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Idea for next year, maybe AAW competition or WC?

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Idea for next year, maybe AAW competition or WC?

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Idea for next year, maybe AAW competition or WC?

Craig Daymon

Halloween bowls.

All my projects take a LONG time and I have a few now, so I'm not shooting for this year.

But as bowls are naturals for turners, wondering about a contest for the best Halloween bowl. Thinking it might be a great one for some of that electrical arc burning. Suspect Michael Gibson and Cynthia could do a terrific one.

I'm thinking of a large bowl with a band featuring carvings of bats and skulls and witch hats, with plenty of pyrography below the band. Maybe pyrography and carving on the inside too? Nice way to avoid the nub in the middle by leaving a carving in the center of the bottom, like a spider or skull and crossbones?

Be a terrific bowl to bring out year after year. Might be a big seller at craft fairs this time of year.

Re: Idea for next year, maybe AAW competition or WC?

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Re: Idea for next year, maybe AAW competition or W

John K Jordan

That sounds like fun! I would probably carve on something.

Are you envisioning wooden pumpkins? What about tall forms, vases, platters, boxes? John Lucas might put a mirror in one and carve a broomstick to incorporate somehow.

Just for fun...

I cut into a pumpkin or two when I can fit it in. Here are a couple I carved probably sometime in the '80s:


I see this technique all the time now. Back then, not so much (if ever).

JKJ

Re: Idea for next year, maybe AAW competition or WC?

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Re: Idea for next year, maybe AAW competition or W

Craig Daymon

I was thinking bowls as heirloom pieces special for the holiday. Besides, every year there would be the reaction of new kids at the door.

Though, it is certainly open to whatever would draw the most interest. I just like the bowl because it is classic for turners and classic for handing out candy.

I did create some small, solid pumpkins a few years back. Turned spheres from Mahogany and with them between cup centers, carefully cut grooves with rounded sides. The real fun part was turning the stems from Hickory with an eccentric bend in them.Turned both at the same time, then cut them apart. It was fun because of the very small size of the eccentric turning, just gripping it by the tip of the centers.

I think there are pictures of them up here somewhere. Certainly could have been hollowed, which would have been fun to light up and cut in some facial features.