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Tag Archives: wooden spoons
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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Trash –> Treasure, or New Spoons from Old Furniture
When I sell my spoons and spatulas at craft markets, people always ask me, “Where do you get the wood?” I often laugh because, truth be told, practically ever piece of wood has a story behind it. More often than … Continue reading
Posted in Furniture, Wood and Woodwork, Woodenware
Tagged demolition, poplar, reclaim, reclaimed, reclaimed wood, salvage, salvaged wood, spoons, tulip poplar, wooden spoons, work
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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 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
