in case of video difficulty, this post is also available on YouTube. This video is a preview with ornaments submitted so far to the 2023 Ornament Challenge. I cannot adequately express my amazement at the talent displayed. Each seems to show creative talent whether made by an expert or a novice. Please do NOT vote […]
Read More...Here we are again – The season for decorations and ornaments. And, the annual Ornament Challenge of 2023. It is time to make your ornament for the 2023 Christmas Ornament Challenge. The time to submit your picture is during the month of November 2023. Again this year, there is something for everyone. Grand prizes for […]
Read More...I love this ornament inspired by sea urchin ornaments. Instead of the shell of a sea creature, it is turned from almost any wood. This one started as a 2.4″ diameter sphere turned using the octagon method. Nothing else gets me closer to a perfect sphere as quickly. Then after some indexing, it is mounted […]
Read More...Please view this post here on this page. But if there is a problem, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook After last year’s Ornament Challenge, Paul sent me a kit for me to make an ornament similar to one he had submitted. It took me a while to get to it. But now […]
Read More...This video is best viewed here on this page. However, if there are difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Our club is turning oversize ornament for a Christmas tree to be auctioned in a fund raising event. By oversized, this ornament is twelve inches long and two inches diameter. It is walnut […]
Read More...In case of video difficulty, this is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But best right here! These bells are turned from a laminated block of maple, cherry, wenge, yellow heart, and padauk. Lamination involves gluing wood essentially side by side into a block. They wood was then segmented into a four segmented ring. Admittedly, […]
Read More...This post is best viewed here on this page. In case of computer difficulties, it is also posted to YouTube and FaceBook. I love the old fashioned glass ornaments. I do not see many of them any more. For this project, that ornament is the model for a candy station. I turned a sphere but […]
Read More...Voting is over- what a great challenge. Thank you for voting. Thank you for your ornaments. Countries represented AustraliaBelgiumCanadaItaliaPuerto RicoThe NetherlandsUnited KingdomUSA Sponsors STARBOND Bonus PrizeALUMILITE Bonus PrizeCRAFT SUPPLIES USA Grand PrizeWOODWORKERS EMPORIUM Bonus PrizeHUNTER TOOLS Grand PrizeAIR BRUSHING WOOD Bonus and Grand PrizesSPIRACRAFT Bonus and Grand PrizesWOODTURNERS WONDERS Bonus PrizeTURNTEX Grand PrizeAS WOOD TURNS […]
Read More...This post is best viewed here on this page. In case that someone watered the gremlins, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After checking in an ornament for the challenge by Dan Owens, I wanted to make one similar. His was 3D printed. So, I fired up my computer with OpenSCAD, 3D design […]
Read More...This post is best viewed here on this page. In case of gremlin attach, it is also posted in YouTube. It is time you to vote for your favorite ornaments in the 2022 Annual Christmas Ornament Challenge. With 286 ornaments, there are a lot to review. But also a lot of great ideas to view […]
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