The Future of Apprenticing
Well, is there a future for apprenticing? Not much of one. I lament the reality that many who would learn the craft and art of furniture-making must get the basics…
Well, is there a future for apprenticing? Not much of one. I lament the reality that many who would learn the craft and art of furniture-making must get the basics…
…does it mean for me as a maker of single items and small batches rather than mass-making of any kind? Stepping away from my mass-making walking canes, sticks and staffs…
…of all of your scraper or should I say scraping needs. But I especially like the one I reshape into a bowl scraper. I use this type for spoon hollows…
…cavities made from laurel for birds to occupy in Herefordshire and I made 2 more spoons for the commission I have for the 35 spoons to be shipped next month…
This week I must finish off the order for 35 wooden spoons for the USA. I decided to make them from scraps; fire wood or recycled wood from a safe…
…mostly about making something called gypsy flowers, dozens upon dozens of knife-carved wooden spoons and spatulas that seem to take a very long time to make and whimsical things I…
…not an exclusive craft and that’s making woodworking available to everyone. Thick and thin irons, hard and harder steels, specially made steel alloys for plane bodies all have their place,…
…rasp to make a project like say a spoon that they do not know if they will like producing more of into the future. We’ve also discussed the reality that…
…tangs and the steel used has good edge-retention qualities. They are lovely to use and are ideal spoon-making gouges. I paid less than £4 per gouge. The gouge slips in…
…Spoon making with an axe and a knife is fascinating to see and that’s what was happening at Woodfest. It was fun seeing the children on Dragon benches and watching…
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