Hi everyone!
This month's turning challenge was to turn a salad bowl. Wide open to interpretation, and with only a few rules, I was pleased with the variety of forms. Some possibly a bit more functional than others, but as a salad-lover, I would be happy to use any of them! We had TWENTY participants (!!) submit twenty wonderful bowls, and I'm letting you all have three votes. I appreciate everyone's participation--another month, another challenge!
Now, the challenge for all forum members (this means you and me) is to choose a favorite. Voting begins now and concludes ~11:59p UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) Sunday, 3 May, 2026. You are allowed three votes; once you have voted, you won't be able to go back and change your votes. After you have voted, you can track the vote totals. The voting is secret (just like an actual election), so nobody else can see who you voted for (not even the moderators/administrators). In case of a tie vote, the forum moderators will gather in a virtual waist-deep green shavings-filled shop to determine the winner.
As in all previous challenges, the winner might have to pass a lie detector test before being awarded the Grand Prize (rumored to be that special, vintage, Red Oak salad bowl).
The following are this month's entries. FYI, you can click on each image for a larger view:
This month's turning challenge was to turn a salad bowl. Wide open to interpretation, and with only a few rules, I was pleased with the variety of forms. Some possibly a bit more functional than others, but as a salad-lover, I would be happy to use any of them! We had TWENTY participants (!!) submit twenty wonderful bowls, and I'm letting you all have three votes. I appreciate everyone's participation--another month, another challenge!
Now, the challenge for all forum members (this means you and me) is to choose a favorite. Voting begins now and concludes ~11:59p UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) Sunday, 3 May, 2026. You are allowed three votes; once you have voted, you won't be able to go back and change your votes. After you have voted, you can track the vote totals. The voting is secret (just like an actual election), so nobody else can see who you voted for (not even the moderators/administrators). In case of a tie vote, the forum moderators will gather in a virtual waist-deep green shavings-filled shop to determine the winner.
As in all previous challenges, the winner might have to pass a lie detector test before being awarded the Grand Prize (rumored to be that special, vintage, Red Oak salad bowl).
The following are this month's entries. FYI, you can click on each image for a larger view:
