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Pete Jordan
08-14-2010, 9:26 PM
These are some cherry platters that I finished this week. They are all 14" by 2" and finished with BLO-shellac- and poly.

All comments and questions are appreciated.
Wayne Hendrix
08-14-2010, 9:29 PM
They look great I especially like the grain on #1.
James Combs
08-14-2010, 9:29 PM
Great lookers. One of my favorite woods.
David E Keller
08-14-2010, 9:39 PM
Those are beautiful. I've been looking for a little platter inspiration, and I think I may have found it. Thanks for posting these.
Donny Lawson
08-14-2010, 9:43 PM
They all look great. I could not choose just one.You do good work.
Donny
John Keeton
08-14-2010, 10:37 PM
Pete, looks like you are on a platter production run!! Nice looking pieces, and that BLO and shellac really warm them up.
Curt Fuller
08-14-2010, 10:43 PM
Wow, all of those are beautiful. The second one really does it for me though.
Bernie Weishapl
08-14-2010, 10:44 PM
Pete they are beauties. I really like #1.
Steve Schlumpf
08-14-2010, 11:30 PM
Pete - these are great! Love the size! Man - these are going to get even better looking in a couple of years! Nice work - seriously very nice!
John Hart
08-15-2010, 6:40 AM
Look at all character!!! In the wood and the form. Great finish on all of them too. I like them all. No favorites. Nice work Pete!!:)
Leo Van Der Loo
08-15-2010, 2:37 PM
Those are very nice from a turners point of view, and yes will look even better in some time, yes nice work :-))

There's this thought though that users of these platters will have some concern with the crevices of the rings you turned in them, just some experience I have had with buyers and sharp corners in use pieces, put here just to think about, and in no way trying to put down these beautiful turnings
Mark Hubl
08-15-2010, 2:42 PM
Three winners. I like them all. The cherry looks great and Steve is right, they will look great in the future as the cherry darkens.
Joe Little
08-15-2010, 7:39 PM
Those are beautiful, love cherry.
Josh Bowman
08-16-2010, 10:09 AM
That is a wonderful grain pattern. I like the shape. I keep meaning to turn a platter, but after I rough out the blank.....a bowl pops out.
Quinn McCarthy
08-16-2010, 10:27 AM
Wonderful job on the platters Pete. Love the grain. Great finish.

Was that buffed?

If you are South of Steve you must be a troll.

Quinn
Bill Bulloch
08-16-2010, 12:45 PM
Very nice. And I'll beat they were fun to make, hence the production line effect. We had a demonstrator at our club meeting in July demonstrate turning platters, since then I have made about 10.

Keep em coming.
Pete Jordan
08-16-2010, 1:35 PM
Wonderful job on the platters Pete. Love the grain. Great finish.

Was that buffed?

If you are South of Steve you must be a troll.

Quinn



Yes Quinn, they were buffed but I am not very good at that.

On the other note, I am more of a curmudgon than a troll.
Dave MacArthur
08-17-2010, 1:49 AM
I love those platters, really nice. That's the type of thing I'm sure I'd be making, if I ever get around to getting a lathe!
Karl Card
08-17-2010, 3:06 AM
those are just awesome.

I to have been experimenting with cherry and blo and lacquer. Mine isnt looking so good though..
Jim Podsedly
08-18-2010, 8:21 AM
Pete, Some great looking platters. Love the grain and finish.

BTW - did you get that box of shells?

jim
Pete Jordan
08-18-2010, 9:33 AM
Pete, Some great looking platters. Love the grain and finish.

BTW - did you get that box of shells?

jim


Yes I did and thank you sooo much!
I don't have your correct email so I couldn't send a thank you. Are you back in town?