Walnut Platter

[Bernie Weishapl]

Well I took the advice of our esteemed Andy Hoyt tonight. I turned a platter out of a walnut plank. My sisters first husband made guitars and banjos before he died of cancer. She found these planks 6' long by 11 1/2" wide and 1 3/4" thick in the corner in the basement. So she gave them to me this weekend after helping lay floor. I have enough to make a set of 8. The LOML just flipped when she saw it after I put the walnut oil on it. Just finished it and just put on the oil. It turned out to be 11 1/8" across, 3/8" thick and stands about 7/8" high. Like I said I am using Mike Mahoney's walnut oil. When that dries I will put on the walnut oil/beeswax/carnuba wax combo of his on top of that. This is the first platter I have attempted after watching Mikes video and our own Andy Hoyts tutorial.

[Travis Stinson]

MMMMMMMMM, I love that Walnut! Be sure to show us after the final finishing. Looks great!:cool:

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Looks great, Bernie. Have you shown this to your sister?

[Keith Burns]

Bernie, you have done well with this piece. I like the form and I like the botton treatment. Great job:) :)

[Glenn Hodges]

Bernie, you had to start out with some great looking wood to get something this pretty.

[Travis White]

Wow! That is a very nice platter. The finsh looks perfect from here.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Bernie, my man, your turning skills have increased immensly! Nice wood..nice form....nicely done!

[George Conklin]

Bernie, my man, your turning skills have increased immensly! Nice wood..nice form....nicely done!

Exxxxactly!!!!:D

[Andy Hoyt]

Well there ya go, Bernie. Looks like a keeper for sure.

[Dick Parr]

Great looking platter Bernie, love the shape.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Thanks for the comments. I will take a picture Glenn of the plank it came out of. You would never think something that beautiful would come out of it.

Henry I am afraid to show it to her for fear she will want it back.:eek: Not really I plan on making her one to.

[Tom Sherman]

Great work Bernie, our MOA is a very influential person is'nt he.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Yep he is Tom.

[Mark Cothren]

Bernie, did you say "Andy's tutorial" does that mean something like Andy wears a tutu? Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much info for this ol' Arky...:eek:

Oh yeah... beautiful chunk of platter you got there!

[Corey Hallagan]

It's a beauty Bernie! Awesome work my freind!

Corey

[Ed Scolforo]

Bernie, It looks great from here. Beautiful wood!
Ed

[Curt Fuller]

Wow Bernie, that's a beauty.