Wood Carving: Spoons – Spring 2023

Class Overview

Create a beautiful wooden spoon in one sitting! In this workshop, learn the basics of carving a simple kitchen spoon. You will also acquire basic knowledge and techniques of wood carving such as wood selection, preparing blanks, basic carving techniques, and traditional oil finishing.

Supplies Needed

• Sweep gouge No. 7 or any carving straight or bent gouge No. 7, between 10–12 mm width with a short or long handle (recommended: PFEIL Swiss Made 10 mm Gouge No 7)
• Whittler’s detail knife / sharpen carving knife (recommended: KN13 Flexcut knife)
• Thumb guard and/or cut resistant gloves
• F-Clamp (recommended: Yost Tools F112 12”FClamp)
• Pencil

Learning Objectives

• How to select wood depending on your wood carving project
• Confidence in handling wood carving knives safely for a small project
• Basic knowledge of wood carving
• How to design and carve a spoon

Who Might Enjoy This Class

• Anyone curious and interested in trying wood carving and whittling
• People who love hand crafting
• Anyone who would like to do a small creative project with like-minded people