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Spoons, Spoons, and More Spoons
During market season, it sometimes seems like all I make is spoons, spatulas, and other wooden utensils. I take photos of a lot of my work, but I don’t always remember to post the photos here on my blog. So … Continue reading
Posted in Woodenware
Tagged craft market, spoon carving, spoon making, wooden spoon, wooden spoons
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How I Make a Spoon
From a tree to a spoon, this is how I make wooden cooking utensils. Continue reading
Posted in Wood and Woodwork, Woodenware
Tagged craft market, spoon carving, spoon making, wood spoon, wooden spoon, wooden spoons
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Essential Tools (for Me), Part 3: Spoon-Making Tools
Because spoon making has been such a big part of my woodworking, I think it’s appropriate that I write my 350th blog post about the tools I use to make spoons, spatulas, and other wooden utensils. These are by far … Continue reading
Posted in Wood and Woodwork, Woodenware
Tagged card scraper, carving gouge, coping saw, draw knife, drawknife, gouge, Heritage School of Woodworking, Homestead Heritage, Paul Sellers, Pfeil, spofford brace, spoke shave, spokeshave, spoon carving, spoon making, wooden spoon, wooden spoons
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How to Not Grow a Business
Most successful businesses have a growth mentality. But I don’t want to grow anymore. I want my craft market enterprise to shrink gracefully. Continue reading
Posted in Market, Musings, Wood and Woodwork, Woodenware
Tagged business, craft market, farmer's market, farmers market, growth, Market, price, pricing, production schedule, production time, shrinking gracefully, spoon making, time, value, vendor
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The Ukulele Spoon
Did you ever have one of those odd bits of wood hanging around the shop that is pretty useless but just nice enough not to throw away? For example: Quite a few years ago, I brought this little piece home … Continue reading
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Tagged mahogany, mahogany spoon, spoon carving, spoon making, treen, ukulele spoonn, woodenware
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The Literary Workshop: Now on Video!
I’ve shot my first woodworking videos. What video do you want to see from me next? Continue reading
How to Start Carving Spoons
As part of my ongoing “How to Start” series of blog posts, here is some advice on how to start carving spoons. My goal is not to guide you through the entire process of making a spoon; I just want … Continue reading
Posted in Tutorials, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged begin, beginning, carving, hatchet, hook knife, Mora knife, sloyd, sloyd knife, spoon, spoon carving, spoon making, spoons, start, starting, treen, wooden spoon, wooden spoons
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My Love-Hate Relationship with Spoon Carving Templates
I don’t remember exactly when I began to use templates to lay out my wooden spoons and spatulas, but after I had made my first dozen or so wooden spoons, I hit upon a couple of spoon shapes that just … Continue reading
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 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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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
Posted in Wood and Woodwork, Woodenware
Tagged business trip, hotel, sloyd, sloyd knife, spoon carving, spoon making, travel, wooden spoon, wooden spoons
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