leehljp
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My first plate. I had a Japanese Elm (Keyaki) board that had some beautiful grain in the crotch (mostly sapwood). I cut the basic circle and turned it. Beautiful grain showed up.
I cut and turned the basic shape and then stabilized it in a vac with acrylic/acetone mix. The wood was VERY dry and almost brittle. Stabilizing it helped. Finished with several coats of tung oil and finally hand rubbed wax.
It is 6 inches in diameter. First picture was taken from an angle, and to the un-initiated it looks oval. I don't have an oval lathe yet, so it was the camera.
Overhead to show that it is "round". I must say that carving those grooves in the wood to make the valleys was difficult, but I managed. :wink:
The bottom picture gives more of the true color but when viewed at angles, it does look darker.
I cut and turned the basic shape and then stabilized it in a vac with acrylic/acetone mix. The wood was VERY dry and almost brittle. Stabilizing it helped. Finished with several coats of tung oil and finally hand rubbed wax.
It is 6 inches in diameter. First picture was taken from an angle, and to the un-initiated it looks oval. I don't have an oval lathe yet, so it was the camera.
Overhead to show that it is "round". I must say that carving those grooves in the wood to make the valleys was difficult, but I managed. :wink:
The bottom picture gives more of the true color but when viewed at angles, it does look darker.
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