Another Quick Project - Lathe Platter

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My wife suggested yesterday that I make a bowl for my parents for Christmas. Great idea! I went down to the shop and scared up a bunch of cutoffs. Cherry, Walnut, Maple, Poplar, Sapele and Wenge. Cut them all a little over 10" and 10" wide total and glued them up last night. This morning I went down and did a quick plane of both sides and turned out the below on the lathe. Probably was 4 hours total not including the glue-up. Finished in satin poly first coat is almost dry I'll do 4 coats.
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Holy :poop:! PG, that’s friggen gorgeous!! I love mixed wood projects like that. I’m on the hunt for a new cutting board that looks good out on the counter, got anymore scraps laying around that you can whip together???
 
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.......that looks good out on the counter
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This was my thoughts about the bowl. It looks so good I would probably use it as my permanent centerpiece of my kitchen table for salt/pepper and whatnot. Bravo PoolGate.
 
Arizonarob said:
Holy :poop:! PG, that’s friggen gorgeous!! I love mixed wood projects like that. I’m on the hunt for a new cutting board that looks good out on the counter, got anymore scraps laying around that you can whip together???
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Now you're giving me ideas. Maybe I will whip up a batch of cutting boards as board giveaways. I could literally make 10 of them in an evening. Hmm....
 
I'll just add this here! Just finished this up as a New Year's present for my SIL. Glued up a 12"x16" Sapele and Maple cutting board last night. My wife drew the pig and I cut it out. Routed the detail with a palm router. Finished in food safe mineral oil. The hold in the ear is for hanging.

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That’s an awesome cutting board!!! Great hobby you have there. My godfather had a wood working shop in his finished basement. It was a tiny, cramped space but he did amazing work. He built his own pool table!! He was a bank VP by day (loan officer) and a wood working craftsman on his time off. He made my mom a beautiful sewing box that he hand-carved the details into (flowers and vines all around the base). That was like 40 years ago (he passed away a decade ago) and my mom still has the sewing box to this day. It will be passed on as a heirloom.
 

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