Thread: Timber offer + challenge

Added F&E to the list RBTCO

Could I please have No 1. Thanks.

No idea how to turn a Goblet, but looks like I'll be a learning how to .

#8 For me please,

Looks different!?

put me down for 1. bob

Hello,
The idea of having this sort of challenge, is a way of having the less experience turners not to be afraid or been demoralised to put some of their work on this forum, and not being concern in be ridicule with some less encouraging comments.

For this to work, I need that, the more experienced turners understand and recognise, what level of people I'm trying to reach, and allow them to have a go. Is a fact of life that, the more experience one gets, the harsher and critical he/she will become toward the beginners, forgetting quite simply how they felt when they started. Some new fellows would just be to intimidated to participate, if this was open to everyone.

I'm not aware of any "official" measurement formula for ones experience, time is not always the answer, as we all witness some people spending most of they life doing the same thing, and not being any good at it, when others are capable of reaching a much higher level of expertise, in a fraction of the time.

Taking this into consideration, and the fact that some sort of criteria is necessary also to determine who should participate or not, I believe reasonable that, this challenge should be limited to those with less than one year of turning experience. This is what the grade of rookie, beginner, novice, green/young/new turner refers to, with the individual natural age, having nothing to do with it.

Another issue that should be mentioned, is the fact that, anyone that is in the category requested for participation, is more than welcome to participate and donate a price, if they are in the position to do so. I would be thankful for any price donations available to the participants, if we end up with a few donations, that will mean that not only the winner would be awarded, but maybe the second and third place will get something also, and that would be a grateful incentive for all participants.

And by the way, no I'm not participating nor was ever my intention, I'm only the fellow with the timber on offer, the idea and the willingness to allow the next generation of wood turners, to have a fair go, have fun in the process and possibly end up with a nice winning price, that's all.

Thank you
Cheers
RBTCO

OK, I'll go for... No 3.

Oops, just read your latest post, and will have to disqualify myself as being over experienced...
Unless the "1 year" is total time turning.. sort of like "hours driving on your L plates before you can get your licence"?? Of the 2+ years I've had a lathe, it has spent many months sitting idle, while life got in the way of turning......

OK, I know it sounds like begging. The question is, is it working?

Cool I have only had a lathe for 3mths... put me down for #6.

I have documented my turning history in other threads and, just in case the omission of my entry was not unintentional as 's charitably suggested, I am happy to withdraw given that "possession of a lathe" is deemed evidence of turning experience. I bought a B&D drill attachment for turning in 1976, a basic (GMC like) lathe some time in the 80s that I then gave to my dad and probably chalked up 50 hours of "turning" in the past 31 years. A few months ago I did 27 hours of learning at a TAFE and purchased my first "real" lathe. Until then I had never "finished" a turned piece (if you do not count slapping paint on turned pine posts for a child's bed) and I have not yet @#$%^ managed to learn how to get a decent result with Shellawax. I have since turned the bowls shown in this forum. Never turned a goblet.

I hope this three decades of experience qualify me instead for inclusion in the list of 10 possible judges.

Originally Posted by robutacion

Hello,
I believe reasonable that, this challenge should be limited to those with less than one year of turning experience.

. I would be thankful for any price donations available to the participants,

alright - i'm 15, been turning since 13...bugga. oh well, i shall pull out then and i will donate a pack of osage orange and olive pen blanks that i cut up ages ago as a prize ( maybe as second or third prize )

cheers

Edit - my donation will be of ten ( 10 ) pen blanks from this picture ( i will choose which ones )

Dangit... I have no use for pen blanks...

I just fit into the "new" group, put me down for number 3


Funky C

Originally Posted by funkychicken

Dangit... I have no use for pen blanks...
Funky C

well come first then - i'm sure there will be better prizes then mine for first place

I've been turning for 14 months, but the the first 5 months was on a GMC lathe. Does that really count as turning experience or do I get bonus time for the agony of putting up with that piece of &*%$^.

Cheers
Shorty

OK I'm in #1 please. As you are a very new member can postage be paid once the log is received? Just a precaution in case you're actually in Nigeria not Adelaide.

The members here have reputations to maintain so I'm not trying to get out of paying it, more than happy to do so, just that we don't know you.

HH.

Originally Posted by HappyHammer

OK I'm in #1 please.

Damn I was a bit slow there number 10 please.

HH.