Beginning on a piece of Bradford pear I almost waited too long. This is a crotch piece so in addition to nice grain has feather . The got natural edge also. My be doing Clewes style dye on the rim.

 

What do you think?

Definitely a nice platter.  Can't wait to see the finish on it.

That's a pretty piece of wood. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

 

steve

That's awesome. I had some chunks of Bradford Pear from a tree that was storm damaged...I wish I had saved them. They got lost when we moved.

That is going to be a beauty for sure.

What do you mean when you say that it has feather?

That's going to a gorgeous piece!  I like that you kept the natural edge.

Hey that looks like you could make a set of hub caps real easy and as long as you didn't go anywhere they would stay on the wheel...

16 hours ago, Cal said:

That is going to be a beauty for sure.

What do you mean when you say that it has feather?

Look at the lower right in first pic it has a crack but that is feather. Feather results in a small area of a crotch. Sometimes it can get very pronounced. Will try to get a better pic to show it. Some may call it flame.

Here is a Cherry box I turned years ago.  The feather or flame is very pronounced in it.  Gerald's flame should show a lot better when the finish is put on it.

 

Edited July 4, 20188 yr by HandyDan

On 7/2/2018 at 10:39 PM, Gerald said:

What do you think?

Must have dozed off and missed this...

I think I'm amazed every time you do something with Bradford Pear.

This one is no exception...can't wait to see the finished piece.

Got this finished today. Still need more lacquer but basically done

Wow that is spectacular

WOW! Beautiful!

Gorgeous!  Nicely done with a fine piece of wood.

Super!