Love Mahogony but man does it taste bad...

Wow, that is impressive. You seem to have gotten that lathe stuff down pat. Well done!

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Beautiful Platter. I like your inlays. Cheers, Drink up !!!

-- Mike, Missouri --- “A positive life can not happen with a negative mind.” ---

Very nice. Like the inlays and the smooth curves..

-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/

Beautiful piece! Well Done. What finishing process do you use?

-- Mike Sparks - Dear God, Please help me to become the person my dog thinks I am.

Stunning piece !
You do beautiful work my friend .

Kiefer

-- Kiefer 松

Wow Jen
you made a wonderful platter ,really beautiful . A++++

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

One of the premier finishers in the area kinda of took me under his wing and showed me a few tricks, for some reason he thinks I have talent. He showed me some sanding tricks too. He also taught me to “finish the finish”. For most of my stuff I use Generals Water Base. Depends on the piece if I use satin or gloss. Most of the time it is gloss I bring back down with either Mineral spirits and abralon or wax and 0000 steel wool. On wood I really want to bring out some depth and chatoyancy, I use a sanding sealer first.

-- Jen ~ Happiness is being covered in sawdust.

what attention to detail. great diamonds & to my eye, just a perfect amount of detail. not too much & not too little. Steambent ? eh? interesting idea. Your abilities needed a new lathe, it appears& to get 23 inch platter, it must be a big one! Hope to see more of your creations.

-- We call the destruction of replaceable human made items vandalism, while the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources is called development.

Very nice – you have an excellent eye for detail.

-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive

what an elegant plate. there aren’t that many turned plates that I’ve seen that come out as nice as this one.

At least you can honestly say that you eat and breath you work… ;)

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What a beautiful project to break-in the new lathe on! I’d have to agree with all the positive comments before me. This is a wonderful piece with the right amount of detail, without going overboard. Excellent work!

-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."

Very nice.
I love the balance that you achieved in the details; the rings, diamonds, grain.

I like it,
Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Beautiful work. The inlays are a great touch.

-- Michael A. Norman

Dang thats a beauty.

-- Paul , Calfornia

One day when I grow up I will be able to make phenomenally beautifull things like this platter too!

Cant comment on the mahogany taste but I did manage to spray myself in the face with some laquer recently. According to my wife I could apparantly do with a few more coats.

-- “There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.” ~ JRR Tolkien