It’s been a good month. I was elated to interview Ben Strano and get his thoughts on 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.
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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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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.