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Mahogany I think

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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 30 points 5 days ago

Uhh that's made of wood not butter

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This looks like a fun project

What tools did you use, and what oil did you finish with?

[–] dhcmrlchtdj__@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Sloyd and hook knife. Not finished in the photo but will use walnut oil

[–] kingshrubb@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

Beautiful. I really need to upgrade the old poop knife.

[–] Ageroth@reddthat.com 4 points 5 days ago

I made some wooden butter knives about a year ago, have been meaning to make more. Mine aren't quite as fancy as your but something about the feel of the wood in your hand is so nice

[–] analoghobbyist@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What kind of oil do you treat them with? Or do you let the butter do it naturally?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

i'm not them, but i'd use a few layers of mineral oil, tung oil if i could get my hands on it. finish with beeswax. i'd worry about butter spoiling in the wood too much to use it as the primary finishing fat

[–] TheWonderfool@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Absolutely gorgeous!

[–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)
[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 days ago

... Phrasing