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Amazing level of skill and mesmerising to watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGMj7o6AwnM&feature=related and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM0VnL30rDc&feature=related

At a demo at our club towards the end of last year the Sorby rep did some work with the spiralling tool. He said that he thought there was an formula to help you get an accurate spiral - what angle to use etc. This makes sense - some of settings shouldn't work for some diameters as the...

Something a bit different for me - some mirrors which I made as presents at the end of last year. Diameter on the red ones was about 25cm. The spiral edge one was less. The off centre ones I turned using my homemade large donut chuck. The spiral one used the Sorby spiralling tool. Unfortunately...

A bit late, but congratulations to the winners and everyone else who entered. There were a lot of good entries and I'm glad I wasn't the one who had to do the judging! I really enjoyed the candlestick challenge as it's not something I've ever made (except for a spiral t-light one I've just...

Not that I'm overly bothered, but I'm wondering how strictly the rules are going to be applied re. image sizing. I've seen it mentioned a few times that they have to be 640x480 - see the top of page 10 of this thread where Blister says Even Blister's own entry isn't 640x480! Some people have...

25cm tall, 8cm widest diameter, 4.5cm top diameter. Wood unknown. Simple shape turned. 6 spirals drawn using indexing and equal spacings along the length. Then carved using Dremel powered carving head and Flexcut chisels. Finally lots of sanding using a combination of sandpaper, 3M Radial...

Nice idea. It looks to be better than the Veritas one for thinner scraper tips as they can be placed flat on the base without any packing material - the veritas one has the taper starting part way up, which I always thought was inconvenient.

I forgot about the burnisher! I sometimes use that as well but when I do I take the cutter off the tool as it's difficult to hold it flat on the burnisher base with the rounded underside of the tool. I put a spacer on the base so that the scraper is raised to the level where the burnishing rod...

It depends what size it is and if your experience is enough to let you work round the fault. If it's a 30cm diameter log then you have plenty of wood to work with. If it's 10cm it might not be worth the effort.

Have you tried honing it on a diamond stone (or similar)? Whilst attached to the tool I tend to hone the cutting (front) surface but every now and again I take it off the tool, place it face down on the hone and move it around in a figure 8. Occasionally I'll take it to the grinder.

I thought the spirit of the competition was that the item be produced in that month so that everyone has the same potential time on it

Are the bags completely sealed or do they have small holes in? If they're hole free do you turn them inside out at all? Do you get much problem with fungus inside them? Sorry for all the questions - just wondering as it's something I've never tried.

I like it a lot but the curve at the bottom half appears to be a little flat and doesn't continue the top part of the curve. It may just be an illusion in the photo though.

More oak from the same source as the last ... clickable The central one is tallest at 31cm tall, 16cm diameter All turned wet to around 5mm with the pith in place and allowed to warp whilst drying (which is fairly obvious on the left and right ones). Finish is (from left to right) -...

That's the beauty of turning green wood - you can turn round but it'll choose the final shape unless you're willing to part turn and then return to it when it's dry.

Interesting reading but I was surprised to see the listing for beech giving wood as a possible reaction source. I have a several spatulas and spoons in the kitchen made from it. Isn't it also regularly used for chopping boards? It does say it's not particularly potent, but it's common occurrence.

Urban myth. Amazing that the figures for the UK version are the same as the US one posted here... http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/congress.asp

It's been turned since last summer and sat drying in my wood shed until about 3 months ago. Then it was taken into my turning shed for another month of drying just in case, then into the house. I think I applied a coat of oil when it was freshly turned but can't be sure. It's had at least 2...

Another oak piece from the same source... 25cm tall, 17cm diameter Chestnut finishing oil Hollowed wet to final thickness and allowed to move (slightly). Used Munro tool and home made scrapers for hollowing. The pith is still in the bottom of this one. I assume the brown colouring is from honey...

Another piece that was finished a while back but I've only just round to photographing.. Oak from a local wildlife trust site (actually next door to where Lightweeder lives) that was felled because of honey fungus. No sign of it in this piece. 32cm high, 13cm max diameter, 5mm wall thickness...