2015 prizes:
Vendor Prizes:
Lee Valley - $50 gift card - sent via email, and forwarded to MikeR on Nov 19 - baubin@leevalley.com
DD Thompson Tools - Doug thompson - Dougswoodworking@aol.com - 1/2" spindle gouge with a 12 inch handle
Woodnwhisies - woodnwhimsies@woodnwhimsies.com - TWO $25 GCs, and ONE $50 GC.
Woodturningz -fritz@woodturningz.com - FIVE $25.00 gift codes.
send email to Fritz with the winner's email, and he'll send them the codes.
Torne Lignum - ruth niles - sending prize directly to Jeff - includes: a stopper kit with 1 #2 Morse taper project mandrel, 2 stub drill bits (11/32" + 21/64"), 3 style 301 stoppers and 3 style 701 (standing) stoppers. Value $73.00 - ruthniles@gmail.com ARRIVED
DD (1-$50) Craft Supplies USA - Ben Williams - bwilliams@woodturnerscatalog.com - (4) $25 gift cards, and (2) $50 gift cards.
DD (1pk) Easy Wood Tools - alan@easywoodtools.com - THREE prizes of an Easy Start Rougher, item #9520 (retail value, $59.99ea) and included with each rougher, the optional Ci2-R2 replacement carbide cutter, item #2600, (retail value, $14.99ea). Total value of each prize is $74.98
Graphics for contest managers to post, if needed: EWT graphics/pics and product info; Retailers Resources « Easy Wood Tools , if prompted enter password: EWT2008
Little Machine Shop - TBD - prize sent directly to Jeff on Nov 17 - tracking: 1Z8X9113YW59131554 - info@littlemachineshop.com
Woodturners Wonders - sent to Jeff on Nov 18 - Ken Rizza - kjrdistributing@gmail.com ARRIVED
Kallenshaan - a couple of inlay kits with matching pen kits.
Possibly our Steampunk inlay kit with the PSI Steampunk pen kit
and our Flame Inlay Kit with the PSI Gearshift Pen kit. - prize sent directly to Jeff - kallenshaan@cox.net
DD Crown Tools - info@crowntools.ltd.uk - Charlotte - 3/8 cryogenic spindle gouge, sent directly to Jeff - Nov 19
Penn State Industries - 4ea $25 gift certificate - Ed Levy - Ed@penstateind.com
Richard Joyner - c/o Ruth Niles - direct to Jeff, in Ruth's shipment
Carter and Son Toolworks - $75 gift card - carterandsontoolworks@inbox.com - emailed, forwarded to Mike on Nov 19
DD KMS Tools - Nova lathe Chuck - bob.gadd@kmstools.com (I assume it's the G3, as that's what he's always sent). He's waiting on a backorder, so he'll send it directly to the winner in February, rather than in advance to Jeff).
Golden Nib - TWO prizes consisting of: 6 Elegant Lady pen kits Black Ti /Chrome Value $81.00 for each prize - Anthony - turk@turchetta.com
Klingspor - sent to Jeff - pbarden@woodworkingshop.com - 25.00 GC
Griffin Exotic Wood - will decide what to send after the Holidays, and send to Jeff - James Griffin - exoticwoodman@msn.com
DD Koa Wood Hawaii - Chris (Kalai) - will put together a box of Hawaiian blanks, and then take pictures. - koawoodhawaii@msn.com
DD (1 sub)Pen World Magazine - contactus@penworld.com - Tina Dammeyer - Phone 713.869.9997 - TWO one year subscriptions
Bear Tooth Woods - THIRTEEN PRIZES - also listed later in thread - direct to Jeff - robinrmcfarlane@gmail.com and ernie@beartoothwoods.com
Packet #1: Pen Kit, Bushings, and Blank:
38A Bushings
Chrome Virage Rollerball
Silver Ruby Lava
DD Packet #2: 10 BTW Pen Blanks
Olive Water
Copper Sunflower Pebble
Purple Neon Batch 2
Red Rocks
Seaweed Bay
Maroon Pride
Martian Storm
Stormy River
Sleeping Beauty
Yellow Trails
Packet #3:
Ghost Trails 1.5" x 6" Double Call Blank
Packet #4: Duck Call
Copper Swirl 3" Call Blank
STAT Premium Duck Call Tooling Kit
STAT Premium Duck Call Insert Kit, Clear-Matte
Packet #5: 10 BTW Acrylic Pen Blanks
Pink Cherry Swirl
Violet Batch 2
Blue Hawaii
New Turquoise Moon
Tye Dye
Lava Flows
Blue Purple Swirl
King's Blue
Rain Forest
Cherry Nut
Packet #6: Pen Kit, Bushings, and Blank:
57A Bushings
Antique Brass Lever Action American Pride Pen Kit
Woodland Camo pen blank
Packet #7:
Patriot 1.5" x 6" Double Call Blank
Packet #8: 5 Misc. Pen Blanks
Inferno Vaper Swirl
Mosaic Woodland
Saints Pride Color Swirl
Molten Bronze Swirl RhinoPlastic
King Cake Lava Explosion
Packet #9:
Miami Sunset Lava 1.5" x 6" Blank
