August Challenge

So even though I have not finished the July Challenge I have been in the shop working on both it and the August challenge.  Since the whole idea of the 12 n 12 was to get me in the shop more, I feel that this next challange is going to be one of the best.  As you know earlier in the month, my son and I attended a parent / child wood turning class with Alan Lacer at the Mark Adams school of Woodworking.  After that class, my son has caught the wood turning bug.  We have been out in the shop every chance we can get turning new things.  I even tried showing him how to turn a bowel.  I am pretty rusty, but we got most of the way through it.  It has been good for me to refresh my skills and also to find all my turning tools.  So the challenge for August is in three parts;

1. Work with my son on learning wood turning.
2. Organize and build storage for my wood turning tools.
3. Actually turn a bowel or two and maybe some new tool handles.

I am already having a blast with this challenge.  Drew, my son, is really good at turning.  He has an eye for it and the focus.  We have already turned a couple of Ice Cream Scoops, and some screw drivers.  We have attempted several honey dippers, but every time something has gone wrong.  We’ll keep trying though and eventually we will make it work.