

1. Not Balsa
2. Not Balsa
3. Not Balsa
4. Not Balsa
5. Not Balsa
6. Not Balsa
7. Not Balsa
8. Not Balsa
9. Not Balsa
10. Not Balsa
11. Not Balsa
12. Not Balsa
13. Not Balsa
14. Not Balsa
15. Not Balsa

Needless to say, I'm a lot more confident in my guesses today.

I worked overnight and so might not be able to get an intelligible guess in today - will try after I have a nap.

Night-night...

ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Gary
 
1. Curly Massaranduba
2. Live Oak Burl
3. Red Mallee Burl
4. Mesquite
5. Ramone Burl
6. Cedar
7. Spalted Oak
8. Spalted Beech
9. Yew
10. Curly Redwood
11. Spalted Pecan
12. Mango
13. Madrone Burl
14. Coolibah Burl
15. Myrtle Burl
 
1 Curly Massaranduba
2 redwood burl
3 red mallee burl
4 mesquite
5 brown mallee burl
6 yew
7 rosewood burl
8 spalted pecan
9 myrtlewood
10 bees wing narra
11 spalted oak
12 mango
13 coolibah burl
14 yellow box burl
15 thuya burl
 
Day 2 is finished.

Clue#1. Blank #7 - It is much, much lighter in color before BLO was applied. (close to the color of #12)

Clue #2. With these mix are the following TX woods:
Mesquite
Live Oak
Pecan

Day one is done.
Clue #3. With these mix are the following woods:
- Wood from Hawaii (among other places)
- Only wood used as legal tender coin in Oregon.
- Wood also known as "tree of ross"

Actual names of these wood will be PMed to those who submitted "legit" entries.

Clue #4. With these mix are the following woods:
- Brazilian Redwood
- Olivewood
- Chilean Laurel


All wood in this lot are unique...one of each...no duplication.

Daily score tallies to help you further...
(as accurate as I can but I am far from perfect so... :redface: )

Day 1
1JaredSchmidt - 3
mrcook4570 - 6
ngeb528 - 1
GaryMadore - 2
ken69912001 - 2

Day 2
1080Wayne - 4
ngeb528 - 3
mrcook4570 - 5
ken69912001 - 3
 
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Daily score tallies to help you further...
(as accurate as I can but I am far from perfect so... :redface: )

Day 1
1JaredSchmidt - 3
mrcook4570 - 5
ngeb528 - 1
GaryMadore - 2
ken69912001 - 2

Day 2
1080Wayne - 4
mrcook4570 - 4
ken69912001 - 2[/quote]


Crap - messed up the one I had right. Aaargh!

Dario, I'm sending you my counciling bills...
 
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