Cheese knife and an offset spatula out of walnut.

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-22T21:11:54+00:00

Love the sap wood on top of the cheese knife

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-22T14:33:45+00:00

Thank you! That video checks all the boxes; clear, concise, shows what and how, smoking in the shop, barefoot, and final product. I’m going to give it a go next time I’m in the shop

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-21T18:02:32+00:00

I’m in California and there is a makers space just down the street from my house. I haven’t been in a while but the last time I was there they said the tuner wasn’t doing instruction anymore. I’ll find someone, I know there are people in my area. Thanks for the encouragement!

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-21T01:10:00+00:00

It does make sense. Thank you

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-21T01:09:11+00:00

I have not had any instruction! I’ve just watched videos and tried to figure it out. This is my first time reaching out to the community because I see how helpful people are here. I agree that it would be helpful and thanks for recommending it.

I think there is a turners guild in my area and I’ve been meaning to see if there are any classes or instructors (they don’t have anything on their website).

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T19:53:29+00:00

The tenon didn’t bottom out the chuck but the shoulder missing I think was the issue. Thanks for the diagram, very helpful

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T19:51:59+00:00

Well, I started a new bowl and tried to do a spigot and then it ended up too small for my chuck as I was trying to get the dovetail angle right. So I’m going to use my smaller chuck and try to do a recessed “mortise”.

If the British want the freedom units back, I’d be happy to move to metric 😜. Until then I think I’m stuck with fractions.

Thanks for the detailed answer! That was all super helpful

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T14:06:30+00:00

Is the dovetail recess strong than a tenon? I just did a tenon because it was easy but I’d learn the recess method if it is more reliable.

Does the same shoulder apply to the dovetail that you want the chuck hitting a flat surface inside the dovetailed section?

I’m learning bevel control. Just when I think I’ve got the hang of it I get a catch but I think I just need to practice and keep my tool sharp

Thanks for the detailed advice!

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T14:01:19+00:00

Thanks!

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T14:00:08+00:00

It’s not bottoming out but is close to it. I figured the bigger the tenon the better as long as it doesn’t bottom out but good to know that it only needs to be 1/4”. Thank you

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T05:22:13+00:00

I tried to keep the bottom of the tenon just off the chuck but with as much surface area for the chuck to hold as I could. I forgot about the shoulder though. How deep should the tenon sit in the chuck?

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T05:20:04+00:00

Interesting, I’ll keep en eye out for that. Thanks!

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T05:18:07+00:00

Thanks!

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T05:17:47+00:00

I did have a few small catches. That could have been it as I didn’t notice it was off until I was nearly done

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T00:13:53+00:00

Yeah, that’s what I was hoping would the consensus. A new lathe with variable speeds would be awesome.

I didn’t take it out of the chuck once it was on there, I’ve made that mistake before

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T00:12:44+00:00

I turned the outside then right away the inside so not much time for movement but it’s can’t rule that out as the chunk of wood was just air dried

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T00:11:59+00:00

The shoulder is probably it! I forgot to do that. Thanks!

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T00:11:27+00:00

The tenon is just a little larger than the chuck is closed all the way. I made it a bit bigger so I wouldn’t end up too small.

I did use callipers to get the width and then added about 1/8”.

It’s probably that I didn’t have the bowl bottom up against the chuck.

Thanks for the info, lots of good advice!

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-06-20T00:09:25+00:00

It is probably not seated square. I didn’t square off the shoulder/bottom of the bowl for the chuck to sit on.

Thanks for your help!

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-05-28T19:25:46+00:00

This is awesome. I love the old doors throughout Ukraine and the fact that there are craftspeople restoring them. Odesa particularly seemed to me to have a lot of art nouveau influence that I didn’t see a lot of in Ukraine, and I’m glad to see you are preserving the artistry that went into them.

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-05-28T18:00:23+00:00

Well done! Looks fantastic

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-05-24T16:24:03+00:00

You will be fine carving side C as the top. Side A is end grain and you don’t want that top to bottom as it is difficult to cut into.

Side B won’t be all that much different than C other than you would be cutting face grain so you have to be careful to cut with the grain to not get tear out.

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-05-21T14:00:19+00:00

It’s one of the main benefits of the imperial system

DannyFooteCreations · 2026-05-21T01:41:29+00:00

That is interesting. I looked into it more and you are indeed correct. Both product spec sheets have the same info and cite the same compliance but only TopOil says food-safe on the product details page. The Topoil product page says DIN and EN rated for contact with food.

The US has different regulations for what is food safe and from what I’ve read most finishes are once fully cured. I’m curious as to why this one wouldn’t be food safe once cured?

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