Wood working Contest Announcement: Plywood Challenge

Contest Announcement: Plywood Challenge
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Posted: 21 Aug 2020 11:53 AM PDT

We had such a good turnout with our 2x4 challenge earlier this year we'd like to do something similar with a bit more material to use this time around. Still accessible for everyone to participate and just enough field leveling to make it interesting.

Announcing the Quarter Sheet Plywood Build Challenge!

The overall rules are simple, build whatever you want, the only requirement is that you use nothing more than a 2'x4' sheet of plywood of your choice up to 3/4" in thickness. No use of solid wood or edgebanding is allowed! Don't worry, you can still make great stuff with plywood only.

Contest Rules

The project must be made of a single quarter sheet (2'x4') of plywood. No other material may be used in the finished product.
You can build anything or everything you want, as long as it is constructed from the plywood sheet.
You may use any thickness of plywood you wish up to 3/4".
You may not mix and match plywood thicknesses within the starting dimensions. It must be one complete sheet to start from.
Any kind/brand of plywood is allowed. (MDF core, Lumber Core, Combo Core, Baltic Birch, ApplePly, Etc.)
Use of any other materials such as edgebanding or solid wood banding is not allowed. (This means store bought edgebanding. If you want to make edgebanding from the sheet of plywood itself, more power to you.)
Epoxy cannot be used as a structural member^{looking at you river tables}, adhesive or finish only.
Screws, nails, dowels, and dominoes are all acceptable forms of joinery.
Any finishing method is allowed. (Poly, Shellac, Stain, Paint, Soap, Blood of your enemies)
Usage of other accessory materials such as hinges, leather straps, knobs, etc are allowed per mod approval. (ie ask first!)

Submission Guidelines

To enter you must document your build from raw materials to completed project. The documentation does not need to be an extensive how-to, just an overview of the build. You must include a photo of the plywood sheet used before processing! Verify dimensions in photo as well. Any questionable/skeptical entries will be reviewed by the mod team for a final decision.

Use whatever image hosting service you like and post the link to /r/woodworking. The key here is it needs to be apparent that you've built the entry. Submissions of finished photos only will not be accepted.

Send me (/u/Clock_Man) a PM with your album (imgur, simplecove, etc) link and link to your post if you've made one. If you leave a comment on this post with your entry, I will likely not catch it and you won't be entered in. Once entries close the winner will be chosen by popular vote.

The winner will be given a virtual high five because ^{don't touch me!}

Contest runs from today August 21st until September 28th. Entries close at midnight Pacific Time.

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Wifey saw a desk she wanted for $150, I said I could make that for half the price and twice as good, $300 later here is the result

Posted: 21 Aug 2020 06:54 AM PDT