TURN A WOOD SPOON IN THE WOOD LATHE

Follow along as I go through the steps to create a wood spoon in a wood lathe. Using my favorite template I lay out a low grade maple board for best yield, creating spoons even grandma would recognize. I try to keep the process as simple and short as possible using an Arbortech carving wheel in an angle grinder(a tool that can be very dangerous) to remove the bowl waste, and a 1/2" cove bit in a router to expedite the removal of material on the spoon bottom.

At approximately 13:39 you get to see my foot powered spoon holding device. Feel free to adapt to your own spoon making: it works well either hand or power carving.

When done in batches, total time can be reduced to well under 20 minutes each depending on quantity. Please comment and share your method as I am always interested.