Salt-Free Pig

[David C. Roseman]

I loved David DeCristoforo's threads on the Salt Pig awhile back. Hadn't known there was such a thing. It occurred to me the other night that there should also be a Salt-Free Pig. Here's my design suggestion.

Wood: Black Walnut
Tail: Brass cup hook
Eyes: Hollow brass rivet studs

[Jeff Nicol]

David, I have to say that is one cute little piggy! Now the next one needs to be hollowed out for a bank!

Fun project,

Jeff

[phil harold]

Makin Bacon!
cute

[Roger Chandler]

That's a hoot! Looks like the holes in the snout could be made into a salt shaker, if you desired and wanted to hollow it and put a plug for the tail! Just an idea, but it would be another "salt pig."

[Kathy Marshall]

That's pretty cool David! I'm with Roger, I think it would make a neat salt shaker.

[David DeCristoforo]

Ha. A great little pig! Roger beat me to my own thoughts. Hollowed out with the salt coming out of the pigs snout! Now we need a "low salt" pig!!!

[David C. Roseman]

Thanks, all, for the comments! Yep, the little guy would have made a neat salt shaker or piggy bank. Just starting to learn how to do hollow forms, so it will give me something to aim for the next time around!

David

[Terry Murphy]

Just saw this, Very Cool!

[Eric Holmquist]

Don't know how I missed this earlier, great lil piggy!

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is just cool. I agree with a salt shaker.

[Tom Boley]

David, how about a salt pig of maple and a pepper pig of walnut?

[David C. Roseman]

Just saw this, Very Cool!

Terry, Eric, Bernie and Tom, thanks for the comments, and for bumping this old thread! It reminds me that I did want to try a salt shaker based on Mr. Piggy. And now a pepper shaker as well. :) When I last thought about it, I was trying to think of how to do the hollowing through an opening that could plugged with a cork in a place that wouldn't detract from the look. Maybe incorporate the plug with the tail. Back to thinking about it!

David

[Lloyd Butler]

What about making the nose out of a couple of pieces so that you have something like this (http://www.testvalleyturners.co.uk/UPSD%20text%20TVT.pdf)

Make the body of the pig where the body of this salt shaker is. Put the nose hole piece as a cap over the bottom and make the inside of it curved so the salt falls out through.

Lloyd

[David C. Roseman]

Very clever, Lloyd. Thanks for the idea!

David