Making a Peppermill - Focus on Design, DVD

This DVD is a complete course on peppermill turning, with a strong emphasis on visual design elements. Ted Sokolowski takes you through the process, from template design and construction, to shaping, sanding and finishing. The result is a beautiful mill that you’ll be proud to display or give as a gift. You’ll learn elements of design that apply to all your projects on the lathe. You’ll also learn to turn salt mills and salt shakers. Bonus “Goody Box” section contains valuable supportive clips that will aid you in design and added tool control. 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Ted Sokolowski is a professional woodturner and graduate of the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. In addition to his professional instruction, this DVD includes:

• A PDF scale drawing of the mechanism
• A handy spreadsheet chart for your lathe

Chapters:

• Parts of the Peppermill
• Design Your Mill
• Find Visual Interest
• Prepare the Blank
• Bore the Cavities
• Make a Jam Chuck
• Shape the Mill
• Sand and Finish
• Assemble the Mill
• The Salt Shaker

Ted’s Goody Box:

• Bandsaw Jig
• Salt Mill
• Underhand Grip
• Rule of Thirds
• Parallelism