Sanding Sealer for Finishing
Ted’s creations involve several steps: he designs the project, prepares the wooden blank, turns it on the wood lathe, and applies finish. The last step is the most time-consuming. Recently Ted tried a new finishing process on a white ash and rosewood pepper mill. He was very pleased with the results. It saved time to […]
Segmented Stave Pepper Mills
Segmented stave pepper mills put the “fun” in functional artwork. They also provide woodturner Ted Heuer with an opportunity to showcase his precision cutting, laminating, and turning talents. Over the summer Ted created a series of segmented stave pepper mills ranging in height from just over 7 inches to 12 inches and utilizing some of his “go-to” […]
Special Orders
Recently one of our repeat customers contacted us. He had admired a pepper mill in our Store and asked if Ted could turn a salt shaker to match it. This is exactly the type of challenge that Ted enjoys. We welcome special orders, and Ted is glad to create custom pieces using the customer’s choice […]
Wine Bottle Pepper Mills
What could be more fun than a premium pepper mill styled after a wine bottle? Ted patterned his design for a 12″ mill on a Bogle wine bottle, reducing it to 7/8 scale to accommodate the pepper mill mechanism. Ted turns the bottle mills out a single piece of wood chosen for its elegant figuring or […]