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the wood by friction alone, so take
light cuts.
On the live center end, use a
detail gouge to give the end of the
body a dome shape (Image 6). Turn
the wood around to shape the other
end. Sand and you’re done.Make & Glue the Handles
Rough out two handles from blanks
that are 6" long and 1^1 / 2 " square.
Shoot for a diameter of about 1^3 / 8 ".
Mount one handle in the scroll
chuck and drill a^5 / 8 " dia. hole about(^1) / 4 " deep into its end.
Next, drill a^5 / 16 " hole as deep as
your bit will go (Image 7). Replace
this bit with an extra-long one and
continue drilling the hole at least
41 / 2 " deep (Image 8).
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8
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Standard
(^5) / 16 " bit
Extra-long
(^5) / 16 " bit^41 /^2 "^ mark
4 " long
6 Form a dome on both ends of the
cylinder. You’re done with this part
of the rolling pin.
7 Rough out two blanks for the
handles, then mount one in a scroll
chuck. Drill a^5 / 8 " diameter hole about
(^1) / 4 " deep, then drill a (^5) / 16 " diameter
hole as deep as your bit will go.
8 Continue drilling the hole with an
extra-long^5 / 16 " bit. Make this hole at
least 4^1 / 2 " deep.
9 Use a parting tool to cut the
handle 4" long. Repeat the same
operations on the second handle.