coffee scoop

[Hoodoo]

One of my pet peeves is that most coffee scoops are too short and when the bag starts getting half empty, it's hard to scoop out the beans. So a nice little project is to make my own coffee scoop. This one is from mahogany.

 

[soup_monger]

Very nice hoodoo, I know what you mean about the stubby wee plastic scoops.
If you ever have too many of your custom scoops and want to sell one, let me know.
Necessity is the Mother of invention eh?

 

[BorderReiver]

Very nice Hoodoo.

 

[ScottC]

Great work Hoodoo!

 

[shona]

Lovely scoop !!!

 

[Topcat02]

In light of the mug, shouldnt that be a "tea" scoop?

 

[Scout]

very nice hoodoo. every time i try to make a spoon or a scoop, it ends up like a spatula

 

[tomtom]

nice Hoodoo thanks for showing us.. what were the prefered sharps for this project... still trying out those new hook knives you got?

 

[Hoodoo]

Basically, I started by drilling the bowl with a Forstner bit. I think I used a 1" bit on this one. Then I used the bandsaw at work to cut out the basic shape.

Then I enlarged the hole with the my new spoon knives and also used some small flexcut gouges to nibble around in there. I used a Warren carving knife to carve the handle and round the base of the bowl. I sanded it down to remove the carving divets on the bowl and used a wood block to sand the flats on the handle. Once I got everything sanded smooth, I used scrapers to scrape it to a final finish. Put a coat of mineral oil on it and done.

Got a chunk of walnut here that may have the makin's for another.