Spalted maple platter

this is very cleanly executed, Peter! How much depth did you create for the face? Or is it relatively flat? I think you've nailed the contour... I'd love to see a side view....

John Ames said:

this is very cleanly executed, Peter! How much depth did you create for the face? Or is it relatively flat? I think you've nailed the contour... I'd love to see a side view....

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Thank you for the feedback, John. The platter has a depth of about 2 inches, so it is flat enough to hold things in place yet curved enough to show that it was turned on a lathe.

I can't figure out how to post my side view pic in this reply, so I put it in a separate posting:

https://www.aawforum.org/community/media/spalted-maple-platter-side-view.24143/

Let me know if you can or cannot see this (or if there's a way to post it here that I am missing).

Got it! the base appears off center, as well, which is also unexpectedly cool! Thanks for sharing!

John Ames said:

Got it! the base appears off center, as well, which is also unexpectedly cool! Thanks for sharing!

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By the way, I was really happy with the way this piece worked out, but on top of that I finished it, took pictures, brought it to my local gallery and it sold 3 hours later.

Peter Jacobson said:

By the way, I was really happy with the way this piece worked out, but on top of that I finished it, took pictures, brought it to my local gallery and it sold 3 hours later.

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Not a surprise at all! Time to raise your prices!

I do love that platter form Peter…quite novel!