Wedding present: cherry burl salt & pepper shakers

[Dave Peterson]

My step-son finally pulled the trigger at 32 and is getting married. I made him and his fiance a cherry burl bowl to celebrate the engagement, so the wedding present is a salt & pepper set, also out of cherry burl. The shakers are drop-in inserts from Rockler. total height is 3 1/4". Sanded to 2000 grit. Finish is one coat of Lin-Speed finish.

 

[Roy G]

Very nice. I'm sure the lucky couple will enjoy using them for years to come.

Roy G

 

[LeftyTom]

Marvelous spinny technique there, Dave.

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Very, very nice Dave. That Cherry burl is gorgeous.

 

[drw]

Beautiful work! Where iw a pic of the bowl? (I may have missed it in a earlier post.)

 

[KenOfCary]

Very nice. The black rings around the pepper shaker are a very nice touch to tell them apart at a glance without having to examine the top holes. How is that done?

 

[WoodWrangler]

Looks good ... classy!

 

[Hmerkle]

VERY nice!
LOML just mentioned she wanted a new salt and pepper shaker - you just provided some inspiration!

 

[Dave Peterson]

Very nice. The black rings around the pepper shaker are a very nice touch to tell them apart at a glance without having to examine the top holes. How is that done?

Ken: after you are all done sanding, ramp up the speed on the lathe and then hold a piece of wire cable down on top of the line and hold it down tight. the friction creates heat, heat will make a perfect scorch line. Woodcraft sells three different sizes of piano wire that has a wooden ball to hold on to it. I also made one more that was a little thicker diameter (braided steel cable) and put T-handles on each end. Make the cable about 18" if you are going to make one yourself, and anchor the wire ends securely on each end. I always use gloves, as that heat can radiate down the cable very quickly. It takes about 20-30 sec. to do it.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Beautiful work! Where is a pic of the bowl? (I may have missed it in a earlier post.)

I actually DID make a bowl for the couple when they first got engaged. My step-son is 32 and I really thought he was 'alter-shy'. I gave them the bowl last summer. This is also cherry burl, and I put in turquoise inlace along the top rim. They loved it! I don't remember the dimensions, but it was about 5" or 6" diameter. It looks like i was a little sloppy with the turquoise, but it is perfectly flush with the wood. It slopped over just a little in spots, due to faults in the wood.

 

[JackLeg]

:wsmile: Beautiful!

 

[woodArtz]

Looks great!

 

[MagGeorge]

Lovely salt and pepper shakers! Great shape, the burl is gorgeous and awesome finish. A great wedding present that the new couple will enjoy. Great job!

 

[COhaus]

The bowl is fantastic! What a beautiful piece of wood.


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