In this video, I demonstrate the process of carving spoons using both power tools and hand tools. I cover the techniques and ...

The key to successful woodworking is to use sharp tools. Blades may require a little sharpening, known as “honing,” when making a spoon. Keeping a whetstone or wheel nearby is helpful, but running the ...

Pumpkin carving is one of the multiple opportunities we have to get crafty during the Halloween season. First, there's the ...

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PINE RIVER — Balsam Moon Preserve is offering Wooden Spoon Carving 101 from 1-5 p.m. March 15. Instructor Mike Austad of rural Pine River has been carving spoons for about 10 years, along with a ...

Last night, I set about brutalizing some pumpkins. First, I purchased the pumpkins. Next, I stopped by the dollar store to get a little kit to carve them up. The kit cost a mere 3% of what my three ...

Many people discovered their inner cook during the pandemic. I unexpectedly discovered my inner woodcarver, making a butter knife. It wasn’t a sharp object, rather something to smooth a dollop of ...

When he came to a fork in the road, Ethan Eggler decided to use his knife to carve spoons. “As far as utensils go, spoons are my main love,” says Eggler, a 22-year-old Rochester resident. “I learned ...

Emilie Rigby has been carving spoons and creating other wood art for more than 10 years. She'll bring her unique set of skills to the 2023 Spoon Gathering hosted by the Milan Village Arts School on ...

MILAN — The quaint community of Milan once again reigns as a spoon-carving mecca. Impassioned spoon carvers from around the country gathered Thursday to begin more than two days of carving camaraderie ...