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