Club members are challenged several times a year to turn a specific object, often times based on a meeting demonstration.
The winning designs are displayed for each of the Club challenges. Click on an image to see a larger image.
2013 Club Challenges
March - Turning Using a Different Method
Member Submittals
First Place, Cliff Baker: Walnut crotch bowl turned with an Ellsworth gouge
Second Place, Mike Cope: Red cedar winged bowl turned using a scraper
July - Hollow Vessels
First Place: Bob Nickell, Cherry Burl, Epoxy, Ebonized Oak
Second Place: Gerald Chandler, Mimosa Vase
Third Place: Charlie Myers, Pair of Walnut Vases
2012 Club Challenges
December - Best of 2012
Best of 2012
Best of 2012
First place: Bill Sproul - cherry burl;Second place: Bob Nickell - ornaments; Third place:. Charlie Myers - butternut bowl
October 2012, Winged Bowls
Club Entries
Cliff Baker: sassafrass
September 2012, Footed Vessels
May 2012, Segmented Turnings
Cliff Baker: red oak, cherry, sassafrass
Gerald Chandler: walnut, maple, cherry
March 2012, Gavels and Strikers
2011 Club Challenges
November 2011, Lidded Boxes
Dave Vehrs: Cherry Burl
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