American Sycamore platter

[Chip Sutherland]

Here is an american sycamore platter. I played around with some black dye on the edge. I still need to finish turn the bottom except it doesn't fit my doughnut chuck and haven't found the time make a bigger one....or the dough for a vacuum chuck. Guess I'll have to locate the double-stick tape. Comments welcome.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Beautifully done Chip! Make another donut chuck. I'd hate to see that bite the dust due to some bad double sided tape! Well done!

[Mike Vickery]

Beuatiful piece, the rim treatment and the burn line erally set each other off.

[Jonathon Spafford]

I like it a lot... the contrast with the rim is really nice! A very nice piece of work!!!

[TYLER WOOD]

Chip,
If you are even a little mechanically inclined I can send you some information on making your own vac chuck system for about $75. We had Ernie Showalter come and demonstrate at our turners club last month about making one. Looks real easy and cheap, but I have worked on one turning a 13" platter out of wet elm and it worked beautifully. If you are interested, pm me you address and I will make a copy of the article and send it to you. Any one who wants it I would do this for too.

or get,
American Woodturner, Spring 1999Vol.
14, No.1,28-31
Vacuum Chucks, by Ernie Showalter
American Woodturners, Spring 1999 vol. 14, no. 128-31
Vacuum chucks, by Ernie Showalter

[Steve Schlumpf]

Chip, really nice looking platter! I like your use of black dye to highlight the rim area. Hope you figure out something to use to finish turn the platter. Nice work!

[Keith Burns]

Chip, a really nice platter you'vr done. Love the dye. Great job !:) :)

[Paul Engle]

I like a lot, what dye did you use????

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Chip, this one is different and I really like it. Beautiful wood Dye job and form.:)

[Mark Pruitt]

nicely done! I especially like the rim detail and the dyed treatment.