Thread: small engraved plate

Very nice.

Looks great smiffie! Could it be Blackwood?

smiife, is the timber light or heavy? I have turned some Kauri grown in SE Queensland with a very similar grain pattern, and it is a fairly light weight timber. Sorry to be a bit vague, but you may remember where you picked it up, and this may just jog your memory. I love the carving font that you used. Doug.

The plate looks good. Could the timber be African Mahogany - Khaya senegalensis (Khaya anthotheca, K. grandifoliola, K. ivorensis, K. senegalensis)? Looks to have the right grain structure & banding.

I have no idea what the timber is but it is a great looking plate.
Cheers Frank.

Smife,

excellent (as usual). A beautiful piece.

What did you make the 'black rings' with - are they burned on?

Also, how did you do the engraving as it is extremely good - and bloody neat - is it done by hand or using a stencil?

thanks

Mick

Lovely ... Hopefully something she will cherish in later tears.

Well done on the piece.

How did you make the letters?

Hi guys,
Many thanks for the replies , very much appreciated

Chuckie, i thought it might be blackwood too!

Mobyturns, thanks for your suggestion too!
Where do you get those names from

Mick, the rings were made with a skew and burnt
in with a piece of formica/laminex

Christos, the lettering was done by a professional guy who etches
glass/metal etc, I think he does it by sand blasting
and painting in the letters,,, clever bloke ,,
wish i could take credit but my hands are not that steady

Glen , i hope she will keep it and in years to come
appreciate it !

Thanks again to all for looking and commenting

Originally Posted by smiife

Hi guys,


Mobyturns, thanks for your suggestion too!
Where do you get those names from



Thanks again to all for looking and commenting

Reading & research. African Mahogany was to be the "next big thing" in plantation timber in North Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is a beautiful timber to turn and for all wood working as it doesn't really have any vices or downsides. Unfortunately or fortunately depending on your opportunities it has been planted in mass but largely the plantations are small lots that have not been managed well and there has been no thought put into commercial volumes for establishing milling capacity. Plenty of millable trees about, but no mills! There are some excellent specimens here in Townsville in median strips etc that have achieved bole diameters of 0.6 to 0.8 m in less than 20 years and the timber is first class from my experience. Unfortunately not long trunk lengths though, only 2 to 3 m or so for un-managed trees.