Sibling September

We held a virtual turning competition in September 2020 (as we couldn't meet face-to-face due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic). The title was "Sibling September", and the theme was "Make a matching pair". Here are the results.

The competition was judged independently and anonymously by John Buck and Jon Verrall. We were judging on four categories: Brief, Form, Function and Finish. The committee decided not to publish the scores, but to show the entry photographs and a summary of the judges' comments for each entry. We received a total of 4 entries.

Member	Judges' Comments
Adrian King	Brief is well met with some variety and ingenuity; Band designating the salt mill leaves the pepper pot seeming incomplete Well matched pair; good sharp contrast of the woods used	Looks good although perhaps the liming could be more pronounced A little chunky, could possibly be a little bit more delicate. You could not miss them on a table. Complex construction successfully completed	Nicely balanced and shapely. A pleasing level of skill displayed Smooth flow; Well proportioned	Appears well finished Well finished - no visible marks and nicely polished. Perhaps a little too heavily dependent on finishing off the lathe for a strictly turned piece
Neil Innes	Brief is well met - if with an elegant but rather straightforward interpretation Very decorative	Works well but probably too fragile for use other than as a pair of ornaments Decorative use only; a well turned display piece showing great accuracy	Shapes work well with pleasing lines and a high level of skill displayed A very fine decorative matching pair	Very difficult to produce a fine finish on such a thin stem Difficult to judge - photos appear out of focus. No apparent blemishes
Graham Mee	An appropriate display; well designed Brief met but design rather straightforward, although pleasing use of well-figured wood	Difficult to finish with a knot in the middle but the outside looks very good A greater degree of complexity would improve the pieces	Well proportioned; lines flow well but aesthetically rather bland Well balanced and aesthetically pleasing	Very well finished; consistent finish Well finished: no visible tooling marks; consistent appearance
Nick Laking (winner)	Brief very well interpreted with imagination, flair and a high level of skill. Brass or glass holders would enhance the pieces and protect the wood Well-balanced pair	Near perfect 'as is'. Blemishes in the wood a slight distraction Finely detailed	Great design Well-proportioned with very pleasing lines. A most attractive pair	Very well finished: no visible tooling marks; consistent appearance with a pleasing and appropriate soft sheen effect Good finish

Member

Image

Judges' Comments

Brief

Form

Function

Finish

Adrian King

Brief is well met with some variety and ingenuity; Band designating the salt mill leaves the pepper pot seeming incomplete
Well matched pair; good sharp contrast of the woods used

Looks good although perhaps the liming could be more pronounced
A little chunky, could possibly be a little bit more delicate. You could not miss them on a table. Complex construction successfully completed

Nicely balanced and shapely. A pleasing level of skill displayed
Smooth flow; Well proportioned

Appears well finished
Well finished - no visible marks and nicely polished. Perhaps a little too heavily dependent on finishing off the lathe for a strictly turned piece

Neil Innes

Brief is well met - if with an elegant but rather straightforward interpretation
Very decorative

Works well but probably too fragile for use other than as a pair of ornaments
Decorative use only; a well turned display piece showing great accuracy

Shapes work well with pleasing lines and a high level of skill displayed
A very fine decorative matching pair

Very difficult to produce a fine finish on such a thin stem
Difficult to judge - photos appear out of focus. No apparent blemishes

Graham Mee

An appropriate display; well designed
Brief met but design rather straightforward, although pleasing use of well-figured wood

Difficult to finish with a knot in the middle but the outside looks very good
A greater degree of complexity would improve the pieces

Well proportioned; lines flow well but aesthetically rather bland
Well balanced and aesthetically pleasing

Very well finished; consistent finish
Well finished: no visible tooling marks; consistent appearance

Nick Laking (winner)

Brief very well interpreted with imagination, flair and a high level of skill. Brass or glass holders would enhance the pieces and protect the wood
Well-balanced pair

Near perfect 'as is'. Blemishes in the wood a slight distraction
Finely detailed

Great design
Well-proportioned with very pleasing lines. A most attractive pair

Very well finished: no visible tooling marks; consistent appearance with a pleasing and appropriate soft sheen effect
Good finish