Thread: Need a new challenge?

Can I join to please
Toni

Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy

For this challenge - do we have to use one piece of wood for the box, or can we have a contrasting lid?

I have other questions, I just can't think of them at the moment

You can use as many bits as you want, of any sort that you want.

Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy

Oh I remember another one. Do we just do one? Or can we do lots?

And you can make lots. And even practice.

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

Somehow I don't think Calm has enough blackwood to make identical grinders!

...that's because David foolishly sent me the matching Blackwood chunk and a piece of Redgum and a small bottle of Glow !!!

Mucho thanks David...I don't care what the rest of the mob say about you and the Stubby, your OK

Yes, but are you gonna make a box or two?

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

Can I join to please
Toni

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? )

ok then

is this a turning challenge

or a box making challenge

or is it a free for all?

Originally Posted by echnidna

ok then

is this a turning challenge

or a box making challenge

or is it a free for all?

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. )

Hi All

From the coments so far this seems like a interesting group participation with woodies from all over all with different ideas coming together for this event if sucessful I can see it becoming a regular forum event with different themes each couple of months. Looking through my wood pile I can find plenty of 75 square 100 seems a harder to find but I have plenty of uninteresting in 100mm so we will see what happends on the first of Aug.

Cheers Tony

Originally Posted by Tony Morton

Hi All
Looking through my wood pile I can find plenty of 75 square 100 seems a harder to find but I have plenty of uninteresting in 100mm so we will see what happens on the first of Aug.

Cheers Tony

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" ? )

So when this is all over and we meet at TL's house for the BBQ (it is her challenge after all) who is going to bring the Chocolate ripple cake (cos i think it's a bit much for TL to make that as well as host.)

Another chance to check out the "PURPLE shed.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Calm

So when this is all over and we meet at TL's house for the BBQ (it is her challenge after all) who is going to bring the Chocolate ripple cake (cos i think it's a bit much for TL to make that as well as host.)

Another chance to check out the "PURPLE shed.

Cheers

I'll have to think about it. And ask Hubby if its alright that a whole lot of blokes come round to eat Chocolate ripple cake. Cos I ain't got that many tools to look at or play with, and inspecting GREY sheds doesn't take that long. I guess I could cook a snag or two, if I can find any amongst you lot.

Awwww, not fair, I can't get to TL house

Originally Posted by tea lady

You can use as many bits as you want, of any sort that you want.

And you can make lots. And even practice.

Yes, but are you gonna make a box or two?

....hmmmm, don't think the Redgum would be good for a box as I've been told that it likes to move a lot, but might be able to come up with something or 'other

Originally Posted by tea lady

I'll have to think about it. And ask Hubby if its alright that a whole lot of blokes come round to eat Chocolate ripple cake. Cos I ain't got that many tools to look at or play with, and inspecting GREY sheds doesn't take that long. I guess I could cook a snag or two, if I can find any amongst you lot.

Is'nt GREY some kind of shade of purple

Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy

Awwww, not fair, I can't get to TL house

...me neither !!!!

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

....hmmmm, don't think the Redgum would be good for a box as I've been told that it likes to move a lot, but might be able to come up with something or 'other

Ackershully, you're only partly right. Yes, it likes to move. But who's to say that a lid can't be designed in such a way as to cater for movement?

Originally Posted by tea lady

... I guess I could cook a snag or two, if I can find any amongst you lot.

cannibalism has been illegal for sometime I believe

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

cannibalism has been illegal for sometime I believe

Only if a snag eats a snag.