Thread: Challenge box making August 2009.

Having been the proud owner of a lathe for a total of 4 months. I'm keen to be a part of this monumental challenge!

I have a strategy see... my bit of wood is going to be as close to 100x100x100 as I can find - then I'll see just how big (or little) the finished item is.

Well, I'm off to find inspiration.

To your good health,
Nick

Originally Posted by JackJack

Having been the proud owner of a lathe for a total of 4 months. I'm keen to be a part of this monumental challenge!

I have a strategy see... my bit of wood is going to be as close to 100x100x100 as I can find - then I'll see just how big (or little) the finished item is.

Well, I'm off to find inspiration.

To your good health,
Nick

Happy to have you aboard. Look forward to seeing what you, and everyone else comes up with.

One more sleep.

Maybe two more sleeps. although I guess you could start at midnight tomorrow.

i reckon there will be a few midnight turnings, like jackjack had a lathe for a month or 2 so there will be many trials AND errors

...two more for us poor unfortunates on the other side of the dateline

Welcome to the club Dommo and Jackjack

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

...two more for us poor unfortunates on the other side of the dateline

Welcome to the club Dommo and Jackjack

Thanks for the welcome Ed

on a positive though, you get too see what we have done and have the "extra" night to touch up your boxes

As I am going to be away for the start of this so I have moved Eds WIP to a new thread.

I would ask that all challengers start their own thread with their WIP.

Please use the forums photo manager not an off site one.

Good turning everyone and have fun.

I am totally not sure of the fairness of using patterns in books!!!!

But if you are going to do that, then I'm going to glean as much as I can offline!!!!

~pout~

Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy

I am totally not sure of the fairness of using patterns in books!!!!

But if you are going to do that, then I'm going to glean as much as I can offline!!!!

~pout~

Patterns are OK I reckon. This is mainly a learning exercise anyway. And after following the recipe the first time, some other idea always comes up.

Haven't 'we all already agreed that originality is in the eye of the beholder?

I have already prepared the acknowledgments for my future boxes:

#1 : Ken Wraight, Bocce, Archimedes

#2 : Cindy Drozda, Faberge', dinosaurs (yes, the egg came before the chicken)

#3 : , Alice in Wonderland's mushrooms

#4 : Me. You think up the others.

My first mushroom exploded, hmmm, must have been a wonderland mushroom!

But that's my first try again - another mushroom. I really like the mushrooms. I can sell them to dope heads to hide their dope in!

heehee

TL i just got home from work for the past 5 days (been to Keiwa again impersonating Ernie)

Now to plead my case for a time extension - i missed the start of the month - i am presently lacking motivation - its cold in the shed - i havent found the peice of wood i need, although i have an idea of what i intended to do

So i thought maybe July (hopefully next round tuit month) would be a more reasonable time limit.

PLEASE

Cheers

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Ummm... there's no reason we can post only one box, is there?

It's not a challenge as such, so there's no "unfairness" about doing multiple boxes?

Andy, I'm hoping to do at least two boxes. One aimed at my turning level (like the last box I posted), then onto something more challenging.

Or will Tea Lady ban us if we do more than one?

Originally Posted by Calm

TL i just got home from work for the past 5 days (been to Keiwa again impersonating Ernie)

Now to plead my case for a time extension - i missed the start of the month - i am presently lacking motivation - its cold in the shed - i havent found the peice of wood i need, although i have an idea of what i intended to do

...meantime the poor Stubbies just sitting there rusting away

So i thought maybe July (hopefully next round tuit month) would be a more reasonable time limit.

...thought Sept came after Aug, could be wrong about that....wait, that's right, you guys are down-under so July must be next

PLEASE

Cheers

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