How To Make Wooden Spoons Look Old

Simple hand washing is best for wooden items.

How to make wooden spoons look old. A wooden spoon altered into a wand. You only need a few materials for this project. To wash them use hot soapy water rinse them thoroughly and dry them with a towel right away.

These marks indicate silver plate. In todays Adobe Photoshop tutorial Im going to show you a useful technique for applying a design to a textured background such as wood. This process of applying a thin layer of silver to a base metal body was first widely employed in the 1820s so a silver-plated spoon will be no earlier than this date.

This wooden knife for spreading butter or pate as was commonly produced in bygone days took about 12 hour to carve and then another 10 minutes or so sanding and oiling oiling with ordinary vegetable oil. Use upholstery remnants cut to size and tacked inside the frame. Step 3 Cut the spoon out on the bandsaw.

You can buy some at kitchen supply stores or home goods stores. Lot of 3 old antique primitive hand made wooden kitchen spoons. Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 3.

The pores of the wood and any indentations or marks from carving will tend to hold food and dirt if its got this kind of soft surface. With the dimensions of this board I should be able to make up to 4 spoons. Look for marks such as EP or A1 on the back of the stem.

If your wooden spoons or cutting board start to look dry or dont feel super smooth periodically rub them with mineral oil or a beeswax compound. Add five black tea bags to the boiling water. Step 2 Trace the spoon pattern onto the wood with a pencil or marker.