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Thread: When the lathe gives you lemons...

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    When the lathe gives you lemons...

    Make a rolling pin! Er...how's that saying go?

    I was trying to make a cherry and walnut peppermill for a Christmas gift and had a small...issue...with my measurements. By the time I realized it, it was too late. So, I made a rolling pin out of it, then turned a new peppermill with the proper dimensions. I'm happy with the way things turned out! These mills are a lot of fun to do.



    edit: The pin is about 11.5" tall, the mill about 9.5".

    -Joe
    Last edited by Joe Fisher; 12-07-2006 at 11:00 AM.

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    Makes a nice set for you or someone. I like it!


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    Nice, segmenting, etc: but what about handles for the rolling pin?

    Joash

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    Really like the rolling pin. The handless design will work better than a handled one in most rolling recipes.

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    Nice recovery! Nice set!
    Ken

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joash Boyton
    Nice, segmenting, etc: but what about handles for the rolling pin?
    Not you too! My wife said the same thing :P

    hehehe thanks for the kind words

    -Joe

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    I like them! What are their measurments?
    Ed

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Fisher
    Not you too! My wife said the same thing :P

    hehehe thanks for the kind words

    -Joe
    My wife would want a handle so she could whack me in the head with it and say, "Pass the pepper!!".

    Very nice set Joe!!!
    ~john
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    Joe, very nice work! I really like the detailing on the pepper mill - did you burn the lines?
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  10. Good stuff, Joe... love the color contrasts!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Schlumpf
    Joe, very nice work! I really like the detailing on the pepper mill - did you burn the lines?
    Thanks! They are burned in. I cut guide grooves for them by laying my parting tool on its side and lifting the handle up so it cut a vee like a scraper. I used to use a skew, but this makes a nice, clean, shallow groove to guide the wire in for burning.

    -Joe

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    Great mill and "bonker" Joe
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