New wooden platter about 13 inches across ELM

very nice grain , good job.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

Beautiful!!!!!

-- Ted, TX or PA www.around-the-bend.com

Great looking plate… What did you use for a finish?

-- Frank, Florissant, Missouri "The New Show-Me Woodshop"

Gorgeous!!

I really like the wide lip with the subtle rings.

Absolutely beautiful!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Ouh! That looks great Alistar. What did you do on the rim of the platter?

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Thanks guys ,on the rim I simply used a very fine marking knife to make some indentation rings then sanded to a fine finish going through the grades finaly using a new 2 inch air driven sander to get an even finish as the platter was spinning . For the for finishing I used sanding sealer ( which I have which is very thick) and then a finish of beeswax. The sanding sealer was aplied liberaly cold i.e when the platter was stationary then buffed when turning to a bright finish the wax was added when the platter was spinning for best effect.kindest regards and thanjks for the encouragement Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Beautiful platter Alistair, great looking grain and fininsh color. That’s a big platter. Very nice.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Very nice Alistair.

Hey Alistair….....After you use the plate do you wash it or sand it! Nice job. I’‘ll bet a spinning disc that size can be intimidating. Happy Holidays!

-- Don, Pittsburgh

nice piece

-- Do it right the first time. Becuase fixing it is a wast of time.

Fantastic platter Alistair . Everything is so neat and attractive. It shows your experience in turning. The size of the dish is quite challenging. The egg in the dish looks very nice. What may be the weight of the dish? Your post has tempted me to learn turning.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Sorry for duplicating the message.

-- patanjali

Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Nice turning.

-- Steve-o

Wow nice platter

-- Jim, Kentucky

Thamnks guys so far your encouragement means a lot to me God bless Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Very nice looking plate.

-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?