Been playing in the shop again..

[TellicoTurning]

Working on a few peppermills again.. hopefully this will pay off, I have an appointment this week with a store that's interested in carrying some of my turnings... these aren't quite ready yet, but will be in a week..

This one is Catalpa wood.. I added a little stain to help the grain pop.. about 10" high

This one is honduras rosewood.. about 11 inches tall

East Indian Rosewood..10 in tall.. kinda disappointed in this one.. the wood was a brilliant violet color until I put Danish oil on it for a finish.. darkened it too.

This one is Wormy maple with a cocobolo stripe.

I think these three are birch.. the wood was found up on the Tellico River, soaking wet.. lay in my shop for almost 2 years drying... both ends were chewed like a beaver had been working on it.. probably out of a dam somewhere.. I cut one end right after I picked it up and it was so wet and heavy, it jammed my chop saw, kicked the blade back and shattered the motor casing... this piece of wood owes me a chop saw. The mills are 9, 7 and 11 inches in height respectively.

 

[Firefyter-emt]

Very nice.. Tell me, do you find these hard to make or pretty straight forward? I want to give one of these a shot someday. I really like that rosewood one, the ball just floats like some modern art.

 

[jhs494]

Very nice turnings.
Good luck with your appointment! I am sure it will "turn" out well.

 

[louisbry]

Very nice work. Hope they pay off for you.

 

[R2]

Nice range of shapes. I think you will need to work on your finishing as the rotary scratches stand out quite prominently on some of the mills.

 

[alxe24]

Nice work there. I wish you well with the store.

 

[badger]

I love the cocobolo striped one, the top ball looks very distinctive.

 

[johncrane]

Yep they look good from here too!!

 

[TellicoTurning]

Lee,
I find them to pretty easy.. the drilling gets to be a pain.. I work on a Jet Mini and the length can be a little problem sometimes on the longer bodies.. I only use 2 bit sizes on the body, even though the directions call for 3.. I cut a recess in the bottom for the wide end of the grinder, then switch to the smalled size the body of the grinder. I bore from both ends of the body.

R2,
These aren't finished... I just made pictures to show off a little.. they're back in the show for more work.