My wife asked me to make a lidded coffee jar and
scoop for our daughter for the upcoming Hollerdayz, I hoped
that I might actually finish it on time. Anyway, I got the
scoop done, one piece, turned on two axis out of Maple and
being about 5.5" long.
It's kinda fun to make, if ya keep yer knuckles
outta the way.
Here's how I made it
I've made a coupla these before,and through some
scientific cypherin' , I figured a bowl
at 1-3/4" hollowed, will hold just about a tablespoon, the size of
a coffee scoop.
With the swing limit of my Jet Mini, I started with a 6" long x 2" wide blank.
Turn the blank to about 1.75" diameter, mark the
same length of the bowl with a parting tool. The pencil line is for
center of the bowl referrence.Shape the bowl as round as you can.
If using a chuck, you can trim and sand the knub off the tailstock end, I forgot.
Shape the handle,working from the bowl back to the
chuck, part off.
With a "square" waste block, mark center and drill
a hole into the center of the block. Make the hole big enough for
the handle to fit through.
Mount the block in the chuck and trim to expose the
hole for the handle.
Hollow a cup for the bowl to fit very snug. I used
some pine so as not to cause damage to the maple bowl.
The recess of the jam chuck doesn't have to be bowl
shaped,it could be cylindrical, the important part is to make
it deep enough to encompass the widest diameter of the bowl.
If the bowl measures 1.75", and the I.D. of the chuck is 1.745,and is pressed
into a softer wood, it's not likely to come loose, unless you have a catch.
You could use carpet tape if you're more comfortable
with that.
POSITION THE TOOL REST ALONG THE HANDLE TO HELP PROTECT YOUR
KNUCKLES!!!
Press the bowl into the jam chuck with the tailstock.
I've marked a "stop" line with the long point of the skew. I hollowed
most with a spindle gouge,with the tailstock in place,then
cut the knub loose, then finished hollowing with a small bowl gouge
and roundnose scraper.
Sand and finish the inside of the bowl.
I used one coat of salad bowl finish, wiped on, rubbed in
and burnished dry.
Enjoy!!
