Category Archives: handicraft
Hotel Spoon Carving
I travel for work once or twice a year. This summer it’s a week-long stay in a hotel, and I have evenings pretty much to myself. In such situations, I never want to be without my spoon carving tools and … Continue reading
Posted in handicraft, Wood and Woodwork, Woodenware
Tagged hotel, hotel room, sloyd, sloyd knife, spoon making, spoons, travel, wood spoon, wooden spoon, wooden spoons
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Making a Thumb-Ring Page Holder
If you’re a reader and a woodworker, you’ve probably seen pictures of them on social media. You don’t know what they’re called, but your book-loving friends probably want you to make them some. I’ve heard them called by several names: … Continue reading
Posted in Build-Alongs, handicraft, Wood and Woodwork, Woodworking Literature
Tagged book, book bridge, book buddy, books, literature, page holder, reading, reamer, spokeshave, thumb ring, walnut
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Carving Spoons, Building Community
A week ago my wife and I got in a car and drove to Austin, Texas, to teach two days of classes on making wooden spoons. We weren’t sure what to expect–what the facilities would be like, what wood or … Continue reading
Posted in handicraft, skills, teaching
Tagged Austin, Austin TX, community, Community First, Mobile Loaves and Fishes, ROADS Workshops, spook making, spoon carving, Texas, wooden spoon, wooden spoons
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