Packet #10:
20A bushings
Gunmetal Ballpoint Pen Kit
Abalone Lava Explosion pen blank
Packet #11: Bottle Stoppers
Blue River Agate TruStone Stopper Blank
Blue Hawaii 2" Bottle Stopper Blank
Fire & Ice 2" Bottle Stopper Blank
Presentation Black Titanium Bottle Stopper Kit
Stainless Steel Bottle Stopper Kit
Stainless Steel Mini Wine Bottle Stopper Kit
Packet #12:
Silver Ore Lava 1.5" x 6" Blank
Packet #13: 5 Misc. Pen Blanks
Magma Explosion
Diablo Color Swirl
Pomegranate Martini RhinoPlastic
Coconut Mono Swirl
Fire Nebula Lava Explosion
Alumilite - carol@alumilite.com - 5 kits of the 1 lb. Alumilite Clear and 5 kits of the 2 lb. new slow version Alumilite Clear. The same discount code as last year, 15% off of the items that can be purchased on line, 10% for the items to be called in larger kits 10 gallons and larger volumes. - Direct to Jeff
DD (1-$100) Suffolk Machinery (Timberwolf blades)- Debbie Camplone - (800) 234-7297, or debbie@suffolkmachinery.com - THREE gift certificates worth $100 each of Timber Wolf blades as prizes. Good for any blade, any length of our silicon steel blades from 1/8" to 1" wide. (Contact Debbie with winner's details - for my future reference, the CEO's email is: Art Gschwind <artgschwind@gmail.com> Email winner details to Debbie@suffolkmachinery.com for unique code..
American Association of Woodturners -Linda Ferber, linda@woodturner.org - gift membership - -sent to Jeff
Rockler - TWO $50 gift cards - mpowell@rockler.com - Megan - sent to Jeff
DD (1-$100) Berea Hardwoods - TWO $100.00 gift certificates - email Joe with winner details - name, address, and email address - bereahard@aol.com
Note: Mredburn has a back-up prize in case a non-US member wins a prize that is difficult/impossible to ship overseas.
From the IAP:
DD (1 of each) Silver Pen Parts - mredburn -a total of five silver pen part kits - 3 @$185 and 2 at $120
DD (1 kit) Swagopenturner - collection of CA glue, etc - sent to Jeff on Dec 9 - value approx $1300...division is up to us, but he thinks there are at least 6 major prizes in there.
Classic Nib - TBD
DD (1-$125) Exotic Blanks - 2 "first place prizes" about $100 each and one prize for the donation drawing, in excess of $125. Details TBD as we get closer
rherrell - TWO $50 gift certificates for anything in my Vendors Catalog...
randbcrafts - $250 in gift cards. You guys can break them down in whatever increments work best for you ($25's, $50's, $100's).
Satellite City Glues - three of our Hot Stuff Pro Kits (retail value $39.95/ea.). We'll ship them from here this time, just give me the winner's information when the contests are over. HK-1 Hot Stuff Pro Kit- complete CA glue set with accelerator and debonder from Satellite City Instant Glues
robutacion - 5 x AU$25.00 gift voucher
JohnU - 3 separate prizes being Ringneck Pheasant Feather Jr. blank sets. They are valued at $33 a piece. You can list me as John Underhill of Fantastic Feathers at Exotic Blanks. - note, I asked for a shorter name - John Underhill works
DD (1-$100) Healeydays - Mike Brouilette - 2 sets of 8 honeycomb blanks again this year if you need them. Each set has a $100 value.
DD (1 of each) Lazerlinez - Constant - $2000 total:
USA Pen kits Value $1000 broken up into 10 Prize packs of $100 each
Inlay kits - Value $1000 Broken into 10 Prize Packs of $ 100 each
Smitty's Pen Works -
TWO SPW LeRoi Elegant Royal 6 packs with bushings - Value is about $50 each
TWO 4 packs of Virage pen kit with bushings - Value is around $30 each
TWO Caballero 1C Starter Packages (The 1C packages include FP/RB conversion capability) 3 pen kits with bushings and blanks. Drill bits will be included. Value is about $60 each
TWO 5 packs of Le Roi Elegant kits with a set of bushings. Value is about $40 each
DD (1 tool) Magicbob - TWO prizes of a "Magic Skew"
It's a skew with a carbide insert cutter.
It's very easy to use and master, without the catching problem that beginners have with a skew.
All the advantages of carbide and a finish like a skew.
The Magic Skew comes with the bar, two cutters and two screws.
