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Rolling Pin Turned from Beech, with Tapered Ends
A rod rolling pin is a plain wooden rod, tapered at the ends so the hands can steer it; a roller pin has handles through a thicker roller. Turn a rod pin from a straight beech blank on the pole lathe, check it straight, and smooth it.
The picture: an old one-piece wooden rolling pin with a carved knob at one end.
Beginner
Half a day
Instructions
1
1
Rough the blank
Rough the blank
Saw a straight-grained beech blank about 50 × 5 × 5 cm (our size) and shave the corners off on the shaving horse.
Materials for this step:
Beech Lumber1 pieceTools needed:
Hand Saw
Shaving Horse
Drawknife2
2
Turn it round
Turn it round
Mount it in the pole lathe and turn it to a cylinder about 4.5 cm across with the gouge, cutting on the down stroke.
Tools needed:
Pole Lathe
Turning Gouge3
3
Taper the ends
Taper the ends
Taper the last 10 cm at each end down to about 3 cm, and round the ends over. Check the middle against a straightedge as it turns.
Tools needed:
Pole Lathe
Chisel Set
Straightedge4
4
Smooth
Smooth
Smooth it on the lathe with fine sandpaper, then saw off the waste at the centres and clean the ends.
Tools needed:
SandpaperHand Saw5
5
Dough per turn
Dough per turn
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