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  1. 03-28-2012, 2:57 AM #1
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    Mesquite Sphere Salt Shaker

    So tonight I took the techniques for turning a sphere and a funnel salt shaker (wish I knew what it was really called ) and combined them to make a salt shaker sphere from mesquite.
    It's 3" diameter and I made a flat spot on the bottom (where I attached/inserted the funnel) so it would sit upright (can't have a salt shaker rolling around on the table). I gave it just a light coat of danish oil.

    The jamb chuck technique from my other post worked fine for turning the sphere, but I needed something a little more secure to do the hollowing. So I cut 4 slots in the sides of the jamb chuck, inserted the sphere, then used a hose clamp to squeeze the jamb chuck around the sphere. It worked very well and held securely.
    I think it turned out pretty well.

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    Thanks for looking!
    Comments and critiques are welcome.
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  3. 03-28-2012, 6:22 AM #2
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    Kathy, that sure is a nice job on the sphere! You have mentioned this funnel shaker a few times, and may have covered how it functions and I missed it. So, I did a quick search, and found this .pdf on how one is made using the method demonstrated by Nick Cook. I thought that might help folks like me understand what you are doing.
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  4. 03-28-2012, 6:39 AM #3
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    Very nice salt shaker, the mesquite should hold the sphere shape without warping at all.
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  5. 03-28-2012, 7:59 AM #4
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    Very nice Cathy.

    I like your take on this project.
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  6. 03-28-2012, 8:09 AM #5
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    That's different! First time I've seen a spherical salt shaker! Nice work!
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  7. 03-28-2012, 8:17 AM #6
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    Oooh, that is prety Kathy. Well done.
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    Brings new meaning to "pass the salt". Nice job again Kathy. Thanks to John for the link.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Russell Eaton View Post
    Brings new meaning to "pass the salt".
    I can just see the next big dinner at Kathy's house. 'Can you roll me the salt?'

    Looks great!
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  10. 03-28-2012, 10:21 AM #9
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    Nice Kathy. Pretty wood.
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  11. 03-28-2012, 10:37 AM #10
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    Neat idea, and thanks to John for the pdf reference.
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  12. 03-28-2012, 11:01 AM #11
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    Neat project Kathy. That salt shaker was one of the things he partly turned in a demo I saw. Rather ingenious!
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  13. 03-28-2012, 12:39 PM #12
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    You are one of my new heros, Kathy. Your turned spheres are just so much fun. They are beautiful.
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    different, and that's a good thing.
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    Looks good! Nice job!
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  16. 03-29-2012, 8:07 AM #15
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    It's commonly referred to as a "Magic Salt Shaker", because people don't know how it works.
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