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  1. 18th December 2010, 08:22 PM #1
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    Default rippled olive ash platters

    hello folks
    here's three platters all made from crotch sections of rippled oilve ash.
    15" wide

    17.5" wide

    17" wide
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  3. 18th December 2010, 09:00 PM #2
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    Wowsers. That must've been one glorious lump of wood!

    The figure in the first one is stunning! A beautiful piece, your choice of form enhancing the grain... from what I can see, I love it!

    The second rather reminds me of a "Blue Willow" patterned dining plate. I think this is because of the internal banding. Was that a deliberate choice? All in all, also stunning.

    But the third... Well... the colour contrast just doesn't do it for me. Sorry. Was there a specific reason you went that way, or were you just experimenting?

    (Oh... and it'd be nice to also see back/side views of the platters. Y'know, so we can have a chance to find a "real" fault somewhere to placate our pride. )
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  4. 18th December 2010, 10:46 PM #3
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    Stunning stuphph!! That first one really is something out of the box!!
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  5. 18th December 2010, 10:49 PM #4
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    Sensational stuff! The second one is quite outstanding!
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  6. 18th December 2010, 11:55 PM #5
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    Wow, amazing grain, well done
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    Exotics are fun but with timber like this in the UK, we're blessed with our own beautiful woods, wonderful finish, well done.
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  8. 19th December 2010, 09:09 AM #7
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    They look amazing!

    That's exactly what I want to learn to do.

    How deep are they?
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    Incredible work. beautiful timber.
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    Absolutely stunning

    My pick is the first one so send it over please

    The third is interesting and seems to have a Japanese flavour with what you have done
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  11. 19th December 2010, 12:59 PM #10
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    Wow-eeee....nice!!!
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    Great lump of wood & great work.
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    Love it !

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  14. 19th December 2010, 07:29 PM #13
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    Thank you for all of your kind comments

    these platters were made from 1 1/4" boards so there just shy of that thickness now

    the 3rd one was a bit boring in the middle so i tried rubbing some black patina wax in to highlight the grain pattern
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    What an amazing lump of wood. The platters are pretty awesome too. My pick is the first one too

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