Wood turning a chef's salt and pepper holder #66

My brother Stuart, when first left school trained as a chef, and is an excellent cook, asked me to make for him a container for salt and pepper that he could use while cooking
I hope this tutorial will guide you through the steps as how to make this.
I try to use this woodturning channel as a platform to share ideas, and to demonstrate to other wood workers the steps needed to achieve this.
I use many different types of wood in varying combinations, as well as combining this with resins, i tend to use glass cast 50 as i can use this without the need of a pressure pot.
For my finishes I use things like Wood dyes spirit based and water based, high gloss wax and
Boiled Linseed Oil - Danish oil and hard wax oil. I also like to experiment with differing textures to give my bowls a different feel to them
For my actual wood turning i use a galaxy DVR lathe 14 44 which is very versatile, which gives me the ability to turn a 14-inch bowl or spindle length of 44-inchs
Thank you very much for watching my channel and please feel free to leave comments below.

[@paintilludrop]

Idea is interested, yes, would add a detail on lid for salt, ring or burn line.

[@kerstin4516]

Turned out beautiful. Thanks for sharing the trick with the piece of lead and the fixing screws through the piece.

[@chrisgough2205]

"Somewhat similar" is good for us Steve - we like it!😀

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

And so do i, my brother hasn't seen it yet so I'm hoping he likes it too

[@thewelshwoodman649]

Fantastic project Steve 👍really enjoyed watching 😁

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Tom, it was good to see you Wednesday and have a catch up

[@nicolastratton8192]

I love the way the shiny stuff transforms the wood and really shows off the grain

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Nicola, the "shiny stuff" is a cellulose based sanding sealer, and your right it does show off the grain to very good effect, that has to be one of the most enjoyable moments of wood turning when you apply that and you see all that beautiful grain exposed for the first time

[@SiamWoodShop]

Nice functional piece, turned out great

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks for the comment, absolute nightmare trying to get two the same, my brother hasnt seen it yet i hope he likes it

[@denocro3586]

I enjoyed that. Cheers

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

You are more than welcome

[@turningwood720]

Hi Steve, well done and honestly presented. I am a hobby woodturner too and so I will give your project a try next time. Kind regards from Germany, Egbert

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Glad you enjoyed it and are inspired by it, let me know how you get on with it, I have been giving it a lot of thought latey as to how i could extend this further with maybe 3 or 4 holes in it

[@BAILEYWOODWORKS]

Great looking pieces!

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Chris, it is as I'm sure you can appreciate incredibly difficult to make them the same, but very satisfying

[@timponder7487]

Well done as always from your shop👏👏

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Tim Thanks for watching and leaving the comment

[@oneturnatatime6309]

It's beautiful and a great idea of securing piece of wood. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

They do look nice but so difficult trying to get them the same

[@scottstubberud1137]

Excellent work! I think you were wise to reduce the size of the knob. The first was bulky. Only thing I would have done differently is I would have put a burn line on the top of the knob on one lid, not on the other, to easily distinguish salt and pepper sides! I do love oak, even well seasoned I think it turns beautifully and looks great when finished. I used to have a source of oak wood pallets that I broke down years ago and have used it in various projects over the years and I am finally nearing the end of. I use it mainly for wood turning now and love it. Nothing like getting white oak that has a lot of figure in it for free! Great video, great results!! Scott

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Scott glad you enjoyed it, I made a smaller one than this and my brother uses the bigger one for cooking and the smaller one on the table at dinner parties, and he said it always generates conversation about how unique it is

[@scottstubberud1137]

Thanks for replying to me! Really enjoyed your work. Scott

[@bonitagoodwin5086]

I love it. This is a good idea. ❤

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Bonita, my brother uses this all the time. Are you a wood turner and are you going to have a go at making one

[@bonitagoodwin5086]

@@thehampshirewoodturner 😆 not a woodturner. A former crochet and needlepointer. Until my friend Arthritis side lined me. Now I'm an avid UA-cam watcher. Woodturning. Quilting etc...

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Im sorry to hear that a friend of mine has had to deal with this from quite a young age and i know how debilitating that can be @@bonitagoodwin5086

[@kenharper616]

Excellent work young man.

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Glad you liked this one, my brother asked me to make this and it did cause me to give it some serious thought

[@judylucas7596]

Very nice!

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Hi Judy glad you liked it, good fun project

[@robertboycewoodturningn.c.7838]

Very cool project.👍

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Robert, it was fun to do and my brother just loves it, looks good and is very practical

[@kenharper616]

You are one of the best.

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thank you Ken that is extremely nice of you to say so

[@nicolastratton8192]

Beautiful thanks for sharing

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Nicola, I think Stuart liked them as well

[@stuarthowell2510]

that looked really nice ,, if only i had one similar

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

If only

[@jenniemcclish3559]

It is really beautiful

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Jennie, That oak when it's oiled does look nice. Where are you watching from

[@jenniemcclish3559]

I am from Colon Michigan@@thehampshirewoodturner

[@markthompson6860]

well done ,,,,,,,,i cannot make 2 of the same lol

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks Mark I even surprise myself some times

[@teckle.turnings]

Really nice, well done! 😊

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks. My brother hasn't seen it yet, I hope he likes it

[@teckle.turnings]

@@thehampshirewoodturner he'll love it! 😊

[@user-lk1df5lh2k]

Good work man👍👍👍 I like &subscribe to your channel....

[@DiemenDesign]

Very good, interesting project, I shall have to make one for she who must be obeyed, well, really for when I cook steak or chops to season them. Thanks for sharing.

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Glad you enjoyed it let me know how you get on with it

[@johnmeeks9618]

Should have made the decorations different for each lid to distinguish between salt and Pepper.

[@williamryan1984]

Excellent

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thank you William, My brother also thinks so, he uses them every day,

[@kenharper616]

Thanks

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Glad you enjoyed this one, it was something a little bit different

[@pjbaddict]

Nice work

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Thanks, my brother really liked it as well

[@cicerorodrigues9955]

Ótima idéia. Parabéns
Muito caprichada sua peça.
Sucesso
Gratidão

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Many thanks for watching and leaving the comment

[@garthkeck2003]

@@thehampshirewoodturner kkp

[@rubycler6221]

What were the dimensions of the block you started with? Thanks

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Sorry ruby but that piece has long gone, so im unable to measure it. I know i was more governed by the diameter of the pieces i can turn on my lathe, are you thinking of having a go at this?

[@rubycler6221]

@@thehampshirewoodturner Thanks. I’ll add it to my list of future projects

[@vernsteinbrecker3759]

Nice work

[@thehampshirewoodturner]

Hi Vern thanks for leaving the comment glad you liked it