The key to successful woodworking is to use sharp tools. Blades may require a little sharpening, known as “honing,” when making a spoon. Keeping a whetstone or wheel nearby is helpful, but running the ...

For most of my carving projects, I use a straight knife like this Flexcut roughing knife ($30 at Woodcraft). How a knife feels in your hand is more important than the brand. If you’re able, try before ...

PINE RIVER — Balsam Moon Preserve is offering Wooden Spoon Carving 101 from 1-5 p.m. March 15. Instructor Mike Austad of rural Pine River has been carving spoons for about 10 years, along with a ...

If you can make kindling, you can carve a spoon. And mastering spoon carving will not only help you make bowls, ladles, and shovels (and musical instruments — big ladles covered with skins and strings ...

This two-part, 8-week course will cover the basics of wood carving and an introduction to plaster mold making for slip cast ceramics. You will learn the basic techniques involved in chisel carving a ...

Come learn the art of wood carving. During this three-part workshop, you will be shown all the steps involved with carving a wooden spoon, including choosing the right hand tool, understanding wood ...

Sartorius is a studio woodworker who only carves sculptural wooden spoons. For 71-year-old Norm Sartorius of Parkersburg, West Virginia, a simple eating utensil represents everything human. “It’s an ...

Ferrisburgh, VT: Rokeby Museum is hosting craftsperson Randall Henson to teach a two-day spoon carving workshop, August 10 and 11, from 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. Henson has taught classes and demonstrated ...