Retail $50.00 each
rockb - a mix of redwood, maple, and buckeye.....eight pieces...$25.00 value
Member prizes:
Anonymous - $100 worth of Gift Certificates for any IAP vendor that the winner chooses.
Our choice - depending on need - 4 @ $25 or 2 @ $50 or 1 @ $100
Mr Vic - AAW membership. Winner's choice of New membership, renewal or family membership. Will cover a Foreign membership if they are a winner.
Stonepecker - 1 box of blanks worth $50.00 OR 2 boxes of blanks worth $25.00 for the loser train. YOUR CHOICE.
DD Edohmann - LFRB prize for Jeff's drawing. It will have a variety of spindles, pen & stopper blanks, kits & maybe some other things TBD. Value will be at least $50-$100. I'll send it directly to Jeff.
I will also donate several $25 BOBs for misc prizes. I'll wait to chime in on those until later.
Curly - Tapco 0.450" x 26 tpi plug tap - for cutting threads for making Sharpie pens - Curly bought in the group buy, but contact The Penguin for shipping the item, as he's holding on to it (he ran the buy)
Bob Wemm - segmented vase for the Auction
Bobs:
Minnesota Chapter - TWO small flat rate BOBs - contact stonepecker (Wayne), and possibly more. Stonepecker also is looking into a possible Minnesota Woodcraft donation - follow-up in January.
TonyL - one prize for the Loser's Train
Other considerations:
KIDS CONTEST - all prizes gathered by stonepecker from MN Chapter (he's taking care of distribution too, I think)
Vendor Contact Notes:
Round one
Grizzly - Melinda - DECLINED, as they donated a very large prize in the past
Crown Tools
Lee Valley - YES
William Woodwrite - Penblanks.ca - follow-up on Nov 23, called Lilian directly again on Dec 2 NO
Woodcraft - Follow-up on Dec 2
Packard Woodworks
Rockler - Corporate Office, dial (763) 478-8201, press 0 for operator, and they'll direct me to appropriate person. - edit: proper email is jgruesner@rockler.com - actually, the email that worked was : mpowell@rockler.com
Busy Bee Tools
BadDogs Burls - second contact made on Nov 23 - busy watching sports - 'maybe after Christmas he'll think about it'
Arizona Silhouette
Round Two:
KMS Tools
River Ridge Products - Follow-up on Dec 2
Penn State Industries
Berea Hardwoods - second contact, Nov 23 Third Contact, Dec 2nd
Don Pencil - Follow-up on Dec 2
Thompson Tools - yes
Alumilite - second contact, Dec 2nd YES
Round Three:
Koa Wood Hawaii - second contact, Nov 22 YES _ will put together a box of hawaiian blanks and then take pictures...
Little River Pens (Sylvanite)
Ruth Niles - yes
CSUSA (Ben Williams)
Woodturningz
Wood N WHimsies
Timberbits - Declined for this year
Round Four:
Easy Wood Tools
Harbor Freight
Sharpening Supplies - tried again, Nov 23
KMS Tools - different email
River Ridge Products
Round Five:
Two Cherries turning tools
Monster Lathe tools
Teknatool
Timberwolf - Dec 2 YES
Little Machine Shop
Crown Tools - different email
Kallenshaan lazer
Round Six
The woodturning store
Tormek
Tools for Working Wood
Ashley Iles Turning Tools - second try, Nov 23
Beartooth Woods
The Golden Nib
Schmidt Ink
Private Reserve Ink
UK Woodturning magazine
Round Seven
Henry Taylor Tools
Alan Lacer tools - Dec 2nd
Penn State industries
Griffin Exotic Woods - second contact, Nov 23 YES - will decide what to send after the Holidays
Eagle America Tools
Chefware kits
Robert Sorby Tools - Nov 24 follow-up
Klingspor - Nov 24 follow-up YES - pbarden@woodworkingshop.com
Reed Gray Sharpening Tools
Round Eight
Norton Industrial
Carroll's Woodturning Supply
Opti Grind CBN Wheels - follow up, Nov 24
Woodturners Wonders
D-way tools
Colorado Pen (refills)
Goulet Pens
Satellite City Glues
R and B crafts
Round Nine
Carter and Sons Toolworks
Hamlet Craft Tools - follow-up sent on Nov 24
Kelton Hollowing Tools
Round Ten
Wood Magazine
Cutter Masters
Tim Yoder DVDs
Crushgrind
AAW
Pen World Magazine
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Note to Mike R - all prizes pledged after January 1st will appear below this statement, so that you can begin to sort the above!
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January Pledges:
Vendors:
DD (1-$50) Classic Nib - Five $50 discount coupons which can be used for anything on my site that is IN STOCK and will include shipping
Griffin Exotic Wood - sent to Jeff - not sure what it was, though!
