Thread: Pepper grinder

Not bad. Interesting idea with the carving.

One little thing, maybe sand to a higher grit. Can still see the lines and if you can see them in the pics they are worserer in real life. That's the sort of thing that pedantic customers will be looking for, and will set your work apart from elcheapo ones from a kitchen shop.

For only your second pepper grinder, you have done very well. My only criticism, and I hope I am not seeing reflections in your photo, but I would sggest that you could spend a little more time on sanding. Particularly in the second image (the closeup) , I feel I am seeing lines which run around both the top section and just below the shoulder in the bottom section. the top section may be sanding scratches, but the bottom section look more like tool marks which haven't been removed in your sanding.

If I am seeing reflections, please accept my apologies - I will pluck a wisker and lash me!

Keep up the good work
Bob

thanks for the advice. I didnt end up using any sandpaper on this But yes I can see the horizontal scratches, I also think I need to reshape the round scraper I was using for this

Sanding isn't just for smoothness. It helps the finish go on. Sometimes things can look pretty good straight off the tool, but the wood fibers have been compressed and it stops the finish penatrating the timber. Some people do make a feature of the "off the tool " finish, like (that english bloke that I can't remember right now)'s green turned bowls. But I think in this case the lines are upsetting the profile of the form.


As for reshaping the scraper, use the curved nose scraper on inside curves, and flat scrapers on outside curves. Ultimately it's better to learn how to use a spindle gouge properly, cos some timbers you will never be able to sand away the tear out from using a scraper. Mulga is better with a scraper however. (I feel anyway. I'm sure that someone will swear the opposite. )

I do like the idea of carving some detail with the dremel.

Like the timber, like the shape and like the carving!!!

On the subject of smoothing thins out I woul learn to use a skew and use that
as the final tool before sanding!!

The mulga grinder looks good to me. I reckon it has character with the "off the tool" look

As others have said spend the time to learn how use a spindle gouge and skew chisel

A good second mill, I like the shape and it is great to see that you have tried to add decoration with the dremel

You need to spend as much time on the finish if not longer as you do on turning the piece to make sure that you end up with a great finish. Being careful that when you sand things that you have incorporated into the piece you do not round over detail that is meant to be nice and crisp, Most of this will come with practice.

Look forward to more of your work