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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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From an Old Drawer to New Spatulas
People ask me where I get my wood for the spoons and spatulas I make. The truth is, I find it. Most of the time I salvage limbs and logs from downed trees, but sometimes I find wood in more … Continue reading
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The Evolution of a Display Table
What do you do when you start making more spoons than you can sell or give away? You start selling them. But not just anybody will pay $10 or $15 for a hand-carved spoon. You have to get them in … Continue reading
How to Ship a Wooden Spoon
If you sell your woodwork online at all, there’s a little challenge that you probably didn’t think about until you sold your first item: how to package it for shipping. And if you’ve ever received an item in the mail … Continue reading
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Tagged cardboard, economy, envelope, packaging, packing, padded envelope, post office, shipping, USPS, wooden spoon, wooden spoons
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Spoon Carving on the Road
I do a lot of traveling each summer. In the past, I often had to leave my woodworking behind because, well, it’s hard to fit a tool chest and a workbench into the back of the minivan along with all … Continue reading
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Tagged business trip, hotel, sloyd, sloyd knife, spoon carving, spoon making, travel, wooden spoon, wooden spoons
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Teaching Spoon Making in Austin, TX
This coming weekend I will be teaching a class on making wooden spoons for the ROADS Workshops in Austin, Texas. It’s going to be a little different from your usual woodworking class, though. ROADS Workshops are a part of Mobile … Continue reading
Posted in Wood and Woodwork, Woodenware
Tagged Austin, MLF, ROADS Workshops, spoon carving, spoon making, Texas, wooden spoon, wooden spoons, woodworking class
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“How Long Does It Take You to Make a Spoon?”
It’s a question I get a lot when selling my wooden spoons at craft markets, and I was never sure how to answer. I couldn’t remember the last time I timed myself on a spoon from start to finish. And … Continue reading
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Tagged spoon carving, spoon making, walnut, wooden spoon, wooden spoons
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The Spoon-Copying Challenge
A few days ago, a package arrived in the mail from an old family friend. Inside (along with her annual family newsletter) was this poor spoon: Her note called it her “butter spoon,” which she had used for butter making … Continue reading
Making Stir-Fry Spatulas from Curly Oak
We all know about curly maple, but how about curly oak? I didn’t know it existed until I started salvaging wood down here in Alabama. Continue reading
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Tagged bow saw, curly oak, stir-fry spatula, swamp oak, tear-out, water oak
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Craft Show Success
Selling my work–mostly wooden spoons–at craft shows has been hit-or-miss for me. But recently I found out that our local art museum, the Mobile Museum of Art, hosts a regular craft show, and I thought that venue might bring in … Continue reading
