Re-turned bonker

[Paul Douglass]

A couple years ago, on this forum or another one we had a bonker turning contest. I got disqualified for some reason, I'm sure it was unfair,.. but anyway. Well I bought a Dave Thompson gouge the other day and was looking for something to make a handle out of. Darn if that old "disqualified" bonker fall off a shelf and bonk me on the head! Wal la handle material. Here it is all re-turned:

[Jim Becker]

That's a most excellent re-bonk!!

[David Christopher]

Paul, good looking bonker/handle. I know youre going to love that thompson........happy turning

[Barry Stratton]

Well done, the ATOMIC BONKER lives again!

Thanks for the trip down memory lane....my entry in the bonker contest was my FIRST turning..... http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=32748&highlight=bonker+contest

And your was in the voting.....no DQ.... http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=33269&highlight=bonker+contest

[Jack Giovo]

Looks like a really fine re-bonker to me:)

Jack

[Dewey Torres]

Ah come on...you are not going to tell me your first bonker had a Celtic knot are you? If so then that is why were disqualified.

[Dave Halter]

Very nice form and design. Another example of why we never throw leftovers away.

Dave

[Steve Schlumpf]

Pretty fancy handle there Paul! It pays to hang on to scraps of wood cause you just never know when will be needed for a project!

[Allen Neighbors]

I can't, in any lifetime, think of a better way to display a Doug Thompson tool!!
Well done!!

[Richard Madison]

Good recycle Paul! Dontcha just hate it when a guy's tool handle is better than your regular turnings?