French Olive rolling pin

[turff49]

So my 14 year old granddaughter wants to bake so I made her this Olive wood French rolling pin. She plans on using it tomorrow. It’s only got 1 coat of Oldies on it so once she’s finished and it’s wiped down and dry I’ll add a couple more coats. I think I’ll look for the rolling pin kits that come with bearings and make a traditional rolling pin for her too.

 

[Nature Man]

Gotta love Olive wood! Totally nice!

 

[DLJeffs]

I used my bandsaw this morning to square up a twisted piece of olive I had. Love the smell.

 

[daniscool]

Nice!

 

[Webb]

Don’t need a bearing kit. I have an antique 22 incher and the handles are the bearings.

The body is turned with a hole in each end. Two end pins are turned with knobs on the end. Think bolt shaped. Those will be glued into each end.

Turn two handles that are hollow. The end pins go through the handles. The end of each handle has a recess the knob sits in to keep the handle from sliding off the end pins A button cap is turned to plug the handle. Or you can turn the pin’s knob the same depth as handle recess and not use a plug. Mine doesn’t have plugs.

The end pins are the axles. The handles are the bushings. The knobs are the stops that prevent the handles from slipping off the end pins. The tip of the end pin is glued into the body.

BTW - That’s a lovely French rolling pin.

 

[turff49]

Don’t need a bearing kit. I have an antique 22 incher and the handles are the bearings.

The body is turned with a hole in each end. Two end pins are turned with knobs on the end. Think bolt shaped. Those will be glued into each end.

Turn two handles that are hollow. The end pins go through the handles. The end of each handle has a recess the knob sits in to keep the handle from sliding off the end pins A button cap is turned to plug the handle. Or you can turn the pin’s knob the same depth as handle recess and not use a plug. Mine doesn’t have plugs.

The end pins are the axles. The handles are the bushings. The knobs are the stops that prevent the handles from slipping off the end pins. The tip of the end pin is glued into the body.

BTW - That’s a lovely French rolling pin.

Thanks! I will definitely give that a go!

 

[daniscool]

Don’t need a bearing kit. I have an antique 22 incher and the handles are the bearings.

The body is turned with a hole in each end. Two end pins are turned with knobs on the end. Think bolt shaped. Those will be glued into each end.

Turn two handles that are hollow. The end pins go through the handles. The end of each handle has a recess the knob sits in to keep the handle from sliding off the end pins A button cap is turned to plug the handle. Or you can turn the pin’s knob the same depth as handle recess and not use a plug. Mine doesn’t have plugs.

The end pins are the axles. The handles are the bushings. The knobs are the stops that prevent the handles from slipping off the end pins. The tip of the end pin is glued into the body.

BTW - That’s a lovely French rolling pin.

My mother, who is an accomplished baker, says that she likes her rolling pins without any bearings. She says she has more control when it can’t rattle around. She says that it is especially important when making thin dough that has to be of an even thickness. Like phyllo pastry.

That may be because she never had a well made one but it is an argument.

I don’t bake much so that’s all I say.

 

[Phil.H]

Nice!