platter

I got this beautiful piece of spalted Maple from another wood turner who has had to give up his country place and move into an apartment. I looked at it, sitting in my shop, for about three months, before tackling it. The problem was that if I made a round platter out of...

Dyed ash, 2.5" high, 9.5"x12.5", with walnut handle which adds 7" to the length.

Tiger Maple Platter 18x18x1.5 Natural Edge and carved endgrain. wet sanded to 2500 oil finish

Some time ago I posted some preliminary pictures in another forum of a 16" bubinga platter I was working on that included some carving to mask a defect. A could weeks ago I finally got it completed and "finished". Given the shop renovation in progress, I ended up top coating it...

Too bad it is going to darken. But then, maybe the people who have never seen Padauk before will believe me when I tell them it is wood. Now I have to convince them by showing them the little knot in the bottom piece of sapwood.

This is made from a large plank of sapwood, which I ebonized using vinegar and steel wool. I never could have afforded the heartwood. All of it was turned into gunstocks, and the sawmill operator earned a years pay out of the one log.

European Pear, acrylic paint, pyrography. ca. 16" diameter.

This is boxelder burl, 7 1/4" wide x 3/4" tall, finished with danish oil. It's very thin and light but has striking grain.