Woodwork People

[*crikey*mate*]

If I make a wooden platter or a bowl, what do I do to it to seal it and polish it etc to make it look nice and shiny and be able to use it to serve food in/on?

Do I use Beeswax?

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

When I had a similar question I asked it on a woodworking forum. 

Nevermind... I use olive oil on my precious timber things I use to serve food in. 

It's not like one would chuck that kind of stuff in the dishwasher. 

[amber-eyed-girl]

Olive oil is a sealant too. No Crikey, no dishwasher 🙂

But wooden bowls can get wet and sticky so good to seal them properly before use.

[*crikey*mate*]

Ya know something, this'd be a whole lot easier if someone would just make and sell the bowl I'm after LOLOLOL

I saw one years and years ago, and ever since have been on the lookout for a similar one - but nope - never found one, and i fuigure if my kid can do woodwork at school, it can't be that hard, so might as well have a crack at one and see if I can do it.

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@amber-eyed-girl wrote:
Olive oil is a sealant too. No Crikey, no dishwasher 🙂

But wooden bowls can get wet and sticky so good to seal them properly before use.

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Yeah like she's out there using a lathe right now 

* You clean them with hot water and some soap/dishwash stuff

* Rinse in hot water

* Put a little olive oil on a clean cotton rag and rub over and "polish"

Done.

[amber-eyed-girl]

Your kid, though, will have access to a lot of tools and lathes and errrr vices and things at school.

[cherry*135]

Do they make bowls in woodwork at school? We have a chopping board, a pencil case, a mushroom pen holder, a little tray & a tiny surfboard with stand... Nothing round ( maybe part of the mushroom, it was a bit dodgy).

[*crikey*mate*]

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@amber-eyed-girl wrote:
Your kid, though, will have access to a lot of tools and lathes and errrr vices and things at school.

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so will I, i reckon the school will let me use their stuff, but I figured I could just do it with my ice carving chisels and some sandpaper LOL. I was talking to LC, and she seems to be confident we could pull it off (She's done a whole term of woodwork, God love her ) But seriously, it really can't be that hard, it's not like I'm trying to do anything intricate, or trying to join things it's pretty chunky and all one piece. I reckon it's more carved than machined iykwim

In my mind, it's sort of a big tray, but it's gott a bowly bit in it and crevises so the stuff doesn't fall off or mix together- it's ok, I know what i want LOL

It was just an amazing "thing" and it's time for me to own one, or an incredibly weird door stop.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@buzzlightyearsgirlfriend wrote:

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@amber-eyed-girl wrote:
Olive oil is a sealant too. No Crikey, no dishwasher 🙂

But wooden bowls can get wet and sticky so good to seal them properly before use.

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Yeah like she's out there using a lathe right now 

* You clean them with hot water and some soap/dishwash stuff

* Rinse in hot water

* Put a little olive oil on a clean cotton rag and rub over and "polish"

Done.

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Thanks buzz, so the oil doesn't go rancid, right?

The onlyn other wood stuff I've used in a kitchen are my wooden cutting boards and the butchers block, but we never oil those, and two of my boards'd be near on 25 years old, bought em in 1991.butchers block is only about 10 years old, but it's still good to go and it's done a lot of work, so this is all new to me.

[amber-eyed-girl]

You only use a smear of oil. It sinks in and lightly seals the wood, you don't want it all slick. So it will be fine.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@am*3 wrote:
Do they make bowls in woodwork at school? We have a chopping board, a pencil case, a mushroom pen holder, a little tray & a tiny surfboard with stand... Nothing round ( maybe part of the mushroom, it was a bit dodgy).

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No idea, the boys never did it, and they donate what they make back for a school fundraiser, so i spose I'll find out at the silent auction when she hints really strongly which ones I'm supposed to bid on. LOLOLOL