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Big leaf maple platter, 13" dia x 2 1/2" h. Oil finish, buffed and waxed.

Top view of same platter Black Walnut Crotch Approx 9 x 2 Gel Poly finish This shape was adapted from Mark Baker's book; "Woodturning Projects: A Workshop Guide to Shapes". It was challenging to make the bottom until I finished that Longworth chuck I'd been working on.

Black Walnut Platter Approx 9 x 2 Gel Poly finish Commission piece for a friend made from a blank he chose out of several. This came off the same limb that fell on my pastor's house. Still working on the pile!

Ancient Kauri ,beaded ,textured then gold ,copper ,and silver leaf applied piece by piece ,Allot of work but I feel it is worth the effort .This kauri was carbon dated 750 plus or minus 50 years by Waikato university timberly@xtra.co.nz Comments welcome

550mm ancient kauri ,beaded ,textured ,then gold copper and silver leaf applied piece by piece to give pattern

This Platter measures 550 dia ,A unique piece of Ancient Swamp Kauri .The high gum content meant I had to oil sand as it blocked up the paper .!0 Coats of lacquer. I still wish I hadn't sold this piece as it was such a special bit of wood

This is an an ash platter which is about 12 inches square. It sits on a one inch high by 3 inch diameter inverse tapered foot (not visible in this view).

12" Ash Platter featuring Burned Nordic Runes and a Celtic Knot. Colored using Prismacolor Markers. Finished with Wipe-on Poly

This is a 16" maple platter, burned, colored and a bit of texturing thrown in the mix. Black Gesso is used to enhance the inner rim.

Close up of Arts and Crafts Platter

This piece was created from a highly spalted piece of maple. It measures 14" w by 3" h and was made for use as a fruit bowl. It is slightly deeper than a platter but shallower than a bowl of this size. Mahoney's Walnut Oil finish was used as this piece is intended for food use...

Norfolk Island Pine Platter - 16" diameter. 0.25" thickness. Three carved feet on the bottom. Finished with Boiled Linseed Oil and wipe-on poly. This is my first platter and I wasn't sure how thick to make it. This seems plenty strong, but it is only slightly translucent. I made...

Maple Leaf Platter - pic#2 Maple 12" x 1.25" truned burned carved

Maple Leaf Platter -Maple 12" x 1.25" Turned, Burned, Carved

I thought the figure in this maple was cool enough to post. This is my second platter. Measures 10 x 2. Comments/Criticism welcome.

Close-up showing the details. The cookie crumbs are made from coffee grounds and white glue. Melted ice cream is acrylic paint applied with a spoon.

Cookies and Ice Cream 8"x 3/4", Mulberry, Walnut, Acrylic, Pyrography, Acrylic Paints The platter is the mulberry and the cookie is a sandwich of walnut and white acrylic. The ants were burned on then their bodies textured with acrylic paint. The triangle pattern rim was done with...

This platter's top view, it is 7.75 inches in diameter, Wood is Anigre from Tanzania Africa. The rim is embellished with Copper and Aluminum wire. Finish is Mike Mahoney's Walnut Oil and Wax finishes.

This platter is 7.75 inches in diameter, Wood is Anigre from Tanzania Africa. The rim is embellished with Copper and Aluminum wire. Finish is Mike Mahoney's Walnut Oil and Wax finishes.

Bottom view, finish Mike Mahoney's Walnut oil and wax finish.