Sometimes at the Farmers Market I tell folks it is a Lincoln hammer "with mallets toward none."
Other times I suggest it is for the "mallet adjusted." Candy, my wife, has some sciatica that seems to benefit from a light mallet adjusting.
Still there haven't been to many great interests in the "big bonker."
So today it was decided to turn it into something more commonly found in a kitchen.
I thought a couple of pics would be nice:
Side Rabbet on Tenderixer.jpg
A side rabbet plane comes in handy for cleaning up the end grain columns.
It also works good on the rows:
Being Careful.jpg
One needs to be careful as those spikes can be painful.
A large saw file and a chisel were also used to clean this up.
I applied a coat of flax oil. I am starting to like flax oil. We bought some at a local health food store.
Flax oil is from the same source as linseed oil. Flax oil is usually sold as a food supplement or as a food grade oil. Linseed oil is usually not intended for use with food handling items. (at least that is my understanding. if anyone knows better please speak up.)
Too late to take a finished pic tonight. If it doesn't sell I will try to take one later.
BTW, I have read something about using flax oil to season cast iron cookware. Tried it today on an old cast iron muffin pan to make some blueberry muffins. This is the first time I have been able to get the muffins out of the pan without them breaking to pieces.
jtk