Simple Cherry Plate.

[Bob Bergstrom]

This is a piece that was cored from a larger cherry blank. Simple rolled edge into a small bead with a fillet for shadow. Plate is about 11" across and ! 3/4" deep and flat across the bottom. Finish is Forby's Tung Oil and Lacquer. It should take on a nice darken color with time.
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[charlie knighton]

very nice Bob

[Donny Lawson]

Very nice looking plate. I like the decoration on the rim.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Great looking platter Bob. Beautiful piece of cherry & great execution on centering the grain pattern. I'd give it 2 thumbs up.

[Rich Aldrich]

Bob - nice plater. Cherry is one of my favorite woods. I know some people have issues with cherry cracking during curing, but I have had good luck with DNA.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking platter and the cherry is beautiful.

[Bob Bergstrom]

Must be that UP cherry. I rough out about 15 bowls of cherry harvested in Chicago's west suburbs, I don't remember any cracking. I just rough out my bowls, coat the end grain and put them on the floor in the garage. A few months later they move up on shelves, then some final drying in the house if the heats on.

[John Keeton]

Clean work, Bob!! Very nice tool work, good style and really nice wood.

[Greg Just]

very nice. How did you get the bottom so flat?

[Bob Bergstrom]

I used a dome shape scraper. Light cuts with finger guiding along lip on the tool rest. Sanded with a 3" rather stiff velcro pad. It is shaped like this.http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store/Turning_Tools___Signature_Tools___Richard_Raffan_K ryo_Tools___Raffan_Kryo_Bowl_Scraper___raffan_kryo _bowl_scraper?Args=

[Baxter Smith]

Lovely design on a lovely piece of wood Bob!

[Tim Rinehart]

Really nice work Bob, and that rolled edge adds some distinction to it. Looks like something that's been around for a while, and I suspect it will be a cherished piece. Fine work indeed!

[Mark Patoka]

Very nice. That's going to improve even more as the cherry color ages.

[Frank Drew]

Very nice, very clean work, Bob; congrats!

[Steve Vaughan]

Wow, that's a beautiful plate right there! Gorgeous wood grain.

[Roger Chandler]

Nice clean lines........simple, yet classic design..............I like this a lot, and who could not like cherry for this turning? Good job on this Bob.

[Kathy Marshall]

Beautiful plate Bob! Great looking piece of cherry and the clean form really sets it off.

[cal thelen]

really nice. love cherry, love the smell when working with it.

[Jim Burr]

Really doesn't get any better than this Bob! Solid classic platter with some great details. Wow!!