Bernie Weishapl
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great looking plate bernie i dont make many utility items-what size/proportion is that foot?
beautiful platter!
I was apprenticed to Ernie Conover last summer and you are correct, that's pretty much all he uses to finish bowls and plates with. It's one of his favorite finishes for turnings.
George the plate it 11" and the flat foot which is concave towards the middle is 5 1/2" or about 50% of the diameter. Mike Mahoney says to make it from 50 to 66 percent of the diameter. He makes a lot of utility items and talked with him at a demo he gave. He said you don't want them to be tippy.