nesting measuring cups of teak

Very nice job. I feel your pain about wasting the 90% but you couldn’t have a measuring cup without that. Congratulations on a nice project

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Wow, bet that took some time to make. Nice work!!

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Wow, those are impressive! I’d say you made good use of that teak board.

-- Ron Stewart

Cool project! I also like the way teak smells, but dont use it so much because of the gluing issues and need for epoxy. Good idea for Xmas presents, and no gluing required.

Interested in how you did the cutouts for the cups? Centering pins on forstners will leave their mark, but I dont see that here.

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Nice work, Jim Those are sure nice measuring cups..better than you can buy!!

Jim

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thanks guys for the compliments. Brian; I cut out the scoops undersized with a forstner bit then use the router with a dish bit with the bearing on top around templates made from 1/4 plywood. It leaves a nice rounded finished scoop. No sanding needed on the insides.

-- J.C.Sellers, Norcross, Ga. Just cut it right the first time. The best carpenters make the fewest chips.

Those are really great. They will make a great Christmas gift idea.

those are a beautiful set of cups but my wife would never use them,she’s real big on sanitizing anything used for food prep and those would never pass her standards.damn nice work though.

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Very nice job. They look great.

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pottz once the oil soaks in and dries I’ll have a hard coat of salad bow finish applied and should be as sanitary as any other.

those are a beautiful set of cups but my wife would never use them,she s real big on sanitizing anything used for food prep and those would never pass her standards.damn nice work though.

- pottz

-- J.C.Sellers, Norcross, Ga. Just cut it right the first time. The best carpenters make the fewest chips.

I really like these. How do you figure out the proper size of the hole so that they measure accurately?

redtail – Trial and error in the begining. I have plywood templates for the hole diameters. I check volumes with store bought cups. I can always set router depth a little deeper if volumes are a little shy.

I really like these. How do you figure out the proper size of the hole so that they measure accurately?

- redtail

-- J.C.Sellers, Norcross, Ga. Just cut it right the first time. The best carpenters make the fewest chips.

Thank you for sharing! These are outstanding! You used Forstner bits to cut out scoops. How did you shape the walls? Bandsaw, then rasps?
Best,
h.

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When I was in school, I worked for a Marine Woodworker. We did a lot of work in teak. It would come on skids also made of teak. The small is great in the shop. Someone mentioned gluing, we used Resorcinol glue. It was a liquid and a powder.

I love the measuring cups and will have to give it a try!

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Here’s an amazon link to the type of bit used…...https://www.amazon.com/GKD-Template-Carving-Milling-Woodwork/dp/B0885RPVD1/ref=sr_1_128?dchild=1&keywords=router+bit+dish&qid=1603993149&s=hi&sr=1-128

I cut the hole undersized with a forstner bit, then with plunge router, sink in hole and cut around template.

-- J.C.Sellers, Norcross, Ga. Just cut it right the first time. The best carpenters make the fewest chips.