My Woodturning Journey: Crafting a Walnut Rolling Pin
Introduction
Thank you for the overwhelming response to my last lathe-learning video! Your comments and encouragement have inspired me to dive into more beginner-friendly projects. In this blog post, I'll share my experience turning a walnut rolling pin, highlighting the challenges, lessons learned, and the joy of creating something beautiful.
Choosing the Woodturning Project
After researching beginner-friendly projects, I settled on turning a rolling pin using walnut wood. This choice provided a perfect opportunity to enhance my woodturning skills and create a functional and aesthetically pleasing item.
Getting Started on Rolling Pin
I began by cutting the workpiece to size, referencing a standard rolling pin. Marking the center for the headstock and tailstock, I faced an initial setback as the lathe stopped a couple of times. A quick fix involved securing the headstock with a mallet and ensuring the tailstock was tightly mounted.
Turning Process
With a positive attitude, I started turning the 17-inch workpiece, tackling 6 inches at a time due to the tool rest limitation. Correcting asymmetry after turning from square to round, I used a digital caliper to identify high spots and achieved a symmetric workpiece.
Rolling pin Handle Turning
Marking equal distances for handles, I turned until satisfied with the grip, ensuring symmetry using the digital caliper. Adjusting the roller size for proportionality, I used the Round Carbide Turning Tool to create smooth curves and tapered shapes on the handles.
Finishing Touches
After sanding with various grits and wet sanding with 320 grit, I applied a single coat of Food-grade Mineral Butcher Block Oil to complete the rolling pin. A keen eye and the table saw helped trim excess material for handle proportionality.
Closing Thoughts
This isn't a how-to but a documentation of my woodturning journey. Your feedback is invaluable in helping me improve, so feel free to share your thoughts. If you enjoyed the video, subscribing, liking, and commenting on my channel would mean the world to me. Your interaction is my motivation to produce more content.
Looking Forward
Despite being only my second project, I'm pleased with the outcome and the learning curve. Operating turning tools correctly is becoming more natural, and I'm excited for the next challenge – finishing the bowl in my upcoming project. If you haven't seen the video, check the link in the description.
Thank you for joining me on this journey! Your support is appreciated, and I can't wait to share more with you in the next installment. Until then, happy turning!
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Build Videos
Youtube video - Turning a rolling pin (https://youtu.be/00168Fz8k98)
Power tools & hand tools
Lathe - https://amzn.to/4aIzAeL
Digital Caliper - https://amzn.to/3HedEe2
Face shield - https://amzn.to/3HagZe2
Woodturning Carbide Lathe Tools - https://amzn.to/47vhOZr
Woodturning Bowl Gouge Set - https://amzn.to/48FTSDH
Self centering chuck - https://amzn.to/48HsiWL
