I've seen some really nice looking pepper mills where the alternating colors of wood have been angled in such a way to look when turned, varying thicknesses and shapes. What I can't find is a link or source to learn how to do the same.HAs anyone ever done the laminating and had it come out nice, or soes anyone know of a step by step link to learn...thanks in advance
Eric
It's not too hard. Basically you glue up a block of contrasting woods sandwiched together. Then you slice the block diagonally and reglue it so that the woods are slanted diagonally, and turn away. If you are handy with a CAD program, you can map it all out and see what the wood patterns will look like based on the shape you turn. I'll post some photos on ABPW.
Galanw
The usual method is to laminate up "flat" (it's easy to glue) and then to "angle" by slicing the laminated block at an angle when making the blank. This may lead to more waste that you'd think at first, though it can be reduced if you are working with large blocks and making a lot of blanks at once. More complex blocks are generally made by slicing laminated blocks and re-gluing the slices to form more complex patterns.
Eric I tried to answer on the question on deer antler. Good luck.
This is a link to a pen-turners site that has steps for something similar.
Thanks for the link.
djb
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