Medival style rolling pin.

Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Sat May 07, 2011 6:10 pm

My gift to my wife for mother's day gift.

I like making things myself.....

It's cherry.

It's pretty hefty too... I might have to behave myself.

Maeryk · Post by **Maeryk** » Sat May 07, 2011 6:12 pm

"YOU GOT ME A STICK???"

No dear.. it's a medieval rolling pin!

I'm guessing you turned it.. if so.. NICE LINE DUDE! making things round isn't really a trick.. making them consistantly so.. that's tougher.

Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Sat May 07, 2011 6:15 pm

Maeryk wrote:"YOU GOT ME A STICK???"

No dear.. it's a medieval rolling pin!

I'm guessing you turned it.. if so.. NICE LINE DUDE! making things round isn't really a trick.. making them consistantly so.. that's tougher.

I make a DIY caliper out of scrap 3/8" plywood..... I picked this project
because if the consistent size requirement..... that and my wife likes to cook.

I figured it would be good practice.

Maeryk · Post by **Maeryk** » Sat May 07, 2011 6:17 pm

Baron Conal wrote:
Maeryk wrote:"YOU GOT ME A STICK???"

No dear.. it's a medieval rolling pin!

I'm guessing you turned it.. if so.. NICE LINE DUDE! making things round isn't really a trick.. making them consistantly so.. that's tougher.

I make a DIY caliper out of scrap 3/8" plywood..... I picked this project
because if the consistent size requirement..... that and my wife likes to cook.

I figured it would be good practice.

Yeah.. a really well filed edge on your tool-rest and fine hand with the skew make all the difference..

Baron Alcyoneus · Post by **Baron Alcyoneus** » Sun May 08, 2011 8:06 pm

Because I really don't know... Is there anything that specifically makes this a "medieval" rolling pin? I've seen "French" rolling pins that simply had tapered ends, but I have no idea if that is really a French style, or just marketing. I've read that a lot of "French" cooking comes from Catherine de Medici's bringing Italian cooking with her to France.

Thomas Powers · Post by **Thomas Powers** » Mon May 09, 2011 11:01 am

Rather common round these parts as they are used to roll out tortillas. Putting a smooth curve on the ends makes them more user friendly.

Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Mon May 09, 2011 3:54 pm

Baron Alcyoneus wrote:Because I really don't know... Is there anything that specifically makes this a "medieval" rolling pin? I've seen "French" rolling pins that simply had tapered ends, but I have no idea if that is really a French style, or just marketing. I've read that a lot of "French" cooking comes from Catherine de Medici's bringing Italian cooking with her to France.

I'm trying to locate the image with the rolling pin I used as inspiration for this one....

Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Tue May 10, 2011 7:29 am

Found it.....

Link to the entire painting ( at least I think it is the whole painting )

http://www.wga.hu/art/c/campi/vincenzo/2kitchen.jpg

I was told by a fairly well informed SCA cook that the French style rolling pines that are being
sold today were developed to deal specifically with the pastry doughs that have a lot of butter
in them.

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