Proportions

[Deejay]

Evening all

I bought a plank of beech some while ago and I just turned three platters from it.

Not very thick timber, about an inch and an eighth.

The first two were OK but very light weight and not very stable, so I decided to glue a separate foot onto the third one.

I think that there is something 'not right' about the proportions of the platter and the foot.

The diameter of the platter is about ten inches.





Any suggestions?

Cheers

Dave

 

[Silverbirch]

Hi Deejay.

Here are my thoughts - for what they`re worth!
To my eyes, the foot doesn`t match very well grain or colour wise. Did it come from the same plank?
While the platter looks good, the foot looks a bit clunky and shapeless. I think it could be reduced in diameter and depth while still providing the stability you were looking for. I think the foot also needs to be shaped to give, say, an inward curved profile with softened edges. As it stands it looks unfinished.
Hope this helps. I`m no expert!

Ian

 

[jumps]

not sure it's a proportion thing - fundamentally there doesn't seem to be any relationship (other than contrast) between the top and the base.

 

[Deejay]

Thanks for the replies.

Jumps. The foot was turned from a bit of Ash that I had. It was an experiment to see what the overall 'shape' looked like. Could you explain what you mean by 'relationship' please?

Ian. Your thoughts are as valid as anyone elses. I tend to agree that the foot is too big. It's about half the diameter of the platter and I think it might be better if it was about a third.

The next time I've got the Cole jaws mounted, I'll turn it down and try a radius on the sides of the foot. If it works, I'll probably end up turning the foot off, refinishing the bottom of the platter and replacing it with something a bit paler.

PS Is that dog padlocked to it's chain?

Cheers

Dave

 

[jumps]

Thanks for the replies.

Jumps. The foot was turned from a bit of Ash that I had. It was an experiment to see what the overall 'shape' looked like. Could you explain what you mean by 'relationship' please?


Dave

it could be matched wood, grain, the mirroring of a design element (curve/bead/lip), at an extreme this could be the mirroring of the whole upper scaled appropriately.

All, as you say, in appropriate proportion.

 

[Silverbirch]

Ian. Your thoughts are as valid as anyone elses

Absolutely! I may not know much about turning but I know what I like. :lol:

PS Is that dog padlocked to it's chain?

Hmmm.. Now there`s an idea :wink:
Actually, no, it`s just the tag on its collar and the swivel on the end of its lead you are seeing.

Ian

 

[CHJ]

Shaping the existing base to form a waist would make a big difference to the apparent weight/bulk.

P.S. your link for the first image is incorrect.

 

[Deejay]

Morning Chas

Thanks for that. One picture, worth a thousand words. I'll try that first.

I think I'll have to do a bit of reading. Richard Raffan's book, 'The art of turning bowls' looks like a good starting point.

Any other suggestions anyone?

PS link now corrected thanks.

Cheers

Dave