My spoon ,approx.1 1/2 hrs.

4/7/05, 12:43 AM #1

Jack Guzman from Maine
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My spoon ,approx.1 1/2 hrs.

Jack Guzman from Maine

>Well,I stopped procrastinating and made a spoon.I used a piece of cherry sapwood that was a sticking in a pile of cherry boards I got.It had a spoon shape already in it.All I had to do was remove all the non spoon parts.The bowl is a knot.

I used a couple gouges to hollow the bowl out(I approximated a pancake's worth)I didn't want to get the wood wet so I didn't test it for fit with real batter.Then I sawed to depth what I had to remove and used a drawknife to remove the bulk.Then using rasps and shaves I removed all the rest of the non spoon stuff.

I was 45 minutes into this and I was having too much fun so I stopped timing it and took my time finishing it.I knew if I rushed I was going to be unhappy with the finished product.So about 45 min later I scraped it smooth and had a perfectly serviceable chili spoon.(I don't eat pancakes)

This challenge was a real good idea.I never would have attempted to make a spoon otherwise.I like it. I wonder how many more are in the same position.

The piece of rough wood in the picture is what is left of the board.

---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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4/7/05, 12:45 AM #2

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another view

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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4/7/05, 1:33 AM #3

Victor Parisian
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>I like it. A chili spoon. Come cool weather again in Houston and I'll be making my killer chili maybe by then i will have joined the "spoon" crowd.

Victor - enjoying this spring weather but still without a shop.

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4/7/05, 3:57 AM #4

David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA
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>Great looking spoon Jack. I'm definetly in the same boat, I'd have never tried to make a spoon, except this challenge came along - thanks to all who came up with the idea! I'll definetly be hunting a few gouges, and will be attempting more spoons in the future.

David

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4/7/05, 12:19 PM #5

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Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Great spoon, Jack, glad it was so much fun. I don't understand the "bowl is a knot" bit. Is there a knot hidden in that bowl.

Pam

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4/7/05, 2:43 PM #6

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Hijack on the holdfast

Tim of Livermore

>Jack,

Where'd you get the holdfast? I've got some from Joel/Tools for Woodworking but still haven't gotten around to making myself a bench I can use them in....

Tim

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4/7/05, 4:43 PM #7

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>Be real picky I have bought some cast ones at wood showes and have busted three so far. My next one will be made of steel not cast. I don't know what Joel has and they are probably of better quality knowing what he sells but don't buy cheap.

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4/7/05, 9:11 PM #8

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>The part of the spoon that is hollow is carved out of a knot in the board.That's where I got the shape.---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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4/7/05, 9:15 PM #9

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>That's just a cast Garrett Wade one that doesn't work very good. I'm waiting on some homemade ones from Chad Boehlke.---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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4/7/05, 9:31 PM #10

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>You know Jack I couldn't agree with you more. I know I said I would do another spoon because this challenge had started with my first post. I feel as you do though that after trying the one hour thing I really don't have a desire so much of a desire to beat the clock but to make a nicer spoon than the last one. I too had a lot of fun trying to beat the clock but then it became more about the process and what I learned and what I would do differently the next time I made a spoon.

I actually roughed a spoon out the other day in a half hour using a piece of fir from a friends wood pile but didn't think it suitable for a good spoon. It was easier to make the spoon since it was infinitely softer than the apple I had used previously but I knew I wouldn't be satisfied so I tossed it. I'm now trying to decide whether to use apple or some cherry for my next attempt.

I'm really happy that this challenge my wife set down for me has turned into a really fun project not only for myself but for so many others as well. This just leads me to believe that we should do this more often. Maybe we could propose new projects that offer different challenges and forces us to try tools that we might not otherwise use very often or in the manner we usually use them. And maybe Pam should coordinate this since she did such a good job of getting this rolling. Something for discussion anyways.

I have a nice piece of burl that I was thinking of carving a bowl out of. Hmmmmmmmmm.

Dave

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4/7/05, 9:33 PM #11

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>The ones I got from Garrett Wade were called "Forged bench holddown" but they sure look cast to me.I don't know alot about the difference though, however,they don't hold very well.In the center of my bench where it's only 2" thick they work somewhat(prone to slip) but they're useless in the skirt where it's a full 4" thick.---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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4/7/05, 9:52 PM #12

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Keeping this going

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>I second the idea of doing this sort of thing more often.It's creatively stimulating.Plus it brings the group together more.We need more participation. Lastly,it's fun.---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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4/8/05, 12:48 AM #13

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the knot

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>That knot also made hollowing a little trickier.The grain went all over the place.---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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4/8/05, 7:43 AM #14

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>So did you remove the knot to form the bowl, as in carve around it? I sure don't see any knot in the finished spoon.

Pam

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4/8/05, 10:31 AM #15

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>The grain at that spot goes around in a circular manner to define the area and goes in all different directions near the center.I noticed this while hollowing it with a gouge.It wasn't obvious visually.I assumed that it's because it is where a branch came away from the main trunk.A knot. However,it doesn't have symmetrical growth rings so I could be wrong.I think for correctness I should call it an eddy.I don't know all that much about tree's properties to be more accurate. ---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

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4/8/05, 11:09 AM #16

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>I hadn't intended to question your knot, just wanted to know how you dealt with it wherever it was. I assumed that you didn't carve through it.

Thanks,

Pam

My spoon ,approx.1 1/2 hrs.

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