Ryedale Woodturners
CLUB COMPETITIONS
At the 2014 AGM, John Whitehead proposed a monthly competition on club demonstration nights, and offered to sponsor a prize. Gordon Malan seconded and volunteered to donate to the prize fund as well.
Competition categories agreed so far are as follows:
- October 2014 Bowl
- November 2014 Weed pot / bud vase
- December 2014 Christmas competition, 3 categories:
1 Hollow form; 2 Spindle turning; 3 Other - January 2015 Candle Holder
- February 2015 Vase / Hollow form
- March 2015 Decorated bowl
- April 2015 Natural edge item
November 2014
A bud vase or weed pot
The second competition saw eight weed pots or bud vases, once again varied in style and interpretation.
The pieces were judged at half time by, I think, Graham Harker, Vince Lees and someone else?, using a scoring system based on five categories. (No one has yet passed on the descriptors the descriptors?) The winner was a tall vase with sloping cut-off neck, enhanced by holding a turned tulip, by Keith Hart, who received a £5 woodstore token as a prize. In second place was a vase with painted floral decoration at its base (I didn't catch whose this was, and in third place a plain small vase in yew by Steve Fearnley.
Apologies for the poor quality of the photos this time. The main light was behind the pieces, and I should have put my flash on (I try and avoid direct flash because it whites out a lot of the colour in the wood). Just quick snaps at tea-break. A cloth and a white background board would set the pieces off better.
If anyone has any better photos please email them and I will replace those below.
Natural edge neck
A small vase - oak or walnut?
Second prize, airbrush decoration?
Keith Hart's tall winning piece, together with my shorter yew vase.
Nicely proportioned
Nice grain
Some interesting colouring here