Shaken not stirred
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SDB777
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Awesome Walnut shaker! I wood have never thought of that....
What is inside the walnut, a glass of some sort or bare wood?
Scott
What is inside the walnut, a glass of some sort or bare wood?
Scott
Knucklefish
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Actually the kit has a stainless steel "shell" that fits right inside. It's all sort of self contained in one piece of stainless steel plus the lid. Once the form is turned you simply insert it and glue it down with epoxy. The trick is getting the "lip" of the shaker vessel/form to fit the edge of the wood (at the top of the shaker). You have to cut a 1/16 tenon about 1/4 long to make it fit. Not really that hard. The hard part is drilling the blank with a large (forget the size) forsner bit about 7" deep. That took me about an hour to do.
You should recognize the wood, it came from YOU!
You should recognize the wood, it came from YOU!
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Robert111
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Cool! I've seen those in the catalog. Now I gotta try one. Did you just use the skaker top from another shaker or are they selling the tops?
Knucklefish
Member
It comes with all you'll need including the 2 piece top and the vessel/insert. In fact, ther're on sale now. It's really easy to make. Might want to down load the instructions as you'll need a very large forsner bit and probably an 6-8" extension unless you tail stock quill is very long.
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BSea
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Now that is very cool. From the looks of the vodka bottle, you haven't used it yet.
The Penguin
Member
it's basically a hollow form - why use a forstner bit? Why not just use a bowl gouge - it would be quicker.
Knucklefish
Member
You certainly could. Having not done many other hollow forms I was just following the instructions that came with the kit. I made this first one and used their method. The forstner bit just gave me a head start on what eventually was finished cutting out with a Unitool I got from an IAP member. For some folks that might not be as adept with a gouge it might be a good place to start. Others with more experience could certainly just use a gouge and let er rip.
The Penguin
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I understand
Knucklefish
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