Platter #1

[Brian Greb]

Hey y'all,

A while back I made a dyed box and it had an inlay in the top that displayed some eccentric rings. http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=136544 I said I would post how I did this later. Well it's later and I have made a platter with the same idea in it... and here is how I did it.

Step 1: Make a disk out of 3/4 MDF
Step 2: cut squares of wood to be turned
Step 3: Affix Squares to the MDF disk with turners tape
Step 4: cut rings with a 1/8" parting tool or scraper
Step 5: inlay veneer in to the recess(I used 4 strips of veneer on edge to fill the recess... you can use thicker veneer and make wider solid rings to inlay, it's just more work)
Step 6: Turn blank 90 degrees and re-affix to disk. repeat steps 4 & 5.
Step 7: repeat step 6

(see pics below)

This concludes the eccentric part. You can change where the center is located on the blank but be careful to keep the disk mostly balanced.

now for the rest of what I did on this project.
I glued the 4 squares back together and turned the whole blank round with a rebate on the edge then i turned a segmented ring and glued the disk in the center. Finally I turned the platter.


The finished platter is 11 3/4" in diameter, 1" thick, and made out of curly maple and curly cherry, with maple and cheery veneer.

As always C&C are welcome.
Thank you for looking.
Brian

[Roland Martin]

Wow!! That's really neat Brian & thanks for the tutorial.

[John Keeton]

A different take on segmenting - pretty neat!! I like the combination of woods, as well.

Thanks for the effort put forth on the tutorial and willingness to share.

[Frank Van Atta]

Very nice work, and a great explanation/photo trail.

An extension of this technique is the Saueracker Shell.


For those not familiar with it, there is an excellent explanation and how-to in Mike Darlow's Woodturning Methods in the multi-axis turning section.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Thanks for the step-by-step procedures Brian!

Platter looks great! I can see how you could go pretty wild with the designs if not careful!

Thanks for sharing!

[David E Keller]

Thanks for the post. It is a really interesting piece, but I must admit that I like the underside better than the top. It's such beautiful wood that I prefer it in it's 'natural state'. It's a great idea though, and I may give something like this a shot.

[Baxter Smith]

Interesting post and explanation. Thanks.

[Richard Madison]

Great looking piece Brian, but I would be concerned about wood movement issues between the bottom and the segmented ring.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Platter looks great and thanks for sharing the procedure.

[Bob Roehrig]

I am trying to access the pictures that Brian Greb posted for the saueracker platter #1. Attempting to do so and it will not give me permission to access. Anyone know a reason for this.

[Barry McFadden]

I am trying to access the pictures that Brian Greb posted for the saueracker platter #1. Attempting to do so and it will not give me permission to access. Anyone know a reason for this.

you have to be a "contributor" to see pictures now.....

[Bob Roehrig]

Thanks Barry, but could you please explain what a "Contributor" is that would now allow me to access photo's that members post.

[Barry McFadden]

if you click on the "donate " button at the top of the page you can pay $6 for the year and become a contributor.