Turning Rolling Pins

Master the challenge of turning a cylinder, and you’ll be able to create either a baguette style or a handled rolling pin.

Ernie Conover

Any cooking store sells wooden rolling pins and most kitchens still include one. Unfortunately, modern examples are puny and of poor workmanship compared to the ones our grandmothers turned out pies, pastry and cookies with. Rolling pins make nice gifts and are good sellers at craft fairs. While most hardwoods will make a serviceable rolling pin, I overwhelmingly recommend hard maple. Most of the antique American examples I have seen are made from this wonderful wood, which is stable, durable and survives countless washings. I like to use curly maple, which is what I used for this article. In an example of the exception to the rule, the two pins you see in the upper right of the lead photo were made by my mentor, Rude Osolnik. He laminated many…

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Woodworker's Journal (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2024

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