Rolling Pins
Lately I have been enjoying gluing different woods together to produce some nice segmented turnings. Needing some more variety, I searched the local lumber businesses for different types of hardwood, but only found walnut, maple and cherry.
There are no exotic woods available anywhere in this area, except of course for mesquite, which is very exotic if you live a few states away.
So while we were in Fort Worth last weekend my father in-law took me to the local Woodcraft shop. Whoohooo!! They had everything I could want and more. So I picked up some Purpleheart and Padauk.
Purpleheart is, of course, purple. The Padauk I purchased is a vibrant orange. It comes from Africa.
I used the wood to turn rolling pins. The one pictured above is made up of five different kinds of wood: Black Walnut, Maple, Purpleheart, Padauk and Cherry.
The hanger is Maple and the pegs are Black Walnut. The pin is 17 inches total length. The roller is 12 inches long and 2.75 inches in diameter.
These two rolling pins are turned from Black Walnut and Maple. The top pin is primarily walnut with a section of maple in the middle, while the bottom pin is the exact opposite with maple being the main wood.
If you are interested in purchasing a rolling pin, contact me or visit my Upcoming Exhibitions to find out where my next show will be.
Both of these pins are 17 inches in length. The rollers are 12 inches long and 3 inches in diameter.
