I really appreciate your manner of teaching. I'm 71 and just bought a small lathe for something to do. I don't like retirement, so I hope turning wood helps. God bless America
Good choice, keep your mind and body active. Think, plan, then do. If it goes wrong, it goes in the firewood basket.... Shavings are used in the garden, so no waste!
Lexington, NC here. These are beautiful!!! I love the contrasting colors too and that tiger stripe maple just pops! Great job and thank you for such a detailed video in real speed. That is so helpful for us beginner turners!
One of my most favorite turning projects over the years, made, sold, and gave away scores of them good thing I had a day job as after your all was said and done the only people that made money was Craft supplies. BTW, aways I used Deft satin spray can lacquer for a finish, fast and durable especially for a utilitarian piece.
Good demonstration! My only gripe is many kit makers require specific odd sizes of Forstner cutters, e.g., 9/32", to fit their parts. Why not keep dimensions standard to 1/4" intervals? Seems like a cheesy way to sell tools; this sort of buffoonery needlessly adds cost to the hobby.
Is the extended jaw set smooth on the inside?. Have any links to something similar that will fit a nova Chuck? Most have the ribs for extended gripping.. which is nice but..
Tucson, AZ here. Another great video. Mike you are great at communicating the process. Don't turn a lot of maple here in the SW, but will definitely start turning more. Thanks.
Lovely mills, but with the grinder at the bottom, salt and pepper grounds litter the tablecloth. Drives my wife crazy. More practical to put the grinders in the top. I turned a holder with a finial for our grinders to make for easy passing around the table and to contain the bits that fall out.
Most local hardwood suppliers sell turning blanks and will custom cut for you. It's cheaper to buy locally because you don't have to eat shipping costs.
What are the dimensions where the mill head meets the body and the largest diameter of the mill head. Also the diameter of the mill base. Those were not given. I am following along trying to make one. Thanks Jim
Great video! I'm eager to go out and give this a try. Is it okay to apply the shellac in the dye and oil in the tried and true over the wax that was in the scratch free? Always thought of wax as the final finish, not going before an oil based varnish like the T&T. Thanks!
I've turned a lot of S&P shakers but you've addressed a number of the issues I've had--mainly, how to align the top and bottom. Press fitting them was the missing step. I also like how you wove the various steps together like finishing the bottom of the mill top before flipping to finish the top. I would have never thought of that.
I watched many shorter videos regarding turning a pepper/salt mill, but this is by far the most complete and answers many questions I needed answers for. Thank you, great job.
That was a lot of work but I think it was worth all that extra work time. Your video gave me encouragement to make my mills I've got 4 kits and just keep making excuses now I will get to work and try my hand at it. Thanks again.
Once again, you guys knocked it out of the park. CSUSA TH-cam vids are my go-to resource for all things turning. Thanks again for all the clear, concise and spot-on information! Amazing!
I really appreciate your manner of teaching. I'm 71 and just bought a small lathe for something to do. I don't like retirement, so I hope turning wood helps. God bless America
Good choice, keep your mind and body active. Think, plan, then do. If it goes wrong, it goes in the firewood basket.... Shavings are used in the garden, so no waste!
I’d suggest losing the hat as the brim does come into the picture
Phoenix, AZ here. Mesquite is my favorite wood to turn. It's hard, easy to turn and finishes real nice.
Great video. I really enjoyed it.
Lexington, NC here. These are beautiful!!! I love the contrasting colors too and that tiger stripe maple just pops! Great job and thank you for such a detailed video in real speed. That is so helpful for us beginner turners!
One of my most favorite turning projects over the years, made, sold, and gave away scores of them good thing I had a day job as after your all was said and done the only people that made money was Craft supplies. BTW, aways I used Deft satin spray can lacquer for a finish, fast and durable especially for a utilitarian piece.
Jefferson, GA here. This was a great video that will be very helpful to me as a beginner to turn my first salt & pepper mills. Thank you!
Good demonstration! My only gripe is many kit makers require specific odd sizes of Forstner cutters, e.g., 9/32", to fit their parts. Why not keep dimensions standard to 1/4" intervals? Seems like a cheesy way to sell tools; this sort of buffoonery needlessly adds cost to the hobby.
absolutely excellent!😁
Is the extended jaw set smooth on the inside?. Have any links to something similar that will fit a nova Chuck? Most have the ribs for extended gripping.. which is nice but..
Great stuff again, but too many publicity’s….cheers from Luxembourg 🇱🇺 europe
Hmm. Lord of the Rings Trilogy or Turning a peppermill... Decisions...
Great project thank you what do you think about turning this with carbide tools
Tucson, AZ here. Another great video. Mike you are great at communicating the process. Don't turn a lot of maple here in the SW, but will definitely start turning more. Thanks.
Great video! Learned a lot! Pennsylvania favorite wood to turn is yew or holly.
thank you, I have wanted to see the whole process.
Great video. Full blown class on pepper mills. Going to watch it a few times.
Lovely mills, but with the grinder at the bottom, salt and pepper grounds litter the tablecloth. Drives my wife crazy. More practical to put the grinders in the top. I turned a holder with a finial for our grinders to make for easy passing around the table and to contain the bits that fall out.
Good idea. How do I put the grinder on the top?
@@marklengal9990make the spinning end bigger and call it the bottom.
@@marklengal9990 I guess you'd have to turn the mill so the top is the base. There wouldn't be a pretty finial top, though.
Great video, good explanation of every step. I have never found any dealer who is selling 12/4 wood. Where do you buy 3”x3” blanks?
We process our own material in to 12/4. Here's a link for our peppermill blanks: woodturnerscatalog.com/search?q=mill+balnk&options%5Bprefix%5D=last
Most local hardwood suppliers sell turning blanks and will custom cut for you. It's cheaper to buy locally because you don't have to eat shipping costs.
What are the dimensions where the mill head meets the body and the largest diameter of the mill head. Also the diameter of the mill base. Those were not given. I am following along trying to make one. Thanks Jim
The largest diameter of the mill head is: 2.75", the Body is 2.95", and where the body and mill head meet is: 1.5"
Thank You@@CraftSuppliesUSA
Great video! I'm eager to go out and give this a try. Is it okay to apply the shellac in the dye and oil in the tried and true over the wax that was in the scratch free? Always thought of wax as the final finish, not going before an oil based varnish like the T&T. Thanks!
I've turned a lot of S&P shakers but you've addressed a number of the issues I've had--mainly, how to align the top and bottom. Press fitting them was the missing step.
I also like how you wove the various steps together like finishing the bottom of the mill top before flipping to finish the top. I would have never thought of that.
I watched many shorter videos regarding turning a pepper/salt mill, but this is by far the most complete and answers many questions I needed answers for. Thank you, great job.
Noblesville Indiana
That was a lot of work but I think it was worth all that extra work time. Your video gave me encouragement to make my mills I've got 4 kits and just keep making excuses now I will get to work and try my hand at it. Thanks again.
Once again, you guys knocked it out of the park. CSUSA TH-cam vids are my go-to resource for all things turning. Thanks again for all the clear, concise and spot-on information! Amazing!
North Texas. Haven’t been turning long enough to have found a wood I like best. Still just practicing on scraps and junk wood.
Loved all the tips. Actually, really liked watching the entire video without breaks and speed-ups.
😂 Just blew on my phone trying to get the wood shavings off Mike's tool rest! 😂😅😊
I think this was the best video I've seen!!!