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Woddturned Cherry Projects Finally Finished

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Woddturned Cherry Projects Finally Finished

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Woddturned Cherry Projects Finally Finished

Karl_TN

Been slowly recovering from a pulmonary embolism that had me in ICU the week before Christmas. Luckily they let me go go home just in time to be with my family for Chistmas.

I haven't had the energy to use get back to turning yet so I decided to finish a couple of cherry pieces that I started as Christmas presents before getting sick. I didn't need to stand for long periods to put on a finish.

This first one is cherry crotch platter that's 11" across.




This next one is a cherry serving tray that's 15.5" acrosss. I designed this for serving things like 'Hawian bread and spinach dip' or 'chips and salsa'. This will be a present to some close friends who are always serving others. The serving tray is much larger than the pictures make it look.



Both items are finished with Arm-R-Seal and then several coats of wax.

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David Walser

Glad to hear that you're on the road to recovery. Both pieces are very nice. I'd be proud to have turned them. I particularly like the platter. The crotch grain is spectacular.

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#3

Very Nice Karl


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Jim Barbour

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Jim Barbour

Glad you are on the mend. Nice work. How does the finish stand up to semi-liquids like dip and salsa? Would it work for wine and whiskey glasses?

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#5

Well Done and Very Nice Gifts.


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Dick Coers

Very nice. Curious why multiple coats of wax? I always thought one coat did it, and that wax buildup was a bad thing. Doesn't the second coat just melt the first coat and you still only get one coat?

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Re: Woddturned Cherry Projects, wax?

Karl_TN

I used wax because I wanted something the new owners could maintain. The can of renaissance wax (mixture bees wax & carnuba wax) recommended a second or third coat for a harder finish. I rub pretty hard between coats so I there shouldn't be much of a build up. Guess time will tell if this was the right thing to do. I'm far from being an expert on finishing so don't take any of this as advice.

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Karl_TN

I have no idea how the finish will hold up to salsa so I'm going to suggest the new owners find a container (like a glass bowl) to put in the center.

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Barry Irby

Those are beautiful. Glad you are on the mend.

I made several of those serving trays a couple of years ago. I got a Pyrex dish that hold abut two cups and had a snap on lid and turned the recess to hold the dish. That way they could have the dip in the Pyrex in the fridge or heat it in the oven or microwave. They were well received as gifts.

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George Balock

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George Balock

Karl,

Glad to see that you're recovering from the PE. Not something to be trifled with.

I especially like the cherry crotch pieces. You did a nice job of showing off that figure.

George

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Karl_TN

Thanks for the suggestion. The inside diameter of my bowl section is 6" so hopefully I won't have a problem locating pyrex container that fit this space.

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Barry Irby

I bought the containers and then made the trays. CAREFULLY turned the recess for the bowls so they fit perfectly. Then it dawned on me that nobody cared about that perfect fit. What really needs to happen is the recess needs to be slightly too large incase the tray warps or shrinks. And they do. I would make the recess about an 1/8" oversized and more straight sided than the bowl so that only the rim of the recess is close to the bowl. The bowls with lids were cheap, only a couple of bucks.