And, your mom loved her gift! It's beautiful and will be used and treasured for a lot of years! Video was great. Loved hearing the process. Good job on sharing the steps.
+Heath Knuckles I need to resand and refinish it...she said washing it did some funny things to it....gotta figure out the best thing to finish it with. Any thoughts?
Hey Roger Leslie...haha, yes the bees wax bar is a little large indeed. It should last for years. Thanks so much for stopping by and watching! And an extra thanks for commenting!
This is amazing! Do you create hand held kitchen mortars as well(for crushing garlic, herbs, spices...etc.)? I'd certainly be interested in one if you'll ever consider making one. Most of the ones on the internet are tall enough but, unfortunately, not wide enough. Looking for something in the area of 6" 's - 8" 's in height, 4.5 " 's in depth and 5" s - 6" 's in dia. or greater. I would imagine oak would run into quite an expense and, a bit of an overkill. Any other heavy type wood would probably work out just as well. Would love hearing from you.
+D Lore Thank you! I have only created this mortar and pestle as far as kitchen mortars...but I'm sure I could make what you're looking for. I might have some oak in the shop if that's what you'd want? If you send me a message through RUclips we can talk about it a little more :) thanks again for watching!
I sanded that up to 800 grit then used the shavings to "burnish" the surface., it does give it a very slight polish. I didn't want to use the buffing compound mix I usually use because it will be used with food and I am not sure if that stuff is "food safe". I finished both the inside of the mortar and the pestle with multiple coats of mineral oil. Although I think next time I would like to try using a salad bowl or butcher block finish to do a test and see what works the best. Thanks for watching! Shoot me an email: bezerker75@comcast.net , If needed I can give you a call.
And, your mom loved her gift! It's beautiful and will be used and treasured for a lot of years! Video was great. Loved hearing the process. Good job on sharing the steps.
Great video...beautiful work and love a good guitar.
Nice form. Very pleasing. Thanks for sharing.
+Alex Pettigrew thanks for watching! My mom really enjoys this piece 😊
Nice project Mike! Thanks for sharing brother! :)
+Heath Knuckles I need to resand and refinish it...she said washing it did some funny things to it....gotta figure out the best thing to finish it with. Any thoughts?
***** Hmmm good question. Obviously it needs to be food safe. Maybe walnut oil or butcher block oil. It would need to be applied every so often.
Yeah thinking I may go walnut oil this go round
That's a large piece of beeswax.Very nice M & P great Xmas present.Keep the videos coming.Roger Barossa Valley South Australia 🇦🇺......
Hey Roger Leslie...haha, yes the bees wax bar is a little large indeed. It should last for years. Thanks so much for stopping by and watching! And an extra thanks for commenting!
Shatoyance is where it's at! Beautiful wood! Great job!
+traderjoes I am always amazed when a piece shines up like that! Wood is pretty fantastic! Thanks for watching!
This is amazing! Do you create hand held kitchen mortars as well(for crushing garlic, herbs, spices...etc.)? I'd certainly be interested in one if you'll ever consider making one. Most of the ones on the internet are tall enough but, unfortunately, not wide enough. Looking for something in the area of 6" 's - 8" 's in height, 4.5 " 's in depth and 5" s - 6" 's in dia. or greater. I would imagine oak would run into quite an expense and, a bit of an overkill. Any other heavy type wood would probably work out just as well. Would love hearing from you.
+D Lore Thank you! I have only created this mortar and pestle as far as kitchen mortars...but I'm sure I could make what you're looking for. I might have some oak in the shop if that's what you'd want? If you send me a message through RUclips we can talk about it a little more :) thanks again for watching!
Nice ,,,,,,,
Did you use the shavings to Polish the pestle? Does that work?
And what's the best way to contact you if I want to talk to you about something?
I sanded that up to 800 grit then used the shavings to "burnish" the surface., it does give it a very slight polish. I didn't want to use the buffing compound mix I usually use because it will be used with food and I am not sure if that stuff is "food safe". I finished both the inside of the mortar and the pestle with multiple coats of mineral oil. Although I think next time I would like to try using a salad bowl or butcher block finish to do a test and see what works the best. Thanks for watching!
Shoot me an email: bezerker75@comcast.net , If needed I can give you a call.
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