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I realise this thread has almost been flogged to death, but something kept nagging at the back of my mind re Spoon Bits.

After studying my diagram awhile I saw the error. The milled section has to taper towards the centre line at the tip, or else the tip will not bore.

This is what I previously (incorrectly) had: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This is what it should look like:
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Enlarged to show detail:

Cool! Now I just need a CAM setup here and I start making them.

Yes Frank I saw the mistake and I correct it on my drawing.
Now I am asking my friend Ivan to make one spoon like this based on your drawing with my corrections. We will see what will happen. I will post the picture.

Regards
George