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Thread: I Could Do With A Little Teaspoon... I Know, I'll Make One !

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    I Could Do With A Little Teaspoon... I Know, I'll Make One !

    Needed a little teaspoon for my brew kit and hadn't yet carved my first spoon. So whilst at my sisters BBQ, having been asked to chop the wood for the firepit (She didn't have to ask me twice), I decided to start whittling...

    And here it is, my first ever carved spoon (11cm long... or short)



    Just need to soak it in Linseed Oil, then make a brew

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    Dont put it in linseed oil it tastes ored,I put my in cold coffee over night,no milk or sugar mutch better,try it alb..........dont get eaten by the bears..........TONY

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    very nice job, well done

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony1948 View Post
    Dont put it in linseed oil it tastes ored,I put my in cold coffee over night,no milk or sugar mutch better,try it alb..........dont get eaten by the bears..........TONY
    Oh... Might be too late... However, I couldnt find Linseed Oil, so used Walnut Oil... Will that still taste ored !!!

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    Congrats, looks great. Try bees wax or something similar (food grade salad bowl finish) instead of oil. Even after oiling. Lol

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    I dont use enny oil baste prodocked on some thing I'm going to stire my first cupper in the morring with.Walnut oil would be allright I think,try it and let us now.Atb

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    Looks great - nice work

    I wouldn't worry yourself too much about the oil - just boil the kettle and swish it about in boiling water for a while, it'll soon work out it's excess. Either that or when it's dry give it a light sanding and then use something else. Tea or coffee staining can give quite a nice effect.
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    Nice one Mick, I just use Olive Oil, does the job for me.
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    Thanks for all your comments guys... I think the thing to do here, is just try it and see, then report back !

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    I kind of used the advice given by a couple of you (Please dont be offended if you weren't one of the chosen few... It was down to what I could lay my hands on at the time...) and here are the results...

    BEFORE............................................ ........ AFTER



    I ended up soaking overnight in Walnut Oil (The spoon, not me...), then sanding lightly, before soaking in cold coffee...

    Thanks for all your suggestions, Im really chuffed with my little spoon and cant wait to use it on a good old Lancashire brew !!!

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