Oak burr plate

[Les Symonds]

I just knew that this was going to be a nice bit of burr....but it surpassed my expectations. It was turned from freshly felled timber and has taken 5 weeks to achieve a stable weight, so it has developed a natural shape and some lovely tactile ripples. Finished with BLO, it is out of a 15" x 2" blank.







C&C always welcome...Les

[georg]

       Cracking piece of oak that seems to have done its own thing to great effect........ Like everything about it
       Spot on Les.
       Kind Regards
       Tony & Di

[Gary Lowe]

Magnificent is all I can say Les.

Very well done.

Rgds

Gary

[edbanger]

Looking good Les

I love turning Burr Oak wet and letting the wood do it thing, the natural texture adds so much to the piece.

Ed

[malcy]

Lovely piece of burr, Les, and a well turned result to match. Malcolm.

[Bryan Milham]

Les,

Burr with just enough moisture to move slightly after being turned gives some of the best tactile effects. The very slight ripple in the rim of this plate (or platter at 15") gives it just enough movement to say with age I will become something more.

[julcle]

with age I will become something more.

Hmm !! I have been saying that for the last 50 years but it doesn't seem to happen !!
I do like this Les, how do you find BLO as a lasting finish ? I always find that it goes dull after a while and leaves a kind of skin on the piece that has to be striped off and re-finished.

[Les Symonds]

... how do you find BLO as a lasting finish ? I always find that it goes dull after a while and leaves a kind of skin on the piece that has to be striped off and re-finished.

A very good question....I've not experienced any problems (as yet) but haven't been using it for very long, about 18 months if I recall correctly. How old was your piece when this started to happen.
Les

[ChrisF]

Like this a LOT!  Just my sort of thing with bags of character and just enough decoration to add interest without detracting from the beauty of the wood.  Cracker. 

[julcle]

Hi Les, I haven't used it on turned items for nearly 20 years (this is when I swapped the Graduate for a Myford Super 7 in work. I still use it on Hazel for walking sticks but you can't get rid of the smell of BLO even after 3 or 4 years of them being in use. I have just re-finished a fruit bowl with Danish Oil that my Dad has had for many years and used meths to get rid of the old BLO. --  Julian

[Bryan Milham]

with age it will become something more.

by that I meant that the grain in the base, now smooth and flat will develop almost imperceptible ripples because of the Burr. Not immediately visible but detectable via touch as the last of the moisture leaves the wood.