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Hey Folks,

Here's a couple of pics of the latest muddler design. It's primarily for mashing fruit, hence the teeth.
This one has the interest of the local bar supplies vendor. He's asked for ten of them to sell on a trial basis.



Cheer's,
Tom

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Now you're talking!

That's a great shape for use on bar-fruit.
A stub to stop slippery hands, teeth to grab the rind and long enough to reach down into a glass/shaker.

Excellent!

I'm curious how you did the teeth though.

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~Dan.

Hey Dan,

The teeth are cut while its' still square, on a router table with a 30º vee bit. I use a 1/4" spacer and just march it across the face, making a 1/4 turn at the end of each pass to cut in right angles. Then I chuck it up on the lathe with a live open center on the tailstock.

This is actually an early version. It's now evolved into a slimmer, more elegant looking item, and the business end is a bit smaller to better allow fruit bits to pass by in the bottom of the tumbler. You did hit on one of the pet peeves of the bartenders I've talked to, and that is, muddlers that are too short. When the muddler is too short, you end up jamming you hand against the edge of the tumbler. Not a problem with this one.

Tom

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Mohandas K. Ghandi

Given the grain direction, I'm wondering if the points on the business end might tend to break off?

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Hey Gene
That particular one has been in use for about month with no problems so far.

Cheers,
Tom

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Mohandas K. Ghandi

Of course!
You cut them rough square first, then route.

In my mind I though you had them in plank form and couldn't figure out how to run the long end over a cutter.
Doh!

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~Dan.

TMS: Any finish at all? i.e. salad bowl,mineral oil etc? If not, any maintenance instructions: wash quick, soapy water, rinse, dry thoroughly etc. I can't tell from the pics some have sheen some not so much. GREAT idea, so simple to look at and so very useful even as a meat pounder for chicken and veal. As usual execution well thought out and performed!!! You are so right to address the length problem that seems to be commercially ignored

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newtooth 311
Rochester, MN

Hey Dan,
The only finish I use on them is carnauba wax, just to pretty them up for sale.
The only instruction is to not put them in the dishwasher.
Cheers,
Tom

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"There is no path to peace, peace is the path."
Mohandas K. Ghandi