Large Ripple-Ash Platter -Ref 43

This is a beautiful and useful shallow platter with a broad stable base . I chose his open form to show off the lovely 'ripple' figuring which looks like  a 'mother-of-pearl ' sand pattern . These kind of markings are relatively rare because they only form in wood that is highly stressed. In this case the wood came from  the base of a very large ash tree that had become hollow over tIme and eventually toppled in a storm  Ripple figure is much prized by makers and in sycamore it is used for the back of the best violins and is refered to as 'fiddle -back'. 

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Diameter 32cm (12 1/2")
Height 7cm ( (3")
Wall thickness 6mm (1/4")
Finish-Traditional Beeswax