Long handled coffee scoops

Because coffee scoops should have long handles if you use bags of coffee!

Most of the time I see these scoops built with short handles. I suspect the ads showing short handles for projects are to get people to buy pen blanks for other purposes.
 
 This project is of one of those where I forgot to take any final pictures before I gave them all away. Recently I got a chance to take a shot of ours plus one I gave away. I did have a few shots from the build.
 
 The wood is maple from a tree we took down several years ago. The shapes are inspired from the wands of Harry Potter characters.
 
 The handles range in length from 7 to 9 inches. 7 inches is a little short if you want to keep from reaching into the bag at all. I think 10 inches would not be too long…
 
 The handles were stained with Transtint dyes and finished with water based polyurethane. I applied 3 or 4 colors of stain - starting with black and then adding 2 or three progressively lighter tints. Sanding after each layer creates lighter areas to allow the lighter colors to appear. I liked the outcome and will attempt it again if I get the chance.
 
 If I were to do these again I would focus on handle lengths of 8 to 10 inches and use a 2 tablespoon size scoop. The 1 tablespoon size scoop is available from several sources – I got mine from Rockler. I have seen the 2 tablespoon size scoop at Penn State. We end up using 2 or more scoops with the 1 tablespoon version.

Update: I thought I would add that a friend of our saw these and asked for one. Since I already had a few extra scoops I was able to make one in just over an hour and she could take it home with her!

2nd Update: Whenever I see someone selling coffee scoops in a market I offer up the idea of long handles. I always get an appreciative response but I haven't seen any long handles yet 😀