The Lord of the Rings Art of Geek Challenge | January 2018

January's Theme: The Lord of the Rings

January's theme for the Art of Geek Challenge was The Lord of the Rings. Participants had the entire month of January to create something inspired by Tolkien's universe (this includes The Hobbit and material from The Silmarillion).

Check out the hashtag #aoglotr to view all the Instagram posts for January's challenge.

First Place:

The One Ring by @kamikazewoodwerks.

“The One” Y’all may have seen the teaser video from a few days ago. Here are the official pictures of my entry for the @artofgeekchallenge Lord Of The Rings Challenge this month! Please go follow them and watch out for when Voting begins I would love your vote. Thank you!#artofgeekchallenge #aoglotr #woodworking #theonering #theone #ring #woodenring #ring #lordoftherings #thehobbit #scrollsaw #ryobination #gatorfinishing #craftsman @craftsman @ryobipowertools @gatorfinishing @harborfreight @dremel @titebondproducts @lordoftheringss @lordoftheringsonline

A post shared by Kamikaze Wood Werks - Frank (@kamikazewoodwerks) on Jan 24, 2018 at 8:01pm PST

Second Place:

The key to the secret door into the Lonely Mountain by @cyclocrosscutter.

CLICK HERE to watch the build video on YouTube.

Official entry for this months @artofgeekchallenge challenge! The key to the secret door into The Lonely Mountain. Carved out of Padauk with a Danish Oil finish. The display is Red Oak and Padauk with a vinyl decal of The Lonely Mountain finished with gloss polyurethane. Cherry dowels with J.R.R. Tolkien's initials at the end. #aoglotr

A post shared by Luke Owen (@cyclocrosscutter) on Jan 31, 2018 at 6:17am PST

Third Place:

Gates of Moria wood carving by @carvings4gamers.

I think I'll speak "friend" and enter the #aoglotr challenge. The first photo is my final entry. . . . #artofgeekchallenge #lotr #gatesofmoria #woodcarving

A post shared by Chris (@carvings4gamers) on Jan 17, 2018 at 6:05am PST

Other Entries:

Gandalf portrait made from Hama beads by @pazzy_pixel_crafts.

This is my official entry for the @artofgeekchallenge. Gandalf portrait Made with over 4000 Hama beads. #artofgeekchallenge #aoglotr #lordoftherings #lotr #gandalf #gandalfthegrey #gandalfthegray #hobbit #thehobbit #perler #perlerart #perlerbead #perlerbeads #perlerportraits #perlerportrait #hamabeads

A post shared by Pazzy Pixel Crafts (@pazzy_pixel_crafts) on Jan 29, 2018 at 1:49pm PST

Gandalf's pipe by @without_warning_woodcrafts.

this is my official entry for this month's @artofgeekchallenge . this month's theme was Lord of the Rings. So I decided to "try" and make Gandalf's pipe. The bowl is Maple burl and the stem is 18" inch bent maple. This pipe is fully functional lol. Not sure how those pipe makers get them so nice lol good job to them. #withoutwarning #wood #eastcoast #novascotia #canada #aoglotr #tobaccopipe #pipemaking #smokingpipe #maple #burl #vet #ptsd #veteranmade #ptsdawarness #handmade #diy #woodworking #maker #wood #rzmask #RIDGID #teamRIDGID

A post shared by Jeremy Adenstedt (@without_warning_woodcrafts) on Jan 22, 2018 at 1:46pm PST

Middle Earth map bottle art by @turbosbazaar.

This is my official entry for the @artofgeekchallenge A very fun creation! A perfect bottle take with you on any adventure. #artofgeekchallenge #aoglotr #lotr #middleearth #bottle #map #bottleart

A post shared by Turbo's Bazaar (@turbosbazaar) on Jan 31, 2018 at 5:58pm PST

Unofficial Entries:

This is an unofficial entry because it was created by one of the co-organizers for the Art of Geek Challenge.

Thror throne deck docking station by @iamthebeardlessman.

CLICK HERE to watch the build video.

Thror throne dock - trying saying that 3 times fast So glad this is finally done. It was a fun build but took a long time. Video coming later today! #aoglotr #lotr #thebeardlessman

A post shared by The Beardless Man (@iamthebeardlessman) on Jan 31, 2018 at 5:15am PST

February's theme is The Legend of Zelda!