Ash Platter

Beautiful, Joe

As inevitable as dawn…the nice piece of ash line. Nice platter, Joe!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Doug you beat me to it!

Joe another beauty. I think that ash is a wood that looks best when it is turned. The crain lines and ring really pop after it has been turned. The shot showing the inside of the platter proves my point. Nice job.

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

looks great. The knot appears to be an eye that keeps following you around the room, like a painting in a haunted house.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Nice job Joe. I guess there are no combatibility issues with the wipe on poly & the tung oil/varnish mix.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Great job. Nice finish.
Thanks for sharing.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Joe, another great turning! I agree with Brian, the grain in the platter is incredible.

Thanks for posting.

-- Martin, Kansas

Thanks everyone. The funny story about this wood is how I acquired it. I was shopping for some wood. There was a large selection of exotics including a huge, beautiful big leaf maple. I kept drooling over the big leaf and was trying to justify paying $150 for it. The more I thought about it, the more a was drawn to this piece of ash. It wasn’t marked and appeared to be the first time someone had used a chainsaw. It looked pathetic. I took it to the counter and asked how much. The clerk said, ” I don’t know what species it is or how much to charge you.” I offered him $10, and we were both happy.

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

Very nice bowl, Well done.

Woody.

-- Woody, UK

Wow, I like that grain… great job, Joe!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Beautiful Joe. Joe, the Northwest Fine Woodworking Studio in Seattle, Wa. is taking apps. until Sept. 30. for their annual Box and Container Show. If you go to their website, Northwest Fine Woodworking.com , it explains everything and gives you directions. While you’re at it check out the work of Stephen Hatcher, if you already haven’t. I think you’re work would be easily accepted. Good Luck if you do.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Very cool! I like it.

another beauty … hope you had fun making it

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever