MIND OF A BLACK WOODWORKER IN ARIZONA

Lets just say it has been awhile. The last time  I turned anything, was a demonstration at our Desert  Woodturng Roundup in February. Well just completed it turning today.  Bermese Rosewood ring box 7.75 tall x 2.625 & weights is 1.2 bls. Starting the finishing. The finish is hand rubbed on for natural low sheen. This keepsake Box has a perfectly snug fit.

Making pepper mill on the lathe for the Tempe Arts Festival show. Robert, (my partner) and I started to make a couple pepper mill, yesterday, more like last night. We start at 2 pm, and left the shop at 9:30 pm. Hear is what we accomplished.               Donate to our Gallery Du Maurier Your help will allow me to run and create full to a passion of art through woodworking. Smaller 10" above. These two are a matching pair Mesquite 12" w/real turquoise   Splated maple w/dyed yellow. One of my fav's. Burmese figured pepper mills I tried to mount with tail stock.  Crush grind mechanism  Boring the main shaft with a colt 1-1/16" fostner bit Newly completed  salt and pepper mill for the Tempe Art Festival December 5th through to Dec. 7th 20014

Crush Grind Mechanism  http://www.gofundme.com/Gallery-du-Maurier  Mounted blank Cone used to center blank after drilled with 1-5/8" then 1=9/16, and final shaft with 1-16th. I had to reform the outside for the center rest to help with 1/4" x 1/8" deep groove for the clip in place. drilling with 1-1/16" colt. I did cut grooves in the scoring blades. Which allow the cutter to cut and not score the wood. Cutting the wood is a cooler,, temperature, than scoring. Try it. I start by shaping the top, to see what portion may work Starting the shaping of the body Tenon is form, the size was not important, as long as it fits....I then drilled with 7/8" forstner, ( all bits where touch up on the grinder, after finding a stone small enough to fit the slot in the forstner.... More time spent.... I then had to use the newly purchase slot cutting tool from Crown.  Remounted on to jamb chuck to finish shaping the top, leaving the tail stock i...

My first crush grind peppermill, or salt. I must say, the I usually start something new is. I start by doing a little refresher course in searching the web for, one inspiration, and two method. What I found was that there are several sizes differences, not in that it's different from the traditional pepper grinders. There seems not to have a standard unlike the traditional pepper grinders, but each manufacturer has subtle changes in boring sizes. I had also purchased two sightly different grinder mechanisms, and they gave you two different  methods of boring whole size and locations. Head twister, so I just got out my vernier calipers, and double checked each portion for a workable size. I then got to the point I had stop. I did not own a drill bit or forstner bit in 1-9/16, nor did I have a tool for the clip in place portion that did want to use. The alternative is to glue the grinder mechanism in place, (messy). So at the last minute I ran down to my locale Woodcraft Store, just ...