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The November issue starts mailing to subscribers in about two weeks, and inside you’ll find the Editors’ Choice and Readers’ Choice winners of the inaugural PWM Excellence Awards, and a little bit about each of them and their projects (with pictures, of course).
But here’s a first look at the grand-prize winning project, a beautiful small cherry chest with ebony and mother-of-pearl inlay (and a hidden lock), by Autumn Doucet of Wenatchee, Wash. She wins an expenses-paid trip to Woodworking in America 2014 (along with a gift certificate to ShopWoodworking.com)
Please join me in congratulating Autumn for her work.
The rest of prize recipients will be revealed apace.
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Lovely work, composition, and lovely figure on the cherry. The ornamentation screams “lutherie” to me.
Great attention to detail and obvious effort on the planning / design side. You should be proud of such a fantastic piece!
I know someone already used the adjective “exquisite,” but it’s worth saying again. Congratulations.
An exquisite work. Great creativity. True artistic skill. Congratulations.
Thanks, guys. I put my heart and soul into this one.
I remember this one it is a very beautifully hand/hand tool crafted box. Hey Autumn congrats on the win I have to find this issue. Sorry Nonsubscriber.
BigIke.
That is stunningly beautiful work.
That is beautiful, Autumn. Congratulations.