Rolling Pins

[Frank Speyerer]

What type of rolling pin do you turn (other than round)? Do you have handles added on or is it just a round chunk of wood? Do you taper the ends? Any advice will be helpful.

[duckkisser]

I have seen kits that let you drill a hole and mount a handle hardware but the easiest I would think is to just turn a spindle as one solid piece of wood

[rodger.]

What about a French rolling pin?

[EdgewaterWW]

I have turned a few "French rolling pins" (but I don't call them that) just rolling pins with tapered ends. Max size on My mini lathe is 16"

[calblacksmith]

As a hobby baker (though I have been to culinary school for baking) I prefer a French pin. You have more control over the pin and there is nothing to go wrong. Cleaning is easy and there is no place for bacteria to hide thus making it a very food safe device. A French pin is nothing more than a dowel from 12" to 18" long, about 2" in diameter, tapered on both ends, perhaps about 4" on each side, down about 1/4" at the end from the center with the non tapered center of the pin straight with no deviation in the contour from a straight dowel. I have 3 of them, all from great looking wood (no plain Jane pins for me!) I hope this helps.

[Frank Speyerer]

Thanks for the input. I picked up a a laminated pin blank many years ago when I was in Provo, UT. I will definitely turn a "French" rolling pin.