Every monday night, there is a online gathering for Dutch/Flemish speaking spoon carvers that I organize and regularly attend. It started as a joke during…
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Spoon Carving workshops at Aardewerkt in Hoorn
On both July 3 and August 21 I will give another workshop spoon carving for beginners at craft shop Aardewerkt in Hoorn!
3rd-5th september 2021: DUTCH SPOON FESTIVAL
Lepelfeest is the Dutch festival for spoon carvers. You can follow many workshops to learn everything about making a spoon out of fresh wood.
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.
Event – Masters Of Sloyd
Starting febuari 4th: Masters of Sloyd is a series of online webinars about spoon carving and other crafts (in Dutch).
Event – Curfew Carving
Something fun during curfew? Let’s carve some spoons together on Skype.
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.
Something fun during lockdown: #SpoonswapNL
A blog about #SpoonswapNL during the lockdown. As much as 33(!) Dutch spoon carvers participated!
Crooked or straight wood?
Use crooked or straight wood for your spoon? The search for that elusive perfect curve can end up like a quest for the holy grail.
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.
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…