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13th July 2009, 12:53 AM #1
Challenge box making August 2009.
Things are a bit boring and wintery at the mo. And it sbeen a while since we had a challenge, ...... So what should we do? A group chess set. Might be the only way I ever get one completed. Or a "little box" challenge?
I'm not sure we need all that voting and stuff though. I reckon it should be like a group WIP. Everyone can share what they have learned and how they did it.
So what do ya reackon?anne-maria.
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13th July 2009, 11:06 PM #2
I reckon wood equivalent to that volume. Doesn;t have to be one bit or type. Even powderpost can play then. He only works with lots of little bits glued together.
Well looks like we have a few players then.
How about it starting on 1st August, cos then its the last hoorah for winter. And you have a month to do it, so dead line is midnight 31st August.
Its not a comp, just a "turnalong", and everyone posts a WIP of some sort and tells us at least one thing they discovered from the project. And they especially tell us what went wrong and why,so that we can ALL learn from the mistakes. So we have pics of the wood you start with, the chucking method you used and jam chucks and all that. And the finished box I guess. Ken Wraight can play too as long as he tells us what he did. And the mods, cos there ain't no winners. (Does ubeaut still touch lathes occasionally? )
OK? So who's playing?anne-maria.
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18th July 2009, 03:40 PM #3
Of course.
I've had further thoughts in my flu brain befuddled state. ( ) Since this is a "turn-along" rather than a competition, we can actually start posting about what we are doing from the 1st of August. That way we can get feed back as we go, and stuff. Maybe we can each have a thread of our own (Maybe in a little temporary sub-forum or something,) where our progress can be followed. (What do ya reacon Watson or or anyone watching? That's not too hard is it? )anne-maria.
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18th July 2009, 04:38 PM #4
A turned box challenge. ( I think I was toying with ANY box being OK, but I think not now. So sorry all you flat wood workers. Or should that be "still wood" workers. This one's for turning. ) (Anyway. wasn't there a "box challenge last year.? Vague memory. )
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18th July 2009, 07:34 PM #5
100mm cubed is only the total amount allowed, so you can have added bits for fillials and knobs and legs and stuff. And I expect no one will really be measuring. I think I will have either uninteresting boxes with interesting fillials, or interesting box with uninteresting filials. Something space ship shaped I reckon. (Maybe I've been spending too much time with Small Boy? Or just releasing my "inner small boy" ? )
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This is reserved for entrants WIP not chit chat. Will collate TL posts later into some semblance of rules for this one.
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Here are the rules as approved by Tea Lady.
The box shall use no more than 100 mm3 of timber or in the case of segmented no bigger than 100 mm3.
Timber choice and construction (segmented or solid) is free.
Finials or stands are not included in the size and may be used for decoration.
There will be no judging except by critique by peers as it is hoped that this will be a challenge for those who have not turned a box before, or more experienced people trying something new.
WIP photos and tools used are requested with an explanation of what you were trying to achieve, any problems you had and how you overcame them.
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21st July 2009, 08:19 PM #8Senior Member
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Can we please make the volume a little bit bigger. 100mm3 is about 4.7mmx4.7mmx4.7mm, and I haven't yet got any tools small enough, unless of course you meant 100mm cubed (100x100x100).
Sorry, but my high school maths teacher was very pedantic about such things and it rubbed off. (Most other teachers thought I should become a barrister, cos I was always arguing and they said you might as well get paid for it.)
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21st July 2009, 08:51 PM #10anne-maria.
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21st July 2009, 11:43 PM #12anne-maria.
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22nd July 2009, 05:07 PM #13
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22nd July 2009, 05:15 PM #14
Because I'm confused enough!!!
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22nd July 2009, 05:59 PM #15anne-maria.
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