SAWDUST AND SPLINTERS WOODWORKING CONTEST – OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning.
1. SPONSOR AND HOST
The contest is sponsored by Bear Woods Supply Co. (bearwood.com) ("Sponsor") and hosted in the Sawdust and Splinters Facebook group by woodworker Sky Ewing ("Host"). This contest is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Meta. Entrants release Facebook/Meta from all liability.
2. ELIGIBILITY
Open to members of the Sawdust and Splinters Facebook group who are legal residents of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec), and who are 18 or older (or the age of majority in their province or state) when they enter. Employees of Sponsor, the Host, and their immediate family and household members are not eligible. Void where prohibited.
3. CONTEST PERIOD (all times Pacific Time)
- Entry period: through Sunday, November 15, 2026, 8:00 PM.
- Finalist selection: Sunday evening, November 15, 2026.
- Finalist voting: Monday, November 16, 2026 through Tuesday, November 17, 2026 [closing time TBA].
- Winners announced: Tuesday evening, November 17, 2026.
Sponsor's computer is the official clock for the contest.
4. HOW TO ENTER
Complete the entry form on this page, including (a) one photo of your FINISHED woodworking piece, and (b) one WORK-IN-PROGRESS photo of the same piece.
Limit: ONE entry per person. Additional entries from the same person, including entries under different names, emails or Facebook accounts, will be disqualified.
5. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Eligible projects must be made primarily on a bandsaw or scroll saw, such as bandsaw boxes, scroll saw fretwork, portraits and puzzles, and intarsia or segmentation pieces cut on either saw. Projects made mainly with other tools are not eligible.
- The piece must be your own original work, and you must own the photos.
- Photos must be original camera or phone images at least 1080 pixels on the shortest side. Screenshots, collages, heavily watermarked images and AI-generated or AI-altered images are not accepted.
- Entries must be appropriate for a family audience.
Sponsor and Host may remove any entry that doesn't meet these requirements, at their sole discretion.
6. FINALIST SELECTION
After entries close, Sponsor and Host will review all entries for eligibility and the requirements above. Eligible entries that meet a basic quality standard (clear, in-focus photos of a completed piece) form the finalist pool. Ten (10) finalists will be drawn at random from that pool using a seeded random draw that is recorded so it can be verified. The odds of being selected as a finalist depend on the number of eligible entries received.
7. FINALIST VOTING
Finalists will be posted for public voting at the link announced in the Sawdust and Splinters group.
- Each person may vote using no more than two (2) personal email addresses.
- Votes must be cast by real people. Automated votes, purchased votes, vote-trading services, fake or disposable email addresses, and large numbers of votes from one person, device or network are prohibited.
- All votes are reviewed for vote-stuffing patterns, including shared IP addresses, bursts of votes, and suspicious or duplicate email addresses. Sponsor may remove invalid votes, and may disqualify a finalist who takes part in or benefits from fraudulent voting, at its sole discretion.
- Encouraging friends and family to vote is fine. Asking people to vote multiple times or create extra emails is not.
8. WINNERS AND PRIZES
After the vote review, the finalist with the most valid votes wins the Grand Prize, and the finalist with the second-most valid votes wins the Runner-up Prize.
- Grand Prize (1): One 8" Pegas Dual Bandsaw. Approximate retail value: $795 USD.
- Runner-up Prize (1): One Mascot Scroll Saw with Pegas Blade Clamps. Approximate retail value: $529 USD.
In the event of a tie, [tie-breaker TBA].
Prizes are not transferable and can't be exchanged for cash. Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if a prize becomes unavailable. Prizes ship to the winner's address in the US or Canada at Sponsor's expense. Any duties, taxes or fees are the winner's responsibility.
Purchase refund: If a winner bought the same prize item from Bear Woods Supply Co. during the contest period (November 12–17, 2026), the winner may choose a refund of that purchase (up to the prize's approximate retail value) in place of receiving the prize. A purchase does not improve your chances of winning.
9. WINNER NOTIFICATION
Winners will be announced in the Sawdust and Splinters group and notified at the email address they entered with. A winner must respond within 72 hours with a shipping address and any required release forms, or the prize may be forfeited and awarded to the next eligible finalist. Canadian residents must correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question before being confirmed as winners.
10. USE OF ENTRIES
By entering, you grant Sponsor and Host a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to display your photos, first name, last initial, and state or province in contest posts, galleries and videos on Bear Woods and Sawdust and Splinters channels, without further compensation. You keep ownership of your work and your photos.
11. GENERAL
Sponsor may disqualify anyone who tampers with the entry or voting process or breaks these rules. Sponsor may modify, suspend or cancel the contest if fraud, technical failure or anything else beyond its control affects its fairness. By entering, entrants agree to these rules and to the decisions of Sponsor, which are final. Sponsor isn't responsible for lost, late, incomplete or technically corrupted entries or votes.
12. PRIVACY
Information collected is used to run the contest and contact winners. It will not be sold.
13. QUESTIONS
Contact stephen@bearwood.com.
