A nice Tulipwood (Poplar) platter

[Frank Parker]

This is a yellow poplar or as some call it American Tulipwood. The mineral stains really give it some nice color. It measures 9" by 1-7/8" with a wall thickness of 1/8" I finished with Tung oil followed by the Beale buffs.
Frank

[Von Bickley]

Frank,

Great looking piece of wood and platter...;)

[Andy Hoyt]

Tis a beauty, Frank.

And that second shot looks like it's giving us the hairy eyeball!

[John Hart]

Just gorgeous Frank. Poplar 'round these parts is very light colored. That's pretty cool!

[Cecil Arnold]

Frank, the word stunning comes to mind.

[Chris Barton]

That is a great bowl and the darkest poplar I have ever seen!

[Frank Parker]

This piece came from North Carolina, around here we mostly got Oak, Madrone, Myrtle, Walnut, and Redwood. plus a few others that aren't that common.
Frank

[Bill Stevener]

Frank, if the turner's forum was having a "platter" contest at this time, yours would surely be the best of show. It's not often one sees something that unique.
Very nice,
Bill.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>:)

[Bernie Weishapl]

Wow Frank. That is a good looking platter. I like the wood and finish.

[Corey Hallagan]

Love the shape and the color in that wood. Nice job!

Corey

[Curt Fuller]

Holy Smokes that's pretty. I had no idea the tulipwood had that much color in it.

[Pat Jeddy]

oooooo!ooooooo! oooooooooo!

[Keith Burns]

Nice platter Frank:) Nice form and finish:)

[Barbara Gill]

Very nice work Frank. To call Tulip (Yellow) poplar Tulipwood, American or not is misleading. The only Tulipwood is imported. :)

[Jim Dunn]

Tis a beauty, Frank.

And that second shot looks like it's giving us the hairy eyeball!

Looks like the EYE from Lord of The Rings movies:eek::eek: Very nice bowl, just barely big enough for icecream;)

[John Miliunas]

Tremendous, Frank! Just flat-out gorgeous. :) The wood is magnificent and the form/finish really sets it off beautifully! Great job. :) :cool:

[Dick Parr]

Outstanding job Frank, the wood and form are beautiful.

[Jim Becker]

Great looking piece, Frank...you got a nice "glow" from it!

[Frank Parker]

Very nice work Frank. To call Tulip (Yellow) poplar Tulipwood, American or not is misleading. The only Tulipwood is imported. :)
I agree Barbara, but thats what I see called all over the place they get it from its scientific name (Liriodendron tulipifera) For a long time I didn't know this was Poplar.
Frank

[Dick Strauss]

Frank,
you should call it Tulip Poplar which is the common name. The trees have pale tulip shaped flowers thus the name.

[Barbara Gill]

I agree Barbara, but thats what I see called all over the place they get it from its scientific name (Liriodendron tulipifera) For a long time I didn't know this was Poplar.
Frank



Actually it isn't even a poplar. The Yellow-poplar is a member of the Magnolia Family. It is particurly important in the case of Yellow-poplar to call it by the correct name rather than Tulipwood. If someone was sold a piece identified as "Tulipwood" and received Yellow-poplar there could really be some hard feelings.

[Glenn Hodges]

Well when you all get it properly named it will still be pretty in my book. It is almost a shallow bowl. In some of the big poplar trees the heart is dark like this. It seems the larger and older the tree, the larger the heart.

[Frank Parker]

Thanks Barbara, I didn't know that about it. They call trees by so many differant name it can get quite confusing. As for example I didn't know what a Myrtle looked like, I'd seen various projects done with it. It turned out I had 2 of them growing in my yard but no one around here calls them that, they call it either Pepperwood or Bay Laurel, I'd never heard them called Myrtle. As for this piece I was calling it what it was called by the person I bought it from.
Sorry for any confusion.
Frank

[Mike Ramsey]

Great looking platter Frank!! If I were you I would keep an eye on it!!

[Ernie Nyvall]

Wow Frank, that is some nice wood. Very good job on it too.

Ernie