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.
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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.
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…
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?
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? From October the 28th, the free webinar series Masters of Sloyd is back!
Blog – How to make a nice wooden eating spoon
A blog about what we can learn from a bad spoon. So you can use this knowledge to carve spoons that are actually nice to use.
Blog – Templates for spoon carving
Should you use spoon templates for carving your spoons? A blog post about the pro’s and con’s of using a spoon template.
Blog – 13 spoon carving tips
How do you get better at spoon carving? In this blog, I’ll share 13 tips that helped me to carve better spoons.
Blog – Lockdown Survival Guide for spoon carvers
Looking for something to do during lockdown? Here’s a lockdown survival guide with seven tips for spoon carvers.