Posts Tagged ‘challenge’


Woodturning Experimental Segmented Christmas Ornament

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo and FaceBook. Where Best? – Right Here! This is the first time I’m using type of wood. It comes from FrogBlanks.com. It consists of birch veneers that may be dyed, then laminated in one directly only. (It is NOT cross banded). This is pretty wood. However, I […]

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Woodturning Mixed Laminated Christmas Bell Ornament

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where Best? Right Here Already! This is my first ornament for this year’s Christmas Ornament Challenge. It is a variety of woods from a past laminated project. One nice thing about Christmas ornaments is that scrap wood is a great source of perfect material. This […]

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Christmas Ornament Challenge – 2018 Results

This video is also posted to YouTube – What go there when you’re already here? Results are complete for the 2018 Christmas Ornament Challenge. Finalists are: # Maker    Title 2 Eli Polite Expert Impossible 69 Pedro Trinidad Novice Tres Reyes Magos 9 Jim Beckwith Confident Carved Cherry Sea Urchin Ornament 68 Gene Dellinger Novice […]

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Christmas Ornament Challenge – Viewer Review

This video is also posted on YouTube. Here are the ornaments in the 2018 Christmas Ornament Challenge. This is the opportunity for viewers to pick their favorites. Please express your favorites in high to low order separated by commas such as 1,2,3,4,5. For voting purposed, it will be easier for us if you vote via […]

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Christmas Ornament Challenge 2018 Announcement

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook. Best right here at the source. Announcing the Seventh Annual Christmas Ornament Challenge. The challenge is open to all crafts, all materials, collaborations, mixed media, whatever. All skill levels may also enter. This year NO video is required. However, if you make a video, we’ll […]

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Sphere Challenge of 2018 – Final

I challenged woodturners to turn a sphere by the end of July. Why? Because spheres are an essential skill. I received some training years ago that just did not work. It took me years of false starts to turn my first good sphere. Since then I’ve learned and shared the techniques and process that works […]

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Sphere Challenge of 2018 Update #1

Sphere pictures so far in the 2018 challenge. Get yours in by July 31, 2018 at www.AsWoodTurns.com/Challenges. Rules – turn a sphere (by 7/31/18) Send it in. Resource for you to review: Woodturning Essentials – Octagon Method For Perfect Spheres Woodturning A Perfect Sphere Into A Strata-Sphere Enjoy!

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Woodturning My 5 Minute Challenge Goblet With Whoopsy

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here! “Le PicBois” has a challenge to turn a goblet within five minutes. While I don’t like to turn as a race, I do like challenges. This one reminds me of the egg cup race at the Utah Woodturning Symposium. I’ve participated for […]

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Your Woodturning Challenge – Turn A Sphere

This video is also posted on YouTube. I challenge every woodturner to turn a sphere by the end of July. Spheres are an essential skill. If you are a beginner, begin now. If you are experienced, get better now. What kind of sphere? As long as it is or uses a sphere, anything goes. Between […]

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2017 Christmas Ornament Challenge Update #2

This is the second update to the Sixth Annual Christmas Ornament Challenge to show all the ornament and videos submitted to date. All videos are in a playlist here. for 2 Mauro Migone 3 Patrick Laperrière ( Pat Lap ) 4 Billy Burt 5 Steve Krumanaker 6 Mauro Migone 7 Thijs Gijbels 8 Walt Wager 9 […]

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