How To Finish Wooden Spoons
Seasoning a New Wooden Spoon.
How to finish wooden spoons. Dont use food-based oil like vegetable or olive oil since these types of oils can go rancid. Seal the bag and massage it into the wood and let it sit for at least 30 minutes but the longer the better. My favorite way of carving inside my workshop- more tools easier techniques.
Then come back and wipe off the excess. This video was sponsored by Squarespace. Applying the wax was a slippery affair like slathering your wooden spoon in hair molding paste.
Butcher block olive peanut or vegetable oil. Make sure youre using skimmed milk as its the milk fats which lead to that spoiled milk smell. If your wooden spoons or cutting board start to look dry or dont feel super smooth periodically rub them with mineral oil or a beeswax compound.
Ive never been able to call a spoon finished without sanding especially the bowl of the spoon. It creates a non-toxic finish that resists water and alcohol. Be sure to work with the grain.
It is expensive to get enough to soak the spoons in it. Wooden spoons should be hand washed with regular soap and water. Finally you can burnish it with a piece of metal rod antler horn basically anything hard than the wood.
Use a rag to apply a thick coat of the mineral oil to your spoons. It didnt soak in and after letting it sit and buffing off the excess the surface still felt waxy. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.