How To Turn A Wooden Spoon On A Lathe
Mount the blank on a woodturning lathe.
How to turn a wooden spoon on a lathe. I like to make spoons also but I do it with the lathe. I use a five or six quarter stock 1-14 or 1-12 inch and draw the spoon on the wood with a magic marker. Steps to Making Wooden Scoops on a Lathe.
Like carving out table legs he then began cutting away the excess wood. This is a small turning blank but you can bring the tailstock up if you want to. Materials Needed to Turn a Wooden Scoop.
First I cut the edges off of my stock turning it into an octagon this makes it easier to turn it into a cylinder on the lathe. First get a stick of firewood out of the pile and mount it in the lathe. Just made it up as I went along.
Next I go to the lathe and put it between centers and turn it down into a round handle and spoon shaped ball. Remove the blank from the lathe set the handle on a solid surface position a chisel across the paper glue line and rap the chisel lightly. In this months issue of The Highland Woodturner Phil Colson demonstrates how he turns wooden spoons on his lathe an interesting alternative to carving.
Turning the Wooden Handle Mount the wood on your lathe and in your multi-jawed chuck. This is a very different spoon than I have ever made before. Sand the spoon bowl at this time as the centers will be lost when the blanks are split apart.
You always need about 1-2 inches on either side of your product when turning it on a lathe because the lathe spindles need to bit into something substantial. This will let you shape the handle of the spoon and then part it off of the lathe. 4x4x11 10cm x 10cm x 28cm Walnut Smaller blanks can be used to create smaller scoops.
