2016 Christmas Ornament Challenge – Videos 51 thru 75

Wood turned snowman from a 1″ wood dowel

– Tommy Akridge

–  Alan Stratton

Here is my entry to the Christmas challenge for this year i thought id do a tree decoration and have ago at something i haven’t done before. The wood i have used is called laburnum its my first time working with it and i think it is a really nice wood to turn hope you like the video. Thanks for watching. 🙂

– Daniel Harrison

A picture/slide show of a wood turning miniature (3″ by 1″) cowboy hat for a Christmas ornament.

– Jennifer Kolesar

Wood turned Snowman for Christmas Ornament Challenge

– Johnny Perez

I made some small wooden round and burnt some simple runes (Anglo Saxon runic) into them. They may be simplistic but hey, sometimes that’s the way to go.

– Trevor McClung

A snowman ornament made using Alumilite resin with red, green and white dyes plus pinecones.

– Zac Higgins

My Son said the Challenge was open to ALL ornaments this year, so thought I’d share.  Here is a nice pair of embroidered felt “Button Birds”.  These are 3D ornaments which can be viewed from all sides.  Happy Holidays !!

– Shirley Wardman

This is my first ornament and my first video. I hope you like it.
The first ornament has a spalted maple globe with ash finials.
The second ornament is all ash.

– Martin Young

This week I submit my entry to the 5th annual Christmas Ornament challenge hosted by:. Carl Jacobson & Alan Stratton. I wanted to try something new but it didn’t turn out as well as I had hoped. I’m no expert on the lathe but I love turning and learning as I go.  This is one of my favorite times of year and one of my favorite challenges. good luck to all who enter and as always THANKS FOR WATCHING!!

– Joe Walters

We hosted our family Thanksgiving celebration at my house this year.  I made some 2016 Christmas Ornaments for all the kids to paint.

– Donald LeBlanc

This robin redbreast is turned from a sycamore branch and one poplar pen blank. I turned it using only a variety of skews !!! The glasses are a small fridge magnet.

– Steve Twydell

Foldable Wooden Christmas Tree Phone Stand

– Tim Keeley

2016 Ornament Challenge I made a Christmas tree from an old post that was giving to me I forgot to take a photo of the wood before i started sorry for that hope you enjoy.

– Korey Clouse

I made a cross out of puzzle pieces cut from maple.  I put words about Jesus on one side and what those words mean to me on the other side.  Christmas is just the beginning!

– Cy Mars

Thanks you Carl and Alan for putting on the Christmas Ornament Challenge.  And for all the great videos you all produce.

– Jim Burton

My attempt at art… its a snowman or you could call it a woodman. Hope you all like it!

– Wes Hamstra

It is a very small project which I made with a piece of privet that I took in my firewood pile, the completion is made with the linseed oil.

– Laurent Leynaud

A turned, two sided medallion Christmas tree ornament. There is a celtic knot design on one side and a parquetry star on the other.

– Lynda Coles

Turned a segmented half sphere and inlaid it with a snowflake pattern.
I also made a stand out of brass for a nice presentation.

– David K

I turn a flashing light up Christmas ornament from a stabilized maple burl and alumilite blank.  This is my entry for the Christmas Ornament Challenge.

– Mark Choitz

– Ryan Rojas

Elizabeth Day turns an ornament globe from cherry wood and alumilite and adds an LED to finish it off.

– Elizabeth Day