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  • CrashResq
    Established Member
    • Apr 2003
    • 199
    • Okmulgee, OK, USA
    • Ryobi BT3100

    Spoons

    My wife has her own recipe for instant hot chocolate and makes up a huge batch of it to give away for Christmas each year. She found some really decorative jars this year and wanted to add a teaspoon for scooping. I couldn't let her just buy cheapy plastic ones... oohhh nnooo... had to make some comment like "hey, I'll bet I could turn some really cute spoons"... here are the first four... got about 8 more to go



    These are approx 5" long and each has been "load tested" to ensure they hold a teaspoon. These are pine from an old side board to a water bed... reduce, reuse, recycle!

    Bill (in OK)
    Bill (in OK)
  • bmyers
    Veteran Member
    • Jun 2003
    • 1371
    • Fishkill, NY
    • bt 3100

    #2
    Nice job man! How do you hollow them out? What kind of finish? Come on with the details..

    Bill (not OK)
    "Why are there Braille codes on drive-up ATM machines?"

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    • Whaler
      Veteran Member
      • Dec 2002
      • 3281
      • Sequim, WA, USA.
      • DW746

      #3
      Great gift idea and nice work.

      I'm with Bill, give us a tutorial.
      Dick

      http://www.picasaweb.google.com/rgpete2/

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      • tribalwind
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2004
        • 847
        • long island, ny.

        #4
        dude! i like those, nice job
        yes id like to know how theyre hollowed too!.
        i saw rich raffan make scoops which is a different thing i guess.
        he'd make a sort of goblet then cut half the top off lengthways,
        namaste, matthew http://www.tribalwind.com

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        • CrashResq
          Established Member
          • Apr 2003
          • 199
          • Okmulgee, OK, USA
          • Ryobi BT3100

          #5
          I'll see if I can do up a little tutorial on them... Ken is going to be a tough act to follow though

          I hollow them with my new Dremel 400XPR using the flex shaft and a small round carbide carving bit (it's all I had... going to woodcraft today for a different bit).

          I sand them to 600 then apply a very liberal coat of Kerf's wood cream.... let them sit for about an hour, wipe off, sand with 600 again and add another coat. Let stand for 10 to 20 minutes then buff with a terry cloth. This process has been working well with the wood spatulas and such I've been doing.
          Bill (in OK)

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          • GeekMom
            Senior Member
            • Dec 2004
            • 752
            • Bonney Lake, WA.
            • Shopsmith Mark V

            #6
            Great idea, Bill. Nice detail in the handles.
            Karen
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            • Mort
              Established Member
              • Dec 2003
              • 311
              • Ellenton, FL - winter, USA.

              #7
              Nice work - are you getting new tools?
              FWIW - Phil Irons in his wood turning book shows another method of turning spoons I am relucant to go into to it - copyright laws and such - and Irons website is not responding. Here is the link to his book - http://www.woodworking.org/WC/GArchi...raightrev.html
              Even a blind hog finds an acorn from time to time.

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              • Ken Massingale
                Veteran Member
                • Dec 2002
                • 3862
                • Liberty, SC, USA.
                • Ridgid TS3650

                #8
                Real nice, Bill. Now I have something else to try.
                ken

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