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Information and Inspiration for Spoon Carvers

Jonathan Levi

March 2018

March 27, 2018

It’s been a good month. I was elated to interview Ben Strano and get his thoughts on spoon carving. Please contact me if you would be interested in being interviewed about your spoon carving.

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I purchased Jögge Sundqvist’s book Slöjd in Wood published by Lost Art Press. I can’t wait to get this book and read it in April.

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Speaking of Jögge Sundqvist, I was bummed to miss his talk in early March in Decorah. A sick friend was the main reason that I didn’t go, but I also realized, while there is great value in taking classes, I’m at the point in my carving where I just need to put my ass in the chair and carve. I need to continue to build strength, and learn by doing, so when I take my next carving class, I can really learn from it.

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After seeing a very cool chair on Instagram, I browsed through Mike Abbott’s book Going with the Grain: Making chairs in the 21st century. It’s a great read, but I realized how easy it is to explore a bunch of different directions with woodworking and how I need to focus just on carving spoons.

Speaking of books, here are some of my suggestions. Also, Tom Bartlett recently also put together a great list of spoon carving books too. Books are tools too, so it’s always a challenge note to splurge on them. After looking at Tom’s list, I bought the following wonderful books:

Japanese Spoons and Ladles by Masao Usui

The New Sylva by Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet

Treen for the Table: Wooden Objects Relating to Eating and Drinking by Jonathan Levi

Treen, or Small Woodenware Throughout the Ages by Edward Pinto

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I enjoyed Mortise and Tenon Magazine’s “Advice for Aspiring Writers” series. I hope that they keep adding more posts on the subject.

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I’m looking for resources on tree and wood identification. Please contact me if you have any favor books or websites on the topic.

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I was inspired by Cole Holliday’s recent post on Instagram that he plans to spend less time online and more time carving. I need to do the same!

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Watched two silent carving videos with Barn Carder on the Green Wood Guild’s website. It was nice just to watch and focus more on action than words.

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I took a sharpening class at WoodCraft but I am still freaked out by sharpening. The instructor reassured me that you usually can fix any damage done. I also bought a Peavey shingle froe.

February | April

Filed Under: Journal Tagged With: Barn Carder, Ben Strano, books, Cole Holliday, Edward Pinto, Gabriel Hemery, Green Wood Guild, Jögge Sundqvist, Jonathan Levi, Masao Usui, Mike Abbott, Mortise and Tenon Magazine, Sarah Simblet, Tom Bartlett, tools

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