Quote Originally Posted by David E Keller View Post
I'll humbly disagree with the advice to seek the opinion of an attorney for the simple reason that it will be just that... an opinion. Unless you can find an attorney that will indemnify you against choking related claims(you will not), the legal opinion will not prevent legal action against you. Why waste your time and potentially your money?

I respect your concerns about potential hazards, and I agree with David D about the 1.75" or greater being a reasonable threshold.
David, this is why I'm looking into "best practices" rather than assuming my only option is to pay$$ for advice that is not a guarantee. There is not much money to be made in this project but it's fun and people enjoy the ornaments. It's just a turned acorn ornament - no big deal.

In Turning Toys Richard Raffan shows a piece of wood with a 1.75" hole as a standard. He says that anything that goes through the hole "no matter how it's presented, poses a choking hazard." Seems like solid advice.