Go big or go home!!

[Woodnknots]

I made these platters as a special order for one of our Master Chiefs at work. They are 21" across, and easily the biggest things I've turned so far. I posted a picture of the Master Chief holding them as a size comparison. He is 6'6" tall. Both are made from african mahogony and are finished with Waterlox.
The first pic shows them leaning up against a blanket chest I recently finished.

 

[pete00]

now THOSE are platters, and they look great as well.......

did you have to bring the tree into the house to cut and turn them...[]

 

[Dario]

Awesome! You can convert those to (side) table tops! [:0] LOL

 

[Skye]

Dang!

And, considering that guy's got a solid foot on me, double dang!

 

[ctEaglesc]

Skye a matchbook has a solid foot on you.
Anyone for extreme frisbee?

 

[byounghusband]

Can I turn ones like that on my JET 1014??[][]

Seriously, those are beautiful!! Someday my lathe will grow up and I will be able to turn stuff like that!!

 

[kent4Him]

Very, Very nice.

 

[NavyDiver]

WOW! That's a big pair of frisbees. [] [8D]

Dave, where are you stationed?

 

[Woodnknots]

Originally posted by NavyDiver
<br />WOW! That's a big pair of frisbees. [] [8D]

Dave, where are you stationed?

Norfolk. I'm at CNATTU. Tomorrow is my last day, back to the real Navy. Well, sort of, I'm going to VRC-40.

 

[Jim15]

Beautiful work.

 

[BigRob777]

Dave,
Awesome work. I can't wait to start "bowl" turning. I will start much smaller, using my baracuda 2 scroll chuck. I don't trust myself doing the tape thing, to a baseplate, or whatever you call that thing.

That wood wouldn't have done much for pens, but it's awesome in these platters.
Rob

 

[woodmarc]

Those are some rather LARGE pieces. Where on earth did you find such large pieces of Mahogony. The biggest stuf we have around here is about 18". The finish is excellent. Waterlox is some great stuff.

AN AIRDALE AHHHHH!!!!

My last Command was FACSFAC VACAPES at NAS Oceana. I spent a lot of time tied up to pier 12 in Norfolk. Did some time on the Nimitz. Hence move "love" of airdales....

 

[Woodnknots]

Originally posted by woodmarc
<br />Those are some rather LARGE pieces. Where on earth did you find such large pieces of Mahogony. The biggest stuf we have around here is about 18". The finish is excellent. Waterlox is some great stuff.

A

I called around alot. I tried woodcraft, as my first choice was Bubinga. They had a 24" wide piece that would have fit the bill nicely, but by the time my customer had the money, it was sold. I called Yukon lumber, and they had this piece, 7ft long, 22" wide. It was expensive, but I wasn't paying for it. I didn't get anywhere near what these were worth, but it was one of those things where I wanted to see if I could do it, and He paid for the wood, and a little more, so I made some money, just not much.

Thanks for all the great responses!!

 

[thetalbott4]

That guy has a huge set of...platters! It's a darn good thing there was no decorative spot in the center of each platter or that would have been a risky picture. []

 

[bob393]

Nice work. They are big and beautiful.

 

[woodwish]

Wow, I was really proud of a 16" walnut platter I made recently but these are spectacular!

 

[darbytee]

Very nice Dave. Definitely bigger than anything I've done so far.