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Sign up for a chance to win a free prize! Monthly woodworking
drawings, design contests, tool promotions, workshop
sweepstakes, free stuff giveaways... all kinds of opportunities
to win free tools and other woodworking stuff. Tip: bookmark
some of these links and check them periodically to keep up with
the most current promotions.
Craftmanship
Awards - WoodCentral sponsors an ongoing series of contests
open to amateur woodworkers. Entries are judged on the
basis of photos and descriptions of the pieces as submitted by
entrants. A small entry fee is required.
Delta
Machinery Promotions - There is always some kind of deal at
Delta. These include cash rebates and free accessories with the
purchase of a tool as well as the occasional free tool drawing.
Delta is also a sponsor of the Ultimate Woodworker's Week
Sweepstakes, which awards 20 weekly prizes -- a choice of a
Delta or Porter-Cable tool and a Woodworking Library from Fine
Woodworking/Taunton Press.
Dewalt Tool
Giveaway - Dewalt periodically sponsors drawings for free
power tools. Past prizes have been pretty nice. Example: DW715
Heavy-Duty 12" Single-Bevel Compound Miter Saw. Check their site
often for current promotions.
Furniture
Design Contest - Every year American Furniture Design awards
a prize to the woodworker who creates the best piece of
furniture. Past prizes have included plunge routers, chisel
sets, and a Grizzly table saw. To enter, you will need to supply
two color photos of your piece, a front view and a side view
along with a description of the materials that you used.
Oliver Machine's "Birth Certificate" Drawing - Do you have
an old machine made by Oliver Machinery Company and don't have
the original purchase order? Well sign up for a monthly drawing
sponsored by Eagle Machinery and you might be a lucky winner.
PlansNOW
Tool Giveway - Register for their free monthly newsletter
and automatically get signed up for a monthly drawing for a free
woodworking tool. Sweet!
Porter-Cable Promotions
- Free power tool drawings, rebates, free accessories with the
purchase of select tools, product discounts, and special
sweepstakes. Example: several years ago, the bootie was a shop
equipped just like Norm Abram's from the New Yankee Workshop.
Toolking Free Tools and Deals Page - A selection of free
tools, discounts, rebates and so on from a variety of
manufacturers including DeWalt, Bosch, Jet, and Milwaukee Tools.
Check this page often for current specials.
WOOD Magazine Sweepstakes - Join WoodMagazine.com and get
free members-only benefits: an e-mail newsletter, access to
discussion groups, special sweepstakes, exclusive free gifts, a
free monthly plan, and more. A recent sweepstakes prize was a
12" Delta Compound Miter Saw valued at $350!
Woodworker of the Year - To celebrate craftsmanship in
Canada, the Canadian Home Workshop occasionally sponsors contests
to select the a woodworker who best exemplifies the spirit of
Canadian woodworking.
Woodworking
Shows Tool Giveaways - Next time you attend a Woodworking
Show in your area, sign up for the free tool drawing . In
addition, many vendors at the shows sponsor their own prize
drawings. Past prizes have included HVLP spray guns, jointers,
routers, and an assortment of small power tools.
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