Hi everyone! For this month's turning challenge, I want to do something a bit different, in a couple of senses of the word: turn something that normally wouldn't be made from wood. To be clear, your turning should be wood (or another turning material), but your inspiration shouldn't be wood. Your piece can be functional or non-functional, embellished or non-embellished, etc. This is wide open to your interpretation. Here are a few pieces to inspire (made by forum members @Bruce L Jones, @Guillaume Fontaine, and @Linda Ferber):
The most important thing about this challenge is to have FUN. No one is judging you on your realism (well, not directly), but you should try to get as close to your inspiration as possible. Here are the challenge rules, as determined by AAW Forum legal counsel Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe:
The most important thing about this challenge is to have FUN. No one is judging you on your realism (well, not directly), but you should try to get as close to your inspiration as possible. Here are the challenge rules, as determined by AAW Forum legal counsel Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe:
- Entries must be posted in this thread by ~11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Friday, August 29, 2025.
- Feel free to post a two photos of your piece in this thread (I will use my favorite of the two when I create the voting thread). Please don't crop your images tightly (meaning, leave a bit of room in the image so I can add your name later). You are welcome to post a third photo of your inspiration if you want.
- Your turning can be any size, embellished or natural, one piece or multiple. Include the dimensions in your entry post.
- As always, this is a turning contest, not a "moldy oldie" photo contest, so in fairness to everybody, make sure your work is something you have made since this challenge was issued on August 11, 2025.
- You may not post any photos of your entry in this month’s challenge in any other thread or in the gallery until the voting has ended and a winner has been declared.
- Voting will take place from August 30, 2025, through 11:59 pm EST on September 1, 2025.
- Solicitation of votes will result in disqualification.
- The winner might have to pass a lie detector test before collecting the grand prize: this month it is an unreliable center-finder. Good luck, have fun, make shavings, and let the chips fall where they may!!