Booyah! 1st prize gloat

[Jason Clark2]

Yesterday was the 3rd annual woodworking expo at the local Woodcraft. As part of the expo they have a woodworking contest with 4 categories: woodturning, wood carving, furniture, and other. I entered 4 pieces in the woodturning category and the attached piece won 1st place - a new Rikon 70-050vs mini lathe worth about $350. The winning entry is a spalted/quilted/curly Maple hollow form with an Ebony collar (in these photos it has a Desert Ironwood collar, it was later replaced with one turned from ebony). The second photo is a quick cell phone photo from my shop that better shows the spalt and quilt/curl on the top.

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Pics or it didn't happen:

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Jason

[Robert McGowen]

Congrats, Jason!

[Eric Holmquist]

Congratulations!

[dan carter]

Heck of a deal. Good for you.

[Scott Hackler]

Congrats to you. That is a great prize.

[Bill Wyko]

Congratulations!!! I too won the WC contest here in Tucson, but our 1st prize was no where near as cool. I just got some clamps and other odds & ends. A very deserved award for your efforts. That is a georgous HF.

[Jason Clark2]

This was the 3rd annual event. 1st year I took 3rd place, a close quarters angle drill (~$60). Last year I took 2nd, a Supernova2 with insert (~$165). This year i took 1st and got the mini lathe. Is it too early to start planning for next year?

[Steve Vaughan]

WOW! Congratulations to you! Nice HF and really nice award!

[Kathy Marshall]

Congrat Jason! Nice piece and a nice prize!

[Jim Burr]

Really like that collar and the wood is over the top! Just out of curiosity, what were the other three pieces you entered?

[John Keeton]

Congrats, Jason!! Great prize - now you can have two turnings going at the same time!

[Tony De Masi]

Congrats Jason. That is a beautiful piece.

[Jason Clark2]

These were my other entries:
1) Sissoo hollow form with Macassar Ebony pedestal & finial
2) Oak Burl 4 piece nested set
3) Desert Ironwood root hollow form
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[Dan Forman]

Congrat's on a nice piece and cool prize.

Dan

[Jim Burr]

The Sisssoo...ehhh...but the bowls and Ironwood...you are rockin' it!

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Feels Good doesn't it :D Congrats Jason. I have a Rikon Mini too & think it's a nice little lathe I think you'll like it..

[Harry Robinette]

Nice job on the turnings, and congratulation on the win .Oh Ya nice prize.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Congrats on your big win Jason! Enjoy the new lathe!

[David E Keller]

Congrats on the lathe! I'd have given that ironwood piece top prize... Then I'd have given you second for the piece you won with. Shows you what I know, huh?

[charlie knighton]

congratulations, all pieces are very nice, +1 with David on the ironwood piece

[Mike Cruz]

Jason, Congrats on the win and prize!

And the maple was no doubt purchased at Woodcraft, right? ;)

[Baxter Smith]

Congrats on the win! Nice prize!

[Jason Clark2]

It was purchased from another local club member for <stealth gloat> $15 </stealth gloat>. Here's a couple of before photo:
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Jason, Congrats on the win and prize!

And the maple was no doubt purchased at Woodcraft, right? ;)

[Mike Cruz]

That IS a gloat! I was 1/2 kidding, but thought that since it was a contest held at WC, it would have been a WC piece of wood...

[Jason Clark2]

I don't buy much wood there these days. Come to think of it the Ebony I used for the collar was bought there, as was the Ebony used in the pedestal & the finial on my Sissoo entry.


That IS a gloat! I was 1/2 kidding, but thought that since it was a contest held at WC, it would have been a WC piece of wood...

[Roland Martin]

A big congrats, Jason. All 4 entries are very well done and the win was certainly well deserved.

[Michelle Rich]

congrats! well done

[Greg Just]

Well done Jason - enjoy the new lathe!

[Russell Eaton]

I'm with Keller on the ironwood piece. It just looks too cool. Enjoy the new lathe.

[Al Wasser]

Good work, but mixing Cramer with woodturning, now that is a stretch

[Harvey Ghesser]

Congratulations on the win, Jason. Well deserved.

[Jason Clark2]

Thanks all, Here are my 2nd and 3rd place entries for the past 2 years. The hollow form is bug eaten and spalted Palo Verde and won 2nd place last year. It doesn't have a flat bottom so it must sit inside the matching ring stand. The 3 piece nested set is Eucalyptus Burl that was locally harvested. The cracks are filled with coffee grounds. It took 3rd place 2 years ago.

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[Bill White]

Since the ironwood didn't win, can I have it?:D
Bill