Advanced Turning: Pepper Mill

Number of sessions: 3
Course Fee: $65

Prerequisites:

Materials: Included in fee

Objectives:

  1. Utilize basic woodturning techniques to design, bore, turn, and assemble a functional and decorative pepper mill. This project will provide practical experience in design techniques.

Description:

Day 1: Students will review the Woodshop Turning Guidelines, design a pepper mill utilizing a Crush Grind mechanism, and prepare a suitable turning blank.

Day 2: Students will mount the turning blank on the lathe, and shape and bore the stock to accommodate the provided grinder mechanism.

Day 3: Students will finish turning and sanding the mill blank. Finishing options will be discussed and a finish applied. The grinder mechanism will be installed, completing the pepper mill.