What is the best way to hollow out a piece without cutting through the wood?

I’d say it sort of depends on the specifics of what you’re trying to do. Got an example of what you’re going for?

Hello Evansd2, I am making a spoon and the part I need hollowed out should be able to pick up and hold like a real spoon should. No example, just my first time going at it. I did make one spoon and I think what I should be asking is how far to go down for engraving the area.

Ah, that’s a little tricky, considering the curve that you’re going for. How thick is the wood blank that you’re wanting to hollow out? If it’s under 1/2" you’re in good shape. If I were doing it I would probably use a 3d engrave and make a shaded spoon shape. One sec, I’ll show you an example o…

@evansd2 Here is what I did. [20221030_170201]

Yeah you’re partly there. I think if I were in your shoes at this point I would probably take that one and just sand out the bowl as needed. The other method is trickier, you need to make a spoon-shaped gradient oval and then engrave it as a 3d engrave… which might get you closer to the bowl shape…

The other option is to buy premade spoons and engrave the handles with a jig of some sort. Lots of prior art to be inspired by: https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=wooden%20spoon

I just now figured that I could double the spoon as is and cut the top area out and seal it together with strong bond wood glue.

Like this: Amazon.com: 30 Pcs 3.8 inch Small Wooden Spoons Cooking Condiments Spoons Mini... Online Shopping for Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets from a great selection at everyday low prices. Free 2-day Shipping with Amazon Prime. 30 spoons for…

You got a awesome point. I like you but I don’t like you lol - how did you find those? I’ve been messing around with google for a while and this never came up.

I just hit amazon and searched for “wooden spoons”. There are many options, all kinds of spoons of different sizes. You can spend 5 minutes on there and probably narrow down to a couple of favorites pretty quickly. [image] scribbleonmecandles: I like you but I don’t like you lol You aren’…

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That’s what I did.