I turned a pepper grinder

[MichaelM]

I am very much a beginner at wood turning and mostly use my lathe for pipe repair work.  But I decided to try and make something as a Christmas gift for my wife and it turned out less embarrassing than I expected :lol:

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas,
Mike.

 

[user 2031]

Wow! That's a very nice pepper mill. Well done!

 

[Ozark Wizard]

Very nice! Merry Christmas!

 

[huffelpuff]

Mike, that's a fine looking mill you've made! I hope your wife likes it.

Jim

 

[Timbo]

Some nice turning there, I'm loving the shape, hope she likes it. 

Cheers

Tim

 

[Stinger4me]

You do very nice work. What species of wood is that?

 

[Zeno Marx]

Where did you get your grind mechanism? Sharp looking grinder. May it last years and years and possibly even be handed down.

 

[Brewdude]

Very handsome unit there Mike. I also was wondering where you found the grinding gizmo.


Cheers,

RR

 

[arkansaspiper]

very nice wprk i been wanying to make one my self

 

[MichaelM]

Thank you all!  I'm happy to report that the wife loved it.  Unfortunately she immediately took an order for one from her sister :roll:
I got the mechanism from WoodCraft:  https://www.woodcraft.com/products/woodriver-stainless-steel-pepper-mill-grinder-mechanism-turning-kit
And the blank was walnut finished with Tung oil and carnuba wax.
I hope you all had a great Christmas,
Mike.

 

[Zeno Marx]

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/woodriver-stainless-steel-pepper-mill-grinder-mechanism-turning-kit

*just to make the link hot for anyone else curious

 

[Crafty]

Love the mill, hate getting volun-told to make things for others! Those aren’t cheap kits. Good luck!

 

[MichaelM]

Love the mill, hate getting volun-told to make things for others! Those aren’t cheap kits. Good luck!

Thank you,  The wood is actually the bigger cost, but the fact remains it's much cheaper to just buy a pepper mill.  I just view the volun-told thing as a form of positive criticism