David Reed
02-11-2013, 11:41 PM
Haven't posted anything in quite a while. Seems like everything I turn gets given away before I even get decent pics. Well these are not very good pictures either as the piece is too big for my rather rudimentary photo tent.
I started this about a year and a half ago and wrapped it up and finally happy with the finish after a few goes at it. One coat of WOP to pop the grain then tried in vain with General's WTF but could not get the streaks from the large flat surface. Took it down a few times and ended up with four or five coats of Tung oil Finish.
This is what it looked like after initial rounding. It was slated to be a shallow bowl but there was a huge very deep void smack in the center and I needed to cut it away.
This final product is just shy of 20 inches diameter and 1 3/4 inches top to bottom. Kind of thick for a platter, I know. Even though I knew better, I cut too thin from edge to center rather than cut and finish near the edge and work toward the center. At least I applied the textured ring before cutting away all the support. Made it very difficult to control oscillations while cutting thinner even with a steady. As a result, the final thickness is a skosh over 1/4", but gives some meat to grip and I don't worry about it breaking when picked up by the edge with one hand as people are prone to do.
Currently unsigned but will soon remedy that.
David
I started this about a year and a half ago and wrapped it up and finally happy with the finish after a few goes at it. One coat of WOP to pop the grain then tried in vain with General's WTF but could not get the streaks from the large flat surface. Took it down a few times and ended up with four or five coats of Tung oil Finish.
This is what it looked like after initial rounding. It was slated to be a shallow bowl but there was a huge very deep void smack in the center and I needed to cut it away.
This final product is just shy of 20 inches diameter and 1 3/4 inches top to bottom. Kind of thick for a platter, I know. Even though I knew better, I cut too thin from edge to center rather than cut and finish near the edge and work toward the center. At least I applied the textured ring before cutting away all the support. Made it very difficult to control oscillations while cutting thinner even with a steady. As a result, the final thickness is a skosh over 1/4", but gives some meat to grip and I don't worry about it breaking when picked up by the edge with one hand as people are prone to do.
Currently unsigned but will soon remedy that.
David