This weekend I broke my favourite spatula and decided to create my own using scrap pieces of 6mm thick wood pieces that I had purchased a while back from a local source. I used different kind of woods to make the set look more interesting.
I attached the vector files for anyone that is interested to create a set in the PDF, EPS, AI and SVG formats.
I used a 1/8-inch end mill for this project and took them to my belt sander for adding the nice “sharpened” edge. An orbital sander will get you the same result.
I recently saw a video on youtube by the Wood Whisperer He build himself a wooden spatula that he says was an $33,000.00 spatula. He was joking but his contention was he could have bought a spatula for a $1.00 at the dollar store but his making it in his shop cost the $33,000.00 in machinery to make the utensil.
Very nice. I will have to make some of these, we are always running short on spatulas and spoons. The kids use them outside and I usually find them when I cut the grass
Please note that when selecting woods, one should use woods suited to food contact. Traditional choices are fruit tree woods (cherry, and olivewood in particular), while woods which have the potential for allergic reactions (tropical hardwoods) should be avoided.
This is great, but some of the wooden spatulas we own have a curve to them, especially at the end. So, it wouldn’t just be a question of cutting out an outline, but in sculpting the front and back.
My great uncle Garland had an amazing eye for seeing unusually shaped branches and elements of a tree which he would then harvest and make use of the wood’s natural shape and grain when making things.
The alternative to this would of course be to use Carbide Create Pro to do the rounding and to cut as a two-sided job.
He should have bought a shapeoko!