warp drive

[TYLER WOOD]

I finally have picture of the platter I turned last weekend. It is a chunk of salvaged dunno elm, 13" diameter x 2", thickness is about 1/4". This piece was turned to hold chips and salsa (hey I'm in Texas, what else would it hold), but has now been relegated to being a candy dish. The thing has warped about 1/2" vertically and about 3/8" horizontally along one axis only. It has made a nice oval dish now. I am really pleased with it, and comments are welcomed. Finished with hand buffed wax, I did do a little bit of roughing it up witha screw covered with a sponge on the drill for a little bit of aged look.

[George Tokarev]

Elm's always a mystery. Same-o yellow birch with the interlocked grain. There's internal tension there that defies normal warp. I think you've got a good utility item, but it looks right pretty on its own. Get lots of varnish cover in that salsa dish before you let the tomato juice hit it.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Tyler that is a good looking platter. I just made a couple of those with marble in the middle. I finished mine with Seal-A-Cell and Arm-R-Seal. So far one is used as a cheese try the other for chips and dip. They seem to be holding up just fine. I like turning Elm but it likes to move a lot. Nice job Tyler.

[Steve Schlumpf]

I like it Tyler - the warp gives it charactor!

[Tom Sherman]

I agree that is a nice looking platter Tyler.

[Bill Boehme]

Tyler,
Did you notice that the photo looking downward on the top makes it look like a sombrero. That means that it must be a salsa dish. Nice bowl -- could you take a side shot with the camera slightly above and angled down just a tiny bit to get a perspective of the rim as it would be seen when sitting on a table? That would add more three-dimensional perspective and I think that would help to show the warping more clearly. Warping is not necessarily bad -- if you true up the bottom and just feature the warping, it can add a lot of character, especially to something like a salsa and chips dish. I agree with George that varnish (or at least Salad Bowl finish) would work better unless you have decided for certain that it's destiny has been relegated to being a candy dish.

Bill

[TYLER WOOD]

I did notice the sombrero semblance. And yes I love the warping on the piece. I had initially hoped that it would stay flat, but as the warp waged aginst me, I began to notice the beauty. My next platter will be of similar aged elm, maybe even same tree (not sure). I am giong to actually make it thinner than this one and hope for more warp and maybe some small cracks. I'll be able to get about a 16" plattter from that piece and it would look great on the wall with savage warp!!!!