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  Of course it happened because of a custom order but, after all of these years of making salt and pepper mills, I finally made my first salt cellar (sometimes they are referred to as a salt pig).  This salt cellar was made from the same 7 color laminated Birch blocks that I made their pepper …

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Recently I was taking pictures of some of the 10 inch black and natural Morrison pepper mills that I had just made. I took my usual shot from in front and from slightly above the mills. That angle of a shot has gotten me a lot of comments and even ended up in the press …

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  If you were looking through a magazine would this picture catch your eye? I’m thinking of using this picture in an ad in a magazine. I think it’s a good one but, then again, I’m biased. What’s your opinion?
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Here are a three treasuries from Etsy that recently featured some of my pieces. Thank you to each person for selecting pieces from Dailey Woodworking to include in their treasuries.    ‘Spice it up!’ by Emipayne Organic Spice Tapers – Engag… ForestCandleSt… $35 D.I.Y. Round Magnetic Spice … SpiceOfLifeAk $80.8 Infinity Scarf Beautiful Upc… TomieHarlene …

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As many of you know, I like colorful things. A lot! I like to add color to plain pieces to liven them up. Recently I’ve been making ash mills and dying them all one color. Sometimes I add a liming wax to knock the color down and it adds a secondary color to subtly contrast the base color. Those …

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