Make a Wooden Spoon

Stephen Scott Johnson
by Stephen Scott Johnson
Wooden spoons are one of the most basic projects you can make. They require minimum tools and skills and these projects look great in your kitchen. Wooden spoons also make great crafts to sell or as gifts.
Wood selection. You can make spoons from most any kind of wood. But the best woods are hardwoods that are closed grain. For this spoon, I'm using Alder, but I think I prefer woods like walnut, cherry, or maple.
Trace the spoon pattern to the wood with a marker or pencil. I used another spoon I had as the pattern for this spoon, but you can create your own design. If this is your first wooden spoon, you probably should stay with a simple design.
Cut out the spoon you just traced to the wood. I used a bandsaw, but you could also use a hand saw or jig saw. I first cut the spoon's general shape and then turned the spoon 90 degrees and cut it a second time to create the right depth.
I used my 1 inch belt sander to do the rough shaping for the spoon. I use an 80 grit belt to do this shaping. Make sure you wear a dust mask.
Next, I used a spoon carving chisel to chisel out the bowl area of the spoon. In the next step, I show you another method where you can use the Dremel and a special carving bit.
This is a special carving bit you can get and it fits most Dremels. Learn more about this bit in my full tutorial.
Heres a picture of the spoon after I used the carving bit. Now we need to move onto some sanding.
Here is the spoon after I used 120 grit, 220 grit and 320 grit sandpaper. It will take some time to do this sanding.
Once you have finished sanding your spoon, apply some food-safe mineral oil. Once you apply this oil the grain and color of the wood will really pop.
Here is the finished spoon after applying the mineral oil. I also drilled a hole on the other end for a lanyard.


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