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Moon Spoons?
A fellow carver directed me toward this short film documenting the traditional making of spoons from boxwood in Spain. Filmed in 1994, it features a man named Pascual Mairal who had been practicing this craft since he was a child. … Continue reading
Carving American Chestnut
The solstice may still be a couple weeks away, but the first day of summer for me was yesterday. I celebrated by digging in to a special log. American chestnut. Big, green, American chestnut. I carved some chestnut a few … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, historical reference, layout, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged American Chestnut, Chestnut bowl, ring shake
23 Comments
Pennsylvania Birds
Birds are a frequent subject in just about every folk art tradition in the world. I’m interested in the common threads that weave through the work of different cultures. A couple books I picked up, used, have inspired me to … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, books, historical reference, Uncategorized
Tagged bird bowls, bird tree, Just for Nice, Pennsylvania folk art, Wilhelm Schimmel
9 Comments
Silver Maple Bowl
Now that I’ve made several pieces from silver maple, I feel like I’m starting to understand its character. I compare it to a no-nonsense laborer who wears flashy underpants beneath his overalls. You know. Based on what I’ve read recently, … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, finding wood, green woodworking, historical reference, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged maple bowl, silver maple
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Intriguing Old Spoon
My friend, Scott, sent me this old spoon to check out. An antique dealer in Pittsburgh told him that he comes across a lot of these spoons in the area. He knew nothing beyond that. Could it be a form … Continue reading
Posted in historical reference, spoons, Uncategorized
Tagged bent spoon, Pittsburgh spoon
25 Comments
Hungarian Super Bowl
Now that the Super Bowl of American football is over, feast your eyes on some amazing feats of coordination and teamwork in Hungary. I believe the narration is in Hungarian, but the video is multi-lingual. Huge bowls like this seem … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, historical reference, holding, Uncategorized, video
Tagged Hungarian bowl, Hungary
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8th Grade Sloyd
As I cut the letters into this small panel earlier this month, I was thinking back to Mr. Howard Sokoloff, my 8th grade woodshop teacher. Here was a man near retirement tasked with teaching every single thirteen-year-old in the school … Continue reading
Cigar Box Reminder
Lately, my evenings and weekends have been filled with non-carving matters, including tending to the needs of our house that was built in 1905. When Kristin and I bought it in 1996, the same year we were married, we became … Continue reading
Posted in historical reference, Persons, Uncategorized
Tagged newspaper archive, Old houses
22 Comments
Treasures from Millersburg
These T-handle augers weren’t the only treasures I found in Millersburg, Ohio last weekend at the Early American Artisans Fair. I included some links in a previous post. The Artisans’ Guild has some exciting plans, so its well worth a … Continue reading
Posted in events, historical reference, teaching, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged Artisans' Guild, Colonial Homestead
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