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Very nice, paul, and thanks for the mention. Thanks to rossim too; I would never have thought of using a lathe that way.

Well done, Paul, and thanks to Rossim for running the show.
Thanks also to Pedagogue for the mention.

Congratulations, Paul, on a really elegant clue, and thanks for the mention.
Thanks to chrise and stevea6000 for the votes and tyke51 and dorrien for the mentions.

Congrats paul - one of my runners-up. Thanks for the vote, pigale, and the mention, dorrien.

Thanks for runing it rossim, and for the clip. Very interesting! Footballs and buckminsterfullerene (C60) are made from hexagons and a few pentagons, as was the wooden ball. However the hexagons by themsleves would just lie flat, but he was able to make them "bowl". I wonder how?

well done paul - neat clue

thanks to rossim for hosting - treemendus

ChrisE.
I did wonder about the 6 x 60 degrees.
I noticed a small gap when he put them together.
He must have sliced a bit off!

Re DBEs.
I totally agree with Steve @90.

Well done Paul - good clue. Thanks for hosting, rossim - an interesting clip. And thanks for your kind words about my ill-fated offering.

Congratulations Paul and thanks for hosting Rossim.

Very pleased to have had mentions from Chrise, Dorrien and Pedagogue (x2). Many thanks.
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Well done Paul - an emphatic win! Thanks for the mentions Pedagogue and Dorrien and well hosted Rossim...my surname happens to be Wood so I`m pleased your word got a good response!
Also pleased with the references to Real Ale and Cricket which are two of my favourite pastimes - `Old Tom` is an excellent beer while `Wood` has many connections with both brewing and cricket.