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….
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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.
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?
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.
A review of two wood carving axes
Two very nice Swedish wood carving axes compared in a review: one by Julia Kalthoff and one by Hans Karlsson.
What tools for spoon carving?
Saw, axe, knife, spoon knife. What tools to get for carving a wooden spoon? An overview of the basic tools for spooncarving.
5 places to source fresh spoon wood
For spoon carving you need fresh, soft wood. You will not find that in a store. Here are five ways to source wood.
Hora Est: a new beginning
I don’t like to see a tree cut down. But if the tree does have to give way, I always try to get some wood to turn it into something beautiful.
Why wooden spoons?
Woodcarving keeps you in the here and now. You keep your knife sharp and the knife keeps you sharp in return. If you don’t pay attention you will feel it…