Brilliant! finally got round to making one of these, my large spoon rack was over flowing with all my spoons and some even had to live in a draw! Those of you that are spoon enthused will have seen antique ones of these and i have seen Wayne Batchelor of the APT with his -which i think had the loop made from hazel in the round.
It works perfectly with my octagonal handled eating spoons. I don't have any whippy bits of hazel at the moment so i made this with cleft hazel, I barely skimmed the bark off the outside of the loop and steam bent it to shape (it wouldn't bend without the heat), this has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience reminds me of steam bending days in the woods for chair making except instead of using an open fire and oil drum i was using a roasting pan on a gas hob. In fact i enjoyed it so much i have just made another 2 in Wych Elm with similar hazel hoop, they each hold 6 hazel eating spoons and one could be yours for £60 spoons and all.
These two racks have sold now, but i'de be interested in doing some more if anyone wants one get in contact.
Hey Barn!
ReplyDeleteThat rack looks really neat. Do the spoons fit in holes? I have one of the open fronted Swedish style ones and my wife used to curse it as some spoons fell out too easily. Solved that problem by turning them round, but then the spoon fronts face the wall, doh!
I'm gunner make one like yours I reckon, could be good in my woodland shop for display too.
Many thanks,
Richard
Richard! Hows it going? Yes they are just holes 9/16 " cos that's the only drill bit i've got. they are great for spoons with a slender body. the rack on the right is open fronted. the trick with open fronted is to drill two quite large holes just overlapping at top and meeting at the bottom then cut it open at front. this means it can have quite a large opening, usually people make them so some spoons fall out or some can't fit in.
ReplyDeleteHa! I just had to buy a NEW 9/16ths bit for the brace, as the £5 eBay haul with about 20 bits in didn't have one, and I have a 9/16ths Veritas mini-tenoner, not totally green, but great for fixing foxes' legs on with.
ReplyDeleteFollowing the course with Fritiof I've made some spoons with rather extravagantly wide handles which barely fit in the spoon roll I caryy them in (like Fritiof's knife roll). Reverting quickly to modestly narrow-handled ones.