Following along with what Lonnie eloquently said and also being a turner myself for almost 60 years I’ve witnessed turning evolve from utilitarian and pattern making, to Art and now a cult, just this last weekend I saw a beautiful “shallow decorative bowl” created out of red cedar with a wide rim Celtic designed entirely shaped on a Digital Wood Carver CNC. So the question is when is a plate a platter and not a bowl this day and age is all in the hand of its creator or the entrepreneur at a craft show or gallery.
Happy turning whatever your method is, Michael Kratky From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lonnie Carlton Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 7:51 AM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Definition Question Bowel/plate I apologize for intruding in your conversation, but maybe I can help. If this conversation is about wood turning, I have been a turner for more than 60 years. It is said that when turning a bowl that if it holds water it is a bowl; if it doesn’t it is art. With that being said, when turning green wood (fresh not dried) it may crack as it dries. If so, the crack can be filled with a turning filler or CA glue and the very fine sawdust (from sanding). After filling the crack, re-sand. This will make the defect look like a design feature. I have sold bowls for hundreds of dollars using this method. Also, to prevent cracking or at the very least lessen it. Turning the project to less than 1/4th of an inch usually prevents cracking. Another method is once the turning is done but before sanding, you may choose to boil the project in soapy water or put it in a micro wave oven and dry it. This could take some practice. Something you may want to try is once you have turned a 1/8th inch thick bowl from green wood, try bending it into other shapes. I have made caps, cowboy and top hats using this method. If I can be of more assistance, please let me know or if this was not a conversation concerning wood turning I apologize. Sincerely, Lonnie From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of mengel...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 4:20 PM To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Cc: Timothy Krause <artmarb...@comcast.net> Subject: Re: Definition Question Bowel/plate Stirring a conversation no doubt. My response is “When you say it is!” Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22, 2018, at 10:02 AM, Bawdsey64 <rhp...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Tim By my reckoning a plate size turning is one that could, if used as a plate, hold a reasonable sized meal. A platter is really a large plate suitable for sharing or showing food on and normally you serve from it. When turning, platters tend to be a generic term used for flat work or raised or shaped sided flat work. A bowl has sides but in turning it may often not hold liquids due to the turner enhancing cracks and defects. Why the question, surely its a bit late at your age to be asking about plates and bowls, are you not getting enough to eat? Cheers Roger From: Timothy Krause Received: 22/08/2018 16:40:28 +01:00 To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com When does a plate become a platter or turns into a bowl? -Tim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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