Metallic Gold Rimmed Ash Platter

[Roderick Evans]

12" diameter Ash platter. Rim textured using dremmel and dental burr,ebonised with Chestnut spray then Jo Sonja metallic gold applied to raised areas on rim.
Disappointed no representative of  AWGB at Yandles yesterday , nice to meet Pete(Bodrighywood) and to chat with Mark Sanger and George.
C & C welcome again

[Bryan Milham]

Rod,

the rim work is wonderful, really well done and effective.

Now please don't think I'm being overly critical but I have a problem with the knot. I don't mind knots but that one looks dead (it's black) and hence likely to become loose. So have you given it a good soaking with CA glue to retain it?

Something else is to make it more of a feature, do you have gilt cream, you could fill the cracks in it, lightening it slightly into the process but making it a gilded knot and more attractive - just my thinking.

[edbanger]

It's great, I love the effect  on the rim

Ed

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Hi Rod, very nice work.
There was a representative of the AWGB there yesterday, Andy Coates the chairman.

[Roderick Evans]

Hi BHT
I did see Andy, what I meant was there was no AWGB stall so I could buy some stickers and badges.

[woodndesign]

Rod, it's a night for platters, given Bryan's spun work. The texture and color are outstanding and complements the Ash an it's size, the knot is only natural, it's wood, it happens, something you couldn't create.

Cheers  David

[georg]

  Roderick  You must have spent a long time on the texturing and its paid off.
                 The gold colouring on the high spots brings it all together.

                        Di and Tony

[Mark Sanger]

Hi Roderick

It was good to meet up and chew the cudd. I like what you have achieved here, well done.

[Paul Hannaby]

Hi BHT
I did see Andy, what I meant was there was no AWGB stall so I could buy some stickers and badges.

You can buy any of the merchandise on the website and have it delivered to your door!

[Roderick Evans]

Thanks again all for the positive comments.

dr4g0nfly........ The knot............your right,the knot was dead with a lot of loose splinters and very PALE . I scraped away the "dead" bits,a drop of superglue, then applied about six "coats" of danish oil by brush, a good soaking, this has darkened the knot and hopefully prevent it drying out again for a long while. I can see where youre coming from with the gilt cream, but if you can enlarge the image you can see the knot is about 12mm deep. I'll bear it in mind for the next shallow knot!