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29th April 2019, 03:13 PM #1
Spatulas for the kitchen
The spatulas I made nearly 20 years ago are starting to look a bit ragged, so I dusted off the gear and made some new ones.
I used Robson Valley's finish recipe described here - Finish for spoons in post #4.
The 2 bigger ones are Khaya ( African Mahogany )and about 300mm long, and the 2 smaller ones are made with some Wattle that I felled on my property.
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29th April 2019, 03:23 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Wow!! Very beautiful utility items Ironwood. Maybe too nice to use.
Love them!
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29th April 2019, 03:38 PM #3Brad.
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29th April 2019, 05:13 PM #4
Nice work there my friend I'll have a set thanks. Saves me a job for the boss woman in my life[emoji1787]
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29th April 2019, 05:32 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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29th April 2019, 05:42 PM #6
Try this, copied from a post from a couple of years ago. If it doesn’t work I’ll take another photo tonight.
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29th April 2019, 07:57 PM #7
Well that didn't work. Heres a new photo.
The old one would have been made between 2000 and 2002 I reckon. Pictured here beside a new one made from Khaya so you can see how much colour it has lost.
It was coated with Olive Oil originally, but not put in the oven like the new ones. Goes to show how durable Khaya is.
I reckon it has been put in the dishwasher at least twice every week since I made it.
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30th April 2019, 07:07 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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Thank you for that, very impressive. I never would have thought timber of any kind, could withstand twice a week in a dishwasher over decades.
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30th April 2019, 08:32 PM #9
I have another survivor that was made at the same time, this one from Sandpaper Fig, it’s not as popular with the head chef so hasn’t been in the dishwasher as frequently as the Khaya spat, but it still looks relatively good for its age. I made 4 or 5 at the time, obviously not all have survived as well.
It will be interesting to see how this next generation fares. I made another one from Camphor Laurel today, as well as another from Khaya, they still need the finishing regimen but will wait until I have a few more to make a full cake tray.
Family members will receive some of the extras.Brad.
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1st May 2019, 01:16 PM #10Woodturner with a shed
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1st May 2019, 01:36 PM #11
Thanks Mate. It’s good to hear I am not the only one who puts their wooden utensils in the dishwasher. I see posted so many times, people saying that you shouldn’t do it or there will be a catastrophic failure.
If they had to be handwashed every time, I would probably start using plastic onesBrad.
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1st May 2019, 05:24 PM #12GOLD MEMBER
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BRAVO!!!! Those are drop-dead beautiful. Well done!
Finish: I just use very hot water on the ones in my kitchen.
Not even boiling can move the oil in the wood.
Thank you for showing the "dish-washer" finish. Always thought that the detergent was XXX caustic.
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1st May 2019, 05:36 PM #13Woodturner with a shed
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I just recently had to "prune" a wooden spoon which had been chewed on by an errant puppy. The wood inside was still dark and hard. I figured while doing this I should hit it with some oil, for the first time in twenty years or more.
We should have more faith in our favourite material.
Cheers
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1st May 2019, 07:42 PM #15Woodturner with a shed
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Iron wood, my spoons are ones I bought (or stole from my mother) before I got married. They could be anything really. Certainly unidentifiable now. But certainly apart from some remnant teeth marks they're fine.
Cheers
Redbeard
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