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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:
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- The challenge was all about form and not beautiful wood so scrap lumber or plain vanilla wood were perfect for the challenge.
- The diameter must be between 5 and 9 inches.
- The height of your bowl should be no greater than 2½ inches.
- No vertical sides and no flat bottoms were allowed.
- Embellishments were not allowed.
- Any kind of finish or no finish.
- The objective was to turn a shallow bowl that had a smooth continuous curve throughout without any humps, bumps, dips (AKA, dig-ins or catches), corners, or straight sections.
- An even wall thickness on the bowl was a goal, but since calipers don't work too well on a photograph this was just a "give it your best shot", but not a requirement. (we will take your word that the wall thickness is sort of constant).
- This was not a thin-turning contest so thicker walls were perfectly alright.
- Examples of a smooth continuous curve included elliptical, hemisphere, parabolic, catenary, or anything similar. Other more advanced shapes such as ogee and calabash were not allowed.
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