About

This is a 2 session class (Friday and Monday) where you will be using the wood lathe, to make a beautiful hardwood pepper mill that you can enjoy daily. In session one you will complete rounding and sizing your wood, lay out your milll’s head and body, and learn lathe techniques for drilling the mill components. Session two you will shape, embellish, and assemble your heirloom pepper mill.

This an intermediate level class.  Students must have completed a BARN spindle turning class, BARN bowl turning class, or have instructor permission.

A $25.00 materials fee covers the cost of a 10” CrushGrind Mechanism and a 2 ¾ x 12” hardwood blank of maple, walnut or cherry. The materials fee will be added to the cost of class when you register.

Instructor:  Bruce Claiborne has been an active woodturner since completing Craft Supplies' 5-day workshop in 2008.  He has also participated in workshops by John Jordan on hollow forms and Richard Raffen on bowl turning. He is a member of the American Association of Woodturners and Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the AAW.  Bruce volunteers for the Bainbridge High School lathe woodworking program and has teaching various lathe classes for BARN since 2015.