How To Turn A Wooden Spoon On A Lathe
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.
How to turn a wooden spoon on a lathe. This will let you shape the handle of the spoon and then part it off of the lathe. Then I cross-cut the stock at about 13 inches giving me one 13 inch piece and one 17 inch piece. Next I go to the lathe and put it between centers and turn it down into a round handle and spoon shaped ball.
This is a small turning blank but you can bring the tailstock up if you want to. I like to make spoons also but I do it with the lathe. The other end is centered.
A wooden spoon is turned on a standard wood lathe using offset turning for the handle. 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. Turning the Wooden Handle Mount the wood on your lathe and in your multi-jawed chuck.
Materials Needed to Turn a Wooden Scoop. Just made it up as I went along. How To Make A Wooden Spoon On The Lathe Woodturning Project - YouTube.
When you start to turn the off centered end the cuts should start to show very soon. 4x4x11 10cm x 10cm x 28cm Walnut Smaller blanks can be used to create smaller scoops. With the lathe off I used a fine tooth hand saw to cut the in-progress cedar spoon off the lathe and my waste pieces.
Using the bandsaw I rough cut the form drawn. Hillhouses spoons or scoops began their life as a composite block of wood which were offset on his lathe to get that unique pattern. 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.