some pepper mills

[Benjamin Dahl]

Have not had a chance to post pictures in a while. Many thanks to Bob Hollowell for his tutorial. I gave these as X-mas gifts and they were much appreciated. From the left they are, #1, bubinga, walnut, maple; #2, bubinga, walnut, maple; #3 walnut, cherry, maple.
I tried some different shapes and angle of offset. Still learning.
Thanks for looking. Comments and critiques always appreciated.
Ben
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[Andy Livingston]

Nice job Ben! I really like the color combinations.

[Dennis Peacock]

Very nice pepper mills. I need to learn how to make those one day. After I get all this fl*twork done that's on my "list". :eek: :o

[Steve Schlumpf]

Nice work Ben! Good wood combinations, unique forms and nice finishes! I am sure they were appreciated! Good work!

[Mac Cambra]

How are you boring out the pepper mills, I have tried using a forstner bit with an extension and found that the chips/dust didn't clear efficiently, ended up twisting and snapping the extension.

I know its hard to believe.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking peppermills Ben. Well done.

[Bob Hallowell]

Ben they look great! I love all the color combinations.

Mac, I use a big twist bit.

Bob

[Benjamin Dahl]

Thanks everyone.
Mac, I do use a forstner bit with an extension and pull it all the way out of the hole fairly frequently. I then blow some compressed air in the hole to flush it.
Ben

[Jerry Allen]

Mac, besides clearing as Benjamin said, make sure to use the slowest speed possible. If it's smokin' it will probably get broken...(sorry about that)...but really, the bit will work a lot better.

[Ben Gastfriend]

They look really good! The laminations look great. The finish is also very good.

And Mac, I can believe you broke the Forster extension, I've broken roughing gouges... ouch!

[robert hainstock]

Nice form and finish. :):)
Bob

[Justin Bukoski]

Mac, try sharpening your forstner bits with a file or a honing strip. Made a big difference for me.