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maple platter

Project by jeffthewoodwacker posted 179 days ago 433 views 0 times favorited 7 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is a maple platter that I turned as part of a production run. The platter is 11” in diameter. Between the raised rings on the top I did chatter work with my homemade chatter tool. I didn’t manage to get a photo of the platter bottom, but there was chatter work there as well. I wiped the platter down with sanding sealer, buffed it out and then applied three coats of Waterlox.

For those of you who have asked I have added a photo of several of my tools. Included are many hand made tools and some home made chatter tools. How many of you lumberjocks can figure out what is home made and what is store bought. I will give the correct answer and identify all tools on January 7.

-- Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.


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Karson

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posted 179 days ago

Jeff a great bowl. Add a picture of your chatter tool in picture # 3.

How did the class go this weekend.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Bigbuck

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posted 179 days ago

Very nice

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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trifern

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posted 179 days ago

Nice platter Jeff. I like the raised rings and chatter work. Why do you apply a sealer prior to applying the Waterlox? I thought Waterlox penetrates through absorption. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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lew

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posted 179 days ago

Beautiful!

You know this reminds me of the collection plates that they would pass at church, when I was little. Funny what you remember- probably should have paid more attention to the sermons than the plates.

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jeffthewoodwacker

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posted 179 days ago

Karson, I will get a photo of the chatter tool up in the next couple of days. Trifern, I used sanding sealer on this piece because there was some end grain that would have absorbed the Waterlox differently than the rest of the piece (I learned this the hard way). The sanding sealer allows the Waterlox finish to be uniform in absorption.

-- Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.

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bentlyj

578 posts in 221 days


posted 179 days ago

Just about neil on lathe experience but I like to guess so here’s my guess.
Homemade #2, #4, #9, I think maybe #5,
Anyway, nice job on the platter.

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jockmike2

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posted 177 days ago

Very nice Jeff. great job on the platter and tools.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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