New Salt Shaker for my wife!

I have been away from the lathe for a very long time, too long!!!   A while ago my wife broke her ceramic salt shaker and I told her not to buy a new one.  I went out to the shop to find some remnants from the neighbor’s firewood pile that I turned her peppermill from.    I then turned this salt shaker to mimmick the shape of her peppermill.  I finished the mill with Danish Oil then followed with wipe-on polyurethane.  I purchased the metal top from Craftsupplies USA.  Rather than using a traditional rubber bung to seal the bottom, I used a lid from a plastic water bottle.  I forgot to take a picture of this one, but you can see it on another salt shaker I turned previously.

 

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