Official Contest Thread - Final Voting Poll

[kbalch]

Thanks to the many viewers of our inaugural contest thread and, especially, to the nominators of the six finalists.

Apologies to knifty, whose nomination didn't meet our minimum requirements of 5 posts or forum membership for at least 30 days. We'll look forward to your nomination the next time around!

After two weeks of open nominations, we present these entries for your votes as Best Homemade Tool:

Cap Screw Holders by Frank Ford

tags: lathe, handle, holder

Lathe Electronic Edge Finder by Rick Sparber

tags: lathe, electronics, edge finder

Bronze Bench Dogs by thetree

tags: workbench

Onboard Air System by born loser

tags: air compressor

Spark Erosion Apparatus Mk 3 by mikesworkshop

tags: cutting

Miniature 4-Jaw Chuck by Dean Williams

tags: lathe, chuck

[kbalch]

Congratulations to the winners!!

We not only have a winner, but an unbelievable 4-way tie for second place. Each of those homemade tool builders will receive a $50 gift card and a T-shirt. Without further ado, the winners:

1st - Rick Sparber for Lathe Electronic Edge Finder
2nd - thetree for Bronze Bench Dogs
2nd - born loser for Onboard Air System
2nd - mikesworkshop for Spark Erosion Apparatus Mk 3
2nd - Dean Williams for Miniature 4-Jaw Chuck
3rd - Frank Ford for Cap Screw Holders
Bonus - Workshopshed

Prizes:

1st = $100 hardware-related gift card + HomemadeTools.net T-shirt
2nd = $50 hardware-related gift card + HomemadeTools.net T-shirt
3rd = HomemadeTools.net T-shirt
Bonus = HomemadeTools.net T-shirt

We'll be running a new contest each month going forward, with announcements on our forum, blog, social media pages, and, of course, in the newsletter. So, keep an eye out for next one - we hope to see you there!