Turn one really cool top, or turn a whole batch of them. Use a kit, or use a plain piece of wood. Turn a giant top, or a mini top. Colorful, textured, uniform, metal, or wood, or all of the above. Just get busy and have it done before New Year’s.
Dec. Turning Challenge- Give It A Spin
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Great idea! I will be watching!
Spinning tops or tops to vessels?
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I intentionally left that loophole open so it could be interpreted differently. These challenges are all about creativity. So, if someone can be creative in how they interpret the guidelines, all the better. Just don’t tell anyone.
Granddaughter has been turning them for years.
Those are beautiful. Tell her that they really good. Really really good.
I have a granddaughter about same age and she loves coloring wood and lake stones this is a great idea something she may really like I'll have to give her a try. What I like more than anything is seeing young people taking part in trade/craft passed down through the generations!
Fantastic! She will remember these moments forever! Great collection of tops, as well!
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I think we can call the winner for this challenge now.
Above post wasn’t meant as a contest entry, just motivation to show what a young girl can do. Enjoy teaching her and she’s eager to learn more. It’s our special thing and we always enjoy our shop time. Will see if we can get something special made for the contest.
Nice. The young makers are a delight. I’m reminded of a turner who passed away many years back and showed us the “tippe ttop” the aaw mag showed as well. It’s a cool little top that flips over on its own. I’ll look for a vid but you can find several searching tippe top. There are some physics to the right proportions to make it flip, I just go with a bit of trial and error
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