Challenges

Guild Challenge

The guild challenges are a wonderful tool that helps our members to explore different types of turning.

Since our membership is diverse in style and content of turning, these challenges offer opportunities to try projects that a member may not normally do.

The completed challenges are brought into the meetings and are constructively critiqued by respected members of the guild. The critic offers their opinion as to why a shape or design works. This becomes a great learning tool for all of the guild members regardless of their turning abilities.

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June 2011 Challenge
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2011

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

This year the challenge will be separated into two categories.  With this new format, we hope more members will choose to enter the challenge.  The first category will be for the novice turner and the second category will be for the advanced turner.

USING THE WOOD SUPPLIED

CATEGORY 1 – Novice turner

Only the wood supplied to be used

Turn a bowl form

Concentration to be on form and finish

Colour or texture can be added

CATEGORY 2 – Advanced turner

Only the wood supplied to be used

Your piece must contain one or more bowl forms.

The shape of the bowl form can be altered by cutting, carving etc.

Colour, texture, epoxy and any other non-wood material can be used

Your piece will be expected to demonstrate not only technical expertise but also the introduction of artistic flair.

JUDGING will be by members’ choice, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd for each category

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June 2010 Challenge

RULES

The rules of engagement for this challenge are simple.
Take the block of wood and turn something out of it.
You may chop it, cut it, color it, reassemble it, glue it, epoxy it.
Make it lie down, sit up or stand on its edge.
If you lose some of the block along the way, so be it.
The only thing you can NOT do is add wood.
So let your imagination soar, stay inside the box or sail away to the far reaches.
Just remember to have fun.