What do you think of this, it’s a vase 12” tall 4” at it’s widest point with 1/8 to 3/16” walls fashioned after a Greek vessel from before Christ. It’s made of Ambrosia Maple. I put on several coats of a Varathane Professional Oil Based finish. Is it too shiny??

I have been making Coffee Mills for the last few years, but my supplier of the mill gave up so I had to come up with a new mouse trap. I found a crusher/grinder from Europe that produced a very nice fine grind but it was made for salt and it had a shaft. I had to come up with a way of using it in the coffee mill.

As you can see, I had to make a bean hopper as well so I made the lid of the hopper into a drive for the crusher, but my first attempt using a knob didn’t make for easy grinding, not enough leverage. So my prototype #2 did the trick.

It’s all made of Black Ash from Manitoba and finished with Woodturners Jelly….

I had wanted to try hollow form items for years but I didn’t have a hollowing attachment. So I had a go at making my own home made unit. It’s basically a copy of the Monster Hollowing system. Seems to work very well. Check it out. http://www.rocky-roost-woodturnings.com/wood-turning-blog/articulating-arm-hollower.html
Dimensions: 12” tall 5.75” at it’s widest point. Made out of BC grown walnut.