https://www.buckleybuilds.org/blog-articles daily 0.75 2026-02-21 https://www.buckleybuilds.org/blog-articles/saltcellar monthly 0.5 2026-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/2b87cbfe-24fb-4a3d-b500-6e9b57bdb628/Thumbnail+2.jpg Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out More of a visual learner? Click above and watch how I build this gorgeous salt cellar on YouTube! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/39823890-5912-4bbd-b78d-33b27835870d/Blog+Photos00086399.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out I am using 8/4 spalted maple. You can’t really go wrong with cherry, walnut, acacia, or olive wood if maple isn’t your thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/530bb79d-f746-4cf6-ab97-10696e526012/Blog+Photos00086400.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out I re-saw on my table saw and I take shallow passes on both sides until only a very tiny bit of wood remains. A handsaw finishes the job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/2a6905ba-66d0-43f0-9d91-db0e9e88264b/Blog+Photos00086401.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out I am laying out the inner diameter which is the salt well. I have not yet laid out the formal outer diameter. What you see above is a rough outline to make sure I had enough clearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/5115bc2c-a8a5-4446-a105-3c72cbaca221/Blog+Photos00086404.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out You can ask your template nicely to not move. OR - use double sided tape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/55a5c5dd-72e4-4303-80d8-aac77b72b452/Blog+Photos00086406.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out It may look like I am pressing on the drill but I am keeping it rigid. You don’t want to press down very hard at all. You’ll end up with deep scratches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/29b3eb85-14f6-4d1b-8ea5-539c4ff0036c/Blog+Photos00086409.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out My Wen 12” Disc Sander has become one of my most used tools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/97b59f83-4d29-4e2e-9ab3-56e399b27cd5/Still+2026-02-21+020649_1.16.1.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out Do you see how close that lid line is to the edge of the blank? I would recommend having more room than I left myself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/0632af9e-8c7d-4429-a05b-259559af53f6/Blog+Photos00086412.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out I got my wax recipe from David over at Make Something. He may or may not be my spirit animal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/0f2cc873-3dea-42fb-96ec-a7ce1249aec7/Blog+Photos00086402.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out Drill press makes quick work of waste removal. This can be done with a power drill. I would clamp your work piece down though. And after you make your first hole, if you overlap your subsequent holes, the wood chips have a path to escape decreasing overall heat build up and requires less effort to get through the wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/a5010243-ec3c-4cd5-8134-15552818442b/Blog+Photos00086405.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out If you made it this far, congrats. you just made a water bowl for a squirrel or other tiny forest dwellers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/4daa29b9-239a-4c76-8a1d-8e470e9d615d/Blog+Photos00086408.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out Peep that world class dust collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/def33ae2-339f-4f6d-80e9-de5468bb1916/Blog+Photos00086410.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out If you tend to be a bit anal, like myself, a pair of calipers quickly find your halfway mark, and leave a little hole for your hole punch to register from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/caa27297-e04c-40bd-8d13-54cae71aa748/Blog+Photos00086411.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out Don’t be afraid to chuck the rod or magnet drill bits into a hand drill for some very CAREFUL depth refinement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/01011bfb-048f-4d56-865b-f6773fb83da0/Blog+Photos00086413.png Blog Articles - DIY Salt Cellar (No Lathe Required) - Make it stand out That is a good lookin salt cellar if I do say so myself! https://www.buckleybuilds.org/home daily 1.0 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/87b4a278-4671-4038-9a08-2326959213ed/v2.jpg https://www.buckleybuilds.org/aboutme daily 0.75 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/5434517f-b72d-432d-b698-bf4a532015db/20250714_125124.jpg https://www.buckleybuilds.org/contact daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://www.buckleybuilds.org/my-tools daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/1768433894128-L5GCLZ3J9YXVEYB7Z0N4/unsplash-image-MXeDE_yCdHQ.jpg https://www.buckleybuilds.org/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://www.buckleybuilds.org/shop daily 0.75 2026-03-22 https://www.buckleybuilds.org/shop/p/potting-station-plans monthly 0.5 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/f63f1c88-92c7-4169-8730-b617b764d3ce/Cover+Page.png Shop - Potting Station Plans - Cover Page.png https://www.buckleybuilds.org/shop/p/3-tier-storage-unit monthly 0.5 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69542fe6d327201d18dd9cff/f69453a3-04be-4b66-9fc7-f16524cfd1c5/3+tier+storage+cut+list+and+plan.png Shop - 3 Tier Storage Unit - 3 tier storage cut list and plan.png