About the Contest The Fall 2008 AAW Forum woodturning contest results are in. Congratulations
to "Truffuls", the first place contest winner. This was the 15th
turning contest held on the AAW forums, patterned after the "Leaf Extraordinaire" article shown on page 40 of the Fall 2008 Vol 23 No 3 edition of American Woodturner. The contests winners are: Click on each of the links above for a view of these useful creations. And click here to view photos of all entries. If you would like to consider entering the next contest, watch for announcements in the AAW forums. To view all of the winners and entries from the last 15 quarterly contest, click here.
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Truffuls' winning contest entry :
Spalted Maple - Ring is approx 4" wide and 9.5" diameter. This shot shows one leaf after extensive hand sanding (with the torn up hands to prove it) and about 4 coats of pre-cat lacquer. This is the same wood as the plate I showed in Richmond. These trees line our street. So I grabbed a leaf off mine in the front yard as a template. I thought I should use the same species of leaf as the wood. The wood had sections of punk and it is amazing that all the peaks made it. I have a few more ideas on this so I just may just submit another entry. This is a really cool technique and I'm having lots of fun with it.
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