Turning Challenged Contest

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D.Oliver

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This contest is for those who are just starting out turning pens as well as those of who have been doing for a while, but just haven't mastered it yet. Here is a quick self assesment to determine if this contest if for you.
If I say "How is the Fit and Finish?" and your response is " Better than the Fat and Norwegion".

You're not quite sure what "outgassing" is, but you pretty sure if involves refried beans.

You wonder why California is the only state that gets a finished named after it.

The only reason you use a skew is to keep up on the latest swear words.

You've glued any part of your body to either yourself or anything your shop in the last month.

If you answer yes to any of these questions, this is your contest. So now that you have determined that this is indeed the contest for you. Here are the guildlines:
1. A Slimline or variant must be used for this contest. Basically if it has a 7mm tubes, a twist 7mm tranny, and two equal length tubes its eligble. This includes Creekline, Saturn, Funline, Streamline, and Trimline kits.

2. You may do no alterations to the kit. (No custom centerbands, No closed ends, No hidden clips)

3. To keep the playing field level.....
Wood Lathe - Yes
Metal Lathe - No
Ornamental Lathe - No
Rose Engine Lathe - No
CNC - Oh H#ll No

4. Blanks for this contest must be:
  • Commercially available
  • Made by you from raw materials, where the work by you represents the majority of the work required to create the blank.
5. The pen cannot have been or be shown in any public forum (truck stop bathrooms included) before the contest is completed.

6. The deadline: Midnight God's Time ( also known as Mountain Time) Feb. something or other.

7. To enter email up to 3 photos to D.Oliver.IAP@gmail.com. Please put Turning Challenged in the subject heading. Photos must be sized 800 x 600.




8. Pens will be voted upon by IAP membership. The criteria should be considered in both the making of the pen and voting should be:
  • WOW factor
  • Fit and Finish
  • Creativity
  • Difficulty
So there it is. Have some fun, talk a little trash, and make some pens.



Questions? Post them below or if you prefer PM me.​

While being from either Utah or Florida are strong indicators that this contest is for you, there aren't absolute, so please use the criteria at the beginning of this post to determine eligibility.​
 
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stonepecker

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This contest is for those who are just starting out turning pens as well as those of who have been doing for a while, but just haven't mastered it yet. Here is a quick self assesment to determine if this contest if for you.

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While being from either Utah or Florida are strong indicators that this contest is for you, there aren't absolute, so please use the criteria at the begging of this post to determine eligibility.​


I believe the trash talking has started.
I hope that Faith SoDak. gets lots of snow for Christmas.
 

lyonsacc

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1st line - those who have been doing "it" for a while
2nd line - assessment (4 s's)
3rd line - Norwegian
4th line - "it" rather than if
7th line - anything "in" your shop
#1 - eligible
Last sentence - "they" aren't absolute

While this sounds like an interesting contest, I'd rather partake in the excitement of the "Get it done" contest!
 

bobleibo

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OK, since everyone else is helping Derek out, in the name of good sportsmanship, I'll chip in with a little help too....


This contest is for those who are just starting out turning pens as well as those of who have been doing for a while, but just haven't mastered it yet. Here is a quick self assesment to determine if this contest if for you.
If I say "How is the Fit and Finish?" and your response is " Better than the Fat and Norwegion".

If you someday aspire to be good enough to enter the Ball Point Pen contest but have not quite got there yet, this contest is for you.

You're not quite sure what "outgassing" is, but you pretty sure if involves refried beans.

You wonder why California is the only state that gets a finished named after it.

The only reason you use a skew is to keep up on the latest swear words.

You've glued any part of your body to either yourself or anything your shop in the last month.

If you answer yes to any of these questions, this is your contest. So now that you have determined that this is indeed the contest for you. Here are the guildlines:
1. A Slimline or variant must be used for this contest. Basically if it has a 7mm tubes, a twist 7mm tranny, and two equal length tubes its eligble. This includes Creekline, Saturn, Funline, Streamline, and Trimline kits.

2. You may do no alterations to the kit. (No custom centerbands, No closed ends, No hidden clips)

3. To keep the playing field level.....
Wood Lathe - Yes
Metal Lathe - No
Ornamental Lathe - No
Rose Engine Lathe - No
CNC - Oh H#ll No

4. Blanks for this contest must be:
  • Commercially available
  • Made by you from raw materials, where the work by you represents the majority of the work required to create the blank.
5. The pen cannot have been or be shown in any public forum (truck stop bathrooms included) before the contest is completed.

6. The deadline: Midnight God's Time ( also known as Mountain Time) Feb. something or other.

7. To enter email up to 3 photos to D.Oliver.IAP@gmail.com. Please put Turning Challenged in the subject heading. Photos must be sized 800 x 600.




8. Pens will be voted upon by IAP membership. The criteria should be considered in both the making of the pen and voting should be:
  • WOW factor
  • Fit and Finish
  • Creativity
  • Difficulty
So there it is. Have some fun, talk a little trash, and make some pens.



Questions? Post them below or if you prefer PM me.​

While being from either Utah or Florida are strong indicators that this contest is for you, there aren't absolute, so please use the criteria at the beginning of this post to determine eligibility.​
 
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alankulwicki7

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If you are Turning Challenged, why would you want to go through all the time and effort of making a pen? :eek:

That sounds like an awful lot of work when we have the

2016 IAP Bash Trivia Contest.
 
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