Maple Burl platter with pedestal

[patsikes]

Hey everyone, I wanted to share this piece and get your feelings on it. It was fun to make! Features a very flat maple burl cap platter on a bloodwood pedestal. It was finished with Waterlox High Gloss.

 

[David Keller]

That's cool, Pat. How big is it?

 

[1dweeb]

Outstanding piece.

 

[thewishman]

Pretty platter.

 

[patsikes]

Thanks!

It is about 9 inches on the longest dimension. The pedestal is about 4 inches tall.

 

[holmqer]

Nice looking piece.

Did you turn the top of platter flat, or run it through a drum sander then turn some feaature on the bottom to match the pedestal?

 

[patsikes]

It is all turned...no drum sander. It is turned like you would a normal platter but I took it down thin and since it is oblong in shape (from the natural shape of the burl cap) two of the edges are much thinner with the edge closest to the camera being like a knife edge (eased of course).

Here is another photo, taken looking up at the bottom... It just was not as good that is why I did not include it the first time.

The turning techniques for this I found on the following article: http://st31.flashecom.com/leetreewoodworks/_e/page/1003/Woodworking_Ideas.htm In this piece though I did not emphasis the bowl aspect and just made a nice pleasing arc from center to edge.

 

[bitshird]

That is a cool platter, nice chunk of Burl cap, and pretty pedestal.

 

[pensbydesign]

beautiful work must have been a lot of fun to turn

 

[Edward Cypher]

Very well done. Nice display piece.

 

[broitblat]

Nicely done!

-Barry

 

[patsikes]

Thanks everyone!

I have 3 more burl caps just right for this style of turning so I have to make another one...which is good because this one was donated for my woodturning club's "bring back" rafle...

 

[Rangertrek]

Nice platter, quality work, great design. Wish I had you talent.

 

[seamus7227]

That is awesome! Nice way to combine two beautiful pieces, did that burl have any interesting smell?

 

[patsikes]

There is a bit of a "maple syrup" smell to it when you turn it.