Turn a Coffee Scoop - No Chuck Required!

I demonstrate turning a traditional two-piece coffee scoop without a scroll chuck. Great beginner project for beginning woodturner on a Midi Lathe.
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[@industrialcomfort]

I love turning coffee scoops. Thanks for sharing, Mike.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

They are fun. I need to do some more.

[@davidmorgan7522]

Thanks Mike! Neat little scoop. Take care, Dave

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thanks 👍

[@stuartbruton48]

Once again Mike, thanks for the tips and hints 👍

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Any time!

[@LewisKauffman]

Thanks, Mike! Love that dark handle!

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Me too!

[@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound]

Very nice scoop Mike. Thank you!

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

You bet

[@johnfritz3792]

It nice to see that even the pro’s get a catch every now and then!! Thanks for the video’s

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

You bet. I get catchjs sometimes also. 😉👊

[@donaldosborn1892]

Yep good to you show even you get catches

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

You don't get catches if you do not turn. LOL.

[@hfbowerndesigns810]

Great project my friend, thanks for sharing Take care Cheers Harold

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Many thanks

[@glencrandall7051]

Nice piece of work Mike. 👍👍Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thanks, you too!

[@wardwilson3216]

Thanks, Mike. I always learn something from your videos

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Glad to hear it

[@royboggs3849]

Mike, you have inspired so many of us over the years!!👌👌👏👏👍👍

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Wow, thanks

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

-awesome video Mr. Mike thanks for sharing

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thanks for watching!

[@oltoddilocks]

Youre my woodturning guru mike! Thanks for keepin up the work

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Thanks! Will do!

[@MarklTucson]

Nice, looks like a fun project. Adding this to the list. ✏📖

[@williamdodds6104]

Great video. I am going to try one and I hope it works... 😂 But I will try until I get a couple made.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

You can do it!

[@roystheboy]

I made one as part of the novice competition at my club in the uk 2 weeks ago and came first

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Congratulations!

[@GaryNorton_C]

Can you post a link for that small drive center?

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

I do not see it on their webset so you might contact them. www.thewalnutlog.com/ Packard and Craft Supplies should have something similar for a 3/8" mini drive.

[@DKWalser]

Mike -- I took a class from Dale Nish years ago. One of the things he taught was using faceplates, glue blocks, and jam chucks. He counseled against using plywood for a glue block as you did in this video. He felt that the risk of the plywood delaminating (because of a hidden void in one of the plys or lack of glue between the plys) made using plywood unsafe. What are your thoughts? I tend to agree with Dale Nish, but there are different types of plywood. I wouldn't use construction-grade or even cabinet-grade plywood, both have too many voids between the plys. While the voids in cabinet-grade plywood are small and are no structural concern for use as the side of a cabinet, on a 3" diameter piece used as a glue block, any void might make up a large percentage of the surface area of the ply. However, I wouldn't hesitate to use a quality birch plywood (or the similar quality appleply that we have out West). By they way, Dale highly recommended using MDF for jam chucks. It is soft enough to be non-marring, machines very well, is very stable, and is relatively inexpensive.

[@MikePeaceWoodturning]

Dale had a valid concern. I would not use plywood for a glue block doing a bowl or something large. I have no concerns of delamination with Baltic birch or even cabinet grade when using for a project like this, a 2" square block. I hate the dust from turning MDF. I always have something better for small jam chucks and do not use jam chucks for finishing a bowl bottom as I have a vacuum chuck.

[@erbakantiftik9397]

Hİ 👋👌👍

[@alanneel2749]

I have lots of boring looking wood !!