Hand Carved Spoons
Maker Faire Bay Area 2023
October 13th-22nd
We will demonstrate various ways to produce an heirloom spoon. We split logs into billets, which are shaped into blanks, from which the spoons are carved. We will demonstrate the use of chopping blocks, spoon mules and shaving horses (all of which we designed and built by hand). It is a popular element of our involvement that the public ask us a lot of questions about the trees on their property. Parents and kids can all take turns using our safer equipment, which is always very popular!
Bay Area Spoon Carvers
Our group works green and kiln dried woods by hand to create useful objects of great meaning. We gather monthly to help each other grow as artists and craftspeople. We also strive to introduce the joys of working with ones hands to others. In pursuit