Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Medley Platter....
Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.
>Something a little different. Several years ago I made around 25 of these platters. I decided to keep one, and sold the rest. It's 16 inches dia. and has 14 kinds of wood, with 112 pieces. A fun project and a good way to use some wood scraps.
Wally
Cool Platter Wally !!!
Brett Sherwood - Richmond, IN
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David Eaves
>Hi Wally,
That is an amazing piece, a great way to use scraps up. I can't begin to imagine glueing the thing up though with all those different angles.
Thanks for posting
David
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George Van
>Wally, it�s incredible that you have the patience to glue that together. I have a hard time waiting for four corners on a box.
I do like your results though!
George
Neat!
Ron Sardo
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Medley Platter
Greg W. in NC
>Wally,
That's beautiful! Can you tell us your procedure for cutting it up? I'm assuming you glued up longer pieces, then cut / reglued them several times? I'd love to know your technique!
Excellent!
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Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.
>You're right, I glued up several pieces at a time, cut the glued up sections at different angles, reglued them, then did it again. I used a depth of about 2 inches. Since I was using different kinds of wood, I took my time about doing any turning because of possible different rates of shrinkage etc. I found it best to make each platter of 2 glued up sections. I made several at a time. Never again! Too much time cutting and glueing to suit me.
Wally
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Greg W. in NC
>Wally,
thanks for the info. Sounds like a lot of organization to make them look random, huh?
What type of glue did you use......yellow? After all this time, can you feel the seams in the turned pieces?
another masterwork
Tom Sontag - St. Louis
>Every time I click on one of your picture posts I think to myself: "Well this ought to be good. But maybe he screwed up this time and did something I won't like. Maybe a minor design flaw or a faulty wood choice".
As usual*, you disappoint that side of me looking for a mistake or flaw or SOME sign of human frailty. Sigh. I will try to get used to it.
I like this one a lot!
*Full disclosure: I am still warming up to the turquiose filler concept.
Re: another masterwork
Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.
>Thanks Tom. Nice to see you on the turning side. If I do screw up occasionally you probably won't see it posted.
Wally
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Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.
>Thanks David. It makes it easier to glue and clamp those odd angles if you cut some wedges to square it up.
Wally
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Peter Teubel
>Sweet! Looks like a Max Krimmel piece.
Max Krimmel
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Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.
>Greg, I used yellow glue. The platter was made when I lived in Washington State, and when I moved to Arizona, a much drier climate, I found that I could feel a few of the joints. Some re-sanding and finishing would fix that but I haven't done it.
Wally
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Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.
>Peter, I've seen Max's work and it was my inspiration to do this.
Wally
similar, but far from the same
Tom Sontag - St. Louis
>It is good for Wally to acknowledge the inspiration, but the original reminds me of a Mondrian painting - all austere and refined. I like it a lot. Wally's has more of a fifties aesthetic to me - broader brush, more free form in its angles. It gives a completely different look, which I also like a lot.
Interesting how similar techniques can yield such a different feel.