Kitchen Gadgets

[CrashResq]

Things like these seem to go over real well with the family for Christmas... trying to get an early start. The little bowl scraper spoon, spreader and "knife" are all from Bois d arc (osage orange around here ) The spatula is from Black Locust. This is just a sample... I've probably got 20 of each of these made now... love my new Rikon 18" bandsaw

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[TheRic]

Looks great!! How hard is it to make something like this that is flat and round? What machines / tools are required?

[GeekMom]

Very nice!

[Pappy]

Another gift idea that is simple and nice!

[lrogers]

Great gift idea. A few years ago, I turned out a bunch of cook book stands for the ladies on the Xmas list. They went over real well.

[softop41]

Those ought to be a hit at Christmas. They look great. Yep, a good bandsaw is fun.
Good work,
Jerry

[CrashResq]

Thanks everybody for the great feedback, I appreciate it

TheRic - The Osage Orange pieces are cut from 1/2 stock that I rip down on my bandsaw. I then cut out the basic shape from a template and then sand to the lines on my NEW OSS. I round the handles with a 1/4" round over bit on the router table, slice the "blades" to approx thickness on the bandsaw and then sand the "blades" and handles to thier final thickness/shape/edge on my belt sanders. Sounds like a lot more work than it is... I can make the set of three items you see in about 30 minutes... there is some final hand sanding involved to smooth out any odd spots and I sand to about 600 grit... wipe down with a damp cloth to make the soft grain stand up and sand again before soaking in mineral or walnut oil.

The Black Locust spatula is the same basic process, except I cut out the rough shape in 3/4" stock and then chuck it up on the lathe to turn the handle. After the handle is done, I slice off the spatula part to approx finished thickness on the bandsaw and then sand to finish like the others.

I've given the spatula's in the past and everyone who didn't get one has demanded one The other gadgets I made up and did a few and had the gang that showed up for Thanksgiving (about 28 folks) test drive them and give me thier opinion. They were all well received and demands for them for Christmas have already been made

[Wood_workur]

those are really nice.

[WoodButcher26]

Looks great! Where's your source of osage orange?


Kim

[Ed62]

That looks nice. I'll bet you could make hand mirrors to match a couple of those.

Ed

[mater]

Very nice and good idea.

[ChrisD]

Those look great, Bill! Nice job!

[CrashResq]

Thanx everyone for the great feedback... Kim, I have a little sawmill near my inlaws that I get a lot of my woods from... including some osage orange... but I have a friend who's parents have a GIANT osage orange tree on their property. About 8 years ago, they cut off a limb that was cracked and it sat on the ground until last year when I went to get it. It was about 8 to 10 foot long and about 16" in diameter at the large end. It was all we could do to pick it up and put it on the trailer... and we're "big 'ol boys"... I've been milling it and using it for all kinds of stuff...