1-1/2" square blanks are a versatile size for larger handle-style projects. Ideal for coffee scoops, vegetable peelers, rasps, bottle stoppers, bottle openers and other kitchen or shop accessories where you want comfortable shaping room without excess bulk.
♦ Beginner-friendly woods: if you're just starting out, these woods are easy to work with: birch, cherry, sapele, walnut, soft maple, poplar, redwood
♦ Intermediate: If you're ready to flex your turning muscles into a new challenge we recommend maple (birdseye, curly, spalted), oak, roasted ash, yellowheart, canarywood.