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Club Challenge for March, 2002

At each meeting, a challenge is put to the members. Each challenge is intended to cause the members to think about and turn something they don't normally do. Pieces are brought to the next meeting, where they are judged. Everyone gets to place a vote in each category, and there is a prize for first place in each of three categories: Master, Advanced and and Intermediate. A Master turner is anyone who has won two or more challenges. Advance turners are those who won or placed in at least one challenge and Intermediate turners have not won to date. Winning an intermediate challenge automatically moves the turner into the Advanced class. Each category has a first place award (about $30 value). Hopefully this method encourages new turners to participate because only those who have not won compete in the intermediate category. Often, the challenge pieces are donated to the club, and they are sold through galleries to raise money for shows, demonstrations, and expanding the library of tapes and books.



The challenge for the May meeting was to do a turning that incorporates additional material. The turner may use any kind of wood, but must add something "not wood" to the turning. It can be affixed or inlaid, or otherwise attached or part of the turning. Materials could be glass, metal, mineral, etc. Stands, chains, and similar accessories did not count.



The May Challenge Entries:

Approaches were quite varied and interesting, with embellishments including inlace, shell, and gemstones.
Only a few of the entries are shown here due to loss of digital images.

Click on any image to see a larger view in a separate window.



Sorry we don't have more pictures for this challenge. We are trying to get negatives from members to scan for this month's challenge!

THE WINNERS:

Intermediate Class
Mike Smith

Advanced Class
Mike Mitchener

Master Class
Alan Ramos-Sharp



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