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Tag Archives: spooncarving
Damson Ladles
I seem to have been so engrossed in making fan birds lately that I haven’t done much spoon carving but there’s a few spoons that I carved during the summer that haven’t yet made it onto the web and I … Continue reading
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Tagged branch, carving, cruck, damson, ladle, spoon, spooncarving
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Otherhandedness
One of the most exciting parts of the spooncarving course with Fritiof Runhall last week was his advice on learning to carve with both hands. By making the same cuts with the same angles but mirrored by using the other … Continue reading
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Tagged axe, fritiof runhall, left hand, spoon, spooncarving
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Spooncarving course with Fritiof Runhall
Last week I spent 3 days in Edale as a student on a spooncarving course organised by Robin Wood and taught by Swedish carver Fritiof Runhall. I’ve been carving spoons from green wood for 8 years, so when I first … Continue reading
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Tagged course, fritiof runhall, greenwood, Robin Wood, spoon, spooncarving, sweden
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Spooncarving and camping
Last week, during the hottest days of the year, Christiane and I met up and spent a few days camping near Salisbury. I took along a small lump of the damson wood I’ve been working with and a spooncarving kit … Continue reading
Damson spoons
The Lyth Valley, close to where I live is famous for it’s damsons which are out at the moment. It’s a good year in terms of the crop but difficult harvesting, I’m told because of the wet weather. I’ve used … Continue reading
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Tagged damson, greenwood, hand carved, spoon, spooncarving
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A well used spoon
Nearly everything I make is designed to be used, whether it’s a chair, spoon, bowl or rake. I especially like it when someone meets me at a show and tells me how they’ve been using something they’ve bought from me. … Continue reading
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Tagged birch, charlie whinney, green woodwork, spoon, spooncarving
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Kosenka spoons
I’ve been away in the White Carpathian area of Czech Republic, taking part in a conservation project to manage 6ha of upland pasture for wild orchids using scythes. You can read about the mowing on scytherspace, my scythe blog. All … Continue reading
Folding paper
Since November, I’ve been enjoying folding paper. Though predominantly a woodworker, I’m interested in all sorts of crafts and making with different materials so when I was choosing a name for this site I deliberately left it open to include … Continue reading
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Tagged batch, david mitchell, electra, kusudama, origami, spooncarving
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