Members:
Edohman - 3 BOBs worth at least $25 each
AUCTION Goodturns - Russ Fairfield Bowl - AUCTION ITEM?
hdbblue - TWO boxes of stabilized, spalted western maple and western maple burl blanks. Should be able to fit 25 blanks in a box, so value of $125
Southernclay - TWO Bobs
Dalecamino - THREE Bobs
Bsea - TWO BOBs
New prizes as of the week of January 4th:
Members:
Mark James - TWO BOBs
Karl_99 - TWO BOBs
Ligget - $50 prize - winner can decide how they want it (GC, cash, etc.)
Jim15 - $50 gift card from IAP vendor of winner's choice
DD brownsfn2 - 2 Jr Gent sized Abalone blanks (they sell for $50 each at exotics) and 2 Sierra Blanks (They sell for $35 each at Exotics). You can divide up or group how you see fit.
I would also like to donate a set of blanks for the donation drawing. - follow-up sent...
Spanx - a Sears paint pot (Domestic Shipping only) - Donation Drawing?
Indiana_Parrothead - a set of Jr watch parts blanks ($80) and a Sierra watch parts blank ($60). I have a lot of watch faces and available tube colors, carbon fiber, metallics, etc. I'll work with the winner to custom make what they
December 5th and beyond Updates:
Members:
Tbroye - BOB (blanks and/or kits)
DD Brian G - 5 Tru-Stone blanks and 5 Cebloplast blanks (i.e., 10 blanks as a prize package). The Tru-Stone will be 5 different colors (White Turquoise, Yellow Dino, Charoite, Red Gold Matrix, and Persian Turquoise), but the Cebloplast is all one color.
I don't know the value of Cebloplast, but I estimate the Tru-Stone at $100 retail. If Cebloplast is $5 a blank, how about we call the total value around $125?
Also, one BOB
VENDOR:
MuttBlanks (Elmostro) - 4 gift certificates of $25 each
New since 1-5-16:
DD Brooks803 - SFRB with 8 of my 9" alumilite blanks. They retail at $15 each so that'd be a $120 value
Buzzzz4 - I no longer make blanks, but I'd be happy to send an assortment of blanks and some kits to a lucky recipient. I have my stash left that I don't know if I'll ever get around to turning. It would be a small flat rate box valued at $50 or so.
sparhawk - 2 BOBs
Note: Updated Spanx's prize donation - see above (January 1-4 edits)
TurnTex Woodworks - I will donate the following for the regular bash prizes and then I will work with Jeff for a donation to the drawing like usual.
Up to 2 $100 gift certificates
Up to 5 $50 gift certificates
Up to 10 $25 gift certificates
MikeinSC - 2 SFRB BOBs with 20 PR blanks each
Week of January 11th, Edits:
Vendor:
Eco Advance would like to donate three prize packages for the 12th IAP Bash. Each package has a retail value of $40 and we will drop ship the package to the winners. Each winner package will consist of a Quart can and a 6oz Applicator bottle of Craft Coat Gloss. - Crashmpg (forum contact)
Member:
tbroye: 3 BOB AND 6 SFEB's with 6 pen kits and blanks. The kits are JR. Gent 1's and Cigars (pictures are in the thread in Casual Conversation)
Jan 14 update:
Member:
Skewer - $50 gift certificate, winners choice.
Edward Cypher - 2 BOBs
Jan 16 update:
Sbwertz - a peppermill (turned by the Center for the Blind)
Geffre - BOB
Brownsfn2 - Auction prize of a set of abalone blanks
Scott - Auction prize of a high end pen
Jan 21 update:
Sataro - 3 Bobs
Magicbob - BOB
robertkulp - a starter pack of Mercury CA (2oz each of Thin, Medium,
& Accelerator) along with a pack of Abranet (120, 180, 240, 320, 400, 600, & 800
Jan 28 edit
allmaclean - 2 bobs
Robert Sherlock - BOB
Jan 30 edit
JohnU - Bash prize - I just finished some blanks and I wanted to donate them to the Bash Raffle if you'll have them. I mixed it up a little this year with a small assortment including some blanks I make for myself... 1 Abalone shell Jr. set, 1 Ringneck Pheasant Jr set, 1 Carbon Fiber Jr set, 3 sierra snake blanks - Siamese Russels Viper, Prairie Rattlesnake, and Moellendorffs Ratsnake, 2 Sierra Natural Feather mix blanks, 1 Ringneck Pheasant Bolt Action, 1 Amherst Pheasant Squire, 1 Sierra real Money Collage, 1 blue Alumilite Mini Pinecone and 1 green Alumilite Acorn cap blank. All together they total about $300.
GaryMGg - Count on me for at least a couple of boxes of blanks with at least a $25 value per box.
Cwalker935 - 4 casted blanks, not sure of value, I would say at least $25.
