Metal Supermarkets announces 2023 winners of Metal My Way Contest

“Blue Heron” by Angellos Glaros

Toronto-based Metal Supermarkets, a supplier of small-quantity metals, has announced the six winners of its annual Metal My Way contest. Showcasing the versatility and craftsmanship of metalworking, fabricating, and design, the international photo and video submission contest invites entrants to submit projects through which they have transformed ordinary metal into inventive creations, innovative tools, or works of art.

This year’s competition received more than 870 international submissions. Both professional and amateur metalworkers were invited to submit a photo or video of their innovative metal-made projects. Winning submissions were chosen based on complexity, detail, intricacy, uniqueness, creativity, craftsmanship, quantity of metal used, and ingenuity.

The 2023 winners are:

• Grand Prize: Angellos Glaros, Nanaimo, B.C. – “Blue Heron”
• Best Furniture and Home Project: Noah Khoury, Altamont, N.Y. – “Forged and Fabricated Steel Doors”
• Best Knives Project: Justin Lamoureux, Winnipeg, Man. – “Wheel of Time Dagger”
• Best Industrial or Shop Project: Matthew Mitman, Bowman, S.C. – “Pneumatic Power Hammer”
• Best Vehicle Project: Tim Strochine, Cincinnati – “Airsoft Combat Vehicle”
• Best Artistic and Design Project: Steve Nielsen, Oroville, Calif. – “Polished Stainless Steel Eagle”

Alongside title sponsor Metal Supermarkets, the contest was sponsored by Airgas, Inc., Cosen Saws, Ferric Machinery, Haco-Atlantic Inc., and Space Aid Mfg.