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San Diego County Fair Class Awards, 1st Place Winners


Contemporary Woodworking - Furniture
"Chest of Drawers"

Greg Bodnar

Contemporary Woodworking - Accessories
"I'd be careful with that. It has an elvish look."

William Frost

Traditional Woodworking - Furniture
"Dressing Table"

Kory Zussman

Traditional Woodworking - Accessories
"Cedar Strip Canoe"

Garth Brown

Art Furniture
"Ebony Wall Cabinet"

Brian Newell

Made for Children
"Wooden Wagon with 100 Piece Block Set"

Steve R. Opsal

Model Building - Scale
"Ancient Egyptian Traveling Ship - 1:125 (18th Dynasty - circa 3,600 BP)"

John B. Sauvajot

Model Building - Not to Scale
"Rail Splitter Special - 1863 - Whimsical version of Abe Lincoln's Presidential train"

Stanley Graves

Musical Instruments
"Acoustic Guitar with Tailpiece"

Nathan Anderson

Clocks
"The Dome Clock"

Ray Perkett

Veneering/Marquetry - Furniture
"White Tulip Wine Cabinet"

David Marr

Veneering/Marquetry - Art
"Year of the Dragon"

John W. Miles

Wood Turning - Face Work
"6-Pounder"

Pete R. Campbell

Wood Turning - Center Work
"The Wand Chooses the Wizard"

Hugh Elliott

Wood Turning - Embellished/Mixed Media
"Modern Transportation"

Frank Andrews

Wood Turning - Laminated/Segmented
"Basket Illusion"

Rich Charlson

Wood Carving - Animals
"On The Edge"

Bill Churchill

Wood Carving - Birds
"Atlantic Puffin with Arctic Daisies"

Judith G. Farley

Wood Carving - Marine Animals
"Tranquil Trio"

Paul A. Matthews

Wood Carving - Open
"Her Dance Begun"

Lorenzo Foncerrada

Scoll Saw - Intarsia
"Leopard's Lair"

Kathy Wise

Scroll Saw - Fretwork
"Monarch Migration"

Leo Kilian

San Diego County Fair Special Awards


Master Woodworker's Trophy
"A River Runs Through"

David Blackburn

Theme Award
"Still Goin'"

Stanley Graves

Donated Awards


Best of Show
American Woodworker & Woodwork Magazine
"Ebony Wall Cabinet"

Brian Newell

Excellence in Workmanship
WOOD Magazine
"Display Stand"

Brian Carnett

Excellence in Design
WOODCRAFT Magazine
"Greene & Greene Bench - Sitting Bench"

Thomas Starbuck Stockton

Excellence in Finishing, 1st Place
Apollo Sprayers Inc.
"Quilted Chamber"

Blasé Mathern, Jr.

Excellence in Finishing, 2nd Place
Apollo Sprayers Inc.
"Flower of Life"

John W. Miles

Excellence in Finishing, 3rd Place
Apollo Sprayers Inc.
"Table with Mirror Set"

William J. Bardick

Best Scale Model Ship
San Diego Maritime Museum
"San Salvador"

David Dana

Sponsor's Choice Perpetual Trophy
Tropical Exotic Hardwoods of Latin America, LLC
"Corner Cabinet"

Bob Marnul

Best Use of Traditional Woodworking Techniques
Popular Woodworking
"Satin Cirque"

Blasé Mathern, Jr.

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Ass'n, 1st Place Novice
San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association
"Paddleboard"

James Thomas

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Ass'n, 2nd Place Novice
San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association
"Hall Table"

Louis J. Plante

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Ass'n, 3rd Place Novice
San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association
"Walnut - Segmented Vessel"

Douglas Buddenhagen

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Ass'n, 1st Place Advanced
San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association
"White Tulip Wine Cabinet"

David Marr

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Ass'n, 2nd Place Advanced
San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association
"Ginkgo Headboard"

Craig Thibodeau

San Diego Fine Woodworkers Ass'n, 3rd Place Advanced
San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association
"Greenov Cabinet"

David Wade

Peoples Choice Award, 1st place
Woodworker West Magazine
"Leopard's Lair"

Kathy Wise

Peoples Choice Award, 2nd place
Woodworker West Magazine
"A River Runs Through"

David Blackburn

Peoples Choice Award, 3rd place
Woodworker West Magazine
"True Love"

David Blackburn

San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs, 1st Place Intarsia
San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs
"Nativity Set"

Kathryn Huff

San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs, 2nd Place Intarsia
San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs
"Mischievous Pup Playing with a Boot"

Charles Collins

San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs, 3rd Place Intarsia
San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs
"Carol's Angel"

Rose Urdahl

San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs, 1st Place Fretwork
San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs
"Old Fashion Rocking Horse Christmas Ornaments"

Lewis Dow

San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs, 2nd Place Fretwork
San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs
"Crucifix with 14 Stations of the Cross"

Allan D. Price

San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs, 3rd Place Fretwork
San Diego Scroll Saw Clubs
"no award given this year"

no award giventhis year

American Furniture Design Company Award
American Furniture Design Company
"Arts and Crafts Revisited"

David Wade

Urban Forest Products Award
West Coast Arborist, Inc.
"California Calling"

Mark Hudson

Creative & Technically Excellent Fretwork Depicting Cats, Kittens or Turtles
Carolyn R. Beres Memorial Award
"no entries this year"

no award given this year

Recognition Award for Traditional Woodworking - Furniture
Society of American Period Furniture Makers
"Bombe Chest"

Michael C. Cater

FWW Award for Furniture Design
Fine Woodworking Magazine
"Pattern Study #1"

Jennifer Anderson

San Diego Wood Turners Ass'n Face Work
San Diego Wood Turners Association
"Natural Edge Hollow Vessel"

Sally Ault

San Diego Wood Turners Ass'n Center Work
San Diego Wood Turners Association
"Long Stem Goblet"

Philip Stivers

San Diego Wood Turners Ass'n Embellished Mixed Media
San Diego Wood Turners Association
"Hollow Form with Carved Roses"

James E. Berger

San Diego Wood Turners Ass'n Laminated/Segmented
San Diego Wood Turners Association
"Walnut - Segmented Vessel"

Douglas Buddenhagen