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Bob Hamilton WR Addict Offline Posts: 1,118 Forest, Ontario, Canada Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: C&T - Cube Reply #15 - Jun 24^th, 2014 at 10:33pm Count me in, Jim, and I am okay with international shipping. Ya know, achieving a perfect cube is pretty challenging in and of itself without actually making something out of it... Bob
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Philip Peak WR Addict Offline Posts: 3,431 Southeastern Indiana Indiana USA Gender:	Re: C&T - Cube Reply #16 - Jun 30^th, 2014 at 2:06pm Jim If it is not too late I think I will give this a try. Even have an idea already if I can make it work.
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JimQuarles WR Addict WR Patron Offline WR Rocks, BIG Time! Posts: 13,194 Glendale, AZ Arizona USA Gender:	Re: C&T - Cube Reply #17 - Jun 30^th, 2014 at 2:17pm Plenty of time. We still have 3 weeks until the deadline. The more the merrier! Anyone else?
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Dennis McManaman Full Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 86 Amarillo Texas USA Gender:	Re: C&T - Cube Reply #18 - Jun 30^th, 2014 at 2:46pm I know I am mentally deficient at the best of times But are we supposed to start with a cube And turn some thing? I just want to be clear. My 1 working brain cell apparently is on strike today I think I want in on this.
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Re: C&T - Cube
Reply #19 - Jun 30^th, 2014 at 3:40pm

JimQuarles wrote on Jun 19^th, 2014 at 12:32pm:

Once the cube is established your task is to turn a piece to trade that will be a challenge to you but will also leave some part of the cube so that it will be known that you used a cube to start with.

Dennis, welcome to the challenge. Look at the Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

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of the last Cube C&T to get some ideas.

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Bob Hamilton WR Addict Offline Posts: 1,118 Forest, Ontario, Canada Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: C&T - Cube Reply #20 - Jun 30^th, 2014 at 4:41pm Dennis, yes, you start with a cube and make something from it, leaving at least some corners or edges that show that it was originally a cube. Bob
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Re: C&T - Cube
Reply #21 - Jun 30^th, 2014 at 11:31pm

Bob Hamilton wrote on Jun 24^th, 2014 at 10:33pm:

Ya know, achieving a perfect cube is pretty challenging in and of itself without actually making something out of it... Cheesy

Bob

I must have got lucky, or it was omen, the cube started out perfect 3.125 x 3.125 x 3.125 after a few minutes on the oscillating belt sander.
what happened after I mounted it on the lathe, well lets just say design opportunities abound, Cheesy

Sometimes the wood just has a way of letting one know what doesn't belong. I definitely learned some new things.

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JimQuarles WR Addict WR Patron Offline WR Rocks, BIG Time! Posts: 13,194 Glendale, AZ Arizona USA Gender:	Re: C&T - Cube Reply #22 - Jun 30^th, 2014 at 11:35pm Bert Delisle wrote on Jun 30^th, 2014 at 11:31pm: Sometimes the wood just has a way of letting one know what doesn't belong. I definitely learned some new things. Funny thing about that... Some people wonder why we call it a challenge.
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Dennis McManaman Full Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 86 Amarillo Texas USA Gender:	Re: C&T - Cube Reply #23 - Jul 1^st, 2014 at 6:33am Thanks a lot Jim. Sure I will be happy to Participate. Minimum of 3" and a maximum of 5"?? Any other specifications I should know of? f they are posted somewhere I failed to see them and again apologize.
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Re: C&T - Cube
Reply #24 - Jul 1^st, 2014 at 10:31am

Dennis, in the first post of this thread:

This one is a bit of a challenge. We’ll go back and revisit another oldie/goldie, the Cube Challenge. Here's the deal. You start with a cube. It doesn't have to be one piece of wood, it can be a glue up. For this challenge we'll say no larger than 5" x 5" x 5". Once the cube is established your task is to turn a piece to trade that will be a challenge to you but will also leave some part of the cube so that it will be known that you used a cube to start with. Feel free to look back in the Gallery Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or of the pieces that were turned for the last cube challenge. If you participated, do not do the same thing you did last time. Even though we will all start with a 3" to 5" cube, your final size will vary depending on how large your cube is and your design. However, try to keep as much of the size as possible. I expect to see edges, corners, points, etc. as evidence of the original cube being used.

A couple of these: Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or also fit the specs.

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Dennis McManaman Full Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 86 Amarillo Texas USA Gender:	Re: C&T - Cube Reply #25 - Jul 1^st, 2014 at 6:42pm Thanks a lot Bob, very informative and helpful. Quite the challenge to say the least. but it is also stimulating.
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Re: C&T - Cube
Reply #26 - Jul 5^th, 2014 at 4:52pm

Okay Here is my cube. Roughly 4 1/8"x 4 1/8"x 4 3/4" ( extra length for foot to chuck ).

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It is orange osage, I have an image of what I want to do. we shall see if I can make it a reality. It does have a check near one edge which I am confident I can stabilize. we shall see. Ill get started on it next weekend( which for me is in 2 days) Wink

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Re: C&T - Cube
Reply #27 - Jul 5^th, 2014 at 7:52pm

JimQuarles wrote on Jun 19^th, 2014 at 12:32pm:

Here's the deal. You start with a cube. It doesn't have to be one piece of wood, it can be a glue up. For this challenge we'll say no larger than 5" x 5" x 5". Once the cube is established your task is to turn a piece to trade that will be a challenge to you but will also leave some part of the cube so that it will be known that you used a cube to start with

Curtis Warstler wrote on Jul 5^th, 2014 at 4:52pm:

Okay Here is my cube. Roughly 4 1/8"x 4 1/8"x 4 3/4" ( extra length for foot to chuck ).

While I'm not the cube police, I think you should start with a proper cube, without the extra for the foot.(that may be the challenge part for you)
If we all start with something other than a true cube, the we lose an element of the challenge.
JMO

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Curtis Warstler Senior Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 354 Thornton Colorado USA Gender:	Re: C&T - Cube Reply #28 - Jul 5^th, 2014 at 10:20pm Thanks for pointing that out ed. I will try to trim it down.
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JimQuarles WR Addict WR Patron Offline WR Rocks, BIG Time! Posts: 13,194 Glendale, AZ Arizona USA Gender:	Re: C&T - Cube Reply #29 - Jul 6^th, 2014 at 3:09pm 2 weeks left. Who else is trying this? I'm fighting with the finish on BLM burl. Just had to sand it all off.
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