This year marked the fifth anniversary of the Masters of Sloyd webinar series. Due to personal circumstances, I was only able to organize two this…
Spoon blog
Blog – Which Axe for Spoon Carving?
If you want to turn a chunk of wood into a spoon, you often start with an axe to remove most of the excess wood….
Blog – Looking back at ‘Houtmoeting’ and the first Camp & Carve
On March 22 and 23, 2025, the very first combined edition of Camp & Carve and Houtmoeting (rough translation: Wood Gathering) took place – a…
Creative with Christmas tree: make a whisk for whipped cream!
Christmas is over, the days are getting longer and it’s time to strip down the Christmas tree and put it on the side of the…
Blog – Ebonizing or blackening of your spoons
Who wants to decorate their spoons has the choice from many different techniques. In this blog I will focus on ebonizing. What is it, how…
Blog – The hook knife, the different shapes and their carving properties
A blog about the 3 shapes of spoon knifes and their carving properties. When do you use what knife and why.
Masters of Sloyd 2023-2024
Masters of Sloyd is a free webinar series in which well-known makers from the Netherlands and abroad share their knowledge and passion about their craft.
Book review: Hart voor hout, by Harald Lamon (Heart for Wood)
In this blog you can read what you will find in the new book written by Harald Lamon and why it is an addition to the green wood library.
Blog – The ‘Pocket Spoon’
How do you carve a wooden pocket spoon? What are the design considerations? Make your own with a free downloadable template.
Masters of Sloyd – The free webinars are back!
Are you looking for a fun activity for the long winter evenings? Do you want to know more about traditional crafts that you can easily learn yourself? The free webinar series Masters of Sloyd is back!
Blog – Meet the knutkorg
Meet the knutkorg! A scandinavian basket made of fresh and dry wood. A very challenging project!
Book review – Karvsnitt by Jögge Sundqvist
A while ago, Jögge Sundqvist published his book Karvsnitt about chip carving and other decorational techniques. A review.
Blog – About Masters of Sloyd – Season 2
In the winter of 2021/2022 I organised the second season of Masters of Sloyd. Several makers talked about their craft in free webinars.
Blog – Review of the new Mora 106 carbon and 120 carbon
The Mora 106 is my favorite wood carving knife and the Mora 120 is its little brother. Mora recently released a new version of this…
Blog – About drying wooden spoons
How can you let your hand carved wooden spoons dry? How can you avoid problems like deformation or cracking?