Handmade spoon
Mar.4/2025
The maple tree in the garden has been growing for 26 years and has become too big. I cut off a thick branch and decided to use it to make a commemorative spoon. I also used the ash wood that I had been sawing for spoons for many years.Drawing
1.Maple tree in the garden. This branch is the first material.
2.Cut the round branches into squares using a band saw.
3.Shaped into a square shape using an automatic plane.
4.First, mark the shape of the side using a spoon pattern cut out with a laser.
5.This is how the marking was completed. By the way, the material used is not maple leaves but Japanese ash.
6.In the same way, use the template to mark the top of the spoon.
7.Cut the sides along the markings with a band saw. The blade width is 3mm. Make sure to start cutting from the side.
8.Glue the three cut parts together with a little glue. This will make the next cutting process easier.
9.Cut the top side using a bandsaw.
10.When you do this, the center part will become a spoon shape like this. This is the side.
11.So, this is the top side.
12.Mark the tip of the spoon with the template.
13.Use a disc sander to round the tip.
14.It is difficult to shape the entire spoon with a 300mm disk sander. Then, I realized that I had some 125mm sanding cloths that I had received when I bought a router bit at "Digram" before.
15.The grit size is #240 and it seems to use ceramic abrasive grains, so it seems just right for shaping spoons.
16.So I quickly decided to make a 125mm sanding plate that could be attached to a woodworking lathe.
17.The back of the plate has grooves to allow the Bantam Chuck to expand and grip.
18.Use G17 glue to attach Velcro to the front of the plate.
19.Apply 125mm sanding cloth and it's ready to go.
20.Shaping the head of the spoon
21.Next, shape the grip part.
22.It has become spoon-shaped.
23.The next step was to make the pressure points, and here I pulled out the shaving hose that I had made a long time ago and had been sleeping in a corner of the warehouse. This is what it looks like with the Spoon Mule set in it.
24.Mark the part to be dug using the pattern.
25.Dig along this line.
26.Grasp the ingredients with a spoon mule.
27.A tungsten ball was used for rough cutting.
28.It can be easily shaved off.
29.The general shape was completed using a tungsten ball.
30.When I tried to do the finishing carving with a carving knife, I realized that it would be inconvenient if there was no support for the point on the other side of the Spoon Mule.
31.I quickly screwed a piece of 2x4 to the saddle and cut grooves with a router.
32.The symmetrical saddle is complete.
33.The spoon's point is placed in the conventional groove and grasped.
34.Grip it in the opposite direction.
35.Finish shaping with a carving knife.
36.Next, sand the recessed area.
37.The entire surface was sanded using a sponge adapter.
38.Sanding completed.
39.The reason there are so many is because we first cut off the unnecessary parts of the timber and made two pieces that are slightly smaller.
40.This is a smaller spoon. If I had done a better job with the initial markings, I might have been able to get two spoons from one ingredient.
41.The paint used was "KIGATAME Ace."
42.Paint the top part and let it dry.
43.Next, paint the grip part and let it dry. This was repeated about 4 times.
44.Buffing. Tripoli bar first.
45.Secondly, the white bar.
46.Finish with carnauba wax.
I think this is a pretty good first handmade spoon.
I would like to try it out and give feedback on the shape.
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