Banksia Crushgrind Peppermill

I just finished this last night, just in time for a demo I'm doing tonight for Southern Piedmont Woodturners on turning a Crushgrind peppermill, a sneak peek for Tony Pridmore if he checks in!

I like the clean appearance of the top without a knob, and the Crushgrind is certainly a better mechanism with the ceramic internals.
I guess this would be considered an update to the conventional peppermill mechanism used in my banksia peppermill from 2012 http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...sia-Peppermill .

I don't use epoxy or glues, and I bore out the fits with instructions I put together more consistent with Crushgrind recommendations to avoid use of glues/epoxy to hold things together.
The stopper and base are walnut, the mid-ring is African blackwood. Acrylic tubing lines the inside. 11" tall x 2.5" diam, finished with Waterlox and buffed/waxed. C&C welcome as always.
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Tim nice job on the mill. I agree the crush grind is a much improved mill. I was wondering how you attached the walnut to the banksia? I haven't seen a banksia but I like what you did with this one.

Hey Tim,

Your pepper mills look great and the demo was fantastic. Instruction was so clear I think even I could complete a mill and avoid major pitfalls. You obviously were very well prepared.

I had one of those "DUH!" moments while you were teaching. It had never occurred to me to measure drilling depth by counting revolutions of the tailstock's hand wheel. That was a great tip.

Thanks for sharing the knowledge at tonight's club meeting.

-Tony

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Originally Posted by Fred Belknap

Tim nice job on the mill. I agree the crush grind is a much improved mill. I was wondering how you attached the walnut to the banksia? I haven't seen a banksia but I like what you did with this one.

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Thanks Fred, I created a mortise and tenon to attach both the walnut on the bottom, and blackwood at the top of the banksia. I use Titebond2. I do wipe the blackwood with acetone till it stops bleeding most of the black on the rag before gluing.

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Originally Posted by Tony Pridmore

Hey Tim,

Your pepper mills look great and the demo was fantastic. Instruction was so clear I think even I could complete a mill and avoid major pitfalls. You obviously were very well prepared.

I had one of those "DUH!" moments while you were teaching. It had never occurred to me to measure drilling depth by counting revolutions of the tailstock's hand wheel. That was a great tip.

Thanks for sharing the knowledge at tonight's club meeting.

-Tony

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Thanks Tony. It was fun doing it more interactively with the group, I think it helped folks to follow along better than if I just turned at my own pace.
Oh, as your vision starts failing for close work, you find all sorts of ways to avoid reading little lines on a ruler!;)

That's pretty cool looking, Tim.

Very Very nice, great workmanship, and you can even see the level of the peppercorns! Thanks for showing.

That's an outstanding mill! Very creative use of the banksia pod. I have a couple pods I have been keeping for a special occasion....the wheels are turning!