Author Topic: Wow look what came from Michigan! (Read 1726 times)

TexasTimbers · « **on:** March 07, 2007, 01:35:07 pm »

Tom, this is super nice. ~~You shouldn't have!~~ My wife and I are glad you did something so generous as this.

We really appreciate all the hard work, time, and talent you put into this. Gifts are something to be treasured and rest assured we will. Superb job retaining the color too. Thanks Tom!

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2007, 01:56:36 pm »

Hmm mmm, I can see a whole platter of Norm's home made doughnuts sitting there on that platter.

Nice work Tom, that's awesome wood turning. The color did keep pretty good didn't it?

leweee · « **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2007, 02:24:28 pm »

Great looken platter.

Thanks for sharing those pics Kevin.

Tom...you sure made that cookie into a Beauty.

WDH · « **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2007, 08:16:52 pm »

You thing those platters would hold grits too? GOOD GOING

Turningfool, you are the man

bitternut · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2007, 08:21:19 pm »

WOW!!!!
Thats pretty nice. What kind of wood is that and is there a before picture to go with it?

WDH · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2007, 08:28:06 pm »

Good ole Acer negundo............

metalspinner · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2007, 10:16:09 pm »

Very nice platter, Tom. Do you mind sharing the kind of finish you used on it? And, how did you keep it from splitting anyway?

turningfool · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2007, 11:58:38 pm »

metalspinner...i have been using pentacryl of late instead of end grain sealer fpr elimination of checking on green wood..so far so good..as i have done up approx. 50 green items thus far with virtually no checking in anything..knock on wood

as far as the finish goes i use behlens woodturners finish a super fast drying padding laquer that can be applied on the lathe at low temepatures..it can be laft with a sheen or buffed to a shine..glad you liked the platter kev..i ,ve found lots of new friends on the forum and am sure glad i discoverd the friendlyest site on the net

turningfool · « **Reply #8 on:** March 08, 2007, 12:02:31 am »

man! i either have to learn to type or to spell

JimBuis · « **Reply #9 on:** March 08, 2007, 05:14:44 am »

Quote from: turningfool on March 08, 2007, 12:02:31 am

man! i either have to learn to type or to spell

Why worry about that? Most of our forum brethren and sistren can't either.

Jim

TexasTimbers · « **Reply #10 on:** March 08, 2007, 08:36:44 am »

Jim,

I thnik yuo mghit bee exgretanig a lttile. Yuo porabbly aslo hvae offnened smoe peelpe two bye naught uinsg a slimey fcae

BigTrev · « **Reply #11 on:** March 08, 2007, 01:34:52 pm »

hay we mite not be abel too spel gud but we nose bout wood an thats wun fien plata. Mazin work Tom.

I rely luv th atmusfeer heer, not many plases in th world hav so many genrus folks wilin to do sumfin nice jus for th sake of it.

WDH · « **Reply #12 on:** March 08, 2007, 09:59:01 pm »

What you said, BigTrev. Sorry about the spelling..........I am not as creative as ya'll

isawlogs · « **Reply #13 on:** March 09, 2007, 06:10:32 pm »

You gyus can try but noun of u's can imatate me and Chet .... try all you can ... but we have that spellin ting cornerd

Dat beeing said ... you did a good job dere on dat peice of stove wood .

turningfool · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2007, 10:34:59 am »

going to try a different sanding sealer the next time to see if i can retain more color in kevins amazing wood

Furby · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2007, 06:11:02 pm »

Quote from: turningfool on March 10, 2007, 10:34:59 am

retain more color

You are kidding right

Sure don't look like a lot was lost.
You did REAL good with it!

Mooseherder · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2007, 07:10:40 pm »

Isn't kevjay already sleeping in his shop protecting the platter already?

TexasTimbers · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2007, 07:29:38 pm »

"My Precioussssss"

Yeah who know what Tom means by retain more color he didn't lose any of it how can he retain more

Speaking of the shop Furby you would not recognize it now. Guess what we found in it today? A concrete slab!

Furby · « **Reply #18 on:** March 10, 2007, 08:01:16 pm »

You found the slab

We got to see a little peek of it after moving a bunch of stuff to get the mill in there, but to actually find the slab must have taken a bunch of work.
Got pics so you can remember it by

turningfool · « **Reply #19 on:** March 15, 2007, 02:04:09 am »

just to let you know kevin,the finish used is not food safe so dont be stackin no doughnuts on the platter unless you have a paper plate or something under them

TexasTimbers · « **Reply #20 on:** March 15, 2007, 03:04:54 am »

Too late. We all just got out of the hospital with near-death experinces. Doc says we barely escaped a lethal dose of "Death by Tainted Doughnuts"

Nancbee · « **Reply #21 on:** March 15, 2007, 11:26:30 am »

Hate to show my ignorance but did anyone say what kind of wood that is? Can you please explain the origin of the color? It's fabulous!

turningfool · « **Reply #22 on:** March 15, 2007, 04:34:15 pm »

gotta love your sense of humor kev

leweee · « **Reply #23 on:** March 15, 2007, 05:20:12 pm »

Quote from: Nancbee on March 15, 2007, 11:26:30 am

Hate to show my ignorance but did anyone say what kind of wood that is? Can you please explain the origin of the color? It's fabulous!

Box Elder (Acer Negundo) and the color is one of ma natures best kept secrets.

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Author Topic: Wow look what came from Michigan! (Read 1726 times)