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Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« on: April 28, 2014, 10:04:15 am »
Seems a little slow on the Forum just now, so here's a new design that was easy to make and turned out pretty good.


This is a wooden spoon that was cut like a scroll saw bowl. It is cut from 1" Birch hardwood from a 1"x2"x10" blank. The inside of the bowl is cut out, glued to the back of the bowl area, then trimmed down to 1/8" thick and sanded smooth.

The attached PDF shows the instructions and the basic shape, but these spoons are usually carved with a hatchet and knife and have more curvy lines and decorative touches, especially in the handle. So start with the basic pattern, but experiment with curves, shapes, decorations, etc.

The spoon shown has a bowl size of 2 tablespoons.
« Last Edit: April 28, 2014, 10:18:29 am by EIEIO »
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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2014, 10:16:42 am »
looks nice Ray thanks for sharing


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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2014, 10:40:44 am »
Excellent job on both the idea, spoon construction and plans.  I like this a lot.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2014, 11:01:49 am »
nice job!!! like it
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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2014, 02:17:39 pm »
Here's a small variation on that bowl-cut spoon. I think this would be a tough cut using a knife and hatchet, but only a few minutes on the EX-21.
 
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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2014, 04:28:54 pm »
Thanks Ray that is a great idea, must give it a go sooooooooon.

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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2014, 06:14:16 pm »
I like it Ray. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2014, 08:07:16 pm »
Cool idea buddy.  I tried to save the file and it tries to save as "index.php"  ????

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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2014, 04:21:25 am »
Thanks Ray
I also got the "index.php" the first time I tried to save it
I closed the thread, re-opened it,
Went back to folder, clicked on it and it came out right the second time
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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2014, 07:39:10 am »
In Chrome, when you click on the PDF it downloads and shows a rectangle at the bottom-left of the screen. If you click on that rectangle it will open in your Acrobat reader.
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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2014, 07:46:11 am »
Very nice job, looks great, thanks for sharing.

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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2014, 10:24:49 am »
Very nice, thanks for sharing.

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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2014, 02:34:32 am »
Thats a really great idea Ray. Looks good and practical too.  Well done.

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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2014, 08:34:01 am »
Nice one Ray, thanks, I think this will be hanging in a few places relatively soon.

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Re: Bowl-cut wooden spoon
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2014, 09:26:24 pm »
Great idea and nice work Ray.  Thanks for sharing.

 

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