A new collection of Pepper mills

[TellicoTurning]

Just finished a new collection of peppermills since I sold all the others I had in stock.. I've been playing with some segmentation.. still need to perfect that.. a couple of these have glue lines that aren't to my liking, but overall effect I liked. Also did a couple of natural woods... like to see what you think.

This is bloodwood, box elder, muirapixuna, Brazilian ebony and white oak, 10 1/4" high

Marblewood, muirapixuna,fustic,paduak and purpleheart with Ipe top, 12" high

Marblewood, muirapixuna,purpleheart,paduak and fustic, 10 1/2" high

Honey Mesquite, 11" high

Pau Ferro, 11" high

and last and least, Myrtle Burl, Australian, 8 1/2" high.
All were finished with wipe on poly, gloss and then buffed with carnuba, except for the Myrtle.. I sanded it to 500 grit and just used the carnuba wax on it... all are crush grind style mills.
Part of these were done on the new lathe..Jet 1442.. what a sweet machine to work on.. the others were done on my littl Jet 1014.. all were buffed on the 1014.

 

[ed4copies]

Once you start on laminates, Chuck, your other mills won't sell (if displayed together). That's been my experience. Prospects SEE the exotic laminates, usually figure they are too expensive (about $100), but don't buy regular wood after seeing the nicer laminate. I have not figured out how to solve this problem yet, but it IS a problem (for me)

 

[TellicoTurning]

Could be a good problem... I'll just make a couple of all woods, then laminate everything else...

 

[ed4copies]

One other thing, though. They seem to accept ANY lamination. I am starting to use maple and walnut, simple vertical lamination, one inch strips (so only 3 pieces of wood). They sell well between the $60 for wood and $100 for laminate - $75 "poor man's laminate" (but I don't call them that in front of customers!!)

Another thought! (I think I'll go back to bed, that's overperformance, for one day)

 

[R2]

Nice pieces![]