Woodworker's Journal winter-2009, страница 40

control and accuracy while drilling this hole, clamp a wooden handscrew to the mill (see right photo).

Once these holes are drilled, insert the grinding mechanism in die mill, drill pilot holes for the screws and secure the retaining plates. The top should turn freely when you loosen the nut, which, by the way, also allows the peppercorns to slip into the teeth of the gears so they can be ground.

Turning the Salt Shaker

Mount your curly maple salt

shaker blank into the lathe and rough it with a gouge into a 2" cylinder. Next, make the ring joint by turning one end of the cylinder down to a IV-' diameter with a parting tool. Take your cherry block over to the drill press and drill a I'A" hole through it. Remove the maple from the lathe and use yellow glue to secure its ringed end inside the cherry block.

Once the glue dries, remount the shaker on the lathe and turn it to final shape. Sand the piece to 220-grit, then part off the top end.

Full-Size Drawings

When you're ready to drill the cores, a wooden handscrew clamp will help keep the mill from spinning during drilling as well as align the workpiece for an accurate through hole.

Take the shaker back to the drill press to bore the holes, making sure to use the handscrew clamp again to control the turning. Drill a l"-diameter hole 1/2" deep in the bottom of the shaker, then turn the piece over and drill a 3/4"-diameter hole through the full length of the body.

Finishing Up

Dismantle the pepper mill to give it and the salt shaker a final burnishing with fine steel wool. Apply three coats of tung oil to the outside of the set to really bring out the curly pattern in the maple. I-et the finish dry for two days before reassembling the mechanism in the pepper mill and adding the top to the salt shaker. Once this is done, pour in your salt and your peppercorns, and cap off the openings. Your salt and pepper set is now ready for your next culinary project. Bon appetit! /

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