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Spoon Stages
I’ve been finishing up several spoons that have been sitting around, partially carved, for months. For me, spoon carving breaks down into these stages: Finding and collecting the crook Splitting Axe and adze work Green knife work Dry knife work … Continue reading
Posted in finding wood, green woodworking, spoons, Uncategorized
Tagged spoon carving, spoon carving stages
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Wishes for a Peaceful New Year
When it is peaceful and quiet, using the knife will not break the tranquility. Sometimes there will be other things to listen to, such as conversation, music, the singing of the birds or wind rushing through the leaves. Indeed, sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in carving, green woodworking, quotes and excerpts, spoons, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged couplet, spoon carving, Wille Sundqvist
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Spoonfest and Täljfest, Summer 2019
In between other projects, I was able to spend some time roughing some spoons from a bunch of crooks I’ve gathered this winter. I already mentioned that I’ll be doing some of that at the Plymouth CRAFT’s big Spoon Day … Continue reading
Posted in classes, events, spoons, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged spoon carving, Spoonfest, Taljfest
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Roughing Spoons from Straight Blanks
Spoons are cranky. Take a close look at just about any spoon, whatever the material, and you’ll find that the rim of the bowl of the spoon is not in the same plane as the handle. The angle between them … Continue reading
Posted in carving, layout, sketch, spoons, Uncategorized
Tagged carving adze, spoon carving, spoon design
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Five Spoons
I’ve finished five big spoons from big crooks, three in black cherry, two in hard (sugar) maple. I’ll post them here below. They’re all straight from the knife and treated with flaxseed (linseed) oil. I had fun experimenting with some … Continue reading
Posted in patterns, spoons, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry spoon, maple spoon, spoon carving, wooden spoons
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