The Design in Wood (DIW) competition just wrapped up its 28th exhibition and here are the winners.
DIW is co-sponsored by the San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association (SDFWA and the San Diego County Fair. The competition has 22 regular county fair classes and over 20 additional special awards. Additional information about the classes, special awards, and entry requirement from the 2009 show is available here, or by visiting the SDFWA website or the San Diego County Fair website.
Photos by Andrew Patterson and Lynn Rybarczyk (email:aep@malamutedog.org)
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Contemporary Woodworking - Furniture
Haiku Bench/Table by David Blackburn
Curly, Quilted & Spalted Maple, Wenge, Ebony, Koa
65" x 21" x 21"
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Levichest by Brian K. Carnett
Walnut, Quilted Maple, Ebony
25'' x 20'' x 60''
3rd Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Night Stand by Herman Vallejo
Ash, Walnut
22'' x 15'' x 19''
4th Place - San Diego County Fair Award
"In Flight" - Hall Table by Steven M. White
Cherry, Maple
56'' x 19'' x 36''
Honorable Mention - American Furniture Design Company Award
Dresser by Herman Vallejo
Walnut
41" x 22" x 35"
Honorable Mention - The Love of Wood Award from American Woodworker & Woodwork Magazines
Chest of Drawers by Thomas E. Nordstrom
Goncalo Alves, Wenge
12'' x 21'' x 38''
Honorable Mention - Apollo Sprayers, Inc - Excellence in Finishing, 1st Place - WOOD Magazine -Excellence in Workmanship
Hall Table by Carl Stammerjohn
Walnut, Redwood Burl
66'' x 15'' x 31''
Honorable Mention - Master Woodworker's Trophy
Contemporary Woodworking - Accessories
4-Drawer Jewelry Box by Tom Thornton
Maple, Wenge, Bloodwood
14'' x 11'' x 7''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Traditional Woodworking - Furniture
"Klismos" - Classical Greek Chair, ca 450 B.C. by William Bradford Frost
Mahogany
36'' x 17'' x 33''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
"Tiger Maple" - Rocking Chair by Russ Filbeck
Curly Maple, Rosewood, Hickory Bark
43'' x 26'' x 43''
4th Place - Woodworker's Journal
Pie Crust Tea Table with Carving by Greg Radley
Mahogany
31'' x 31'' x 30''
Honorable Mention - Society of American Period Furniture Makers - Recognition Award for Traditional Woodworking - Furniture
Traditional Woodworking - Accessories
High Performance Touring & Cruising Kayak by Peter Shoemaker
Western Red Cedar, Redwood, Cypress
18.5'' x 22'' x 17''
1st Place - San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association - Novice
Art Furniture
"The Cube Rocker" - by Sue Spray
Curly Claro Walnut, Curly Spalted Maple
34'' x 39'' x 25''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Guitar Stand by Artie Capozzi
Wildfire Burnt Manzanita
37'' x 26'' x 30''
West Coast Arborist, Inc. - Urban Forest Products Award - Best use of Recycled, Reused, Reclaimed or Salvaged Wood
"Balboa Park Bench" - by Del Cover
Mixed Hardwoods
84'' x 22'' x 44''
2nd Place - Woodcraft Magazine - Excellence in Design
Lingerie Dresser by Thomas A. Christenson
Mahogany, Ambrosia Maple
14'' x 26'' x 63''
4th Place - Woodworker's Journal
"Rustic" - Captains Chair by Michael T. Condon
Peeled Oak, Natural Form
18'' x 24'' x 50''
3rd Place - Apollo Sprayers, Inc - Excellence in Finishing
"Bow-Tie" - Lecturn by Jason Lane
Black Walnut, Zircote, Rosewood
34'' x 18'' x 40''
Honorable Mention - San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association - Advanced - 2nd Place; Apollo Sprayers, Inc - Excellence in Finishing
"Coffee Table" by Bob J. Marnul
Padauk, Wenge
40'' x 40'' x 15''
Sponsor's Choice Perpetual Trophy - Frost Hardwood Lumber Company
Model Building - Scale
"Sovereign of the Seas" - Blank-On Bulkhead by Donald C. Dressel
Boxwood, Lemon, Satin, English Sycamore
55 1/4'' x 23'' x 48''
1st Place - San Diego Maritime Museum Perpetual Trophy - Best Scale Model Ship
Model Building - Not to Scale
Loretto Chihuahua - by Eric Werkmeister
Maple, Ash, Oak, Mahogany
23'' x 19'' x 49''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Musical Instruments
Orchestra Acoustic Guitar by Nathan R. Anderson
Hawaiian Koa, Adirondack Spruce, African Ebony
40'' x 15'' x 4''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
"Barking to the Blues" - Acoustic Guitar by Andrew Zimmerman
Waterfall Bubinga, Ebony, Mahogany
