Curly maple platter

[Adam Howard]

14.5" x 2.5" curly Bigleaf maple platter. BLO and beeswax finish, not buffed yet.

The rim was fired (charred) for the color. It took awhile to get it right and the color even without over-burning.


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[Harry Pye]

Adam,

How were you able to get the nice, clean edge between the charred area and the natural wood. One of the guys in our club has been experimenting with this. Can't use masking tape! :)

[Mark Cothren]

Adam,

This looks fantastic to me! I like the look of the burned rim. I'm curious, does the finish seal that up so the black doesn't rub off on your hands?

Would also love to see the bottom of this!

Thanks for the pictures!

[Adam Howard]

Harry,

I finish sanded the rim and rough sanded the inside of the bowl. Fired, which took about 30 minutes with a micro-torch. Have to go slow to avoid real burning, which would make low spots where the wood (fuel) goes away if it actually catches on fire.

After I was happy with the rim, I used a Sioux sander (clone) with 80 grit around the inside, which cleaned up any errors in burning. Then finish sanded from there.

Using a micro-torch is also the key....better control. Lowe's has them for about $8 and they run off butane.

As far as the carbon rubbing off, it seals fine. I sanded very lightly with 400 grit after burning to remove any excess prior to finishing.

Glad you liked it.

[Andy Hoyt]

Nice, Adam! And just in time to slap a big ol turkey down on her!

[sascha gast]

very nice Ox, very nice. Where have you been, haven't seen you in a while.

I hope you are doing well

Sascha

[Martin Shupe]

Adam, I like your platter very much. Nice color throughout, and nice shape, too.

[Bill Stevener]

A real looker Adam, very, very nice.
Bill.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>:)

[John Miliunas]

Very, very nice, Adam! Like the torched rim, too. Really sets off that beautiful figure in the main area of the platter. Well done!:) :cool:

[Michael Stafford]

Very nice, Adam. I like the form, the contrast between the burned and unburned areas and the finish. Good job!:D

[Ernie Nyvall]

Wow Adam, very nice. That is an impressive piece. I like the color and contrasting rim.

Ernie

[Chip Sutherland]

I loved this. Just great. I love curly maple and I love the contrasting rim. Makes me wonder why I'm wasting my time on the computer when it's obvious that I need to practice practice practice.

And add a $8 torch to my wish list...

[Chris Barton]

Adam, this is exceptional! I too am going to have to try the char technique!

[Keith Burns]

Very nice platter. Love the form and the charring. Great treatment.

[Carole Valentine]

I like it! How do you do the charing without charing past the edge? Doh! Never mind...should have read all of the posts first! I have wondered if those micro-torches were any good.

[Dick Parr]

That is a really nice looking platter Adam. Love the figure in the wood and the shape.

[Bob Noles]

Andy.....

That is about as close to perfection as I can imagine. Very nice job.