Woodturning: A Scrap Log Cutoff to a Platter

A scrap cutoff from a Bradford Pear log is transformed (too fancy a word? okay, turned) into a platter....with a holiday picture burned and dyed into it.


Links to items and tools that I frequently use:

**** finishing products ****
Ack's Abrasive Paste, and Polishing Paste: https://ackswoodpaste.com/
Mahoney's Walnut Oil Utility Finish: https://amzn.to/2MyaNRE
Sanding disks: https://bit.ly/2nFQbgI
Renaissance Wax Polish , 200 ml: https://amzn.to/2pROr51
Total Boat Halcyon water-based varnish: https://amzn.to/2MEgE82
Nitrile gloves: https://amzn.to/32HG4Hc
Vinyl gloves: https://amzn.to/2NcbQWC

**** tools ****
Record Power SC4 chuck: https://bit.ly/2MADQ5E
SC4\SC3 75mm heavy duty chuck jaws: https://amzn.to/32FQWFv
Right-angle drill for sanding - Neiko 3/8" Power Drill: https://amzn.to/35UFJTJ
Plastic center finder: https://amzn.to/2ogsBra
Elliptical (teardrop) carbide cutter: https://bit.ly/2p4hy4R
General Tools Moisuture Meter: https://amzn.to/33gn03k
Thompkins thickness-checking tool: https://bit.ly/33q5ium
Woodpecker's carbon fiber pencil: https://bit.ly/2WFIN1R
Oregon CS1500 18 in. 15 Amp Self-Sharpening Corded Electric Chainsaw: https://amzn.to/35ubiCG
Dust mask - RZ Mask: https://amzn.to/2P7boeP
Faceshield - UVEX Bionic: https://amzn.to/2WeqRLC
Airshield Pro, powered dust mask/face shield: https://amzn.to/32EGheh
Woodturner's Apron: https://amzn.to/2BCVvVi
Starbond CA glue: https://amzn.to/35QZ4VO

My homemade dedicated negative rake scraper:    • Make a Dedicated Negative-Rake Shear Scraper  
My homemade drying box:    • A Quick and Cheap Drying Box for Bowl Blanks  
My homemade depth gauge:    • Make a Bowl Depth Gauge  
My homemade giant faceplate:    • a really REALLY big faceplate (revised!)  

All links to products sold on Amazon are via my Amazon Associates account. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases. The music during the close of the video, "Happy Little Elves" by Audionautix, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://audionautix.com/