40'' x 19'' x 5''
3rd Place - San Diego County Fair Award, Honorable Mention - San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association - Novice
"Clayton's Oud" by Clayton Jacobs
Walnut, Mahogany, Ebony, Maple, Cedar
30'' x 14'' x 10''
4th Place - Woodworker's Journal
Clocks
"Slice of Time #4" by Jeff Arnett
Mordaillo, Maple
9'' x 7'' x 44''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Veneering/Marquetry - Furniture
Display Table by Thomas A. Christenson
Quilted Makore, Mahogany, Sapele, Holly
36'' x 36'' x 30''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award, 1st Place San Diego Fine Woodwokers Association - Advanced
Federal Period Game Table
Mahogany, Crotch Mahogany, Satin Wood, Ebony
36'' x 36'' x 30''
2nd Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Louis Falls Coffee Table by Viki Hennon
Sycamore, Poplar, Cherry, Ebony
58'' x 20'' x 19''
2nd Place - San Diego County Fair Award, 4th Place - Woodworkers's Journal - San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association - Novice
Veneering/Marquetry - Art
"Boulle Marquetry Portrait" by Aaron K. Radelow
Cedar, Koa, Ebony, Mahogany, Ash
12'' x 12'' x 2''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
"On That Note" by John W. Miles
Birch Burl, Makore, Lacewood, Birdseye Maple
30'' x 30''
3rd Place - San Diego County Fair Award - Theme Award
Wood Turning - Face Work: Perpendicular to the Ways of the Lathe
Natural Edge Hollow Form by Mike Jackofsky
Box Elder
14'' x 11'' x 7''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
"Solitude" Hollow Form by Kenneth Roth
Maple Burl
12'' x 7 1/2''
Honorable Mention - San Diego Wood Turners Association Annual Award - Class 13
Wood Turning - Center Work: Parallel to the Ways of the Lathe
Hollow Vessel by Mike Jackofsky
Redwood
16'' x 12''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Table Lamp with Shade by Brian D. Jackson
Ebonized Ash, Norfolk Island Pine
6'' x 21''
3rd Place - San Diego Wood Turners Association Annual Award - Class 14
"Pele's Eyes" - Calabash Bowl by Michael M. Lorch
Norfolk Island Pine
6'' x 21''
4th Place - Woodworker's Journal
Wood Turning - Embellished / Mixed Media
"Smooth" by Peter Campbell
Maple Burl
10'' x 10'' x 22''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
"Paradise Forted" - Urn by Terrell E. Deering
Silk Oak, Ebony
6'' x 8''
4th Place - Woodworker's Journal
Bowl by Tom Edwards
Various Woods
9'' x 6''
Honorable Mention - San Diego Wood Turners Association Annual Award- Class 15
Wood Turning - Laminated / Segmented
Vessel #901 (2,977 pieces) by Ken A. Cowell
Curly Maple, Ebony, Bloodwood, Carolina Cherry Burl
14'' x 17''
1st Place San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association - Advanced - 3rd Place San Diego County Fair Award
Mountain View - Platter by Mark Jones
Various Woods
15'' x 15 1/2'' x 1 1/2''
San Diego Wood Turners Association Annual Award - Class 16
Wood Carving - Animals
"Eclipse" - Stallion by Kenneth M. Birdine
Basswood
14'' x 2'' x 36''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Wood Carving - Birds
"Golden" - Golden Eagle Sculpture by Dale A. Steffen
Tupelo, Redwood, Walnut
12'' x 7'' x 15''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Wood Carving - Marine Animals
"YAAAH!" - Breaching Whale on split level base by Virgil R. Krueger
Curly Maple, Ironwood, Liquid Amber
14'' x 14'' x 36''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Wood Carving - Open
"Crazy Horse, The Vision" by Bill Churchill
Poplar
9'' x 38'' x 14''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award, Fine Woodworking Magazine - Best of Show
Scroll Saw - Intarsia
Tiger Trail (1045 Pieces) - Original Mural 1/3 by Kathy Wise
Various Woods
39'' x 42'' x 5''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
"Home on the Range" by Darrel Wall
Bloodwood, Wenge, Walnut, Cherry, Mahogany, Poplar, Sycamore, Ebony, Spanish Cedar
34'' x 18'' x 2''
Honorable Mention - Excalibur by General International - Best in Scroll Saw: Intarsia
Scroll Saw - Fretwork: Pierced & Unpierced
Hummingbird Shelf by Larry S. Olson
Walnut
7'' x 10'' x 5''
1st Place - San Diego County Fair Award
Sea Turtle by Bill Goldschneider
Maple, Birch
Carolyn R. Beres Memorial Award
Peacock Plaque by Jerry Gene Franich
Walnut, Ash, Oak
11'' x 27'' x 21''
Honorable Mention - Excalibur by General International - Best in Scroll Saw: Fretwork