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Maple Platter

Postby selectortone » 28 May 2017, 19:32

Prezzie for my daughter. Just under 14" across. Made from Hampshire maple. I had to fix one crack but you need to look for it now. It was a bit of a b*gger to turn as the darker bits were quite soft and the rest was rock hard. It has lots of figure - what we guitar builders call 'flame', what turners call 'ripple'. Shame it was cloudy today, it looks great in sunshine.

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Re: Maple Platter

Postby Andyp » 28 May 2017, 19:41

Very smart Terry. Is that foot ring all you used to hold it in the chuck or has it been reduced?
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Re: Maple Platter

Postby Malc2098 » 28 May 2017, 19:41

Tasty.

I'd like to see a Telecaster made with that!
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Re: Maple Platter

Postby selectortone » 28 May 2017, 19:57

Thanks guys!

Andyp wrote:Very smart Terry. Is that foot ring all you used to hold it in the chuck or has it been reduced?


Yes, it has a reverse dovetail that I expanded the chuck into. Of course, I was risking cracking the foot off but I went gently, both with the mounting and the turning. The recess is a couple of mm deeper than the outside too so it's expanding into the mass of the bowl rather than just the foot. I have done this with large platters in the past - I have some home made cole jaws but they are too small to accommodate anything over 12". Finishing the foot when you do the outside is much quicker than faffing about with jam chucks to finish the foot, but obviously I wouldn't recommend it for a deeper bowl because of the mass. That would be quite scary if you got a catch. You can just about get away with it with a shallow piece and a hard wood like maple.
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Re: Maple Platter

Postby Woodbloke » 28 May 2017, 21:58

If that's Field Maple it was a decent sized tree...nice platter btw - Rob
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Re: Maple Platter

Postby Dalboy » 28 May 2017, 22:18

Nice platter and a descent size as well :eusa-clap:
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Re: Maple Platter

Postby Woodster » 28 May 2017, 22:33

Very nice job mate. ;)
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Re: Maple Platter

Postby Phil » 29 May 2017, 09:28

Looks really good. :eusa-clap:



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Re: Maple Platter

Postby TrimTheKing » 03 Jul 2017, 14:08

Very nice indeed.

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