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Turned a pizza cutter handle today. Don't remember the kind of wood.

Nice job. I just did one recently myself, had some trouble with the insert until I oversized the hole as bit. Did yours fir ok? What brand?

That is a nice job. Where did you get the cutter head? Ivan

The head is from Rockler I was worried because of the problems I herd about. The insert used a Allen wrench to instal the insert but I did use a 1/2 drill to bore a hole in it.

Nice job. I really like the wood.

VERY nice! I'll add the Rockler kit to my wish list, and hope that I can make a handle even nearly as nice.

Personally, I'm a chef's knife guy when it comes to cutting pizza, or most anything else that you can eat. (A better all-around tool IMHO, and much easier to clean). But with a cutter that gorgeous, I'm seriously tempted. And my womenfolk already prefer our old round pizza cutter, be it ever so humble.

True story: I had to quit sharpening my good bachelor-vintage kitchen knives years ago, because my lovely bride kept slicing veggies with them against her thumb, just like her mom taught her. This bad habit resulted in constant minor thumb lacerations. Old habits die hard. Or in this particular case, I finally determined, would never ever die until well after Hell completely froze over.

That problem is now peacefully resolved. She bought me a couple of good knives that I keep razor sharp, and stowed away in my own personal spot. She gets to keep using the old dull ones that live in the kitchen knife block.

Personally, I think dull knives are dangerous. I takes too much pressure to cut with them. But then again, when using my own razor-sharp knives, I get real nervous if any hyperactive kids (and are there any other kind?) are within a 10-foot radius. Never underestimate the the maternal instincts of the womenfolk!

My apologies for rambling on "out loud" .. now I'm now thinking that I need to make one of those really nice cutters for my own crew, and then maybe a bunch of them for Christmas presents. Lathe turning really is fun. As for me, I'll keep using a chef's knife, and EVERYONE will be happy.

Better picture the other one didn't look so blurry on my phone.

And thanks for the complements:)

Nice job. I expecially like the beading you did on it.
Have ordered four of them for Christmas gifts. Like others, have heard of difficulties getting the inserts into the handles without splitting. Someone installed the insert before turning which sounds like a viable solution.
Roger

alaskanexile wrote:Nice job. I expecially like the beading you did on it.
Have ordered four of them for Christmas gifts. Like others, have heard of difficulties getting the inserts into the handles without splitting. Someone installed the insert before turning which sounds like a viable solution.
Roger

Yes I also drilled and installed the insert prior to turning. I used a bolt with a jamb nut in a chuck and a live center in the tale stock. If I was to do it again I would drill put insert in use that end on the live center. And keep the stock longer and part off.