Updated spread sheet 2-1-16
Vendor Prizes:
Lee Valley - $50 gift card - sent via email, and forwarded to MikeR on Nov 19 - baubin@leevalley.com
DD Thompson Tools - Doug thompson - Dougswoodworking@aol.com - 1/2" spindle gouge with a 12 inch handle
Woodnwhisies - woodnwhimsies@woodnwhimsies.com - TWO $25 GCs, and ONE $50 GC.
Woodturningz -fritz@woodturningz.com - FIVE $25.00 gift codes.
send email to Fritz with the winner's email, and he'll send them the codes.
Torne Lignum - ruth niles - sending prize directly to Jeff - includes: a stopper kit with 1 #2 Morse taper project mandrel, 2 stub drill bits (11/32" + 21/64"), 3 style 301 stoppers and 3 style 701 (standing) stoppers. Value $73.00 - ruthniles@gmail.com ARRIVED
DD (1-$50) Craft Supplies USA - Ben Williams - bwilliams@woodturnerscatalog.com - (4) $25 gift cards, and (2) $50 gift cards.
DD (1pk) Easy Wood Tools - alan@easywoodtools.com - THREE prizes of an Easy Start Rougher, item #9520 (retail value, $59.99ea) and included with each rougher, the optional Ci2-R2 replacement carbide cutter, item #2600, (retail value, $14.99ea). Total value of each prize is $74.98
Graphics for contest managers to post, if needed: EWT graphics/pics and product info; Retailers Resources « Easy Wood Tools , if prompted enter password: EWT2008
Little Machine Shop - TBD - prize sent directly to Jeff on Nov 17 - tracking: 1Z8X9113YW59131554 - info@littlemachineshop.com
Woodturners Wonders - sent to Jeff on Nov 18 - Ken Rizza - kjrdistributing@gmail.com ARRIVED
Kallenshaan - a couple of inlay kits with matching pen kits.
Possibly our Steampunk inlay kit with the PSI Steampunk pen kit
and our Flame Inlay Kit with the PSI Gearshift Pen kit. - prize sent directly to Jeff - kallenshaan@cox.net
DD Crown Tools - info@crowntools.ltd.uk - Charlotte - 3/8 cryogenic spindle gouge, sent directly to Jeff - Nov 19
Penn State Industries - 4ea $25 gift certificate - Ed Levy - Ed@penstateind.com
Richard Joyner - c/o Ruth Niles - direct to Jeff, in Ruth's shipment
Carter and Son Toolworks - $75 gift card - carterandsontoolworks@inbox.com - emailed, forwarded to Mike on Nov 19
DD KMS Tools - Nova lathe Chuck - bob.gadd@kmstools.com (I assume it's the G3, as that's what he's always sent). He's waiting on a backorder, so he'll send it directly to the winner in February, rather than in advance to Jeff).
Golden Nib - TWO prizes consisting of: 6 Elegant Lady pen kits Black Ti /Chrome Value $81.00 for each prize - Anthony - turk@turchetta.com
Klingspor - sent to Jeff - pbarden@woodworkingshop.com - 25.00 GC
Griffin Exotic Wood - will decide what to send after the Holidays, and send to Jeff - James Griffin - exoticwoodman@msn.com
DD Koa Wood Hawaii - Chris (Kalai) - will put together a box of Hawaiian blanks, and then take pictures. - koawoodhawaii@msn.com
DD (1 sub)Pen World Magazine - contactus@penworld.com - Tina Dammeyer - Phone 713.869.9997 - TWO one year subscriptions
Bear Tooth Woods - THIRTEEN PRIZES - also listed later in thread - direct to Jeff - robinrmcfarlane@gmail.com and ernie@beartoothwoods.com
Packet #1: Pen Kit, Bushings, and Blank:
38A Bushings
Chrome Virage Rollerball
Silver Ruby Lava
DD Packet #2: 10 BTW Pen Blanks
Olive Water
Copper Sunflower Pebble
Purple Neon Batch 2
Red Rocks
Seaweed Bay
Maroon Pride
Martian Storm
Stormy River
Sleeping Beauty
Yellow Trails
Packet #3:
Ghost Trails 1.5" x 6" Double Call Blank
Packet #4: Duck Call
Copper Swirl 3" Call Blank
STAT Premium Duck Call Tooling Kit
STAT Premium Duck Call Insert Kit, Clear-Matte
Packet #5: 10 BTW Acrylic Pen Blanks
Pink Cherry Swirl
Violet Batch 2
Blue Hawaii
New Turquoise Moon
Tye Dye
Lava Flows
Blue Purple Swirl
King's Blue
Rain Forest
Cherry Nut
Packet #6: Pen Kit, Bushings, and Blank:
57A Bushings
Antique Brass Lever Action American Pride Pen Kit
Woodland Camo pen blank
Packet #7:
Patriot 1.5" x 6" Double Call Blank
Packet #8: 5 Misc. Pen Blanks
Inferno Vaper Swirl
Mosaic Woodland
Saints Pride Color Swirl
Molten Bronze Swirl RhinoPlastic
King Cake Lava Explosion
Packet #9:
Miami Sunset Lava 1.5" x 6" Blank
