monthly challenge vote

Congratulations Phil Hamel, winner of the November turning challenge. The November 2023 turning challenge theme was to turn something that symbolized Thanksgiving. The challenge now is for all forum members to help select the winner for the November challenge. Voting begins now and ends at...

Congratulations to Kirk Amidon, winner of the August 2023 Turning Challenge. The turning challenge for the month of August 2023 was to turn a low-sided calabash bowl. Now, the challenge for all forum members (this means you and me) is to choose a winner. Voting begins now and concludes at...

The turning challenge for the month of July 2023 was to turn an emerging bowl. Now, the challenge for all forum members (this means you and me) is to choose a winner. Voting begins now and concludes at midnight UTC (coordinated universal time) on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. You are only...

Voting has ended. Congratulations to Vincent Vogel, winner of the May 2023 Turning Challenge. The turning challenge for the month of May 2023 was for beginners only and the goal was to turn an egg that could fool a chicken (NOTE: chickens aren't very smart). A turned wooden egg is a very...

It is now time for forum members to vote in the October turning challenge. The October Turning Challenge was for beginners only and the challenge was to turn a bowl. The ground rules for the bowl were: The challenge was all about form and not beautiful wood so scrap lumber or plain vanilla...

The September Turning Challenge was to turn a wide-rimmed platter in which the rim has been embellished. The embellishment was "anything goes": pyrography, paint, carved, beads, whatever! The only thing that would not go is a plain wide rim! How wide, you might ask? That is part of the...

The theme for the August 2022 Turning Challenge was to turn a ball in a ball. Al Hockenbery's demo handout was shown as an example, but you were encouraged to be creative and put your own spin on this challenge. The result was three very creative entries for this month’s challenge. The...

In tribute to the MLB All-Star Game earlier this month, the July 2022 challenge was to turn a baseball, but not an ordinary regulation MLB baseball. The challenge was to turn a baseball that for one reason or another would have been an MLB reject … a "different" kind of baseball guaranteed to be...

The theme of the June 2022 Turning Challenge was "It's About Time!" So, let's not procrastinate nor while away the hours …. the time is nigh for your “turn". The entries have been submitted and now without a moment to spare, the time has come for forum members to cast their ballot to select...

Let me see if I can post this correctly as I have not done it before..... The May 2022 Turning Challenge was to turn something with metal in it. The entries have been submitted and now it's time for forum members to choose the winner of the May challenge. The voting begins now and ends at...

Voting has ended! Congratulations to the winner, Bruce Kerns. The April 2022 Turning Challenge was to turn an Easter egg that is also a box that can hold candy treats. The entries have been submitted and now it's time for forum members to choose the winner of the April challenge. The voting...

The theme for the December Turning Challenge was "Happy New Year" ... use your creativity and turn something that celebrates the end of a challenging year and welcomes a new one full of hope, a blank canvas that you can paint any way you choose. Now it is time for forum members to vote. The...

The November Turning Challenge was to turn one or more snow people, snow beings, snowmen, show women, and/or snow kids. Now it is time for forum members to vote. The voting starts now and ends at midnight UTC on November 30. You are allowed one vote and once you have voted you won't be able...

The October Turning Challenge was to turn a mallet. Now it is time for forum members to vote. The voting starts now and ends at midnight UTC on October 31. You are allowed one vote and once you have voted you won't be able to go back and change your vote. After you have voted you will be able...

****** ****** The September Turning Challenge was to turn a candlestick!! Now it is time for forum members to vote. The voting starts now and ends at midnight UTC on September 30. You are allowed one vote and once you have voted you won't be able to go back and change your vote. After...

The August challenge was to turn a bowl or platter with an embellished rim. There were no restrictions on the embellishment and no size restrictions. Only one entry (and only one photo) was allowed per person. Turnings had to be started no earlier than August 3, 2021 ... (no old photos...

The egg turning contest for July has ended and now it is time for forum members to select their favorite. You get only one vote and once you have voted you won't be able to go back and change your vote. After you have voted you will be able to track the vote totals. The voting is secret (just...