Questions Rolling Pin and Cutlery Kit

[RyanNJ]

Does anyone know of a tutorial or video on making a rolling pin?

also i have the following kit and i would love to make these up but i dont know how to turn them or assemble them any help?

 

[RyanNJ]

What size blank do i need for a rolling pin?
i am guessing that the easiest way to make one is to laminate the blank myself

 

[KenV]

For the knife -

http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/woodturners/Images/pdfs/cutlery.pdf

For the rolling pins --- which style of rolling pin are you going to make??

If the american cylinder, with or without handles??

If handles, turned in place or added??

Length??

Wood choice -- or glue up, or one of the layered birch - spectrawood, etc??

Got a set of drive center and a live center?

Look at the kitchen supply sites to get some ideas, make a sketch, make a rolling pin.

(I generally make shorter french style with no handles 12 to 18 inches long -- fit to the lathe and they store easier)

 

[RyanNJ]

i am not sure which way is easier to go with the handles.

what is the typical finished diameter?

 

[Rifleman1776]

As Ken suggested, there are many styles and sizes of rolling pins.
I have made several and most of my research was the old fashioned way. I Googled the subject. I did learn that most plans and recommendations, for whatever reason, gave dimensions larger than would be used in most households. There are no 'rules'. Do what you want or the eventual user desires.
Lamination is not a requirement at all. A nice chunk of almost any wood, by itself will work. I have used Bradford Pear and Maple.
A light rub with mineral oil is all the finish you will need.
The most important thing to remember is that the sides need to be parallel. A caliper can help with this.