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Frank Parker
05-17-2009, 10:16 AM
On my last wood haul I got one maple log that had a dark brown heart, none of the other logs had that. I love woods with a great contrast between the heart and sap wood, so I couldn't wait to finish something from it. the problem is that the heartwood shrank and warped way more than the sapwood. This plate started as a 13" bowl, but by the time it finished drying it was a football and all I could salvage was a 8-1/8" by 1-1/8" plate turned to a 1/4" thickness. because of the colors and figure I'm more than happy with it.
Frank
Frank Parker
05-17-2009, 10:20 AM
On a side note this was one of hardest pieces of my maple I've dealt with. It dulled one of my bandsaw blades in a matter of minutes and I was always resharpening my gouges.
Frank
John Fricke
05-17-2009, 10:21 AM
Did you take any pics of the "football" ? Sometimes the warped pieces are very interesting as art pieces. The finishing process is more difficult though when you can't do as much on the lathe.
Steve Schlumpf
05-17-2009, 10:47 AM
Wow - great looking wood! Very nice platter/plate/shallow dish! Love the grain patterns - looks like it moving! Hope you can find some more of this darker wood - it's great!
Chris Rae
05-17-2009, 10:57 AM
Beautiful piece of wood!! The grain patterns are really great, very nice job on the plate and finish also.
Alan Trout
05-17-2009, 12:05 PM
Frank, Wonderful piece. I to like stark contrast in wood. Looks great!!
Alan
Norm Zax
05-17-2009, 1:36 PM
Great piece! Well done indeed.
Keith Burns
05-17-2009, 6:05 PM
Excellent platter Frank, couldn't be any better !
alex carey
05-17-2009, 6:19 PM
Looks great, everything about it works.
Bernie Weishapl
05-17-2009, 6:21 PM
Beautiful plate Frank out some nice wood. I like the contrast also.
Jim Kountz
05-17-2009, 6:45 PM
Well you should be happy with it, it came out great!! I really like the colors and your form looks fantastic!!
Dave Halter
05-17-2009, 9:56 PM
That's beautiful. You should be very happy with that.
Dave
Marc Himes
05-17-2009, 11:29 PM
That certainly is a nice piece! The contrast and grain variation is really interesting. Nice work!
Marc Himes
Larry Marley
05-18-2009, 2:18 AM
Wow, that's pretty
Brian McInturff
05-18-2009, 6:19 AM
Frank, that's a great looking piece. The form is absolutely perfect for that wood. And a top notch job on the finish too. I think you get 3:cool::cool::cool: for that one!
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