here’s a simple one— if you look close, you can see where my son Ian (when he was only 6 years old-- he’s 14 now) carved a Bishop out of this little stick of Hazel nut tree— Henry Lauder’s Walking Stick, to be precise… Anyhow, got to needing a snuff spoon for my TPS Madras and White Elephant snuff(s)— so I carved a little one at the end. Not too spectacular, but has meaning given that Ian did this for me 
This may be in the wrong thread but I can’t find the one where I heard this: I saw somewhere on the forum a mention of the green plastic coffee stirrers at Starbucks being great for a snuff spoon, so I picked one up today when I got my coffee. Other than that I always just use a pipe tool’s scraper.
A new one that I just started using, a chap stick canister that has been cleaned out (to not effect the aroma of the snuff). Use it to hold the snuff, utilized the cap to sniff. A two-in-one function, cheap, practical and one of the best ideas I have had in a while.
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I just flattened the wide end of a bamboo chopstick from Chinese takeout and shortened it some. Works great.
This golf tee sat on my desk taunting me all through last winter, I finally went at it with a knife and made it a more useful tool for the season.
This is the kind of snuff spoon (or spatula, if you’d like to call it that) that I made by using sandpaper on an ice-cream stick. The box doesn’t qualify as a DIY, but just wished to share. It is a small plastic box in which I keep 3-4 grams of snuff. You can pinch it or take it with a spoon. Handy and keeps it simple for me, since I have to make do with it for the lack of accessories for snuff available in the open market. 
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I use a pen cap at work
I agree with Mike_B. Bic caps work well with me, but usually I use a knife blade or the part on a pair of nail clippers you push down.
what would be the material that is the least sticky ?
what about polished horn ?
Polished horn should make an excellent snuff spoon, horn won’t alter the flavour of the snuff like some materials can. I have a horn salt spoon that I use to fill my snuffboxes, its too large to sniff from but I would love a snuff spoon sized one.
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Rosinski s snuffspoons are made of horn and are great.
Especially for very fine and dry snuffs!and very cheap also!
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Not exactly DIY but Lego Shovels (or oars even) work great as snuff spoons.
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I posted this earlier, but I’ll reiterate; Stainless steel Revlon cuticle care stick. About $10, it has a small spoon on one end, and a large flat “oar” on the other. If you don’t care about looks, it is the perfect lifetime snuff tool.
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Awesome Spoons LMK if you guys want to trade spoons for snuff I got everything from Old Mill(by Great Chef Daniels) to De Kralingse etc… Just send me a message. I’m looking for something hand made from nice good wood.like the chess piece. Peace and Mahalos :-c
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, great advice from @Zanaspus, thanks! I got this on Ebay (from China) for $1! It’s really great and there are many slightly different models that could also work. Originally I was planning to make a handle from wood, a bullet casing or some of that moldable glue stuff to cover the pointy end but I use it to get the snuff out of my nails!
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Here are a few I’ve made. From left to right, top row 1-3 white oak, 4,5 heart pine bottom row oryx horn
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@Hawaiian_Ryan If your still interested in spoons I can make you a custom one of your design (some limits apply lol)
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Im not sure how I missed this, but since I found it, I would like to take this opportunity to talk up the work of @rostanf, who created the pieces seen above. If youre looking for a snuff spoon, and he has some ready, or the time to make you something custom, I highly recommend picking one up, or maybe even three. A while back, I received one of his gorgeous oryx horn snuff spoons, just like the black fatty handled model on the bottom right of the photo he posted. It is a lovely, extremely well made piece of art, and it seriously has not left my shirt pocket since it came in the mail, I love this thing. He even asked about what I wanted, made it to my preferences, kept me updated on his progress, and gave me a great deal, because hes apparently also a real nice guy. Soon enough, Ill have me one of those neat little shovels, and probably a snake, too.
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@rostanf These spoons are great. You are a talented individual my friend. I am partial to the two snake designs. I like a small bowl, so I can control my snuff portions better. Great work!!
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