A very late "Thank You" to Brian Holbren

[Turaj]

As some of you may remember, I was the lucky recipient of Brian's generous sponsorship of last year's 2X6 contest. After choosing my prize, Brian and I agreed to have the package shipped to my friend in Wisconsin. This way we did not have to worry about international shipping and also leaving more of Brian's offer for the auction that followed.

At that time I was planning to travel to Wisconsin later in the Summer and bring the package back with me. However, Due to some unforeseen circumstances, my wife and I ended up using that window to attend a funeral in Vancouver. And my prize stayed in Wisconsin!!!

Well, instead of me going to Wisconsin, my friend decided to come to Toronto and he brought the package that he had received from Brian with him I had almost forgotten about the prize and this was a very pleasant surprise!!!

As for what I got, I thought pictures explain the products better


Just wanted to once again say THANKS to Brian (although very late) for his generous offer and support of BT3Central. It is very much appreciated.

[footprintsinconc]

nice! congrats on the winning.

now a stupid question, i have heard of the 2x6 contest in the past but never took the time to look into this...what exactly is this competition about?

[cabinetman]

Just wanted to once again say THANKS to Brian (although very late) for his generous offer and support of BT3Central. It is very much appreciated.

+1. I agree.

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[Knottscott]

Congrats. Brian's a great supplier...he really treats his customers well, and is very conscientious about carrying good stuff. Enjoy!

[LCHIEN]

nice! congrats on the winning.

now a stupid question, i have heard of the 2x6 contest in the past but never took the time to look into this...what exactly is this competition about?

FPIC,

Here's the 2011 2x6 contest summary including purpose and rules and winners: http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...ht=2x6+contest

basically a contest for best workpiece made primarily from a single 2x6x8' piece of dimensional lumber.

search for "2x6 contest" on the forum for the previous one and more info.

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The purpose of this contest is three fold:
To raise funds to keep BT3Central.com alive
To drive traffic on BT3Central
To encourage members to work in their shop

So far the rules are simple:
Materials choice is limited to one stick nominal 2"x6"x8' std & btr. grade construction lumber as is commonly available at a home center or box store in the members zip code. (like we will be able to check this).
You may use other wood, metal, fabric, hardware, etc. as long as the focus remain on what you can make from the 2x6. The other material is for accent or hardware use only. The project shall not depend on an accent. Limit to <10% of project.
Registration deadline is March 31, 2011.
All projects must be submitted no later than 12:00 PM EST April 30, 2011.
Judging will be by popular vote by members via the forum poll function.
Prizes will be awarded based on member polls, meaning at this time we do not have a breakdown. Please add you input in the comming month to the prize poll.

Catagories so far and we can and likely will add more:
Turned
Non-turned
Bandsaw Box
Toys

Prizes pledged so far (bold denotes BT3Central sponsors):
milescraft double tall feather board set
Shark Guard
$100 BORG gift card (Home Depot)
T-nuts, knobs, and fixture blocks from T-nuts.com
$300 retail value from Holbren.com

The idea is to make something great from a plain piece of wood. Your skills, imagination and creativity is what will be judged. Your sense of personal acomplishment is perhaps the greatest prize as well as the warm feeling you will get knowing that you did your part in keeping BT3Central online.

[pelligrini]

Congratulations again! And thanks again for donating some of your winnings back for an auction. I ended up with a olshun dado stack from Holbren. +1 on the support from Brian, Lee, T-nuts, Twistsol and David (dbhost).

I didn't recall you mentioning what you selected. You're going to like that CMT raised panel set. I picked up a 3 pc. CMT Sommerfeld set from Woodcraft a while back. It works very well.

[footprintsinconc]

thanks loring for the details and the link.....that does sound fun!

now, is there a link or thread that shows all of the pics of the projects from the past competition? the link above only has one project shown.

[pelligrini]

Yea, there's a forum dedicated to the 2011 Challenge.
http://www.bt3central.com/forumdisplay.php?f=38

I think this thread contains all of the submissions: http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=53486

[LCHIEN]

thanks loring for the details and the link.....that does sound fun!

now, is there a link or thread that shows all of the pics of the projects from the past competition? the link above only has one project shown.

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...ht=2x6+contest
all the entries and poll for winner of the grand prize

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...light=2x6+poll
for the next prize (best/most complete use of 2x6)

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...light=2x6+poll
for the last prize most original unusual

heres the 2x6 challenge form 2005
http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...ht=2x6+contest