Almost didn't go out to the shop today but weather was too nice not to (finally!). Glad I did. This is one of my best yet. Less than 1/100th of an inch variance in diameter across the main part in the middle. Still in progress but shaping up nicely.
Rolling pin
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DesertCanyon
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Very nice work! What kind of wood?
PreacherJon
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Black walnut. I found a 4-pack of 2x2x18 in blanks on Amazon (seller: Barrington Hardwoods) for about $23.50. That's essentially what I'd have to pay per board foot for rough cut lumber around here so I picked up a pack. These rolling pins always sell well around Mother's Day so I wanted to start turning a few and get them up in my Etsy shop.
Love the curl on that thing. Great dimensions. That's about what min are as well.
gimpy
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Nice !!
I had a request to make one, but it had to be a spectic
specifcations
it had to be 4' in dia and 20" long and it needed to be
HEAVY
So, I found some tiger maple and Walnut
I had a request to make one, but it had to be a spectic
specifcations
it had to be 4' in dia and 20" long and it needed to be
HEAVY
So, I found some tiger maple and Walnut
4 inches! That's huge. More steamroller than rolling pin!
PreacherJon
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Do you have a pic? Love to see it.
gimpy
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Yes I have several
Give me a few days
Give me a few days
gimpy
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PreacherJon
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How much does it weigh?
gimpy
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One of our adult children likes mochi, a Japanese food made from rice flour, often served in a ball shape with a sweet filling. We wanted to buy a mochi-making kit as a gift, but they had been snapped up and disappeared at Christmas. We looked at the items in the kit and decided to buy the separate components and make our own kit. I will leave it to you to decide whether our kit is better. ;-)
The rolling pin was turned from a piece of wood that was labeled "Granadillo". It is probably macacauba. It is very dense and heavy, and it feels good in the hand. The rolling pin supports are marblewood. The finish on them is Tried and True original.
The box is maple. The inset bottom panel and lid are bloodwood. The finish is Tried and True varnish oil.
The handle on the box came from a pen blank. It is a 6,500 year old piece of Irish bog oak. I purchased the pen blank here on Penturners.org:
https://www.penturners.org/threads/certified-irish-bog-oak-pen-blanks-6500-years-old.163898/
The rolling pin was turned from a piece of wood that was labeled "Granadillo". It is probably macacauba. It is very dense and heavy, and it feels good in the hand. The rolling pin supports are marblewood. The finish on them is Tried and True original.
The box is maple. The inset bottom panel and lid are bloodwood. The finish is Tried and True varnish oil.
The handle on the box came from a pen blank. It is a 6,500 year old piece of Irish bog oak. I purchased the pen blank here on Penturners.org:
https://www.penturners.org/threads/certified-irish-bog-oak-pen-blanks-6500-years-old.163898/
gimpy
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gimpy
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Very nice. Thanks for sharing