Just finished making three small serving trays made from walnut.  Used extensive finishing process.  They feel smooth and soft.

I recently made this small wood platter.  I attended a wood turners group meeting in Sacramento last week with the Nor Cal wood turners group.  One of their semi professional wood turners named Neal Devore demonstrated making square, rectangular platters.  I bought four pieces of raw wood from him and was able to turn this piece.  I added a small nob to carry it based on Linda suggestion.  The piece has nice figuring.  I will make three more with the walnut wood I have left over.

This is my first effort to make a box where the top screws off from the bottom.  I used plastic at the join glued to the top and the bottom to cut the groves.  Learning experience and it works.  The hat is from the Bay Area Wood turners which I am a member of.  We meet in Pleasant Hill once a month.  Terrific group of over 140 wood turners.  We get expert wood turners from the U.S.A. and world to make presentations to us showing various techniques.