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Get Published - Bookcase Challenge #6: And The Winners Are...

Blog entry by Martin Sojka posted 562 days ago 1206 reads 1 time favorited 40 comments Add to Favorites Watch
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LumberJocks raised the bar again with over 50 entries in our Bookcase Challenge. You proved that it’s possible to be very creative even with such a common project and you made the judging process extremely tough for the editors of the Popular Woodworking.

Popular Woodworking

Here’s the summary of the event as well as the announcement of the winner and runner-ups by Glen Huey, Senior Editor of PW:

“Congratulations everyone. The LumberJocks excelled at designing great looking, buildable bookcases and we were certainly impressed with the group as a whole. This became a difficult task for the Popular Woodworking editors. We individually studied the entries to arrive at our own favorites, then brought those to a group meeting hoping we might see a consensus winner. Instead, we had 11 bookcases to work with to try and determine a winning design. Each design had aspects that we both liked and disliked (editors can be particular when it comes to projects for articles, you know). Even the top entries have design or possible construction techniques we would like to see tweaked, but here goes the list.”

“At the top of our list, after much discussion, is Ryan’s Shoji Screen Inspired Bookcase. This is a very nice design and will be a great article in our magazine. We look forward to working with Ryan as his bookcase comes to life in the pages of PW. Congratulations on his upcoming or recent family addition, too.”

“Close behind Ryan’s bookcase was Daniel’s A&C Bookcase with Magazine Drawers. This piece was very close to the top and had strong support from each editor. In the end, we felt that Daniel’s bookcase displayed too strong of a mixture of many A&C designs. And, the magazine drawers, when fully loaded, would be extremely heavy to access.”

“Also a strong contender was Charlie’s Sliding Dovetails Bookcase. What slowed our enthusiasm for this design was the difficulty of sliding dovetails, but when discussed further and a few suggestions were made in how this might become an easier project with a simple adjustment in joinery, Charlie’s design gained momentum, but was just nosed out by Ryan’s design.”

And here are three random winners of the LJ shirt:

Congratulations!

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka


40 comments so far

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GaryK

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations Ryan! Great job.

Also to Daniel and Charlie!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Al Navas

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posted 562 days ago

Terrific!

Congratulations to Ryan for a wonderful design!!! I might have to build one of the Shoji screen-inspired bookcases, too.

-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com

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teenagewoodworker

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posted 562 days ago

wow Ryan thats a great bookcase. congratulations! Daniel and Charlie, you two had some great bookcases two. Its a shame that they couldn’t include more than one. I could never make a decision between the three. Great job to everyone and once again congratulations Ryan!

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Grumpy

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations Rayan Daniel & charlie.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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GMman

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulation to all winners nice job , wish I could do as good as you guys , maybe some day .

-- <<<<<< I will not stop until I get it right. >>>>>>--

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blackdogwoodshop

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations, Ryan!

Thanks to Martin and Popular Woodworking for hosting this contest!

-- Daniel, Southern Indiana -- "Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." -- http://blackdogwoodshop.etsy.com

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Ad Marketing Guy - Bill

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posted 562 days ago

Congraulations to all the winners. Ryan great job your design outstanding.

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

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Paul D

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posted 562 days ago

Congrats to all of you and Ryan I will definitely buy that issue of PW when it comes out. Great job!

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

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woodup

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posted 562 days ago

Way to go and represent Lumberjocks! Looking forward to see the issue!

-- Michael, Fort Worth, TX. "I wood if I could!"

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SteveKorz

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posted 562 days ago

Congrats to Ryan and ALL!!!! I look forward to seeing it published… (man, this is exciting stuff!!)

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

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Alan Young

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations to Ryan

and also Daniel & Charlie.

Thanks to PW and Lumberjocks for holding the contest.

Alan

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Thuan

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations to Ryan for the new addition and the win, 2008 is looking good for you!
A firm hand shake and a pat on the back to all the participants!

-- Thuan

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mrtrim

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posted 562 days ago

congrats to the winners as well as all who entered

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Bob Babcock

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations all. Very nice designs and great sketchup work. I really liked Ryan’s design from the start since I’m partial to asian pieces. I can see myself building it or something very similar someday for my youngest daughter since she shares my taste. Great job Martin and PW…I’m going to have to start my subscription again.

I was mad at myself for not getting a design done for the contest but i know I wouldn’t have even come close. Very inspiring.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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Scott Bryan

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations Ryan, well done.

Charlie and Daniel you guys deserve a round of applause as well.

I am proud of each of you and every one who entered the contest is also a winner as well.

Thank to Martin and Popular Woodworking as well.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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sjdickey

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations Ryan, Daniel, and Charlie. Great work guys! Thanks to Martin and Popular Woodworking as well.

