Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
My first Peppermill, Cook style
BobP
>Hi folks. Just a bit of sharing. I finished my first set of Salt and Pepper mills using the AAW article by Nick Cook as my guide. These will be a Christmas gift for my sister. The wood used to make these mills was found in my father's woodshop when I was cleaning up after he passed away (several years ago). Gives it a little extra meaning for my sister as, as children, we spent many a winter evening working in Dad's shop.
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Re: My first Peppermill, Cook style
Tony Reynolds
>Very nice Bob. You should be proud and your sister should be very pleased. 1st try ???? You look to be an old pro at it. I read Nick's article but have never turned mills.
Tony
Hey Bob, Mine Too!! pics
Jim Shaver Oakville, Ont
>Hello,
Hi Bob, Great looking Mills, I turned my first one today too, Imagine that!!
I found my self today in the Lee Valley seminar room at the Burlington Store taking a class with Ted Woodford. We made pepper mills, it was easy and fun, Ted is a great teacher! Here is my result, I made mine from hard maple.
As usual, the staff at the store was excellent, the lunch was perfect and I enjoyed meeting my two classmates.
I put the mill to good use tonight at dinner, worked like a charm!
I have taken a few classes at Lee Valley and I have enjoyed every one of them�the hard part is making it from the seminar room to the car without placing a supply order�I failed that one again today.
Thanks for viewing,
Take care,
Jim
Re: Jim and Bob ...
Mike Rubes, Apex, NC
>Hi Jim, and Bob,
Very nice, all of them! It's timely that you two should post these as I've had a friend at work ask if I could make them a pepper mill. Did it all go together easily? Any tips for someone who's likely to try this in the next week or so? Also, where did you get the kits and were you happy with them?
Thanks for the info. They all look great. Here's hoping mine turns out that well.
Mike
Choosing pepper over salt in Apex, NC :)
Re: Jim and Bob ...
Jim Shaver Oakville, Ont
>Hi Mike,
I agree Bob's look great!!
Check your email for a huge chunk of "In Process Shots" and instructions..
take care,
Jim
Re: Jim and Bob ...
BobP
>Hi Mike,
I bought my salt and pepper mill mechanism from Packard Woodworks ( www.packardwoodworks.com ).
The mills go together in a straight forward manner. Pay attention to the finished height so you get full range of grind adjustment. As a first shot I had to tweak this a bit. The econd challenge for me was to make the #2 unit look like the #1 unit as they will be sitting side-by-side. I wanted the wood coloring to be different so you could tell the salt from the pepper.
I could not find 3" sqaure stock so I laminated some maple and then some cherry onto maple. The Cherry/ Maple laminated unit came out to my liking.
Go for it. This is a great project for mini lathe as well as a full size lathe.
BobP
Re: Jim and Bob ...
Alan Tolchinsky
>Jim, If you get a chance I'd appreciate the pics also. Nice job! Thanks Alan in Md.
Re: Jim and Bob ...
Edward
>Hi Jim; I really like the barrel - shaped body of your mill. Looks good in your hand. I would apreciate seeing you "work in progress" pics too.
How did you like working on the General Midi lathe.
Edward
Re: Jim and Bob ...
David Galloway
>Great job on the peppermills. I will pass the post and pics to Nick as I am sure he will enjoy the fruit of your labor. Nick is a great teacher and his articles capture some of his skills at teaching. In person, he is even better. Look for him at a symposium in the future, or bettter yet, at John C. Campbell in late March. www.nickcookwoodturner.com.
David Galloway
