Stir the Pot like a Scot - Wood Turn a Spurtle
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2015
- I demonstrate turning a spurtle on a wood lathe. This is a very basic spindle turning project that is also useful! A spurtle is a traditional Scottish kitchen tool for stirring porridge or oatmeal but is equally useful for stirring thick sauces, soups or stews.
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Thanks Mike.
An oldie of yours that I seem to have missed. Maybe oldie but still goodie. Looks to be a good project for the new lathe. I have the lathe up and running but now I have to find out which box the movers put the turning tools in. There must be 50 or more boxes in the new shop. It will take a while to get them all sorted out. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
It is great kitchen aide. Good luck with your unpacking. Put up French cleats before you get everything put away.
Not just a nice [informative] video, but so great that you chose a 'spurtle'.......an oh-so-useful kitchen tool.
Most folks have not even heard of such a thing, and are missing out on the usages until they incorporate one
into their kitchen. Kudos.....and Peace, Mike.
Thanks for commenting.
Mike, nice seeing you use a skew almost exclusively. It has been quite a few years since I have turned a spurtle. I might have to turn a few more. Thanks for the video.
+Marshall Gorrow
Thanks, Marshall. I think its good to get back to something quick and easy and basic once in a while. It is a fun way to get back to turning if it has been a while or you aren't inspired to make something complicated.
Another great and practical idea Mike, Thanks for sharing!Cheers Bram .
Mike I absolutely love your videos you are a fantastic teacher 😁 thanks for taking the time to make them 👍
I appreciate that!
Please please do more Scottish items it's so hard to find anyone who likes the true Scottish Celtic items most want modern things made of that will not in 6 months to come. I truly enjoyed your, it's people like u who keep the old ways alive thank you
Thanks for your support.
Great project for a beginner like me!!
Nice project Mike. Good one to practice turning techniques.
Alex Pettigrew
Pettigrew Woodworks
North Garden VA
Excellent tutorial as well as informative.
Nice simple project. When you do a detail like texturing, could you do a close up so we can see how it comes out? I have a sorby tool and just can't seem to get the hang of it.
Glad to see someone using a traditional spurtle. Most videos I've been able to find call a "spoon-like" thing a spurtle. Maybe to them; not to me. Good explanations in your project.
Thanks for commenting.
Could just use a wooden spatula they don't mess up the oats either
Just got done making my first one ever
I enjoy all of your videos. Where can I get the information sheet like the one you show at the end of your video?
+George Fotinakes
Spurtle - the traditional
Scottish porridge stick
Cook your porridge like a true Scot.
The spurtle has a long history in Scotland where it was used to stir
the oats as they softened slowly in the pot. Today's oatmeal doesn't take
nearly as long to cook, but why not keep in touch with tradition and use a
spurtle anyway? And apart from cooking your morning bowl of oatmeal, it
will find many other uses in your kitchen.
Your wooden spurtle won't scratch your pots
No need to worry about scratching pots or pans with
cookware made from wood! And that's not all. Recent studies have found that
wood contains chemicals that fight bacterial growth.
Your spurtle is easy to care for
Just wash your spurtle in warm soapy water and leave
it to dry thoroughly.
If you wish, you may occasionally wipe your spurtle
with a little mineral oil to renew the finish. I don't recommend using cooking
oils as some types can go rancid.
+George Fotinakes Thanks for your reply. I can see a "spurtle" Christmas coming for the gals in my family!
I made one by hand with sandpaper and a sharp knife but the next one will be a bit like yours here. Taa
Nice and simple, would oak be an okay wood to use to make one of these?
+Aaron Miller I think white oak wood be better than red oak but turn what you have and see how it holds up. Just don't put it the dishwasher!
Thanks
Grandmother MacCrae would never use a spoon to stir porridge, only a spurtle was ever used, and only used for porrige. And, she would knock you on the head if she saw the spurtle stirring to the left or back and forth.
Where can I find a heavy skew like you used?
+Brenton Younkin That is an Alan Lacer 1 3/8" by Hamlet. You can buy from Craft Supply, Packard or from Alan directly.
Thanks! I've just been using a 1" wide 1/4" think one. I'll check into that!
Brenton Younkin
My workhorse skew is a 3/4". I personally find the 1 3/8" a little big and awkward for most of the tasks I use a skew for.
I've wanted a bigger one for roughing out. 3/4" and 1" it what I used the most. And a smaller 1/4" one I made.
Neat project. However, it strikes me that, back in the 15'th century, some Scotsman who lacked the needed tools to make a real spoon managed to convince his wife that "this round stick is just as good as long as I put this 'ere thistle design on the the top".
I wonder how that worked out for him?
@@MikePeaceWoodturning Apparently really well; we are still making them 500 years later.