How To Cut The Handle Off A Spoon
Rotate the bundled slices if needed to make it easier to cut them.
How to cut the handle off a spoon. This will make it easier to eat with a fork or spoon. Cut the handle of the spoon with a Dremel Cut-Off Wheel. First you get your spoons and cut off the handle from the bowl then you take and heat the handle and wrap it around a ring mandrel I used my husbands torque bit since I do not have the mandrel let cool polish and there you have the old time favorite spoon ring.
They then move the handle in the opposite direction to cancel out the shake. Be sure to leave enough handle to create a loop at the top of the pendant. After some final work on the handle of the spoon I slowly carved around the tip of the bowl to remove one of the working handles.
Cut and Smooth Cut the spoon. Take your time with this so that you get down to the last few fibres of wood before twisting the handle off. Use pliers to bend the top of the spoon to create a loop.
Make your bends slowly. Dont let the top if the handle peek out over your thumbs. In this video I show my process for making spoon ringsThis is much quicker than my old method which required a torch pliers and lots of filing and sandin.
For a long key ring see Resources for an example place the narrow end of the spoon handle on top of. Do not let your fingers touch parts of the dishes that people will drink or eat out of. Store glasses and cups upside-down so that they dry properly and dust does not accumulate inside.
Remove the spoon by hand. When handling dishes be on the lookout for dried-on bits of food or lipstick stains. Dont close the curve completely just yet.