Coffee scoop handles

[Danny Linguini]

So this is my first foray away from pens, handles for a pair of coffee scoops. These were two each Indian rosewood mini blanks that I epoxied together while waiting for an order of full size pen blanks to arrive, and they actually came out pretty darn good - you can see the joints, but you really have to look for them. After a lot of sanding, grain filler, more sanding, and a couple of coats of EEE that set for a few weeks, the last step was 6 coats of Myland's liquid friction polish. This was my first time using the Myland's, and I finally got the shine I was looking for. It's definitely deeper than what I was getting with Shellawax paste. These are going to sit for a few more weeks now before assembly. I might actually be completely satisfied with my finish!

 

[Danny Linguini]

Coffee scoops done. Don't look too closely, but they were a good dry run for the gaggle of measuring spoons and cups I'm in the middle of working on.

 

[Danny Linguini]

Finally finished the first set of measuring spoons and cups. Handles are bloodwood, the kits came from Penn State. It was fun doing something besides pens, but it's also quite a challenge matching all those details for 8 pieces, so I'm glad to be getting back to pens again! If you don't look too close, you can't tell that no two are exactly alike.