Salt & Pepper shakers

[Marcel]

Hi,

I made these salt & pepper shakers out of lightly spalted maple and blue dyed maple. They have interesting grain though the spalting is minimal.

http://penturnersparadise.ca/gallery/files/1/9/maple_salt___pepper_shakers.jpg


http://penturnersparadise.ca/gallery/files/1/9/blue_dyed_salt___pepper_shakers.jpg
Sorry, another picture that needs to be reshot with the new lighting setup :o)

Regards,

[Colin Gregg]

marcel, they are great shakers you got there,but not as nice as my sues eeh eeh eeh:eek::eek: oh you mean the salt and pepper shakers, oh yes they are great. lol:eek:

[Marcel]

Terry,

That is why the top ones have a larger base :)

Yes they are top heavy, I even thought of putting some weight in the bottom to help out, but my wife decided to bring them to work before I could do so, I guess it isn't too much of a problem for her

If I end up doing more, I believe I will not make a neck at the bottom and just make them wider (we'll see).

Thanks for the comments,

[Eric Spatt]

Marcel,

great looking shakers..... congrats

and I am staying out of the sub topic...Terry/Colin....;)

[gwilki]

I told my wife that I looking at a two pair of fine shakers. She slapped me.

[Lilian]

At this point I'm not even sure I dare enter the fray...but Marcel, I do like the photos you posted. I will reserve comment on the other part of this thread...but I'm having a good laugh:D

[Colin Gregg]

At this point I'm not even sure I dare enter the fray...but Marcel, I do like the photos you posted. I will reserve comment on the other part of this thread...but I'm having a good laugh:D

and thats whats needed to take your minds off the snow. its plus 12 degrees celsius here, and not a cloud to be seen. :D :D :D

[UKpenmaker]

Very nice Marcel, i like the design of the first 2 the best.
Do you treat the inside of the shakers with anything.??
Where do you get the caps from??

[Mike in Nanaimo]

Good job Marcel! I like the top ones best. The other ones are pretty dark.
Cheers
Mike

[Marcel]

Andy,

There is an acrylic bottle that you glue in the hole, so you could treat the inside like the outside, but I left mine natural.

I used hot glue to glue the bottles. They recommend silicone, but none was handy, as epoxy could react with the plastic bottles. Hot glue worked well for me, you just need to be quick. And if you're not, just pop the shaker minus the metal cover in the microwave for 10 seconds at a time and it will melt the glue should you need to reposition a bottle, DAMHIK.

I got mine from Lee-Valley (http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=49916&cat=1,330,43243,50237&ap=1)

Regards,

[UKpenmaker]

Thanks for the info guys.
I am awaiting an order from CSUSA too, i could have ordered some.:mad:

[medicsteele]

Just one word WOW !

[Marcel]

Terry,

That is $8.50 for one set of shakers, not one shaker.

But you are right that they are more expensive than CSUSA (http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store/Projects___Kitchenware___Salt___Pepper_Shaker_Set_ __shakers?Args=) which lists them for $5.25 on their website.

Regards,
Marcel

[Marcel]

You are providing the color of the box?
:confused:

Man... If they change packaging are you ever goin' to be in deep doodoo!
:rolleyes:

Take care,:D

[B Ahern]

Nice looking S & P shakers sir.