How To Seal Wood Burned Spoons

Take your spoons and write in pencil the words of your choice.

How to seal wood burned spoons. Once the wood burning tool is heated up it only takes a few minutes then start lightly tracing over the pencil design you have drawn on your spoon. Using my wood burning tool I burned designs into the spoons. 3 thin coats will provide much better results than trying to apply 1.

Each item is one of a kind and anomalies may occur from the heat of the sun or the grain of the wood. Each piece has an inspirational word or phrase burned into it using a magnifying glass and the power of the sun. To make these customized spoons head to your local dollar store or take a trip to the thrift store to search for spoons with a little more character.

Once you are happy with its location press into place. If playback doesnt begin shortly try. Consider using a fan to blow the smoke away from you from behind you or on a side anywhere really as long as it doesnt blow the smoke into your face.

I have carved all these wooden spoons and sanded them smooth. Dont press too hard. If you dont own a wood burning tool you could probably get away with using a soldering iron if you have one in the house.

This year I decided to add a little touch of creativity to my cooking themed gifts by wood burning all kinds of simple designs onto wooden spoons. Inspire your cooking and baking with these solar burned wooden spoons and spatulas. This penetrates the wood to protect it from long term use and prevents cracking.

Sealed with Butcher Block Oil so they are usable. Then add a water resistant coating to the outside. Keep this in mind when you want a portion of your design to be darker or you need to add a bit of shading to a design.