Question on Salt & Pepper Sets

[winpooh498]

How many of you make a salt shaker/mill to go with the pepper mills you make to sell? Or do you just make the pepper mills?

Thanks
Dawn

 

[woodwish]

I have never tried to sell these but I have given away several sets to family and friends with salt and pepper mills that match. Never have made the shakers. Biggest challenge in making a set is making them to match, making two of anything is always a bigger challenge. I have also made just pepper mills for other folks, usually in premium wood that is hard to duplicate in two mills.

Guess I really didn't answer your question at all, did I?

 

[winpooh498]

Ray,
you did answer my question, kind of. But that is ok.[8D] I know that getting the 2 pieces to match will be difficult, but I do enjoy a challenge.[]
Thanks for you input
Dawn

 

[ed4copies]

You can get a "salt-shaker" top or a "salt-mill" mechanism that is made of resin (stainless will corrode if exposed to salt). I make the salt a "tad" shorter, usually, to indicate which is which. (Salt mill)

Very few people are willing to pay for a set. One piece starts at $50. But a set of two starts at $125. I have to turn MUCH more slowly and the two patterns have to match (Including the lamination). IT is MORE difficult than making 2 peppermills - charge accordingly.

FWIW[][][]

 

[winpooh498]

Thanks Ed,
I didn't even think about the corrosion with the stainless top and the salt.[:0] I just ordered a bunch of them![B)] Where can I get the Acrylic ones?
I have one set of the "deluxe" pepper mill and salt mill from CSUSA, but am having a hard time getting my blanks the right lengths. It is only a 6" set so I don't want to cut it down in size, so I made another blank and started over.
I figured that if I was going to make a set it would have to be a simpler design, and my single mills could be more elaborate.
Thanks for you input

Dawn

 

[TellicoTurning]

Dawn,
Working on my first set now.. I had a block of tulipwood that I figured to make the set from.. will try to rememeber to post picts when I get finished... I'm using the shaftless crush grind for the peppermill and it gets a little tricky sometimes getting the dims just right.

 

[ed4copies]

Dawn,

There are two places to adjust your length.

1) The tenon you turn on the top can be 1/4" to 3/4" long (1/2" of adjustment).
2) The "indent" in the bottom that accomodates the hardware also has about a quarter inch of flexibility - if you use my router method of creating this, it is easily "depth adjustable".

Having struggled with this for MANY mills, I now purchase (and sell) only 10" and 18" mechanisms, then cut them after the mill is finished to fit THAT mill. MUCH easier!!!!![]

And, yes, I do have some salt mechanisms, send e-mail for further info.

 

[Spiceman]

Dawn..
Have a look at my website www.the-turning-circle.co.uk
Under Chris West you will she a lot of mills and shakers and under Ian Woodford you will see my colleagues pens...