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Box Elder platter that is 10 inches in diameter. There was a small void in the bottom that I filled with turquoise inlace. This has one coat of wipe on poly and will get several more coats before it heads to its new owner. Red color in this piece of wood was absolutely stunning. Have several more pieces of this tree and can’t wait to see what lies in wait.
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a1Jim
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posted 184 days ago
Beautiful wood good turning too.
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GaryK
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posted 184 days ago
That’s a fantastic looking piece of wood!
Nice job.
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cabinetmaster
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posted 184 days ago
Great looking piece. I love that red in the box elder.
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mmh
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posted 184 days ago
Nice coloration. How hard is box elder? Is it as hard as soft or hard maple?
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toyguy
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posted 183 days ago
Box elder, in Canada we call it Manitoba Maple... it’s a soft maple with real nice red/orange streaking as Jeff’s platter shows. In time the colour will turn a brown shade.
This is a great wood for turning as it will show very nice and is easy to work with. ...... Nice platter Jeff.
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