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…
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.
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.
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.
What is the best wood for carving a spoon?
Without wood, you can’t carve a spoon. But what are the best species? These are my favourite kinds of wood for making spoons.
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.