November 2023 Turning Challenge: Thanksgiving Theme

[Michael Anderson]

We’re sorry for the delay in getting this challenge posted. Life has been…life! Anyway…

This month’s challenge is to turn something related to Thanksgiving. Note: for all of our international participants, you are welcome to turn something related to your own thanksgiving or equivalent holiday.

What does this mean? Well, you can turn a pair of candlesticks for the table. You can turn a cornucopia to decorate the house. You can turn a turkey and lobster nativity scene. You can even turn a nice serving bowl. Really, the sky is the limit! Extra (brownie) points will be awarded for creativity.

And finally, the fine print from the official AAW Forum legal consultants -- Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe:

• Only one entry per person and one photo of your turning.
• Entries must be posted in this thread.
• The deadline for posting entries is midnight Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on November 27, 2023.
• 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 November 8, 2023.
• 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 November 28, 2023, through midnight UTC on December 1, 2023.
• Solicitation of votes will result in disqualification.
• The winner might have to pass a lie detector test before collecting the prizes. Good luck, have fun, make shavings, and let the chips fall where they may!!

 

[Rusty Nesmith]

 

[Phil Hamel]

Candle holders turned from Chestnut. Candles turned from composite plastic. Wick/flame turned from bamboo. Turkey off axis turned from popular. Feathers, beak, sign and wattle made from Cedar.

 

[Aaron Gesicki]

My sister suggested a Holy Grail motif as one idea. In response, I made three each a different size. these are the two larger ones - she kept the smallest after seeing them all [her birthday gift]. Obviously, these are Juglans nigra and Prunus serotina.

 

[cascayou]

Ok here is Mademoiselle Turkey, edition 2023

 

[Mike Shannon]

 

[David Croxton]

This is my very first posting - I hope it is ok to enter -- I saw the theme a little over a week ago and have been trying very hard to finish my entry before the deadline!
"Harvest Bowl" Basketweave Illusion is turned from Hard Maple and the design is colored with Dark Sepia and Colbalt Green Pitt Indian Ink Artist Pens.
It measures approximately 6.5" diameter x 2.0" tall.

 

[Bill Boehme]

The November Turning Challenge is now officially closed. Voting will commence as soon as we get our act together.