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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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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
Posted in Woodenware
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
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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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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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
Posted in Woodenware
Tagged spoon carving, spoon making, walnut, wooden spoon, wooden spoons
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Little Helpers Who Actually Help
My children have always enjoyed playing at working wood. I’ve taught them to handle some basic tools, like braces, spokeshaves, and even gouges, but they’ve mostly contented themselves with playing in the sawdust and shavings as I work. But recently … Continue reading
New Spoons for Sale
I’ve made a few new spoons recently, and I’ve just now posted them to my Etsy shop. I’ve begun putting together matched sets, offered at a slight discount, which make great gifts. This is a nice walnut mixer/server set. I … Continue reading
Last Week’s Spoons Finished
Last week, I had roughed out some spoons from cherry and then set them aside to dry a little bit. Last night, I finished shaping them with a spokeshave and smoothed them out with a card scraper. This afternoon, I … Continue reading
It’s Sloyd Time!
I do a bit of traveling every summer, and when I’m away from home, I always miss my workbench and my tools. Sometimes I have space to bring a few tools with me, but when I go camping or to … Continue reading
Posted in Carving, Wood and Woodwork, Woodenware
Tagged camping, hook knife, peter follansbee, sloyd, sloyd knife, spoon carving, wooden spoons
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