Greenwood and spoon carving books
If you’re looking for inspiration as to what seasoned Greenwood carvers make. Here are a number of books that are on Adrian Joy’s coffee table/reading list.
WOOD CRAFT - Barn The Spoon - Dorling Kindersley £14.99 from Blackwells & other bookshops
Carving kitchen tools by Moa Brannstrom Ott - £13.23 from Blackwells
Kuks - A Guide To Hand Carved Wooden Cups by Paul Adamson
The Forest Woodworker by Sjors Van der Meer & Job Suijker - £11.43 from Blackwells
Sharp by Sean Hellman
Shaving Horses Lap Shaves and other Woodland Vices by Sean Hellman
Spooncrank - The Book Of Spoon Templates Vol.1 by - £74 direct from Spoon Crank - a beautiful book of spoon templates
Spooncrank - The Book Of Spoon Templates Vol.2 by - £74 direct from Spoon Crank - the second volume of beautiful spoon templates.
A quote to inspire:
From "Carving Kitchen Tools" by Moa Brannstrom Ott - sums up how i feel about carving.
"I don’t carve wood because I need another spoon. Neither do I carve to make my next object better than my last, or quicker to complete. For me it's the process that's the whole point. It's always a bonus that I end up with a finished object... There is something magical in how a simple piece of wood, that doesn't look like it's much more than a humble log, can attract a human's full attention - sparking the creative urge and desire to spend hours transforming it into a spoon. Absolutely fantactic things can hide in those pieces of wood, cut it and start carving it, and when you get to see the different hues in the wood, the pattern of the growth rings and other details that only you as the carver will notice - it's like striking gold! Let your crafting be exactly what you want it to be. You carve for your own sake, not anyone else’s. The principal aim with crafting nowadays is to fulfil the desire of our hands and your soul... It doesn’t have to be unique and it doesn’t have to be perfect. The most important thing is that it makes you feel good and you find joy in your creative practice."
Learn to carve a Spoon
Teaching yourself using online tutorials and books will get you far and is how Adrian - here at Joy Farms started. It will take you longer to get good and you may pick up bad habbits. We recommend learning with an experienced spoon carving.
We have a number of 1 day and 1/2 day spoon carving courses - see upcoming dates
If you don’t live near Surrey, feel free to email Adrian for recommendations nearer to you.
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Further reading:
Spoon carving tool ideas and other greenwood carving blogs
What kind of oil to use to treat carved spoons and bowl turning
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