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Okay, I have been asked by my local woodturning club (I'm part of Education Committee) to come up with some ideas for semi-monthly challenges. This months challenge was inlays (mtg on 8/24). Here are some of the guidelines for our challenges:
- Be turned on a lathe. (small or large)
- Not require "special" tools. (Doesn't mean turners can't use them.)
- Not require special kits, etc (pens, bottle openers, etc)
- Should promote new turners to say, "yeah I can try that".
Promoting people to try new things is the key. Our Challenge has been on a rocky downslope as some key members of our club want to do away with it. We (Education Comm) have also told some members they are not "beginners" anymore and need to step up to the other table. We have about 108 club members, but only have about 6-8 people that seem to participate and we'd like to get others to join in. Any ideas you may have on ways to increase involvement or with actual challenge ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
- Be turned on a lathe. (small or large)
- Not require "special" tools. (Doesn't mean turners can't use them.)
- Not require special kits, etc (pens, bottle openers, etc)
- Should promote new turners to say, "yeah I can try that".
Promoting people to try new things is the key. Our Challenge has been on a rocky downslope as some key members of our club want to do away with it. We (Education Comm) have also told some members they are not "beginners" anymore and need to step up to the other table. We have about 108 club members, but only have about 6-8 people that seem to participate and we'd like to get others to join in. Any ideas you may have on ways to increase involvement or with actual challenge ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.