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Craftsman Workshop of the Future Contest Finalists

The Craftsman Workshop of the Future Contest has closed for voting and the finalists have been announced. You can see the full list of 30 finalists below.

This week judges are going over the entries and will choose 15 entries to go on to Round 3 where judges from Sears will choose the final winners.

Entries are in no particular order.

Table with inset greenhouse by solmstea

The Princess Playhouse by alinke

Giant Atari Joystick Lamp by seamster

Homemade cheese and cider press by bwitmer

Build a furniture quality Laptop Stand and TV Tray by cybergap

Clock Cabinet by dncngthrghsunday

Turn a generic plastic gadget in to something a little mo… by radiorental

Build Your Own Workshop by Codini

Bentwood Birdhouse by rabbitcreek

Wine Bottle Accent Light by KEUrban

Powder Coated Iron Pipe Candleholder by brettlevine

Solar PV tracker by bwitmer

How To Make A Custom Fancy Walking Cane by mmh

The ultimate coffee table by koncept

How To Build A Talladega Nights Inspired Six Cheese Fountain by aristocob

Build A Mobile Bar - BaR2D2 by jamiep

Hexabot: Build a heavy duty six-legged robot! by rpantaleo

Snail Art Car The Golden Mean by jonsarriugarte

Hidden Treasure Box - Inlaid Wood Box with Hidden Compart… by technoplastique

The Ultimate Koi Pond by koncept

Building a Honey Extractor (using an 'antique' washing ma… by doozer_not_fraggle

Building a workshop from scratch by dwj300

DIY Cold Heat soldering iron by photozz

Convert your Honda Accord to run on trash by jimmason

Build A Net Gun by crispyjones

Indoor Wooden Castle by Stryker

Build a Peg Board Tool Cart (by Brad Justinen) by sensoryhouse

Giant 100mm LED by guyfrom7up

48V Electric Flat Tracker by Radioactive_Legos

20 comments

Jan 13, 2009. 2:07 PM

kelseymh says:

:-( Too bad for me, but congratulations to the finalists! They are all good choices.

Jan 15, 2009. 4:24 AM

Plasmana says:

Yeah... To bad that I live in the UK! :-(

^{I feel sorry that the 900,000 volt Van de Graaff Generator did not make it to the top 30...}

Jan 20, 2009. 11:12 PM

nickademuss says:

lol, Sigh....

Jan 23, 2009. 1:44 PM

Plasmana says:

No really, that is a very good project you had done.

Jan 23, 2009. 2:38 PM

nickademuss says:

Thanks!

Jan 14, 2009. 7:30 AM

Lithium Rain says:

That is too bad. Oh wells-time to get cracking on the bottle contest! Get to work!

Jan 23, 2009. 1:46 PM

Plasmana says:

I was about to work on a bottle-related project, but they are too many great instructables, I would never win...

Jan 15, 2009. 4:11 AM

Plasmana says:

Good luck everybody!

Jan 14, 2009. 6:04 AM

stinkymum says:

All worthy finalists and great projects. Best wishes to all and good luck

Jan 14, 2009. 3:30 AMcomodore says:

Well, Good luck to all of the finalists!

Jan 13, 2009. 10:25 PM

LinuxH4x0r says:

*tear* good luck!

Jan 13, 2009. 9:12 PM

Honus says:

I was just blown away by some of the entries- amazing stuff!

Jan 13, 2009. 5:02 PMAnarchistAsian says:

woah.... those look... nice.... really.... really.... really... nice...

Jan 13, 2009. 4:05 PM

ChrysN says:

Congratulations to everyone, those are great projects!

Jan 13, 2009. 2:43 PM

gmjhowe says:

I feel so sorry for whoever has to decide between those projects...

Jan 13, 2009. 2:09 PM

kelseymh says:

Will the vote counts be available (either just to the authors or publicly)?

Jan 13, 2009. 2:15 PM

jeff-o says:

I'd also like to see vote counts. I must admit, I'm quite disappointed about not making the top 30. That was a hell of a lot of work... :(

Jan 13, 2009. 2:25 PM

kelseymh says:

I'm disappointed, too. Keep in mind that there were nearly 200 entries, so only 15% made this first cut. It's a pity the number of finalists wasn't defined as a percentage of entrants, rather than a fixed number. While both your and my projects were a "hell of a lot of work," both to do and to document, the same can certainly be said of the finalists. A hand-inlaid wooden box? A plasma cutter? I really don't think any of these 30 projects were unworthy.