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Sorry Blister, due to pressure of work, I wont be able to enter this month. Good luck to all. Doug

I inherited the lathe from my father in law, and the chuck was with the lathe. Cant find a makers name on it. Sorry. Do you have any faceplates? If you dont, get a couple of nuts that fit your drive spindle, and ask a local eng shop to weld some round metal plates onto the nuts, then drill a few...

Hi spannermonkey, I think I have the same lathe as you, and I had a length of 3/4in Whitworth threaded bar, turned at a local engineering shop, to accept a drill chuck fom an old drill. Hope this helps, and any more questions just ask. Doug

Thanks Leo, the complete bowl was in the picture I took, but when I reduced the size to 640 x 480 in Photobucket, it came out wrong. Doug

Turned this bowl tonight as an experiment for what I will attempt for the May competition. I think the wood is Zebrano? and I only chose that blank cos I was given a bit of it. I got 5 blanks from it, approx 5in x 5in x 2.75in. It was a bit rushed, not finished with my usual attempt at a good...

Found this quite difficult. All done by eye and offering the first eggcup made to compare. They are just under 3in high by just under 2in at widest. cut from 2x2x16 inch of oak. Rounded, 4 tenons cut into the wood, large enough for my 3 jaw chuck, then parted. Each blank gripped in the chuck and...

Thanks John, I must try and source a supply of decent wood to burn. Where do you get the inspiration for your coaster flowers. I fancy trying pyroed coasters as Xmas pressies. My god did I just mention Xmas. No problems here with twisted humour. Does that mean I`m twisted. Doug

Lovely looking bowl.Jumps. Doug

I find it quite strange, really. You keep adding a stroke here then a couple of strokes there, then you sit back to look at it and what you thought was going to be good, turns out to be a bit special. The hard part is knowing when to stop. Lovely flower John. Managed an hour in the garden...

Thanks HC and Jumps. Hi John, I was allowed a few hours in the garage today, as it was my birthday, which was taken up by making my eggcups for the comp. So I will now be settling down for a read and maybe get some burning done tomorrow. Will keep you updated. Very nice work on the coasters by...

My eggcups are ready, Allen. Many thanks. Doug

Hi Mark, fascinating work. I get the impression of an old Tibetan holy relic sort of thing from it. Doug

Thanks John, I only managed a quick read of the book as I dont officially get it till Sunday. Doug

Hi John, the book came today, so I had a little read then a little play. Drew these freehand as I havent got the carbon paper yet. The mouse is not as easy as it looks. Great fun. Thanks for the recommendation. Doug

Always nice to make a sale Gordon, has to be better than working for a living. Making any money in this economic climate has to be a bonus. Doug

Hi John, just ordered the book you suggested, from Amazon. Should be here on Wednesday,. Cant wait to start making smoke, though I will be practicing till it comes. Doug

Glad you mentioned the carbon paper. I thought it was a case of imprinting with the pen or pencil, following the drawing on top of the wood. Didnt think of carbon. Now all I need is something simple to copy. Pyro Handbook on order at library. Doug

Thanks for that John, but the ply was left over from the canoe I made and being Scottish, lets just say it was not the expensive stuff. Mind you after a load of epoxy resin and 5 coats of gloss paint, it floats nicely

Just had an hours play in the garage, and bearing in mind plywood does not appear to be the best wood for burning (the tip wants to follow the grain and also finds voids fairly easily) this is the first attempt at burning. Can only get better, I hope. Doug

Hi John, would that writing problem have anything to do with that good French wine you have in abundance? I fully agree about practice makes perfect, and I practice as much as I am allowed, its just going to take a bit of time. Doug