Honey dippers

[Steve K]

Haven't posted anything in a while. Here are some mason jar honey dippers. I make quite a few of these, especially this time of year.



Mostly maple and cherry with some white oak or hickory here and there.

[chips ahoy]

Those look great,what finish did you use?

Mel

[Arlin Eastman]

Steve

Did you put the lid in the center or did you use the PSI kits.  By the way I like what you did to the tops of them alot

[Dusty Workshop]

Nice work!

I too want to know how you imbellished the tops.

[Steve K]

Thanks. The finish on them is 2 coats of shellac, sanded,  and then three coats of Target coatings EM6000 water borne lacquer. The original "artwork" is mine, done with Inkscape and engraved using a cheap Chinese laser engraver.
Arlin, I don't know what kits you're talking about? Did a search on the PSI website and didn't find anything similar.

[chips ahoy]

Thanks. The finish on them is 2 coats of shellac, sanded,  and then three coats of Target coatings EM6000 water borne lacquer. The original "artwork" is mine, done with Inkscape and engraved using a cheap Chinese laser engraver.
Arlin, I don't know what kits you're talking about? Did a search on the PSI website and didn't find anything similar.

Steve I like your art work,imagine how good it would be if you had a better engraver.Keep up the good work.

Mel

[Arlin Eastman]

Here you go Steve

https://www.pennstateind.com/mm5/merchan...=mason+jar

[Steve K]

Here you go Steve

https://www.pennstateind.com/mm5/merchan...=mason+jar

Thanks Arlin, had no idea. Guess I didn't find them because I searched for "mason jar honey dipper"? I will say, I have made a few hundred of my version over the last two years. That's given me a good idea what it costs me to make one without a "kit".  Basically all a guy needs is a lid that fits a mason ja

[NCPaladin]

Looks good.  I may have to try that.
Are they just friction fit like the PSI "jam chuck"?
I had thought of using canning rings and epoxy them in.  You would still see most of the wood on the inside.
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[Steve K]

Looks good.  I may have to try that.
Are they just friction fit like the PSI "jam chuck"?
I had thought of using canning rings and epoxy them in.  You would still see most of the wood on the inside.

Thanks! Early on I did some with canning rings but I didn't care for them and thought they might be hard to clean. I had kind of forgotten about the idea and then I stumbled on to these
My local Ace has them $3.99 for a box of eight so they're not real expensive. Just in case you're interested here is how I do them. Actually, I've changed my process some since I made this video but it will give an idea at least