Polychromatic wood turning is the art of creating items made from different coloured woods glued together. Here, Robert shows step-by-step, how his spoons are made using different types of woods to create a pretty polychromatic turned handled spoon.
The timber is machined to size, this is sycamore, and the corners rebated to take the inlay
The ebonised inlay, here, dyed sycamore, is glued in place
The inlay is ready for trimming prior to attaching the uppermost set of wood overlay
Sycamore strips are glued and clamped
turning the composite handle
Spoon after turning and prior to attaching the outer bowl sections
The 4 stages of making a composite handle
Attaching the outer sections of the bowl
Spoons in the process of marking out and cutting the bowls
The finished spoons, with heart-carved bowls
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Origin is a co-operative of makers and artists from Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Swansea and Ceredigion with its shop based in the busy market town of Carmarthen. In the shop you will find a wide range of high quality handcrafted ceramics, glass, jewellery, metal, textiles, wood and cards as well as a wide range of original art work and prints.
