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I also used shellawax, but it seems if the item is handled a lot, the shine goes away pretty quickly. Since I started using Aussie oil, the shine lasts a very long time. I had emailed the maker of Aussie oil (they are the ones that make the triple e also) and they said I could use both triple e and the Aussie oil. I have been using it ever since....about 2 or 3 years now.
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Thank you...I did not know it was a fast growing tree. I guess that would explain why it seemed softer.
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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....
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Thank you very much.
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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.
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Thanks Artie. This is the largest bowl I’ve ever turned....
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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....
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Thanks HandyDan....
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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.
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Thanks, brother....
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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...
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Hi Cal. Nope no glue at all. The pegs are tapped in to a specific sized hole though the body of the box and though the box bottom, which is 1/4 inch thick. Most people use the round tooth picks cut in half. Once it’s tapped in it’s cutoff and sanded smooth.
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Thanks Gene. No brass, but copper tacks is what you see. It’s only those tacks and some small pegs that hold this together...no glue.
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I’ll give it a try once I’m ready...
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If you mean a step by step build, I’ll give it a try. Never done that before, I usually get zoned in when building or turning something, but I’ll give it a shot. First I have to see if my old craftsman belt sander even works.....I think it does...
