Two more Crotch Plates

[Ken Hill]

6 inch x 1/4

White Oak Crotch

The one plate is just crazy to look at in person! Im feeling alot more comfortable with making them now....still chucked one up wrong but im a learnin'!

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[George Guadiane]

I love that wood, and you did a nice job of showing it off.

[David E Keller]

That's gorgeous wood, and the turnings look great!

[David DeCristoforo]

Those are nice. But my tongue is bleeding from me biting it so hard trying to resist the temptation to go off on "crotch plates"...

[Ken Hill]

I am saving a few of the thicker pieces I for when im confident I can turn out a nice bowl....I think a larger curve would really stand out the grain

[John Keeton]

Ken, the one on the left is awesome!! Both are nice....but, that left one - very nice!

[Ken Hill]

Thanks, my wife says that one has to be given away, because if she looks at it she gets dizzy:rolleyes:

[brian watts]

the one on the left is sweet..

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Ken. you turned my favorite wood and did one fine job these are beautiful!!:)

[Ken Hill]

Thanks, im starting to get the hang of my new carbide round tool. Between my easy rougher and that tool it has really helped. I know they arent traditional, but im not one to fight technology!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Those are some great looking plates.

[Tony De Masi]

Those are really nice plates Ken. I hope I get the chance to see them in person next weekend.

[Jack Gaskins]

Great looking plates. How do you chuck up thin wood for making plates. I have several 1.5" blanks I would like turn into some plates but do not now the best way to hold them on the lathe.

[Ken Hill]

Jack, I turn between centers to turn in a small tenon, then chuck it in a 4 jaw, then true up the bottom and turn another small tenon and finish the bottom. Then turn it around and do the inside and finish sanding. On some I have been able to turn off the tenon , but with a thin blank I usually sand the tenon off with a belt sander and finish that area by hand. I bought a flatjaw chuck to help on some but dang if I havent made the plates just a tad too large to use it! The flatjaws were manily on my mind for when I turn Turkey calls so its no loss!

I could use a screw chuck on some of the thicker blanks but right now everything I have is 1.5" or so. I think making these has helped me start understand how to chuck things up and im getting alot of practice on tool control. The first few had me spending some time with the "60 grit Gouge" to get them even!

[Baxter Smith]

Very pretty wood and the plate shows it off well!