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Lynn Southward was kind enough to demonstrate how to turn a candy dish or raised and footed display bowl from three pieces of wood.  He started off by turning the spindle portion.  He added beads and coves to decorate the transition from the foot to the bowl.  He sized his final tenons on both ends to match a pre-determined size that corresponds to the size hole needed for using a chuck screw for turning the other pieces.

Next he turned the foot with the same considerations for detailing with beads, coves, ogees, etc.  He mentioned that you have to think about what will look good next to the spindle you've already turned!  The hole he drilled for mounting on the screw chuck is the same hole used for final assembly.

Lastly, Lynn turned a bowl with kind of a ogee shape.  The same design rules apply...don't forget about how the transition to the spindle will look and how the overall piece will look!  Due to time constraints, he didn't finish hollowing out the inside of the bowl but you get the idea!

It sure makes more sense the way Lynn does it because you don't need a big block of wood, you don't have to spend the time getting rid of the excess, and the final product is much stronger and cleaner across the spindle.  Thanks Lynn!!!!

The pictures below show some of the items brought in for the monthly President's Challenge entries and show-and-tell.  Congratulations to our President's Challenge winner Erik Blom shown with his beautiful hollow form!  

Our President's Challenge for September is to turn something out of an alternative material (anything but wood).

Ted has CA (super) glue and accelerator for sale.  He has 2 oz bottles of thin, medium and thick for $6 each.  He also has black glue for $8 each.

Don't forget about our special challenge of turning wooden flag holders for our veterans at the Ann Arbor VA hospital.  All bases should have a 3/16" hole to accept the flag.