Packet #10:
20A bushings
Gunmetal Ballpoint Pen Kit
Abalone Lava Explosion pen blank
Packet #11: Bottle Stoppers
Blue River Agate TruStone Stopper Blank
Blue Hawaii 2" Bottle Stopper Blank
Fire & Ice 2" Bottle Stopper Blank
Presentation Black Titanium Bottle Stopper Kit
Stainless Steel Bottle Stopper Kit
Stainless Steel Mini Wine Bottle Stopper Kit
Packet #12:
Silver Ore Lava 1.5" x 6" Blank
Packet #13: 5 Misc. Pen Blanks
Magma Explosion
Diablo Color Swirl
Pomegranate Martini RhinoPlastic
Coconut Mono Swirl
Fire Nebula Lava Explosion
Alumilite - carol@alumilite.com - 5 kits of the 1 lb. Alumilite Clear and 5 kits of the 2 lb. new slow version Alumilite Clear. The same discount code as last year, 15% off of the items that can be purchased on line, 10% for the items to be called in larger kits 10 gallons and larger volumes. - Direct to Jeff
DD (1-$100) Suffolk Machinery (Timberwolf blades)- Debbie Camplone - (800) 234-7297, or debbie@suffolkmachinery.com - THREE gift certificates worth $100 each of Timber Wolf blades as prizes. Good for any blade, any length of our silicon steel blades from 1/8" to 1" wide. (Contact Debbie with winner's details - for my future reference, the CEO's email is: Art Gschwind <artgschwind@gmail.com> Email winner details to Debbie@suffolkmachinery.com for unique code..
American Association of Woodturners -Linda Ferber, linda@woodturner.org - gift membership - -sent to Jeff
Rockler - TWO $50 gift cards - mpowell@rockler.com - Megan - sent to Jeff
DD (1-$100) Berea Hardwoods - TWO $100.00 gift certificates - email Joe with winner details - name, address, and email address - bereahard@aol.com
Note: Mredburn has a back-up prize in case a non-US member wins a prize that is difficult/impossible to ship overseas.
From the IAP:
DD (1 of each) Silver Pen Parts - mredburn -a total of five silver pen part kits - 3 @$185 and 2 at $120
DD (1 kit) Swagopenturner - collection of CA glue, etc - sent to Jeff on Dec 9 - value approx $1300...division is up to us, but he thinks there are at least 6 major prizes in there.
Classic Nib - TBD
DD (1-$125) Exotic Blanks - 2 "first place prizes" about $100 each and one prize for the donation drawing, in excess of $125. Details TBD as we get closer
rherrell - TWO $50 gift certificates for anything in my Vendors Catalog...
randbcrafts - $250 in gift cards. You guys can break them down in whatever increments work best for you ($25's, $50's, $100's).
Satellite City Glues - three of our Hot Stuff Pro Kits (retail value $39.95/ea.). We'll ship them from here this time, just give me the winner's information when the contests are over. HK-1 Hot Stuff Pro Kit- complete CA glue set with accelerator and debonder from Satellite City Instant Glues
robutacion - 5 x AU$25.00 gift voucher
JohnU - 3 separate prizes being Ringneck Pheasant Feather Jr. blank sets. They are valued at $33 a piece. You can list me as John Underhill of Fantastic Feathers at Exotic Blanks. - note, I asked for a shorter name - John Underhill works
DD (1-$100) Healeydays - Mike Brouilette - 2 sets of 8 honeycomb blanks again this year if you need them. Each set has a $100 value.
DD (1 of each) Lazerlinez - Constant - $2000 total:
USA Pen kits Value $1000 broken up into 10 Prize packs of $100 each
Inlay kits - Value $1000 Broken into 10 Prize Packs of $ 100 each
Smitty's Pen Works -
TWO SPW LeRoi Elegant Royal 6 packs with bushings - Value is about $50 each
TWO 4 packs of Virage pen kit with bushings - Value is around $30 each
TWO Caballero 1C Starter Packages (The 1C packages include FP/RB conversion capability) 3 pen kits with bushings and blanks. Drill bits will be included. Value is about $60 each
TWO 5 packs of Le Roi Elegant kits with a set of bushings. Value is about $40 each
DD (1 tool) Magicbob - TWO prizes of a "Magic Skew"
It's a skew with a carbide insert cutter.
It's very easy to use and master, without the catching problem that beginners have with a skew.
All the advantages of carbide and a finish like a skew.
The Magic Skew comes with the bar, two cutters and two screws.
