Kitchen Spatulas

I have also been making some very useful spatulas, I am the cook of the house so when I put my mind to making a spatula I wanted to create something that would be very practical to use and these are what I came up with, they are made from Blackthorn so good looking too!

Shave Horse Work

 
This ancient machine allows you to grip and work with both hands free to shape and smooth your work

Here is a short video to demonstrate how it works.

Pole Lathe work 2nd stage

This video demonstrates the finer work that gives you a smooth finished piece

Pole Lathe "roughing out" 1st stage

I have taken some basic video of the Pole Lathe in action in order to give you an idea of how it works.
This video demonstrates the first stage of lathe work called roughing out, it allows you to remove large quantities of wood in order to get the rough shape required before moving on to more finer work

Lathe tools

I use specially designed chisels for the pole lathe, they have shorter handles than power lathe tools, this is because power lathes work at higher speeds and so require more control, whereas pole lathe speeds are controlled by your own muscle power and so are much safer and quieter to use.

Sisal Seating

 
 
 
Just thought that you would like to see how the seats are weaved onto the chairs, this is known as the Irish weave. I have used Sisal 3 ply string, but you can use anything that is strong enough and about 3mm in diameter, the thinner it is the more that has to go on and then the longer it takes to do, you can use Hemp, Rush, Seagrass, Flax, Danish Cord.

First Carver Chair

This proved to be quite a challenge as I wanted to turn the front leg extentions to give it a more classic look, unfortunatly I was beginning to run out of suitable wood so struggled a bit. But I think that the end result was OK.