How To Make Wooden Spoons With Power Tools
Pick a location on the board that will allow you to get multiple spoons.
How to make wooden spoons with power tools. Press into the spoons bowl with a smooth rock or pestle to harden the wood. Everything done with power tools can also be accomplished with edge hand tools. Gouge and hook knife to carve out the bowl.
Work across the entire surface of the bowl to harden the wood and make. Making wooden spoons is similar to making cutting boards. If you dont have a bandsaw you could do this with a.
In the colonial days the wood for spoons was rived with a froe a metal blade which was pounded into the end grain. In some cases I simply visualize the piece without marking. Make shallow stop cuts using either a bench knife or gouge on the line indicating the inside edge of the spoons bowl.
Step 2 Trace the spoon pattern onto the wood with a pencil or marker. Keep the handle scrap under the handle to make it easier to clamp and to keep your carving level. How to Carve a Wooden Spoon Woodworking - YouTube.
Start with a coarse grit sandpaper and progressively work your way through finer and finger grits until you reach the desired level of smoothness. Bandsaw to cut to rough shape and to remove a lot of excess material. They both seem to be projects that every woodworker will eventually attempt.
With the dimensions of this board I should be able to make up to 4 spoons. An oil finish works best for hardwood utensils and really brings out the color of woods like cherry and walnut. Through this experiment I discovered my favorite way to make spoons.
