The March Challenge is "Something for the Kitchen."
Bowl and Spoon and Fork The spoon and fork were obtained from a thrift store and the handles made from back-yard Apricot. The finish for all is Turners Oil.
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Tea Tray and Tea Pot Dome The tray is turned Mahogany finished in Lacquer and Wax. The dome is Olive and Coco bolo and finished the same way.
Oven Hook Made from Hard Maple and Coco bolo, it is finished in wax.
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Butter Paddles made from Teak and Maple. The finish is Watco.
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Turned Toothpick Dispenser from Redheart and Ebony it is finished with buffed wax.
Scrolled Heart Trivet from Mahogany finished with Watco Danish Oil and topped with Deft semi-gloss lacquer.
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Trivet made from Alder, Walnut, and Santos; it is finished in Lacquer. The work demonstrates complementary routing.
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Hot Plate was a Christmas gift he made from Oak and finished in Watco, repossessed for tonight's challenge (then returned.)
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Salad Tongs made from Walnut.
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Kitchen Mallet made from Avocado and finished in Shellac and wax. It would be used for meat pounding/tenderizing.
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Candle Holder Bob glued together scraps of wood and turned this piece from the resulting block. It is finished in butcher block oil. (Includes Stude wood, for those who remember.)
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Cutting Board made from Maple, Walnut and Cherry. It is seasoned in mineral oil. It is an interesting exercise in glue ups.
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Spatula A simple spatula made from Oak.
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Bowl and Refrigerator Pen Lee made the bowl from Zebra wood. The pen has a magnet to attach to the refrigerator. The finish is poly wipe.
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Napkin Holder
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Coaster Made from Cherry and other scrap wood and finished in polyurethane.
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Bowl made from Walnut and scrap wood; it is finished in mineral oil.
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Step Stool made from Poplar and finished in Gloss White.
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Oven Pullers makers were not identified.
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