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This is Not a Boomerang

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Now Jocks, this is not a Boomerang or Nulla Nulla or a club. If your wife throws it at you or hits you with it, it won’t come back to her (thank the Lord).
It is in fact a rolling pin. Tapered both ends. Don’t ask me how it works I just make them but my wife swears by it, she saw the design in a shop & put in an order to me.
No she has not hit me with it yet.
for those interested the wood is Aussie Silky Oak.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python


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mrtrim

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posted 156 days ago

ok grumpy , so your supplying weapons to the other side !! lol looks good though , what do you finish it with ? im still a little skeptical about the oak , i think ill do mine out of rubber just in case lol great project grumpy

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

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Tomcat1066

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posted 156 days ago

First, you say it’s not a club. Then, you say it’s a rolling pin. Make up your mind, will ya? ;)

Cool rolling pin though. I like it!

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

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Jiri Parkman

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posted 156 days ago

Nice.

-- Jiri

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MsDebbieP

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posted 156 days ago

I can see how this would be PERFECT for rolling.. 3-point turns would be a breeze

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mrtrim

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posted 156 days ago

3 point turn ??? sure earlobe , shoulder blade and kneecap . with one shot !! lol

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

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Scott Bryan

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posted 156 days ago

Nice project Grumpy. But I will leave things like this to you. I definitely do not want anything like this in my wife’s hands she is a true ginger.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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DAN

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posted 156 days ago

good looking what-cha-ma-call-it !

-- I made a cool back scratcher !!

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CharlieM1958

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posted 156 days ago

Now can you combine a boomerang with a rolling pin so that you just roll it across the dough and it rolls back to you by itself? :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Thos. Angle

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posted 156 days ago

Don’t show that to Carleen!!!! She doesn’t need to add to her arsenal!! Except thank heavens it won’t return if she throws it.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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RobG

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posted 156 days ago

My wife has an order in for one of those. Good work!

-- Woodworking is Life. Anything before or after is just waiting.--S. McQueen sort of

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Dadoo

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posted 156 days ago

My missus wants to know if you have a design that does return, that way she can hit me over and over.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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RobS

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posted 156 days ago

ha nice, maybe your jock name should be “Lumpy”....

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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scottb

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posted 156 days ago

I have a “traditional” rolling pin, and a tapered french one along the lines of this one – which is the only one that gets use (in the proper non-threatening kitchen sense that is)

-- The opposite of war isn't peace. It's creation. -- Wood T's: http://www.printfection.com/snbcreative

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rikkor

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posted 156 days ago

It looks cool (in a lethal kind of way).

-- Maplewood, MN

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GaryK

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posted 156 days ago

It Looks kinda like something that comes out of the south end of a goose. :-)

Looks like it would work though!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Grumpy

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posted 156 days ago

Mrtrim – it’s finished with food safe tung oil. The silky oak is not as dense or oily as English oak so the lumps are smaller when you get hit.
Miss Debbie – 3 point turns are nothing for this roller, it will go just as fast in reverse.
CharlieM1958 – What a great idea, I don’t know why I never thought of that !.
Thos – If she throws it, it will be at close range. It won’t need to come back, although if Carleen tied some string to it she could pull it back for another throw. Now we shouldn’t give the ladies any ideas should we Tom.
RobG – As I say my wife swears by it. If you want the dimensions I send me a message.
Dadoo – I am working on that one. She could tie some string to it in the meantime.
GaryK – Now keep it clean there Gazza.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Grumpy

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posted 156 days ago

Thanks for all the comments Jocks. It was a bit of fun after all.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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MsDebbieP

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posted 156 days ago

zoom zoom :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Karson

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posted 156 days ago

Great design Grumpy. No comment on the usefullness

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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tenontim

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posted 145 days ago

Nice design. I tried a boomerang once. Had plans and everything. Well, I’m left handed and the aerodynamics are all screwed up when you throw it with the wrong hand. A boomerang that doesn’t come back, is just a stick.
Thanks for the welcome.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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pappyjohn

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posted 89 days ago

Nice looking rolling pin Mate, I know the Misses makes you some super baked goods with it. A very practical gift, helps keep ya well provided for also (ha ha), If I acquire a lathe I’ll have to make one of these. As you can see by my pic, I love good baking….keep up the Super Projects. Oh by the way have ya ever made a Rang?

-- Your Brother in WoodWorking John, Pittsburgh , PA.

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Grumpy

4004 posts in 252 days


posted 89 days ago

I give in Pappy, what is a Rang.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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