Pepper Mills

Nice bit of turning Steve. They certainly are good enough for gifts.

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

You have it figured out nicely. I really like these.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Well, that does make for some interesting mills. They look great.

Hi Steve,

These turnings are nice. I can see where making something like this would be fun. Your photography skills are good too. You showcased these mills well.

By the way they will make nice gifts.

Thanks for the post.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Steve,

Great work; the grains patterns are outstanding!

I’m not familiar with your “Nick Cook” reference; would you please expand upon that?

-- "Everything that is great and inspiring is created by the individual who labors in freedom" -- Albert Einstein

Very sharp looking designs Steve

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really great looking mills. I like the shapes.
I think I prefer the colors in the first picture.

Really nice, Steve.

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

those are cool. if you do give them to people I’m sure they’ll love them.

While at Pike’s Place market in Seattle recently I saw someone selling pepper and salt mills made with various laminated woods. The designs are different but the concept the same. They were selling them for @ $200 each. They must sell otherwise they wouldn’t keep a booth open.

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

Chris and others,

Thanks for the nice comments! $200!!! In my dreams – then again I am not marketing nor do I intend to. This is just for my pleasure.

As to Nick Cook; he is a member of the Board for AAW and now an editor, a frequent instructor at Arrowmont and John C Campbell and other schools, and a really nice guy who willingly shares his considerable talent. His web is http://www.nickcookwoodturner.com/ and if you google his name you’ll find many articles providing turning instruction.

Steve, I was looking at peppermill kits on Woodcraft’s website. They listed it as an advanced wood turning project. Did you find it difficult to make these? I would start with a solid block for my first one, so don’t count the laminating.

rikkor I’ve turned a couple of peppermills and they really aren’t that difficult – but you have to follow the instructions pretty closely. From what I can remember your measurements have to be very precise.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Thanks Bill.

rikkor, sorry to be delayed in responding – out of pocket for a while. I agree with Bill. Its ‘kinda’ a spindle with holes. I’m a little loose with the vertical dimensions and found that you can easily cut the center rod to fit. I suggest looking for Nick’s article which you can download for free from his site (http://www.nickcookwoodturner.com/articles.htm). He has lots of other stuff for all levels of turners.