Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Jobillo Platter
David Smith
I normally don't buy wood but last April I bought a piece of Jobillo from our local Woodcraft store. Even though it was covered in all sorts of dirt hiding colors and spalting the piece of wood just kept nagging me to take it home. I'm glad I did. After five months I finally decided to turn a platter. The board initially was 1" x 16" by 20" or so and the finished platter is 7/8" x 15.5", finished in danish oil and buffed to a satin finish.
Jobillo Platter (bottom pic) 
It's a beaut!
David Walser
The wood is spectacular and you did well with it.
Well done, very nice!
Sweet, well done!
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John C Lucas
Well.worth the wait. Beautiful.
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Paul Grenier
Gorgeous wood and great work. I'm curious what WoodCraft charged you for that piece of wood. They are not known for realistic / good pricing, especially on their wood.
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David Smith
Thank you for the compliment guys.
Paul, the store here received a pallet of this wood, all considered cutoffs and most of it was checked but this was one of the few pieces that had no cracks at all. This was all sold at $3 a pound, if I recall correctly I paid $30 for this piece and $20 for another not as large. After turning this platter I went back and bought four more pieces all about 30" x 14". It turned beautifully and required only minimal sanding.
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George Balock
That’s a bargain if you ask me David! Very nice wood and treatment.
Good Looking Wood, Excellent work