Popular Post treeslayer 3401 Posted February 15 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 15 ok, so a quick and easy one page build, @Coop and @Bmac had asked how they were built so here goes. here's the pattern i use you can see about 11" long glue up the blanks and trace the side profile and cut on the band saw then trace and cut the top profile the rest is just a belt and disc sander after cutting some of the waste off on the bandsaw, over to the oscillating spindle sander then on to my ROS clamped in my vise upside down for final finishing, a little hand sanding to finer grits then a couple of coats of mineral oil and done, really easy and quick project that make great gifts and any highly figured wood scraps work great for the handle because its just bandsaw and sanders so no chip out to worry about, they can also be made out of a solid block if you want, the width on these is 1 3/4" but that can vary to suit the woos you have. any questions and comments are welcome as usual, thanks for looking 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treeslayer 3401 Posted February 15 Author Report Share Posted February 15 sorry the pictures are out of order, i haven't figured out how to fix that yet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bmac 1306 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 Dave, thanks for posting!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coop 7662 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 Those are really neat Dave! Thanks for sharing. If the cryogenic hardening that my band saw blade gets tonight doesn’t affect it, I will try some of these! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
curlyoak 856 Posted February 16 Report Share Posted February 16 I like the way they look. And I like the laminations with figure. Is this a kitchen tool? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treeslayer 3401 Posted February 16 Author Report Share Posted February 16 12 minutes ago, curlyoak said: Is this a kitchen tool? yeah, kind of a spoon and spatula combination, stir, mix stuff. wife and kids use theirs all the time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treeslayer 3401 Posted February 16 Author Report Share Posted February 16 15 minutes ago, Coop said: I will try some of these! well if the dog sled mailman makes it thru they will be at your house in a few days, have Sharon make some brownies with them to keep you warm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coop 7662 Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 You Da Man! Best news I’ve had in three days! Thank you my friend. K 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Coop 7662 Posted February 23 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 23 On 2/15/2021 at 7:19 PM, treeslayer said: well if the dog sled mailman makes it thru they will be at your house in a few days, have Sharon make some brownies with them to keep you warm The ice melted allowing the mailman thru. Dave, I didn’t get this many ohhh’s and ahhh’s when I bought her a new car last year. Folks, it’s hard to believe but they look prettier in person than the picture shows! Thanks Jan and Dave! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coop 7662 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Dave, hold my hand just a little longer! Is the longer piece 3/4” thick? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treeslayer 3401 Posted February 23 Author Report Share Posted February 23 11 minutes ago, Coop said: Dave, hold my hand just a little longer! Is the longer piece 3/4” thick? Probably closer to 7/8” Coop, thanks for the compliment, I do like to build them, I should have sent you the patterns I use with them but I’ve seen your talent and I’m sure you can figure it out, great gifts, quick build, not much wood all a plus in my book, glad Sharon likes them ! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
legenddc 497 Posted Tuesday at 06:17 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:17 PM @treeslayer Love this project. About how thick would you guess the spatula-type part is? I glued up a few blanks the other night. Hoping I can get 3 good ones out of them before Mother's Day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treeslayer 3401 Posted Tuesday at 09:47 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:47 PM 3 hours ago, legenddc said: @treeslayer Love this project. About how thick would you guess the spatula-type part is? I glued up a few blanks the other night. Hoping I can get 3 good ones out of them before Mother's Day. I try to keep them about 1/4” thick off the bandsaw so they end up a little less than that, width is 1 3/4” for the wide ones I make and 1 1/2” for the narrow ones but that depends on the wood I’m using, would love to see some pictures of yours when they are done. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
legenddc 497 Posted Wednesday at 01:47 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:47 AM Thanks. Here’s my first attempt with some mineral spirits thrown on. I mistakenly cut the front of the handle when I meant to cut the back. Not done sanding it yet, it feels pretty good in your hand despite it looking like a lumpy potato. Looking back at yours it seems you bring the handle it quite a bit more and curve it a lot nicer. Perhaps that's makes it look longer. I'll try to salvage this one a little more but I do have 6 more blanks left. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post treeslayer 3401 Posted Wednesday at 01:58 AM Author Popular Post Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:58 AM Some final contouring and sanding and you’re on your way to some great gifts, just beware they are addictive 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
legenddc 497 Posted Wednesday at 02:18 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:18 AM Thanks again for all the advice and pictures. I think I can save that one looking at your additional photos. I have a few curly maple and walnut ones glued up that I'll do last. Hoping those turn out really well! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coop 7662 Posted Wednesday at 03:00 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:00 AM They are indeed addictive. Thanks to Dave! In between projects, it’s make spurtles time. And when I give them away the ladies always say, thank you very much for the ......? I remind them they are Spurtles! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bmac 1306 Posted Wednesday at 04:01 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:01 PM I've enjoyed making these too, another thanks for posting! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post legenddc 497 Posted 6 hours ago Popular Post Report Share Posted 6 hours ago These made my wife a very happy mother this morning. She said it was the nicest thing I ever made so either she really liked it or the rest of the stuff I’ve made are crap… Once I made a longer one and rough cut the handle at 45s in the bandsaw shaping went much quicker and nicer. Figured I might as well finish up the stumpy one too. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treeslayer 3401 Posted 6 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 48 minutes ago, legenddc said: These made my wife a very happy mother this morning. well that's our goal isn't it, to make our wives happy and its a great goal ! those came out great. my wife has a favorite thing that i made for her and its not the one i would have picked as the best thing but she's happy with all the things I've made for her over the last 45 years so i can't complain 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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