Hi

I have a few beginner questions regarding turning platters. I have some logs from some recent storms and wondering the best section of the wood to use for turning a platter.

First, I assume you never want the pith to be in your platter blank, is that correct (due to splitting, etc).

Next do you normally create a platter blank from a vertical slice of the log (i.e. going with the grain) and not across the log (horizontally across the tree log)?

Lastly, for turning green wood, is this recommended for platters and do you then leave the platter turned down to say 10X the desired thickness to dry out for 3-6 months?

thanks very much,

'mark

p.s. it would be really cool and helpful for beginners if there was a diagram available which shows what can be turned from different portions of a tree. I've only seen this for bowls.