Retail $50.00 each
rockb - a mix of redwood, maple, and buckeye.....eight pieces...$25.00 value
Member prizes:
Anonymous - $100 worth of Gift Certificates for any IAP vendor that the winner chooses.
Our choice - depending on need - 4 @ $25 or 2 @ $50 or 1 @ $100
Mr Vic - AAW membership. Winner's choice of New membership, renewal or family membership. Will cover a Foreign membership if they are a winner.
Stonepecker - 1 box of blanks worth $50.00 OR 2 boxes of blanks worth $25.00 for the loser train. YOUR CHOICE.
DD Edohmann - LFRB prize for Jeff's drawing. It will have a variety of spindles, pen & stopper blanks, kits & maybe some other things TBD. Value will be at least $50-$100. I'll send it directly to Jeff.
I will also donate several $25 BOBs for misc prizes. I'll wait to chime in on those until later.
Curly - Tapco 0.450" x 26 tpi plug tap - for cutting threads for making Sharpie pens - Curly bought in the group buy, but contact The Penguin for shipping the item, as he's holding on to it (he ran the buy)
Bob Wemm - segmented vase for the Auction
Bobs:
Minnesota Chapter - TWO small flat rate BOBs - contact stonepecker (Wayne), and possibly more. Stonepecker also is looking into a possible Minnesota Woodcraft donation - follow-up in January.
TonyL - one prize for the Loser's Train
Other considerations:
KIDS CONTEST - all prizes gathered by stonepecker from MN Chapter (he's taking care of distribution too, I think)
Vendor Contact Notes:
Round one
Grizzly - Melinda - DECLINED, as they donated a very large prize in the past
Crown Tools
Lee Valley - YES
William Woodwrite - Penblanks.ca - follow-up on Nov 23, called Lilian directly again on Dec 2 NO
Woodcraft - Follow-up on Dec 2
Packard Woodworks
Rockler - Corporate Office, dial (763) 478-8201, press 0 for operator, and they'll direct me to appropriate person. - edit: proper email is jgruesner@rockler.com - actually, the email that worked was : mpowell@rockler.com
Busy Bee Tools
BadDogs Burls - second contact made on Nov 23 - busy watching sports - 'maybe after Christmas he'll think about it'
Arizona Silhouette
Round Two:
KMS Tools
River Ridge Products - Follow-up on Dec 2
Penn State Industries
Berea Hardwoods - second contact, Nov 23 Third Contact, Dec 2nd
Don Pencil - Follow-up on Dec 2
Thompson Tools - yes
Alumilite - second contact, Dec 2nd YES
Round Three:
Koa Wood Hawaii - second contact, Nov 22 YES _ will put together a box of hawaiian blanks and then take pictures...
Little River Pens (Sylvanite)
Ruth Niles - yes
CSUSA (Ben Williams)
Woodturningz
Wood N WHimsies
Timberbits - Declined for this year
Round Four:
Easy Wood Tools
Harbor Freight
Sharpening Supplies - tried again, Nov 23
KMS Tools - different email
River Ridge Products
Round Five:
Two Cherries turning tools
Monster Lathe tools
Teknatool
Timberwolf - Dec 2 YES
Little Machine Shop
Crown Tools - different email
Kallenshaan lazer
Round Six
The woodturning store
Tormek
Tools for Working Wood
Ashley Iles Turning Tools - second try, Nov 23
Beartooth Woods
The Golden Nib
Schmidt Ink
Private Reserve Ink
UK Woodturning magazine
Round Seven
Henry Taylor Tools
Alan Lacer tools - Dec 2nd
Penn State industries
Griffin Exotic Woods - second contact, Nov 23 YES - will decide what to send after the Holidays
Eagle America Tools
Chefware kits
Robert Sorby Tools - Nov 24 follow-up
Klingspor - Nov 24 follow-up YES - pbarden@woodworkingshop.com
Reed Gray Sharpening Tools
Round Eight
Norton Industrial
Carroll's Woodturning Supply
Opti Grind CBN Wheels - follow up, Nov 24
Woodturners Wonders
D-way tools
Colorado Pen (refills)
Goulet Pens
Satellite City Glues
R and B crafts
Round Nine
Carter and Sons Toolworks
Hamlet Craft Tools - follow-up sent on Nov 24
Kelton Hollowing Tools
Round Ten
Wood Magazine
Cutter Masters
Tim Yoder DVDs
Crushgrind
AAW
Pen World Magazine
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Note to Mike R - all prizes pledged after January 1st will appear below this statement, so that you can begin to sort the above!
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January Pledges:
Vendors:
DD (1-$50) Classic Nib - Five $50 discount coupons which can be used for anything on my site that is IN STOCK and will include shipping
Griffin Exotic Wood - sent to Jeff - not sure what it was, though!
