PepperMills

I'm guessing....

Ellis Walentine

.... that this type of mechanism works pretty well. Have you abandoned typical mill mechanisms? Nice production items, by the way. Thanks for posting.

Elliss

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Michael Kratky

Wish you success; I only do but a handful of shows a year and tried my hand with these but everyne else has the same idea and I could hardly make any money over the cost of the mechanism and the colorply.

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William Duffield

Why is the crank knob installed backwards on the orange one?

In answer to Ellis's question, I've made mills using the crush grind and all metal stainless steel mechanisms. Studying the simple construction instructions for these, they are much less complicated, requiring fewer measurements, no custom turning tools, no specialty drill bits and no epoxy to mix up or squeeze out into the mechanism.

It's been almost two years now since the devastating fire that put them out of business. Do you have a stash of NOS Dymondwood, or is your turning stock produced by another manufacturer?

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David Walser

I like them. I particularly like the colored ply with the beads. The change in color as you cut through the plys produced interesting and attractive shapes.

Ellis -- I prefer making this type of mill more than the traditional mills. It's far easier to make this type, but I prefer to use traditional mills for cooking or at the table. This type of mill does not hold a lot of peppercorns. The door opens on its own, allowing peppercorns to spill out. So, I'm constantly refilling and cleaning up spills with this type of mill. Having said that, it does produce a nice grind and is easy to use.

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bowlman

Ellis, I have never done a traditional pepper mill. Just these. I was introduced to this style by Chefware Kits owner Craig Lapiata. They sell quite well at farmer's markets in my area.

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bowlman

I forgot to put the handle back into its working position. I display these at shows with handles reversed so that they do not poke through the paper bags that buyers have. Also, I only display one or 2 with the handles in the working position. This prevents children from cranking away on the mills.

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bowlman

It is definitely not Diamondwood.

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bowlman

I was rather surprised to fins out just how many peppercorns the mill will hold. As for the sliding door, the ones I have done do NOT open that easily. In fact, the only complaint (rare at that), is that on some of the mills, the door does not slide easily enough.

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hugh widdup

very nice I have been thinking of trying these grinders

Na...  That one is LEFT-handed!

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Brad Vietje

Nice work -- hope they sell well.

Safe spinning,

Brad Vietje

Newbury, VT

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John K Jordan

I like the shapes of the third and last the best.

Do you do french-style rolling pins?

JKJ

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bowlman

Yes, I do French or Chef style rolling pins. Recently, a woman approached me about making a pastry pin for her son who is in culinary school. She specified that it had to 24 inches long, 2 inches in diameter, no taper, and made of Indiana walnut. Commission received, one week later she paid for it and shipped it to her son in Washington state.

A week after that her son called me and requested 6 more for his classmates. Ka Ching!!!!