Latest Rolling Pin

[W.Y.]

Made this one from some contrasting colors of wood I purchased recently.
Walnut , Cherry , Maple , and Purple heart

 

[turbowagon]

Nice! What is the finish?

 

[W.Y.]

Nice! What is the finish?

Minwax Tung Oil Finish

 

[hewunch]

I am only seeing a clear, or perhaps very small rolling pin

 

[Karin Voorhis]

Very nice love the contrast in colors.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Looks great!

 

[darcisowers]

this is beautiful.

 

[W.Y.]

Thanks for the kind comments.
I have been asked in a few places how to do a spiral effect glue up like that and have been asked for a tutorial.

Most here probably know how it is done but it is so much easier to explain in a picture tutorial than in just words so I have started a glue up on another one and taking pictures as I go . The glue up takes longer than the turning of the rolling pin because of waiting time for the glue to cure for two separate glue ups.
Stay tuned . . . . . :wink:

 

[W.Y.]

Here is the tutorial that I promised for the ones that were curious on how the swirl effect is acheived.

http://wmyoung.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=turning&action=display&thread=9384

 

[sgimbel]

William, Beautifully done tutoral!

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Beautiful!

Robin

 

[mranum]

Thanks for the tutorial! Helps a lot!

 

[W.Y.]

The top one is the same one I posted at the top of this thread. The bottom one is turned from the blank that I did the tutorial on that so many asked for about how to get the swirl effect. .
It sat on my bench while I was making some other things so I finally got around to turning it this afternoon. It is basically the same apart from the handle and a little different placement of the boards when gluing it up.

 

[RyanNJ]

How do you turn something like this?

 

[bitshird]

Very nice tutorial, Nice Rolling pin also.

 

[W.Y.]

How do you turn something like this?

Just mount it between centers on a lathe and turn it the same as any other spindle turning.

Think pen only WAY bigger. :biggrin:

 

[theHullTurn]

I love it!

 

[JimB]

Beautiful work William and thanks for taking the time to do the tutorial.

 

[glycerine]

I am only seeing a clear, or perhaps very small rolling pin

Ditto, and the last pic he posted I could not see either. I felt like everyone thought I was crazy because I was the only one who couldn't see it...

 

[wdcav1952]

Thanks, William. I need a rolling pen and will give this a try.