Thursday, 10 August 2023

Hand Grain Mill - Magazine Article

Back in April I made a hand grain mill for a magazine article - well now it's in the shops! 


It's in the latest issue of Woodworking crafts, and also gives you a bit of an idea of how long it is from writing an article to having it published (and getting paid for it!)

It was a great project to make, simple but fun with a practical use for it. 

 

I made a video for it then as well - 



I won't go into the detail again, you can read the background on the first page of the article or watch my video. 
Let me know what you think, would a solid wooden grain mill be much good? 

It certainly leaves a very coarse flour! 

6 comments:

  1. How about you telling the Mills Society about it as it would be a good thing for wind/water mills to have for their open days and school visits.
    (I'll stick to buying a bag of flour!)

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    1. This was from a similar society but I'll look them up.

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  2. It looks beautiful, sadly whilst I could look at it, I would have no use for it. You should send it to a self sufficient publication, I should imagine they would love it.

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    1. Yeah, I think some might find a use for it, but it's more for interest than anything.

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  3. I have access to a bulk goods store that sells custom ground flours so I would probably never use such a device. But I know people who would. I hope you sell a bunch of them.

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    1. I'm not sure I'm going to make them to sell, although I might sell this one, helps cover the time of the research and makes the article money a little better. I think it might sell for reenactors though. Possibly one to have on a back burner if I have a quiet period.

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