Lighthouse Peppergrinder

11" tall 'Lighthouse' peppergrinder. A lot of different woods, the base, joint sections, and top is walnut from a branch with about half sapwood. The light part is some box elder burl. And the middle diagonal is from a grab bag box at woodcraft. I think the dark wood is wenge then there's some that looks like paduk and maybe some zebrawood (just guessing). We're going on a vacation in Sept and this is a gift for the lady that's tending our dog. She has a collection of lighthouse type things but no peppergrinder that I know of.

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cfuller

Registered: November 2004
Location: North Ogden, Utah
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Date: Sun August 13, 2006
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Keywords: lighthouse peppergrinder

Comments

Big_Mike

Really a nice looking piece, Curt. I like the whole idea and think you have a found a marketable niche!

#1 Sun August 13, 2006 9:27pm

stirlo

cool, i like it. well done

#2 Mon August 14, 2006 8:47am

Chris Wright

Excellent job Curt, a great gift. An original idea from the looks of it too, might be a good tutorial if you feel the notion again in the future... Wink

#3 Mon August 14, 2006 11:17am

wood2turn

I have been trying to figure out how to make a lighthouse peppermill all summer! Yours is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Mine of course wouldn't be near as nice since I have to use "Found" wood, as a disabled vet $$ is too tight to spend on wood. Around here found wood means Douglas Fir, occasionally Alder, Willow, and IF I get extremely lucky...Madrona. But I've never had all those types at the same time either. Thus most of my work is from broken pallets that must be surface preped, and glued before I can attempt a turning. But hey...I still get it done and have a blast doing it!

#4 Thu August 17, 2006 4:16am

Jon Kolstad

Great Idea, I'll have to try it. Where do you get the innards?

#5 Thu August 26, 2010 1:49am