2012 MHA Contest Results

2012 MHA Contest

The MHA sponsors an annual Design/Build contest with three categories: Masonry Heaters, Bake Ovens, and Masonry. Three expert judges assign points to each entry without knowing who the entrant is. Judging was done based on aesthetics, skill in craftsmanship, creative use of materials, and overall design. Thank you to judges Stephen Bushway, current president, and Glen Overk, and Norbert Senf, both past presidents of the MHA.The following are the winners of the 2012 Contest:

Masonry Heater Category

Custom designed stone heater and bake oven by Dan Givens

First Place: Dan Givens Stonecastle Masonry, Ltd. Ester AK

stonecastle@gci.net
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Custom designed tile masonry heater by Jessica Steinhauser

Second Place: Jessica Steinhauser, Stonehouse Pottery, Guelph, Ontario, CA
www.stonehousepottery.com
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Third Place: Custom stone masonry eater and bake oven by Paul Anderson, Dale Anderson Masonry, Inc., Allenton, WI 53002 www.damasonry.com

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Bake Oven Category

First Place: Historic oven rebuild by project by Mike Wurzbacher and Walt Kelly
Mike Wurzbacher, Squirrel Tail Ovens, Red Lion, PA www.squirreltailovens.org mikross53@yahoo.com and Walt Kelly, Fire and Stone Masonry, Danville, PA 17821 PH 570-275-2619 fireston@ptd.net _________________________________________________________

Second Place: Adobeand brick finished wood-fired bake oven by Max and Eva Edleson, Firespeaking, Deadwood, Oregon Ph 541-964-3536 www.firespeaking.com

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Masonry Category

Outdoor Kitchen: Masonry design/build project by Hendrick Lepel

First Place: Hendrick Lepel, Kinsale, Co.Cork, Ireland
Ph 00353 86 8838400

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Second Place: Dan Peltier and Jay Krabel, Design Masonry, LLC., Tomah, WI 64660 PH 608-387-9449 www.designmasonryllc.com
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Stone stream and waterfall by Dan Givens, Stonecastle Masonry, Ltd.

Third Place: Dan Givens, Stonecastle Masonry, Ltd, Ester AK 99725 PH 907-474-3465 www.damasonry.com
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Other Entries worthy of mention:

Custom designed stone faced masonry heater by FireSpeaking, Deadwood, OR

Masonry heater/bake oven by Max and Eva Edleson, Firespeaking, Deadwood, Oregon 541-964-3536 www.firespeaking.com
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Masonry fireplace by Gene Padgitt, HearthMasters, Inc. Independence, MO

Man-made stone two-sided circulating fireplace by Gene Padgitt, HearthMasters, Inc.Kansas City, MIssouri www.chimkc.com

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