Members:
Edohman - 3 BOBs worth at least $25 each
AUCTION Goodturns - Russ Fairfield Bowl - AUCTION ITEM?
hdbblue - TWO boxes of stabilized, spalted western maple and western maple burl blanks. Should be able to fit 25 blanks in a box, so value of $125
Southernclay - TWO Bobs
Dalecamino - THREE Bobs
Bsea - TWO BOBs
New prizes as of the week of January 4th:
Members:
Mark James - TWO BOBs
Karl_99 - TWO BOBs
Ligget - $50 prize - winner can decide how they want it (GC, cash, etc.)
Jim15 - $50 gift card from IAP vendor of winner's choice
DD brownsfn2 - 2 Jr Gent sized Abalone blanks (they sell for $50 each at exotics) and 2 Sierra Blanks (They sell for $35 each at Exotics). You can divide up or group how you see fit.
I would also like to donate a set of blanks for the donation drawing. - follow-up sent...
Spanx - a Sears paint pot (Domestic Shipping only) - Donation Drawing?
Indiana_Parrothead - a set of Jr watch parts blanks ($80) and a Sierra watch parts blank ($60). I have a lot of watch faces and available tube colors, carbon fiber, metallics, etc. I'll work with the winner to custom make what they
December 5th and beyond Updates:
Members:
Tbroye - BOB (blanks and/or kits)
DD Brian G - 5 Tru-Stone blanks and 5 Cebloplast blanks (i.e., 10 blanks as a prize package). The Tru-Stone will be 5 different colors (White Turquoise, Yellow Dino, Charoite, Red Gold Matrix, and Persian Turquoise), but the Cebloplast is all one color.
I don't know the value of Cebloplast, but I estimate the Tru-Stone at $100 retail. If Cebloplast is $5 a blank, how about we call the total value around $125?
Also, one BOB
VENDOR:
MuttBlanks (Elmostro) - 4 gift certificates of $25 each
New since 1-5-16:
DD Brooks803 - SFRB with 8 of my 9" alumilite blanks. They retail at $15 each so that'd be a $120 value
Buzzzz4 - I no longer make blanks, but I'd be happy to send an assortment of blanks and some kits to a lucky recipient. I have my stash left that I don't know if I'll ever get around to turning. It would be a small flat rate box valued at $50 or so.
sparhawk - 2 BOBs
Note: Updated Spanx's prize donation - see above (January 1-4 edits)
TurnTex Woodworks - I will donate the following for the regular bash prizes and then I will work with Jeff for a donation to the drawing like usual.
Up to 2 $100 gift certificates
Up to 5 $50 gift certificates
Up to 10 $25 gift certificates
MikeinSC - 2 SFRB BOBs with 20 PR blanks each
Week of January 11th, Edits:
Vendor:
Eco Advance would like to donate three prize packages for the 12th IAP Bash. Each package has a retail value of $40 and we will drop ship the package to the winners. Each winner package will consist of a Quart can and a 6oz Applicator bottle of Craft Coat Gloss. - Crashmpg (forum contact)
Member:
tbroye: 3 BOB AND 6 SFEB's with 6 pen kits and blanks. The kits are JR. Gent 1's and Cigars (pictures are in the thread in Casual Conversation)
Jan 14 update:
Member:
Skewer - $50 gift certificate, winners choice.
Edward Cypher - 2 BOBs
Jan 16 update:
Sbwertz - a peppermill (turned by the Center for the Blind)
Geffre - BOB
Brownsfn2 - Auction prize of a set of abalone blanks
Scott - Auction prize of a high end pen
Jan 21 update:
Sataro - 3 Bobs
Magicbob - BOB
robertkulp - a starter pack of Mercury CA (2oz each of Thin, Medium,
& Accelerator) along with a pack of Abranet (120, 180, 240, 320, 400, 600, & 800
Jan 28 edit
allmaclean - 2 bobs
Robert Sherlock - BOB
Jan 30 edit
JohnU - Bash prize - I just finished some blanks and I wanted to donate them to the Bash Raffle if you'll have them. I mixed it up a little this year with a small assortment including some blanks I make for myself... 1 Abalone shell Jr. set, 1 Ringneck Pheasant Jr set, 1 Carbon Fiber Jr set, 3 sierra snake blanks - Siamese Russels Viper, Prairie Rattlesnake, and Moellendorffs Ratsnake, 2 Sierra Natural Feather mix blanks, 1 Ringneck Pheasant Bolt Action, 1 Amherst Pheasant Squire, 1 Sierra real Money Collage, 1 blue Alumilite Mini Pinecone and 1 green Alumilite Acorn cap blank. All together they total about $300.
GaryMGg - Count on me for at least a couple of boxes of blanks with at least a $25 value per box.
Cwalker935 - 4 casted blanks, not sure of value, I would say at least $25.
Updated spread sheet 2-1-16
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