1st try Pepper Mill and Salt Cellar

[GoodTurns]

My brother recently bought a "new" house, which he has gutted and is rebuilding.... thought I'd have a go at a housewarming gift. He is a very talented carpenter, so I am usually somewhat nervous sending him goodies from my shop (other than pens....think I'm doing ok there!:wink This is my first pepper mill and first "box"....maybe I'll try some nice wood next time!

Amboyna burl and Ebony mill and cellar....CA finish. Hope he likes!

 

[WIDirt]

I hope my first Mill and Cellar look even half as good.

(Skulks off to lathe to PRACTICE!!!)

 

[ed4copies]

WOW, Jon!!!

Amboyna burl PEPPERMILL????

Hope he puts it in a nice cabinet and shines a light on it--be a shame to get it near FOOOD!!!

Just gorgeous!

 

[InvisibleMan]

Beautiful! Really - WOW!

 

[David Keller]

Beautiful work! I just put peppermills on my to-do list!

 

[bitshird]

WOW!!!! That is way over the top!! What a nice chunk of Amboyna Burl. I hope he appreciates it enough to do it like Ed suggested, it would be criminal to get it nasty with fingerprints and grease smudges, Nice gift Jon.

 

[el_d]

Beautiful work Jon.

Those woods do go well together.

 

[GoodTurns]

Those woods do go well together.

I got lucky on an EBAY auction a couple of years ago (seller misspelled AMBOYNA, so I guess folks missed it)...got 4 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 6 blocks like this one for $40...been waiting for a special occasion to use some of it...wanted to complement the amboyna and figured a clean black top would work (wish the ebony block had only been $40!). I hope it finds a special spot....table top or display case, I'm good with either!

Thanks all for the kind words.....gotta make some more!

 

[MarkHix]

Those are beautiful and I am certain he will appreciate them.

 

[mrburls]

WOW Jon, awesome work. I like that alot. Nice combination of woods. Great buy on the amboyna burl also.

Keith "mrburls"

 

[Jim15]

Awesome work, bet he loves it.

 

[broitblat]

Beautiful work, and both pieces go nicely together.

I don't think I've even seen an Amboyna mill before (certainly not in *my* budget ;-).

Also, I, at least, have never tried a CA finish on anything that large. Did that present any particular problems?

-Barry

 

[GoodTurns]

Also, I, at least, have never tried a CA finish on anything that large. Did that present any particular problems?

I had never tried it on anything that large either and was shocked at how easy it worked...did it just as I would do a pen blank...pic doesn't do the shine justice, the thing is soooo reflective. it did use A LOT of glue! I may not have realized it was difficult and just got lucky, but it seemed pretty straight forward.

 

[clapiana]

very sweet piece jon