The platter was finished with ShellaWax from Australia.
Cedar of Lebanon Platter Reverse S
While the platter was easy to make I can’t say that I was hugely impressed with Cedar of Lebanon as a turning wood. The finished appearance is rather plain and in many ways reminds me of a type of pine. I have worked with so many truly striking woods in the past, and I have dozens of additional exotic and domestic woods yet to work with, that I don’t think I would go out of my way to find more Cedar of Lebanon. I wanted to work with it for the novelty of the wood and because I found it in desirable sizes, but not that have the experience I think I would rather reserve my turning time for more interesting and attractive woods. But my opinion in the matter should not dissuade interested persons from trying Cedar of Lebanon for themselves.
As always, I wish all my readers a great experience in whatever their wood working interests happen to be and to those who like working with lathes especially, do a good turn today!