Five Large Maple Platters
All platters are about 2 inches high. The most striking difference is between platters number 4 and number 5, which are essentially of identical size. Platter 4 weighs about …
Dishes
Articles with this tag discuss small bowl or hollow forms that I refer to as dishes to distinguish them in terms of their smaller size from bowls or vessels.
Four Canarywood Platters
I had the same great experience with these platters and several of them had a great deal of red color as an added bonus. Platter number one is the …
Two 9.5″ Shedua Platters
Shedua by any of its names seems relatively difficult to locate these days. I sourced mine from Got Wood? in South Carolina. Those guys are great to work with, …
Very Large Curly Maple Platter
As is often the case with figured or ambrosia maple, this maple was from one of the several soft species although I don't know exactly which one. It cut …
Hormigo
My piece of Hormigo was especially interesting because at least half of it is clearly demarcated sapwood which is heavily spalted. The contrast between the very red heartwood …
Mango
I found Mango easy to work with. It is on the softer side of tropical woods and it cut more as a powder than as real shavings. …
Three Yellowheart Platters
I first worked with Yellowheart, admittedly in a very small size, about 5 years ago. Because I liked it, I shortly there after bought more in larger sizes including …