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jjohn

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posted 562 days ago

Well done fellows. I know that it had to be very hard for the judges to make that final decision. Kudos to all that entered.

-- JJohn

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brianinpa

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posted 562 days ago

Congrats Ryan, Daniel, and Charlie! Martin you do wonderful things here with this site, and the sponsors of events like these are just great. Looking forward to the next one. I learn a lot just from reading every ones blog about their project.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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Karson

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations Ryan, You’ve had a great couple of months here. Great job.

Daniel and Charlie, also great designs. a very nice job.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Todd A. Clippinger

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posted 562 days ago

Congrats guys – killer designs!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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ND2ELK

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posted 562 days ago

Congradulation to Ryan and all the others that placed in the top six designs. Good job people!

God bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Lip

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posted 562 days ago

Congrats Ryan … I really look forward to seeing this come to life … was a beautiful design!

-- Lip's Dysfuncational Firewood Farm, South Bend, IN

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lobbster

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations Ryan…I love your design and I think I knew when I saw it that yours would be the one.

-- lobbster, Oregon, www.michaellobby.com

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jeanmarc

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations Rayan Daniel charlie.

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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MsDebbieP

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posted 562 days ago

What an honour you three!!! Congratulations on the acknowledgment and to Ryan for the “win”. I look forward to watching this project unfold.

Well done Martin and PW… well done!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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rikkor

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posted 562 days ago

Congratulations to the winners and all the entrants. Great work!

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jeanmarc

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posted 561 days ago

I congratulate gaining it for his pieces of furniture .mais for me a library must have the visible books .pour my share it was except subject .je thinks that the second candidate was more in reality of the bookcase

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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jockmike2

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posted 561 days ago

Congratulations to all the winners, beautiful designs. And way to go Ms. Deb. You Rock, you are getting to be a great wood worker or should I say Lumberjockette. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Ryan Shervill

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posted 561 days ago

Well isn’t this a great surprise! Thank you everyone for your congratulations, I appreciate it.
Thank you also to Martin and PWW for putting this whole thing together. I know the editorial process as a whole isn’t easy, but then factor in a contest? Not easy, that’s for sure!

Cheers everyone,

Ryan

-- If you can't set a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning... www.rarewoodcreations.com

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pappyjohn

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posted 561 days ago

A Big Congratulations to Ryan as winning the bookcase challenge, and all the LJ’s that came in as runner ups. Great Job and looking forward to seeing the finished bookcase’s.

-- Your Brother in WoodWorking John, Pittsburgh , PA.

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Betsy

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posted 561 days ago

Congratulations to everyone for entering. The winners look like fun. Looking forward to the article.

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

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Jeff

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posted 561 days ago

Congrats Ryan, Daniel and Charlie. Everyone else who put themselves to the challenge should have a round of applause too. Here’s to the next challenge Martin comes up with to make us scratch our heads.

klink!

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

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Greg Wurst

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posted 560 days ago

Great job everyone! I look forward to seeing the winning design in the magazine.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

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Tim

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posted 558 days ago

Good looking shelves everyone. These challenges do seem to pull the site together and raise some interest. Now its time to start cleaning out the shop. Those cameras catch everything.

Tim

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FloridaNoCypress

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posted 557 days ago

Congratulations, Ryan!

I join others in looking forward to your building your bookcase. I saw some very nice Asian-influenced designs entered and I have to agree with PWW’s editors. Yours is the cream of the crop. I would want my wife to see this, too, as we have been slowly recycling the furniture out of our home. She might also like your desgn.

I also want to encourage Daniel and Charilie to build their projects – and maybe submit them to not only PWW but also AWW, FWW, WWJ, Wood, Woodsmith, etc.

I’ll do the same with my piano bookcase, although I’m sure that my wife will want something along Ryan’s design, as well as others.

Thanks so much to all the contestants for an inspiring gallery of ideas.

-- FloridaNoCypress

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BertJ

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posted 557 days ago

Finally found this site. I agree it should be available from the home page. C’est la vie.

Love the winning design, along with the two runners up. Kudos to all including the fine editors at PWW. I know we will all enjoy seeing this come together as a full-blown article in the magazine.

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Alan Young

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posted 152 days ago

Very Curious as to when this piece is going to be featured? It is well over a year since the contest.

Have I missed the publication?
Alan

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Ryan Shervill

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posted 152 days ago

Soon Alan…Soon :)

The project was delayed slightly due to a major flood ruining the first one, but the second round went much better. The photographer was out a couple of weeks ago, so everything is coming together :)

Ryan

-- If you can't set a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning... www.rarewoodcreations.com

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Karson

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posted 152 days ago

I also was wanting to know the status. I had hoped that it hadn’t been forgotten,

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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cabinetmaster

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posted 152 days ago

Can’t wait to see this one myself.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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