Salt Cellar - bubinga

I saw this design on TWW and decided to try it. We really like using sea salt flakes at the table, and taking a pinch out of a salt cellar makes a lot more sense than a salt grinder.

I cut a solid bubinga bowl blank on the bandsaw with the table tilted at an angle. Then after slicing the lid off, I hollowed the cellar out with a forstner bit and a bottom-finishing bit in my router. The lid is held on with a Euro bolt and a threaded insert. The whole cellar was finished with Watco Danish Oil, with a coat of Ren Wax on the outside.

BTW, these pictures were taken after almost a year’s worth of daily use (and sometimes abuse).

TedP

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