well, off to the fair it goes....

[Dan Noren]

took the cribbage board to the fair this morning. now, have to endure 12 days of waiting....

 

[Rennie Heuer]

Good luck!

 

[Dave Hawksford]

Yes, good luck.

 

[David Johnson]

That's a prize winner for sure.
David

 

[Darren Wright]

Good looking board!

 

[Leo Voisine]

That's nice work Dan

 

[Dave Hoskins]

Somebody's gonna want that, for sure!

 

[Dan Noren]

didn't even place. can't wait to see the scoring sheet....

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

didn't even place. can't wait to see the scoring sheet....

I wonder if there was an anti-CNC bias. It'd be interesting to see if any other CNC pieces placed. Might just be judges who don't realize the creative efforts a fun design like yours takes.

 

[Jonathan Shively]

Without an explanation sheet or directions of the game, might not have understood what it was they were looking at.

 

[Jim DeLaney]

Our fair specifically exempts CNC projects from competition. Laser work, too.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Our fair specifically exempts CNC projects from competition. Laser work, too.

That seems a little overboard. I could see putting those projects in a different category, but not allowing them at all seems harsh. It's not traditional woodworking in most people's eyes, but it does indeed require skill and practice.

 

[Jim DeLaney]

That seems a little overboard. I could see putting those projects in a different category, but not allowing them at all seems harsh. It's not traditional woodworking in most people's eyes, but it does indeed require skill and practice.

That would be my thought, too, but hey, it's Ohio.

 

[Toni Ciuraneta]

It is some sort of competition or for sale at crafts fairs or both?

 

[Dan Noren]

It is some sort of competition or for sale at crafts fairs or both?

competition at the state fair

 

[Dan Noren]

the wife and i went to the fair today. we spent a little over 8 hours walking all over the place. first thing checked, was the creative activities building, and found they had displayed it nicely, right up by the front door. big crowds this year,106327 showed up on thursday, 164741(a new record) on friday, not sure how many today. good crowd today too. took a pic of the chess set that took 3rd place, and a quick pic of the crowd.

 

[Jonathan Shively]

That chess set is amazingly detailed but sure would hate to have to dust it! What is going on with the crowd picture? Where you are seems sparse yet farther ahead a mob packed together like they were just released from a gate.

 

[Leo Voisine]

Hand made vs CNC made "should" be in different categories. Diane does crochet and makes some drop dead beautiful stuff. The work is certainy different. You all know I do my main gig as CNC. I can and I do also make hand made. I just choose CNC because I love to do it.

I don't look at CNC as being in the same category as hand made. Laser scroll work is cool and awesome. Hand made scroll work is cool and awesome. Side by side - not the same at all. I don't think comparing Hand scroll to CNC scroll is a fair competition. It's not about the final result - it's about the process PLUS the final result.

Here in this forum CNC is accepted, but in a crowd of 100,000 people - no, it is not accepted. However it is a growing category that is not yet part of the norm.

Dans piece is GREAT, but it just does not "fit in" with all the hand made items. That is, in my opinion, why it did not place. It's not because it's not good, because it IS good.

Personally I really respect and admire items in each category for what they are, but I cannot look at Hand made vs CNC made as equal. Not that one is better or worst than the other, but each represents a different skill set.

Well, at least that is my humble opinion.

 

[Leo Voisine]

Just looking a bit closer at the chess set. It is possible - maybe even probable, that all the scroll work is laser cut.

 

[Dan Noren]

it was laser cut, you can see the burn of the edges. you made me feel so much better leo... lol.