How To Cut The Handle Off A Spoon
Cross-cut the bundled slices to make a grid of 1 in 25 cm cubes.
How to cut the handle off a spoon. When handling dishes be on the lookout for dried-on bits of food or lipstick stains. Cut and Smooth Cut the spoon. After some final work on the handle of the spoon I slowly carved around the tip of the bowl to remove one of the working handles.
Use the mandrel to shape the curve. Rotate the bundled slices if needed to make it easier to cut them. Leave room to cut off the bowl.
Make your bends slowly. Use pliers to bend the top of the spoon to create a loop. Bend Using the pliers grasp the handle close to the bowl end of the spoon and start bending the handle so that it curves toward the back of the spoon.
Supposed to cut much easierLook up a plastic spoon project on youtubethat should help. Take your time with this so that you get down to the last few fibres of wood before twisting the handle off. Kay on Oct 14 2015 Use a pair of wire cutters.
In this video I show my process for making spoon ringsThis is much quicker than my old method which required a torch pliers and lots of filing and sandin. Step 3 Remove the spoon from the vise and unwrap it from the shop towel. Any big cuts here can damage the bowl.
To make a circular key ring press your spoon handle against a bracelet mandrel with the attractive side of the spoon facing out. Push straight downward through the spoon metal if using a cutting wheel attachment on a rotary tool. Heatedlike sit in hot water for a few minutesor lightly warmed over a candle first.