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oldww on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 11:34

Turning and Carving

have a rough idea how to but will really appreciate any hints on turning a rolling pin.

many thanks

Frank::another old ww!

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by Westchester in reply to oldww [original] on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 14:17

Hey Frank -

I don't do a lot of craft projects like this on the lathe but I'm sure others from this site will help you out . My only thought would be between centers. I'd use a hardwood like maple and probably knock down the corners on the table saw after finding the centers.

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by oldww in reply to Westchester [original] on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 13:38

Thanks for your thoughts. My problem was making a space for the steel rod I intent to use as a shaft to hold the handles and allow the barrell to move freely (does that make sense?) Came up with an idea to use a box core bit and rrout a grove on two facing pieces of the blank before glue up. I would then have enough surface to mount between centers around the shaft hole.

What do you think?

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by Westchester in reply to oldww [original] on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 14:09

The box core bit can work - but you can also try a nova chuck - drill from each end right on the lathe - and what you can't reach finish by hand with a long spade bit

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by rmantell in reply to oldww [original] on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 18:28

Traditional rolling pins used in French cooking are turned as one piece with coves creating "handles" of various shapes and sizes. I use 3" billets of ash, maple and cherry- 20-24 inches long and turn between centers. The finishedOD of the rolling pins is anywhere from 2 3/4 - 2 "

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by tomschofield in reply to oldww [original] on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 13:59

I just made one much like the previous post descrived -- one piece, and the user lets it roll in her hands. I just turned straight handles. I used a beautiful piece of curly maple 3" x 24", and finished with Mahoney Walnut oil, The best tip I can give is once you have roughed it to round, use a long sanding block with coarse/medium sand paper glued on to flatten it out. It is much easier to get it perfectly flat and smooth than with lathe tools, unless you are very good with a skew ;-)

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