Richard Raffan turns a square dish

This 8-in /200mm square plate is the largest I can turn on my small lathe. It's Tasmanian eucalypt burl. As always, you see all the turning with most sanding speed up. At the end you see a 39-year-old bowl of the same material to indicates how this plate should darken with age and use.

[@Tim_Pollock]

You sharing the little details of "why" things do what they do (like the little skip back) is so helpful. Most don't take the time to explain the why. Thank you Richard.

[@jorisdemoel3821]

A wonderful plate for thingamabobs and odds and ends. Thanks for sharing your experience in another instructive and entertaining video.

[@Penqueen2010]

I have only turned slimline pens. Now with brain cancer I can't even do that. I watch Richard Raffan videos instead. I still learn a lot to watch his videos

[@Svendus]

❤All ways a pleasure to watch your skills with the Scrapers and spindle gauges, well done keep the Videos coming 👍

[@Svendus]

@30:42 I Think an air compressor are a must have in the workshop

[@Penqueen2010]

How do you know that it isn't there?

[@Svendus]

@@Penqueen2010 Klick the link in my answer 😉

[@Svendus]

@@Penqueen2010 @30:42

[@johnnyb95678]

What a beautiful square plate. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, experience, and design ideas.

[@jackthompson5092]

Beautiful square plate Richard.

[@DavidBird-uu8km]

Very nice A beautiful grain.

[@glencrandall7051]

A beautiful piece Richard. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

[@mootnmike]

If only I could give more than one thumbs up 👍👍. Lovely

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks Richard ..That's a really nice burl.

[@jkurbanski6475]

Beautiful

[@oldcharlie5533]

Nice lump of burl..beautifully finished..

[@glennnord2605]

Very nice plate ,Thank You

[@Mckmake]

Stunning!!!

[@metodemersic]

That bowl at the end is my age 😊 And lovely bowl it is. Not to mention this plate. Is it very nice piece. Thank you, mr. Raffan.

[@scottcates]

splendid

[@barbfilion5646]

Wow, I love the way different woods have such grain patterns in them, not many people can say they have a bowl that many years later. Do you sell your art?

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

I've been a professional woodturner since January 1970, making a living fulfilling orders mainly for bowls, boxes, scoops, and then anything else anyone wanted me to turn. I ceased full-time production around 2009. This is an overview of my career: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imPNd3duirl-oNk

[@missteeturns]

Thank you for sharing this one. An inspiration as always. As we share a birth year I was wondering how close our birthdays are. Mine is the 28th just over a week away.

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

Three weeks later

[@eegaugh]

Thank you! May I ask: What is the speed of the angle drill/ grinder you are using? Is boiled linseed food-safe? PS I hope you don't "get a catch" from giving your birth date to a stranger!

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

My 25-year-old angle drills run up to about 1300rpm. I"m reliably informed that there aren't enough toxins in boiled linseed oil for there to ba a health problem - apart from which when bowl is washed as per my advice lable on the bottom of each bowl, the finish is washed off after which a patina develops with use. And finally I deliberately did not mention my birth date.

[@kenvasko2285]

Love it. I could definitely see this bowl being used everyday. Would you ever consider putting a bead or two on the inside? The burl is beautiful so maybe the bead(s) would detract from the burl?

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

I don't think square plates need beads or grooves on the top and workign side. Apart from that, my plates are never exactly square so any turned detail would draw attention to that fact.

[@gregdownunderinOz]

Quite lovely Richard. Beautiful piece of Ozzie eucalyptus burl, could be brown mallee perhaps. Great instructional video. Thanks for sharing. One thought , boiled linseed oil finish is not recommended as food safe. Yes quicker drying than raw though. Why didn’t you use bees wax and raw linseed oil

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

The burl is definitely a eucalypt burl from Southern Tasmania, purchased in Tasmania by a Tasmanian. I'm advised by an expert that the quantity of toxins in boiled linseed oil are so small that they are unlikely to harm anyone. I never use beeswax on burl because the holes and fissures trap the wax and that's unsightly.

[@STMwoodturning]

What size drill is your depth drill?

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

I have several depth drills some ¼" / 6mm diameter, some ⅜" / 10mm diameter. I find the smaller easier to use and less grabby.

[@STMwoodturning]

@@RichardRaffanwoodturning thank you and one more query: how far apart are the reference marks you put on it? Sorry for all the questions but I'm thinking about making one fod myself. Cheers, Stuart

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

@@STMwoodturning Random, by eye, as is the drilling.