A couple of platters and a big brag

[Graham Sugar]

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Managed to get some time away from the honeydo list and finished of these two
The burl is a coolabah and has a striking gum vein pattern it is 300 across the top and the "bowl" is 170 in dia stands 60mm high.finished to 600# and currently has 4 coats of "Organ Oil" I will give it a couple more and then a buff
I am not sure of the type of pine this platter is made from as it was a found by the roadside bit. It has a pleasant "honey like" smell as it was turned. pleased with the result it is 220 in dia and stands 30 high the wall is from 4mm to 6mm at the base finished to 600 , EEE and 3 coats of a mix of Shelawax cream and liquid. I have a few blanks of this left and am looking forward to turning themhttp://www.woodworkforums.com/images/smilies/standard/biggrin.gif

I was encouraged by members of my turning club to enter these pieces in a competition ... I was not sure but entered them in the Blacktown Show
and to my great delight the were awarded 1st. & second
this is the first award I have won for my woodturning and I am stoked......http://www.woodworkforums.com/images/smilies/standard/biggrin.gifhttp://www.woodworkforums.com/images/smilies/standard/biggrin.gifhttp://www.woodworkforums.com/images/smilies/standard/biggrin.gifhttp://www.woodworkforums.com/images/smilies/standard/biggrin.gifhttp://www.woodworkforums.com/images/smilies/standard/biggrin.gifhttp://www.woodworkforums.com/images/smilies/standard/biggrin.gif

[Dick Wilson]

Graham, Congrats on winning the awards. Very nice pieces.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Graham - been wondering where you have been keeping yourself! Beautiful work! Congrats on the awards! Well deserved! Love the Coolabah - don't see much of that in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan!

[Richard Madden]

Well deserved awards!! Congrats. Both pieces are very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[Kelvin Burton]

I really like the asymmetric appearance of the platter because of the way the knot is featured, and the natural indent on the side. Being pine, did you have any problems with the sap bleeding through the finish or was it very dry?

[Tim Thiebaut]

Congrats! I can see why you won those are very nice pieces!

[John Keeton]

Graham, congrats on the wins!! The Coolibah is neat, and well done, but I am drawn to the pine piece - very, very nice!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Graham congrats. Both pieces are really nice.

[Baxter Smith]

Congrats on the ribbons! Both pieces are nice but the pine has a very attractive grain pattern with the knot that appeals to me the most.

[Graham Sugar]

I really like the asymmetric appearance of the platter because of the way the knot is featured, and the natural indent on the side. Being pine, did you have any problems with the sap bleeding through the finish or was it very dry?
Hi Kelvin
I gave it a couple of days in the DNA before final sand and finish and no problems todate
thanks for the comments
Regards
Graham

[Ron Stadler]

That pine piece is cool, it looks like its got a hurricane going through it, congratulations on the awards.

[Dan Forman]

Spooky that's exactly what I thought immediately upon seeing the pine piece. Congrat's on the recognition.

Dan

[Ian Jeffcock]

Congrats. Great looking pieces.

[Fred Perreault]

Graham, congratulations on the awards. The pine piece has a "cyclonic" look. Should we call it "Cyclone" ?

[Donny Lawson]

Love the bowls. I really like the character in the second one.

[Mark Hubl]

Those are both real beauties. Congrats on the ribbons. Nicely done.