Black Walnut Platter

[Frank Parker]

This is a black walnut platter I just finished, it had one split that I used chrysacola and epoxy to fill after I widened it a little with a dremel tool. It's 15-3/8" by 1-1/2" tall with a wall thickness of 1/4", I finished it with Tung oil followed by buffing.
Frank

[John Hart]

Very nice form and AWESOME Colors Frank!!:)

[Corey Hallagan]

That's a cool piece of walnut. Nice job Frank!

Corey

[Ernie Nyvall]

Nice Frank. Pretty pice of walnut.

Ernie

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful piece of walnut. Like the form and finish. Great job.

[Keith Burns]

Very nice paltter Frank. Nice wood and great form and finish:) :)

[George Conklin]

That sure is nice, Frank. How many coats of tung oil did you use before you polished it? How long did it have to dry before polishing?

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Great lookin' Platter, Frank.

Bruce

[Frank Parker]

That sure is nice, Frank. How many coats of tung oil did you use before you polished it? How long did it have to dry before polishing?
Hi George, I put 5 coats on and let it dry in the house for 3 days were it would stay warm before buffing.
Frank

[Mike Ramsey]

Very nice Frank! I like that Harry Potter lightning bolt!

[Andy Hoyt]

That is a beautiful piece, Frank.

Glad to see that you're making good use of that white iron. And did you notice that our ranks swelled again yesterday - Greg Savage joined the Knights of the Round Table (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=33874)

[Frank Parker]

I saw that, I really like the idea of the stainless bed rails, when I start roughing out green walnut I have to steel wool my bed rail otherwise it'll rust over night. You should see the concrete floor under my lathe, It's dark purple.
Frank

[Travis Stinson]

Beautiful platter Frank. I love the character in that Walnut.

[Mark Cothren]

Nice platter, Frank! The lightning bolt looks good...:)

Thanks for the pictures!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Excellent platter Frank! The figure in the wood is intriguing!