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There used to be a time when all I carved was spoon shaped firewood, but after hundreds of attempts and fires I am finally getting to a point where I can be proud of my spoons.
To be honest for years I was more concerned with other things and put no effort in trying to improve my preferred method of making an implement that had some semblance of spoonishness. It was all about function and nothing to do with form, but a few things have changed my opinion over the last few years first off having spent time with much more talented carvers and secondly a gift from the other half.
Safe to say I am still by no means a master craftsman, but I have started to make some spoons that have both looks and purpose. My last one was sent to Bangkok as my contribution to the worlds biggest secret Santa. Here's a quick run through should you be inspired to have a go yourself.
I should mention before you start that to do this right you need sharp tools. and you need to know how to use them
safely before you start cutting the wood, yourself or anyone else for that matter
I am always in awe of how the internet makes the world such a small place, and was chuffed to bits to find an old acquaintance; whom I've not heard from for a while whilst looking for inspiration for carving some Christmas gifts.
Steve Tomlin is a greenwood worker, Craftsman and all round good guy who I met on the wood fair circuit in the early days of WildPath bushcraft. Setting up a bushcraft school in North Devon I had started out feeling quite isolated, but soon found a few like minded souls all within a 20 mile radius. Steve was living and working at a sawmill teaching spoon and bowl carving at weekends.
After he moved away to build a log cabin in the North we lost touch but finding his new website Steve Tomlin Crafts I see he continues to inspire others and live the life of a true woodsman.
We had tried to set up a spoon carving and bushcraft weekend that never came to fruition, watch this space though as there is a renewed interest in courses so things maybe afoot in 2012
