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Maple Platter #1<\/p><\/div>\n

These platters are a soft maple species so they cut easily but not at all cleanly. Fortunately, the wood is so soft that sanding is a breeze but you have to be very careful in handling these platters as you can dent or scratch them with just a fingernail.<\/p>\n

Platter number one is 12.5″ diameter and platter number two is 17.5″ diameter.<\/p>\n

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Maple Platter #2<\/p><\/div>\n

What may, or may not, be obvious is that these platters are both raw unfinished wood. I’ve had nothing but trouble getting a decent finish on Maple, especially on large pieces that I have chosen to not finish these platters with a friction finish but instead I will travel with them to my Dad’s shop in the hope of shooting them both with a lacquer which seems to be about the only finish that looks decent on Maple.<\/p>\n

I am pleased so far with the outcome and we shall see soon how they look with a fresh coat of finish.<\/p>\n

All cuts were made using the Easy Wood Tool<\/a> system on my Robust American Beauty<\/a> lathe. Forward chucking was in a Nova Chuck,<\/a> while reverse chucking was done using a Easy Wood Tools Easy Chuck with Big Easy Jaws and Extension<\/a>. Sanding was with Gold and Green Wave sanding discs from Packard Woodworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As always, I wish all my readers a great experience in whatever your wood working interests happen to be and to those who like working with lathes especially, do a good turn today!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"