The dimple crimps the bottom, which is just folded over newspaper from
the roll covering the sides, so it won't unroll. Simple enough.

I tried making one last night, and it's not as easy as I thought due to
the dimple aspect. Without making special tools for production, I think
I'll have to cut the base cylinders and then mount them much closer to
the chuck to make the nub to match the knob parts already made in a
batch. (I was using a 12" or longer cylinder and it's too far from the
headstock to keep it from whipping while cutting the nub/annulus).
Either that or use a steady rest, which seems like too much trouble.

wrote:
Mark Fitzsimmons wrote:
I found an easy to turn present I'll be making for my green thumb
relatives:


http://pathtofreedom.com/peddlerswag...ls/index.shtml
newspaper seedling pot maker

They also have a better picture at Lee Valley:
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...713,40757&ap=1

I can see that the dimple on the bottom piece would compress into a
receiver on the knobbed part. But what hold the top of the newspaper
in place at the rim to keep it from just unrolling?

Robert