Grahamshed
Established Member
Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity of thanking Mike for running the challenge for the last year and to Mark and Richard for the unenviable task of judging it each month. All of your efforts have been much appreciated.
This year the challenges have changed somewhat in that there will only be four and each one will last for three months, so they have been simply named as the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter challenges. Each of these will be an independent challenge, i.e, there will NOT be a totaling of scores to produce an overall winner at the end of the year but there WILL be a show of all entrants at the end of the year from which the Judges, entrants, and general forum members can choose their overall winners.
The rules and judging methods remain unchanged but a general lack of interest means there will be no plaques as prizes. ( that could change if people are interested )
So…… Here we go.
The Spring Challenge is for a Lidded box. Paul Hannaby has kindly agreed to judge this first quarters Challenge and my thanks go to him for that.
Challenge Requirements: A Lidded Box
This quarter’s rules are:-
1. The Challenge is open to anyone and everyone.
Entries must be new and made specifically for the Challenge.
Entries must be made of wood which must be turned on a lathe using woodturning tools.
2. The entry can be of any size or shape must be fit for purpose i.e it must be hollow and big enough to contain something useful.
3. Carving, colouring, pyrography , texturing, segmented turning and piercing are allowed to the box and lid ( probably not all at once ☺) but the judge must be able to see your turning skills! That is what is most important.
Please post three images of your work together with details of the wood used, the tools and methods used to make it and any key dimensions.
Images needed:-
1 showing a general view of your entry with the lid attached.
1 view of the inside of the box with the lid beside it (top view)
1 view of the bottom of the box and the inside of the lid.
A fourth picture may be added (but is not compulsory) if needed to show any other interesting details of your entry.
Image size - please use image size 640 x 480 0.3mp, as in previous challenges
Please upload your pictures and description between 10pm on the 27th March and 10pm on the 29th March.
Please also send me a PM giving me your own opinions of 1st, 2nd and 3rd places amongst the entries (other than your own) between 10pm on 29th March and 10pm on 31st March (for me to compile the entrants’ placings).
Any queries or questions on the Spring Challenge, please use this thread to ask.
As the challenge lasts so much longer than previously there is plenty of opportunity to discuss methods and approaches etc and this is a good place for those discussions as well.
Please bear with me if I have missed anything, this is all new to me.
Most importantly…… ENJOY !!
_________________
Regards,
Graham
This year the challenges have changed somewhat in that there will only be four and each one will last for three months, so they have been simply named as the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter challenges. Each of these will be an independent challenge, i.e, there will NOT be a totaling of scores to produce an overall winner at the end of the year but there WILL be a show of all entrants at the end of the year from which the Judges, entrants, and general forum members can choose their overall winners.
The rules and judging methods remain unchanged but a general lack of interest means there will be no plaques as prizes. ( that could change if people are interested )
So…… Here we go.
The Spring Challenge is for a Lidded box. Paul Hannaby has kindly agreed to judge this first quarters Challenge and my thanks go to him for that.
Challenge Requirements: A Lidded Box
This quarter’s rules are:-
1. The Challenge is open to anyone and everyone.
Entries must be new and made specifically for the Challenge.
Entries must be made of wood which must be turned on a lathe using woodturning tools.
2. The entry can be of any size or shape must be fit for purpose i.e it must be hollow and big enough to contain something useful.
3. Carving, colouring, pyrography , texturing, segmented turning and piercing are allowed to the box and lid ( probably not all at once ☺) but the judge must be able to see your turning skills! That is what is most important.
Please post three images of your work together with details of the wood used, the tools and methods used to make it and any key dimensions.
Images needed:-
1 showing a general view of your entry with the lid attached.
1 view of the inside of the box with the lid beside it (top view)
1 view of the bottom of the box and the inside of the lid.
A fourth picture may be added (but is not compulsory) if needed to show any other interesting details of your entry.
Image size - please use image size 640 x 480 0.3mp, as in previous challenges
Please upload your pictures and description between 10pm on the 27th March and 10pm on the 29th March.
Please also send me a PM giving me your own opinions of 1st, 2nd and 3rd places amongst the entries (other than your own) between 10pm on 29th March and 10pm on 31st March (for me to compile the entrants’ placings).
Any queries or questions on the Spring Challenge, please use this thread to ask.
As the challenge lasts so much longer than previously there is plenty of opportunity to discuss methods and approaches etc and this is a good place for those discussions as well.
Please bear with me if I have missed anything, this is all new to me.
Most importantly…… ENJOY !!
_________________
Regards,
Graham
