I've blogged about it before but I'm really proud of my wooden scoops.
I make them in small batches (this is the biggest batch I've made in one go), and they're designed to use up the offcuts I have left over from some of my other products. I try to be as near to zero waste as I possibly can be. I've also tried to make them as affordable as possible, although with postage having gone up again I may have to increase the price slightly soon.
Making batches like this by hand can be a little soul destroying, about half this number is far more manageable! But I set my ear muffs up with a good book or podcasts or interviews, then just set myself targets throughout the day.
I think you have to be fairly self motivated to do the type of thing I'm trying to do here anyway, so it's just about pushing myself to keep going. The stock of these scoops should last me a while.
I often get asked what these scoops are best used for, I think there are probably hundreds of uses, we use them in the greenhouse, but also for chicken feed and grains.
I also like to test how tough my stuff is, often to destruction. 
This scoop didn't make the grade so I tried to see how easy it was to break - the wood gave up before my glued and stapled joints, which is a really good thing. I know I build stuff to last!
What other small items would you like to see me stock?
Modern wood glues always impress me with their strength. I honestly can't remember the last time I've had a glue failure.
ReplyDeleteWe still use our "Bread Is Life" bread cutting board that I got from you on a daily basis. It has quite a few knife marks in it but I just say those add character. Those sorts of things seem to sell well at small markets around here along with your basic, and not so basic, cutting boards. Another thing I have seen quite a few being sold these days are k-cup holders for Keurig coffee maker. Both of those can pretty much be made from scrap woods.
Going one step further, I've seen people use bits of wood too small to be made into something, to create artistic murals. They just cut the bits into small pieces sorted by color and then glue them to a small piece of ply to form a mural. I have one that was turned into a turkey that I gave my parents years ago as a gift.
Yeah the glue is amazing now, holds so well.
DeleteGlad the board is still in use! Always nice for a project to be used rather than sit on the shelf.
I do love using up the small bits of wood in the workshop, but also have to be fairly ruthless or I wouldn't have room to move. The workshop is due another deep clean now to be honest.