Small mesquite plate

[MesquiteMan]

Here is a small mesquite plate I recently completed. It is 6" diameter and about 3/16" thick at the thickest part! I wanted to see how thin I could get it without blowing up!

Thanks for looking!

 

[jjenk02]

Nice plate Curtis..

 

[dkarcher]

Good job. Beautiful plate!

 

[stoneman]

Nice job. It looks great!

 

[IPD_Mrs]

Does anyone see the long haired woman in the top of the top photo?

I love finding wood sprites.

Wonderful plate Curtis. What kind of finish is it?

Mike

 

[kennicka]

I see her! That is pretty cool. Nicely done! I enjoy turning mesquite when I get my hands on some.

 

[MesquiteMan]

Thanks everyone.

Mike, the finish is numerous coats of Deft High Gloss lacquer and is actually MUCH glossier than the photo depicts.

I do see the woman now that you mention it!

 

[mrcook4570]

Beautiful plate!

 

[PaulDoug]

Crap, I don't see any woman (guess I'm getting too old)! I see a tornado. Whatever it is a beautiful plate.

 

[DocStram]

Hey Curtis .... 3/16 "? I'd say you were pushing the envelope. That's a real rush when you've got that piece of wood on the lathe ....... "should I take it down a little more?" "Maybe one more swipe with the chisel!"

Kind of like that old Seinfeld episode with Kramer and the car salesman .... they know the fuel gauge is on empty but at the last second they drive past the exit .... screaming.

And yes ..... I see her with her long hair.

 

[darrenjttu]

I like the grain in the mesquite.

 

[bitshird]

curtis, i don't see the lady, i do see something that makes me want to try and turn something, any thing, looking at these pages is like a teenager looking at hustler magazine, sure is a pretty piece of mesquite.

 

[marcruby]

That's cool.

Nice job. Thin work is a real accomplisment. Usually I have to be mad at the piece of wood because it keeps warping on the lathe before I get intense enough to go for thin.

Marc

 

[dntrost]

Great job

That is really nice I really want to try that but right now I still screw up pens can't imagine screwing up something like that... great job