Spoon Carving

Inside the book

Follow the whole process: select tools and wood, prepare a blank, draw the design, shape the bowl and handle, sharpen your knife and finish the spoon. Five projects cover an eating spoon, a simpler quick eating spoon, a cooking spoon, a teaspoon and a ladle. Later chapters explore oiling, burnishing, kolrosing, painting and care.

• Spoon history, tool selection and safety
• Wood selection and preparation
• Drawing a template, shaping the bowl, axing and knife work
• Knife sharpening
• Five projects: eating spoon, quick eating spoon, cooking spoon, teaspoon and ladle
• Finishing cuts, sanding, oiling, burnishing, decoration and care