I have been asked by my daughter if I could turn approximately 1/8” off her great-great grandmother’s rolling pin. It is solid maple and just in the last couple of years a small crack has opened in the the length of the rolling surface which is approximately 1/8” deep. This rolling pin is 150+ years old.
You can imagine the problem as dough gets trapped in the crack.
I have spindle turned 100’s of item and remounted many, but I cannot get this pin centered. Normally on a newer item I would be able to find some indication of the original turning center points in the end grain of the handles and go from there. These areas on this very old turning are worn so smooth, I cannot pick up any indications.
I have tried the mount, observe, move the center point and try again. I can get it close but when I turn the lathe up to turning speed I can clearly see the gap between the rolling pin and the tool rest varying. I want to avoid a tapered turning
Any advice?
You can imagine the problem as dough gets trapped in the crack.
I have spindle turned 100’s of item and remounted many, but I cannot get this pin centered. Normally on a newer item I would be able to find some indication of the original turning center points in the end grain of the handles and go from there. These areas on this very old turning are worn so smooth, I cannot pick up any indications.
I have tried the mount, observe, move the center point and try again. I can get it close but when I turn the lathe up to turning speed I can clearly see the gap between the rolling pin and the tool rest varying. I want to avoid a tapered turning
Any advice?