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Competition time

Our club holds a quarterly(ish) competition that is open to all memebers from the novice to the professional (Novices are currently taking a lot of the prizes!). It is a chance to have a some fun and show off your talents of turning & other skills like carving, colouring, texturing, pyrography, etc – letting your imagnation run wild. There are small prizes and certificates for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Each competition has 3 to 4 topics to chose from, the latest competition topics are listed below:

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October 2012 meeting:

3 options:
1. A wet turned item, retaining some bark
2. An item incorporating a twist
3. An item made incorporating off centre turning
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Past competion categories and winners are below to give you an idea of what is expected.

March 2012 meeting:

3 options:
A make something from a 2”x2”x12” blank,
B make something incorporating carving or texturing,
C interpret the phrase “The Magic roundabout”

    

December 2011 meeting:

Make a  Christmas Decoration.

 

October 2011 – The HWA Challenge was to make something representing one of the below:

A- “Block of wood 8x3x3”

B- “Run of the mill”

C- “Autumn leaves”

   

June 2011 – The HWA Challenge was to make something representing a song title. The choices were:

A- “Ring of Fire”

B- “Little Green Apples”

C- “Lemon Tree”

D- “Ring a Ring o’ Roses”

                    

Feb 2011 – The HWA Challenge was to make something representing one of the random topics below:

A – Threadbare

B – The Valentine’s Day Massacre

C – On a Wing and a Prayer

D – Can’t see the Wood for the Trees

                   

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