Little late with this project, was supposed to be last weeks. The project is turning a pinecone into two coffee measuring spoons. The cone was dried fully in the oven before casting into epoxy. My website - mjturning.com
I hear you. After whittling spoons I now know the reason why we do this work. 1 labor on love 2 there is something very special about giving yourself to an object of that you’ll use and admire every day (coffee spoon). You get to smile at it and admire your time well spent every single day... in a weird way it is an expression of you and your soul. On a side note, you also start to look differently at mass produced goods. Mass produced and engineered with thought and care is different then mass produced and engineered with little thought or care.
Humble pinecone to works of art! Truly collectors pieces revealing the beauty of the pinecone in a way that would be impossible to see otherwise. A great job!
Can I just say how nice it is that you don’t talk during these videos. It’s so relaxing, so fun to kind of guess how things are gonna come out instead of being told, just letting the work and expertise speak for itself.
Music - NO, talking for the sake of talking - NO, I look at RU-vid videos as an educational experience. How do you add a pine cone to resin? How thick should the walls of a wooden coffee scoop be? I would have preferred to have audio teaching me. For those who don't want audio simply set the volume to mute.
@@jessetutterrow4320 I take your point, but I like the sound of the tools; all that stuff can go in the description. I do a lot of woodworking myself (nothing this complex); so I see the value of more specific instructions. But I also value these videos as relaxing experiences -- as someone who loves woodworking and art and the quietly personal aspect of creating something. And I'd hate for that to be ruined, even by more specific instructions or specs.
Are you new to RU-vid? Nobody talks during these build / make / destroy vids, it's always talk free. All I watch is these types of vids, this is not unique at all.
@KingSchwarzenegger nobody talks during build videos? Mmm nah definitely not true lol regardless they didn't say anything about it being unique they said they appreciate it. Something doesn't have to be one of a kind to be good...?
Wspaniałe są narzędzia do precyzyjnej obróbki. A kreatywność wyraża się w łączeniu materiałów i odpowiednim wykorzystaniu narzędzi, a także w opracowaniu projektu. To więcej niż 3%!!
I can't even wrap my head around how you come up with an idea like this or put it into action! Extreme talent and artistry/craftmanship. Thanks for a cool video!!!
it actually doesn''t take that much, just a hand sized broom should take about 30-60 minutes if the project was really messy and got to hard to reach places it will take more. also note that he does these projects in a workshop not where he lives of course
Those are definitely fantastic coffee ☕ spoons Matt, you did an amazing job and you're extremely creative in thinking and producing the same extreme creativeness! Well done 👏, keep up your great work Matt 👍🙂🤩!
Very pleasantly surprised. I'm getting tired of resin everywhere, but those spoons are beautiful, and a huge upgade to the plastic ones most people have.
Hola! No entiendo de herramientas ni de torneado; pero me encanta la madera, quizás porque mi papá era carpintero, y me gusta mucho lo que haces. Te felicito! Un saludo desde Argentina.
Reminds me of my friend’s grandmother from Abruzzi, born in early 1900’s. How do you stuff a breaded fried olive? First, roast a turkey and a pork shoulder...😄😋
When the shavings were flying off dramatically, it reminded me of the 80s and 90s when they would show a tape or recording reel suddenly coming unwound into a big mess of black streamer.
@@margorgogo They don't end up in landfill, they end up being ground down and used as fillers on future resin pours. And they are not toxic, they are inert.
Jeez, I thought coffee spoons were like teaspoons, but small - to fit comfortably into an espresso cup. But nope, apparently he meant coffee measuring spoons. And they are gorgeous :)
Something new and I have to say that I appreciate the skills you guys have to work those tools and create an everyday object manually. Enjoyed video 👍🏾
It's impressive all these woodturning channels are getting recommended, lots of people viewing new things. And tons of great projects, this one is really beautiful.
These are excellent, beautiful measuring spoons. When I saw the title "coffee spoons", I thought of spoons for stirring coffee, not measuring spoons. That may be a good project idea. Develop these spoons into ones with long handles.
Not a very good idea to use epoxy spoons in a hot beverage unless you like to flavor your coffee with molten plastic. But it would certainly work if they were made out of wood.
Yeah, I thought so too. Like, a teaspoon small enough to fit into an espresso cup comfortably. But these turned out to be really cool measuring spoons :)
Are they? The main thing about measuring is accuracy. And these dont looks like they've been craft for precise measurements. They are excellent, beautiful spoons, but you gotta cut the measuring part. They indeed are beautiful, but as someone who's profession involves "Selling stuff to baristas" I gotta say those folk are crazy when it comes to coffee. if you sell them a spoon thats supposed to have 7g and then they try it and its like 7,1g instead they get angry. You wouldnt believe what kind of sience some people can make of coffee.
Sooooo beautiful! I was a bit sceptical when I saw the pine cone at the beginning and then I was like… “OK, some commentary would be good…” after a few minutes I was so busy being fascinated by the process. The end result was worth watching. Great job!
Damn this is just sickening... I am 65++ and I own a custom wood fabrication shop and I find it hard to imagine my employees making something this nice. I know I cannot do this as I was an electrical engineer before I retired, I have some very talented folks working for me and I cannot find faults with anything that they do but this is another level beyond the custom walnut hutch of cabinet set. Much respect to this creator. I wish good health, happiness and all the best to you and yours!
Probably about 95% of this video I'm saying "how is THAT going to get us to a coffee spoon?" Probably the most asymmetrical turning I've seen on any of the projects I've seen thus far. Fascinating and creative!
I swear I'm starting to watch woodturning videos as meditation; they're just SO SATISFYING! And calming, except when things fly off the lathe. These came out so beautiful and functional-- gorgeous idea!
Two things: 1) Beautiful work! Really stunning! And from a pine cone!! Amazing! 2) The second time you started the off-center work on the holder for the cone-cutting, I almost had to look away. I could so easily picture myself trying that, and ending up busting my face open when I jam the tools in the piece of wood.
As a person who has very well seen a coffee spoon, I was confused as to why it was so big. Now I know why. PS: I am German and when we say coffee spoon we mean sth even smaller than a tea spoon.
Yeah it’s kinda weird to see something like that for the first time. I’m getting my machinist certs so when we first started on the lathes I was impressed
@@sebastiencomeau3048 the experience of seeing this for the first time was weird is what he is saying... But you wouldn't know since you were born sitting and spinning on a drill bit obviously
I mean, cool as hell spoon. Remember the bugs bunny cartoon where, I assume Yosemite Sam cuts down trees? Then each individual tree is turned down into one single toothpick. This video reminded me of that. You got 2 spoons and they're super trippy. So I'll give you that.
The wood block being turned around like on some kind catapult made me anxious. I did try twice word turning and this already made me a bit careful about turning 😄 Deepest respects and thanks to the RU-vid algorithm, i guess 😂
OMG! I couldn't imagine how you you were going to end up with that finished product, but those were freaking incredible... And the most unique creation I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing.
You are cool. It's good to be proud of completing a project especially if it's something you haven't done before. I always feel pretty accomplished after taking on a new challenge!
