Curly Oak.......

[Travis Stinson]

Ok, since it's platter day again, this might be "close enough".;)
16"D x 3"T. This came from a huge Oak blown over during hurricane Katrina at my brother's. The tree was hollow, and I cut this standing inside the 6' diameter stump that was left. Several coats of Watco then buffed.

[Jim Ketron]

Nice piece of wood Travis and some nice looking curl in it! That watco poped that grain nice!
That was some Tree Huh? did ya take a Knapp while you was inside of it :D

[Jim Becker]

OUTSTANDING, Travis! That piece has a whole lot of character and I love the simple, yet elegant form. Bravo!

[Keith Burns]

Absolutely beautiful piece. You have a way of bringing out the best in a piece of wood. BUT, as with any contest there must be well written rules and I think 2-7/8" should be the maximum allowable for a platter. :D

[Loy Hawes]

Beautiful piece! and a good story always makes it that much better.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

SWEET PIECE, Travis.

I had never heard of curly or quilted OAK, but your beautiful piece and two boards I picked up this past weekend of Quilted Oak made me a believer.

Bruce

[Dick Parr]

That is really beautiful Travis, job very well done.:)

[Andy Hoyt]

Travis - Awful tall for a platter. But might be okay for a plateur.

Otherwise, she's a beaut.

[Mark Cothren]

What a great piece of wood! You worked it over real nice! And like has already been mentioned, the story around it gives it extra flavor.

Thanks for the picture!

[Glenn Hodges]

Down here we have a saying, "Close enough for govment work," to be a platter, but who cares if it is a platter or not. Anything this beautiful is indeed a sight to behold, and the simple lines were just right for showing this beauty. Thank you for allowing me to look at it.

[John Hart]

Nice elegant flowing simple design and a beautiful piece of oak! Well done Travis! :)

[Chris Barton]

Travis,

What a great form and execution! Did you use a vacuum chuck?

[Sparky Paessler]

Man that is a beautiful piece of oak! love the shape also.

[Travis Stinson]

Thanks for the comments everyone. It was tough seeing those old trees downed, but if I can salvage a few pieces from them, I'll be happy.:)
Chris, I'd be lost without my vacuum chuck!

[Mike Ramsey]

Travis, Ditto on the other posts, beautiful! Maybe I should quit
throwing all that Oak into the burn pile!

[Bill Stevener]

It's nice when you can find something that large and then turn it into a thing of beauty, very, very nice Travis.
Bill.>>>>>>>>>:)