so my sister, who has a beautiful house in TX, has a set of salt and pepper grinders in her kitchen.  but, when they are used and set down, they leak.  spilling stray bits of salt and pepper on the counters.

 

very sad.

 

she texts me a picture of her grinders, currently setting in small ceramic tart dishes.  "oh big brother, could you make something like this out of some nice wood"  sure.  send her a pic of a trial one in scrap poplar, with a square shape.  hmmm....could you make it round inside and out.  i think so, let me ponder it a bit.

 

slept well, came up with a solution that does not require buying a 2-1/2" Forstner bit (that would be another $23, that's ammo money!).

 

made a pair pretty easily this AM:

 

Edited December 29, 20187 yr by DAB

Good solution to a problem I like them.

Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing this!!!

Problem solving at it's best

Steve

Great solution and end products...

Don't forget the ammo next trip to town.

That will work nicely. 

1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Great solution and end products...

Don't forget the ammo next trip to town.

a nice man brings it to me, a case at a time.

 

24 minutes ago, DAB said:

a nice man brings it to me, a case at a time.

 

better than a milkman, plus you don't have to set out the empty bottles 'er casings.

Nice work Dab.  How do you insure the bottom is flat, experience?

It’s a flat piece of wood when I start. 

Very well done sir!

3 hours ago, Jim from Easy Wood Tools said:

Very well done sir!

small confession:  it was done with both non-carbide parting tool and a carbide set of tools from that blue tool place.....

31 minutes ago, DAB said:

small confession:  it was done with both non-carbide parting tool and a carbide set of tools from that blue tool place.....

No confession needed!  This is not the EWT forum....  nor is it the carbide turning forum.....  You did a great job sir, no matter what tools you used.

4 hours ago, Jim from Easy Wood Tools said:

No confession needed!  This is not the EWT forum....  nor is it the carbide turning forum.....  You did a great job sir, no matter what tools you used.

just made this today.  will be donated to a fund raiser for a local family who had their house burn to the ground, losing all their material goods.  and sadly, no insurance.

 

4 layers of cherry, mineral oil/beeswax finish.  7-1/2" outside diameter, 3-1/4" high, 6" inside diameter, 2" deep.

 

cherry cuts great with sharp tools.  which reminds me, i think i need some new carbide inserts for some of my tools.

Some purty grain in that DAB.

Blessings for contributing to the fundraiser...I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated.