Two of the things that I love—beautiful hardwoods and cheese—brought together. This cheese spreader/butter knife is a great project to get to know your machines.
Supplies and Equipment for Making the Hardwood Cheese Spreader
Instructions for Making the Hardwood Cheese Spreader
- Decide on the size for your cheese spread. Mine is small—just 4" long x ½" at its widest. Design the shape you want using a computer design program, or sketch your design with paper and pencil. You could also trace the outline of a butter knife or cheese spreader that you already have, and make adjustment as desired. When you're happy with your design, print it.
- Prepare your hardwood blank by covering with painter's tape. This makes removing the pattern easy.
- Lightly cover the reverse side of the pattern with adhesive spray, and mount on your prepared wood blank. It is important that length of the spreader is parallel with the grain.
- Use either the bandsaw or scroll saw to cut out the basic shape.
- You'll have a rough shaped spreader.
- Use the disc sander for initial shaping.
- Change the orientation of the drill stand from vertical to horizontal. Insert a sanding band in the rotary tool, and mount in the drill stand.
- Continue sanding the cheese spreader, refining the shape, and tapering the cutting edge using the drill stand and rotary tool fitting with a sanding band. If necessary, hand sand with fine grit sandpaper until the cheese spreader is as smooth as possible.
- Change the sanding band to a buffing/polishing tip.
- Liberally coat the cheese spreader with food safe wood oil. I used butcher black oil. Buff and polish the cheese spreader.
2 comments:
I like your cheese spreader Carole. The tutorial is great too. Rather uptown don't you think?
Who doesn't like cheese? and what a quick and neat little project! I am going to make one so I can get some cheese and try it out. wonderful tutorial!
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