Joyce:

I am not familiar with the term Etsy?


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> On Nov 5, 2015, at 4:23 AM, Joyce M Westphal <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Knitting bowls are also a good bet.  Check out Etsy for some really nice 
> turned ones. Joyce
> 
>> On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 11:30 PM, Henk Verhaar <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> On woodturning
>> 
>>> On 05/11/15 00:10, Chuck Alexander wrote:
>>> Folks: I recently got a new wood lathe from my wife around the first part 
>>> of May and I’m trying to get up an inventory (most things are selling as 
>>> fast as I can make them, which is a good thing) in order to open myself an 
>>> Etsy store to sell things on. So farm, bowls have been the biggest seller, 
>>> but I want to make some Christmas ornaments (see attached pics), wooden 
>>> eggs (see pics), goblets (see pic), and lastly, my question on this email 
>>> is how many here still use an old fashioned rolling pin for making biscuits 
>>> etc.
>>>  
>>> I’m attaching a pic and would like to know a cpl things about the rolling 
>>> pins #1, would you use it??”
>> Yes. In fact, I have a number of rolling pins that I made myself. Including 
>> an ornamental huge pin made out of figured maple. I have a french pin in 
>> maple and a long straight pin (no handles) in lacewood, as well as a couple 
>> smaller ones. The only one that gets used on a regular basis is the long 
>> straight one (about 40 cm long, 5 cm diameter); used primarily for rolling 
>> pie dough. I also have a very long, thin straight one (2.5 cm / 1 inch 
>> diameter) for rolling pasta in brazilian rosewood.
>> 
>> 
>>> and #2 would you buy one
>> 
>> Well, obviously, no, since I make my own, but if I didn't have a lathe, yes 
>> I would certainly buy one or more rolling pins. But then, I do a fair amount 
>> of baking, and a whole lot of cooking...
>>> if the price were right (probably $20 each
>> Actually, I think a good rolling pin, made out of nice wood, could fetch 
>> more than that.
>>> , but they last forever, for the ones made of common woods like oak, poplar
>> Oak, given its porous nature, would be a bad choice for a rolling pin, I 
>> would think, as would poplar (soft, porous, too light). I would favour the 
>> standards like maple, beech, or walnut.
>> 
>> Another nice little thingie that you can make on the lathe, that would be 
>> perfect to sell at an 'introductory' price level is a 'spurtle' (google that 
>> ;-) ), preferably with the traditional stylized Scottish thistlehead on top. 
>> A few burned rings at the 'grip' section would give 'em character.
>> 
>> Henk
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