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I am going to visit family some 2000 miles away this summer. I will be bringing them these (and many more) rolling pins because they will handle travel well and they don’t take a lot of space.
I started with maple blanks and but them at angles to glue in other woods and veneers at angles before turning them.
-- Don't try to figure it out... just turn it.
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Jim Jakosh
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#1 posted 05-03-2013 01:20 AM
Very cool patterns you get. I think they will sell well…...............Jim
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GenuineGeek
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#2 posted 05-03-2013 01:28 AM
Thanks, they will be gifts, but yes, they would sell well indeed.
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prattman
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#3 posted 05-03-2013 02:15 AM
Very nice, just got a lathe and tried to do one but failed miserably, I’m determined , practice, practice, practice. I hope to some even half as nice as yours.
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deon
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#4 posted 05-03-2013 06:30 AM
They look great
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Knothead62
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#5 posted 05-03-2013 12:19 PM
Very nice. Love the diagonal laminate effect! Think you can get them on an airplane as carry-on? Or are you driving the 2k miles?
lew
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#6 posted 05-03-2013 01:53 PM
Very Nice!
I like the color combinations!!
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GenuineGeek
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#7 posted 05-03-2013 07:06 PM
We will be driving, and no I don’t think we can get them on carry-on even as a domestic flight, but we could check them as baggage and have them get lost.
Thanks for the compliments.
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ruizd
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#8 posted 05-05-2013 05:02 AM
Nice rolling pins! what angle did you cut them at?
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GenuineGeek
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#9 posted 05-05-2013 02:39 PM
They were cut at various unmeasured angles. Whatever angle I could secure them in my table-saw sled though I like it better when they are at a low angle (when the inserted piece is longer). The tough part, and I did not always succeed, is when gluing in the second insert which intersects the first- it is VERY hard to keep everything lined up so that the first insert matches.
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Fishinbo
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#10 posted 05-06-2013 02:05 PM
Lovely rolling pins! Like the patterns and finish. Great gifts that anyone can use.
lew
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#11 posted 05-08-2013 07:24 PM
To keep things line up, do not cut completely thru the blank. Leave about 1/16” of material holding the blank together. Slide your inserts into the slot and glue into place.
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GenuineGeek
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#12 posted 05-08-2013 07:30 PM
That’s a great suggestion, thanks Lew! I have very close tolerances with using wood close to the final size, but I can make it slightly bigger blank and do that. You are my rolling pin hero!
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