One-handed Salt & Pepper Mills - 2019 BBQ Swap

I’m really interested in those shakers. Where did you get the kits?

Rich I added a link. There are others, search for push-n-grind mills. They’re not shakers, you push the button on top which moves a center rod with burrs on it. Pretty slick

I gotta do that! Nice work!!

-- Genghis Khan and his brother Don, couldn't keep on keeping on...

Them’s pretty dang spiffy, Grant! Another great swap entry!

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Woodcraft also has kits and will sometimes have them on sale for less.

Very cool shakers. I like your choice of woods too. I think it might be something I make once I get a lathe and some practice.

Thanks for herding the cats on this one.

-- Earl "I'm a pessamist - generally that increases the chance that things will turn out better than expected"

Great idea Grant. Nice job on the wood handle blanks!!

-- "Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef

I apologize Grant for miscalling them shakers instead of grinders. I will be trying to make a few of them so the link was helpful! I haven’t even grilled yet but I am using them and showing everyone who visits the house just how cool they are! I still think carving a statue of Lot’s wife for the salt grinder would be a hoot (Yeah, I’m not quite right in the head…)

-- Mike, A Yooper with a drawl, http://www.artcentergraphics.com

Very nice set Grant! Are they tricky to turn?

-- We all make mistakes, the trick is to fix it in a way that says "I meant to do that".

Mike- you can call em whatever you want!! Lol. And go for it on the statue I’d like to see it!

Not too bad Jeff, the trickiest part for me was boring the through hole. I can’t wait to get my new-to-me delta lathe up and running. In hindsight I should’ve just bored them on my metal lathe but since my HF wood lathe sucks I used the drill press. Blocks clamped in handscrews. I got it though.
There was another maple blank without a knot (I love the imperfections myself though!) that I planned to use but my gouge caught it, put a nice split in it. I put some CA glue on it and clamped it, will try to salvage it for myself. Wasn’t happy to send it down the road though :-)
I’ve only turned a handful or two of things on the wood lathe so it’s always a learning experience! Sooo much different than the metal lathe

Awesome work Grant! I like the wood choices a lot :-) The beers are a little too dark but the grinders are perfect ;-)

-- Kenny, SW VA, Go Hokies!!!

I apologize Grant for miscalling them shakers instead of grinders. I will be trying to make a few of them so the link was helpful! I haven t even grilled yet but I am using them and showing everyone who visits the house just how cool they are! I still think carving a statue of Lot s wife for the salt grinder would be a hoot (Yeah, I m not quite right in the head…)

- mikeacg

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

-- Kenny, SW VA, Go Hokies!!!