First Peppermill

[Seer]

Finished turning my first peppermill from Stringy bark elm. I made a couple mistakes but corrected them easy enough. The first 2 pics show the mill and the third shows another blank and this one rounded. I still have 3 blanks more to play with. I will post the finished piece later. Got some valuable info from Jerry Sambrook as well.
BTW I feel extremely happy as to how this turned out now on the the finishing table and the next mill.
Thanks for lookiing
Jerry

 

[greenacres2]

Looks great. I've got to try that one day. My wife uses 3 or 4 different peppercorns--her mills are all clear so she can tell them apart at a glance. For some reason, I can't tell the difference when I look at them (just like she can't tell box elder burl from maple burl I suppose. But...I can taste what she does, and it's good!!)
earl

 

[philipff]

Too top heavy. Try again. Phil

 

[MiteyF]

You're not even going to finish it before you show us?

 

[Seer]

With a finish and a better pic this gives a better view I think the top doesn't look so big

 

[bmcclellan]

looks great. I have yet to take the plung on the peppermills

 

[TellicoTurning]

A good looking mill, simple design and nice finish. I personally don't care to do that particular type of mill, I do mostly the crush grind and the PSI cranks... also keep my turnings simple in design like your. Good job.