The largest platter I’ve ever turned.  A 15 inch silver maple platter.  I turned this on my Laguna Revo 1216 lathe on the outboard side.  A bit nerve racking doing it.  First I used the worm screw in the chuck and I probably should have used a face plate...once I had the bottom done and made the tenon for the chuck, it was easier hogging out the inside.  I’m pleased with the way it came out...and so is my wife! I sanded up to 4000 grit, then used triple e and finally Aussie oil.  Hope you folks like it...

Looks great!!!

15 minutes ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

Looks great!!!

Thanks, brother....

That is fantastic! Love the wide rim.

 

Was this turned green?

3 minutes ago, lew said:

That is fantastic! Love the wide rim.

 

Was this turned green?

Thanks Lew.  I wanted to try and do a platter that would be like a shaker style and thought the wide rim would do it.  The silver maple is dry.  I got it from a local hardwood lumber yard.  The piece I got was 2 inches thick by 15 1/2 inches wide and 3 feet long.  It a beautiful piece of maple. 

16 minutes ago, Pauley said:

Thanks Lew.  I wanted to try and do a platter that would be like a shaker style and thought the wide rim would do it.  The silver maple is dry.  I got it from a local hardwood lumber yard.  The piece I got was 2 inches thick by 15 1/2 inches wide and 3 feet long.  It a beautiful piece of maple. 

Thanks!

Beautifully done.  I like the wide rim.

5 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

Beautifully done.  I like the wide rim.

Thanks HandyDan....

Well done. How was it turning outboard on the Revo?

Beautiful.

10 hours ago, Pauley said:

Thanks Lew.  I wanted to try and do a platter that would be like a shaker style and thought the wide rim would do it.  The silver maple is dry.  I got it from a local hardwood lumber yard.  The piece I got was 2 inches thick by 15 1/2 inches wide and 3 feet long.  It a beautiful piece of maple. 

Just wondering if you can identify your source Pauley. I get most of my hardwood from  Highland Hardwood in Brentwood NH  Edit: By the way, beautifully piece !

Edited April 20, 20206 yr by Al B

Another great piece and job by you, Pauley.  That wood is absolutely beautiful and so is the work.

Very nice, maple is a joy to turn isn't it?

13 hours ago, Gerald said:

Well done. How was it turning outboard on the Revo?

It was strange.  I mounted the piece on the lathe using the worm screw.  In think I would use the face plate next time.  Speed was a definite factor on the outboard side, and with the fact that the lathe vibrated pretty bad until I could get it round.  Once I had the bottom turned and put the shape I wanted, it went well once I was able to flip it around and hog out the platter and shape the top....but it was a lot of fun....

10 hours ago, Artie said:

Beautiful.

Thanks Artie.  This is the largest bowl I’ve ever turned....

7 hours ago, Al B said:

Just wondering if you can identify your source Pauley. I get most of my hardwood from  Highland Hardwood in Brentwood NH  Edit: By the way, beautifully piece !

That’s exactly where I get 99 percent of my lumber from.  They’re great people and have a large variety of material.  I have also used Goosebay lumber.

7 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

Another great piece and job by you, Pauley.  That wood is absolutely beautiful and so is the work.

Thank you very much.

36 minutes ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

Very nice, maple is a joy to turn isn't it?

The silver maple seem a lot softer than what I thought it would be, but it was a blast turning it....doesn’t take much to make me smile....

That turned out (take the pun anyway you wish) beautifully Pauley.

The silver maple that we have around here is a very fast growing and weak tree.  That may be why it was softer than you thought it might be.

18 minutes ago, Cal said:

That turned out (take the pun anyway you wish) beautifully Pauley.

The silver maple that we have around here is a very fast growing and weak tree.  That may be why it was softer than you thought it might be.

Thank you...I did not know it was a fast growing tree.  I guess that would explain why it seemed softer.