Box Elder Burl Platter

[teesquare]

This is a 19.25" Box Elder burl platter. The blank came from ACutAboveBowlCo.com they are in Utah, and owned by Kirk DeHeer and his son Gary. Kirk - being a well recognized - heck.... famous woodturner ( AAW Symposium presenter last year - and this year...he runs the Dale Nish School of woodturning at Craft Supply...teaches at John C Campbell, demos for a lot of clubs ) And Gary is a degreed arborist. So - what you get from them is wood that is rough turned, sealed and dry - ready to finish turn. BUT....more importantly it is figured and beautiful wood, in all of the species that get.

The wood - of even the same species that we have in the Southeast USA - are different. They are more dense because of much lower rainfall and slower growth. The figuring is always more intense because they have more wind....The minerals in their soil are different and I would suspect a high ph based on my time in the West and familiarity with the region. So, the colors are different - usually more intense.

Anyway....look them up and see what you think. I turn a LOT of wood from them and can give you visual examples.

T

 

[bob vaughan]

That amusing typo got my attention.
Beautiful work on a stunning piece of wood.
I really like your analysis of the differences climate and growing condition make with the same species.

 

[teesquare]

That amusing typo got my attention.
Beautiful work on a stunning piece of wood.
I really like your analysis of the differences climate and growing condition make with the same species.

Thank you Bob!.
Not sure about the typo...? Where did I mis-type this time?

 

[bob vaughan]

This is a 119.25" Box Elder burl platter.

I thought, "Wow. I gotta see this."

 

[teesquare]

Ohhhh boy! - THANKS...I ddi not see my typo!

 

[JNCarr]

What a beautiful piece of wood and masterful turning!

 

[Wilsoncb]

You could hook up a drone to that and have a lot of fun! Beautimus.

 

[teesquare]

What a beautiful piece of wood and masterful turning!

Thank you -it was challenging because of the constant direction change of the grain - but really rewarding to finish it!

 

[teesquare]

You could hook up a drone to that and have a lot of fun! Beautimus.

Thanks Wilson- My kid is a big time "Disc Golf" player - he saw it and I said NO...you cannot use it ......

 

[HITCH-]

Very nice!
What did the dying and finishing entail?

 

[teesquare]

Very nice!
What did the dying and finishing entail?

Layering of 3 slightly different blue and greens that I mixed by eye/feel. Wanted it to be multi-tonal, but not cluttered. I started with a deep blue, sanded it back to about 50% of the surface coverage - so that the end grain adsorbed that first, then a couple of similar applications and sanding with lighter blue, than an aqua green.. The black edging was free hand with an alcohol dye pen while the piece was mounted on the lathe.
The finish is an application of Odie's Oil and then after that cured for several days, a spay coat of Krylon UV protection matte acrylic.

 

[Rob in NC]

Great stuff, T. I've experimented with some dyes and havent quite been able to master it yet.
Thanks for the site... a new place to send my money! I'd not heard of them, but already eyeing a few pieces there.

 

[teesquare]

Great stuff, T. I've experimented with some dyes and havent quite been able to master it yet.
Thanks for the site... a new place to send my money! I'd not heard of them, but already eyeing a few pieces there.

Thank you Rob, and my pleasure to share.

 

[JimH]

WOW!