a spoon and kuksa carving course

[robin wood]

Last week we had a very enjoyable developers spooncarving course which turned into more of a kuksa carving course. After the first 2 days covering the basics of spoon design and carving spoons from crooks or bent pieces of wood to get a strong but light spoon I always offer a range of projects for the last day. Everyone chose to make a kuksa, that is the little drinking cups from the sami culture of northern Scandinavia. Here we are getting started.

And here are some of the things people made. What makes these courses so much fun is the enthusiasm everyone seems to have and it really is just very pleasant spending time whittling along with a group of nice people that are enjoying making things with their hands.

As with all our courses I try to do as little hands on myself as possible, it is more important to me that people feel empowered to make things themselves when they get home than having a few perfect things to take home but not the skills to repeat it.

More pics on my blog here http://greenwood-carving.blogspot.com/

 

[hiho]

can't see robins pictures now

 

[robin wood]

can't see robins pictures now

are they back?

 

[davefish]

nope :-(

 

[robin wood]

nope :-(

posted em all on photobucket so should work now

 

[bushwacker bob]

Brilliant pictures Robin. I cant believe Nicola Knew what mess would be on her carpets when she got home, tho'.

 

[brancho]

Brilliant pictures Robin. I cant believe Nicola Knew what mess would be on her carpets when she got home, tho'.

I bet she did.

Have you watched the youtube videos of Robbin and Nicola carving.

 

[hiho]

yay i can see them now

 

[forestwalker]

I bet she did.

Have you watched the youtube videos of Robbin and Nicola carving.

I tried showing them to my SO, but she still won't allow me to do woodwork indoors. Silly woman.

 

[brancho]

I tried showing them to my SO, but she still won't allow me to do woodwork indoors. Silly woman.

I got the same reaction when I showed them to SWMBO

 

[robin wood]

I think woodwork should be allowed indoors. Try starting by doing the rough axe work and heavy knife work outside then the finer knife work inside. Spread a rug, pinny or blanket over out and it will catch the bulk of your chips, if you are hollowing with a hook knife or doing fine carving work they don't fly far then at the end just roll your blanket up and shake it out outside. When I have finished I have a quick whisk round with the hoover, the room gets hoovered far more often when we are carving than when we are not.

 

[sensi5446]

Hi Robin, Could you tell me on your courses where do you stay? I'm thinking about coming on one in sept
cheers
Luke

 

[robin wood]

Hi Robin, Could you tell me on your courses where do you stay? I'm thinking about coming on one in sept
cheers
Luke

Edale is the start of the Pennine way so there is lots of choice from campsites, to B&Bs to pubs and a youth hostel. There are links to these from my course page on the website.

 

[Chance]

... just roll your blanket up and shake it out outside...

...into your tinder bin.

I've still to get through my accumulation of not-spoon, not-staff, not-sword, etc.; so tinder is seldom a problem for when there's no-one to see me light a bonfire with wood shavings instead of feather sticks.

 

[Blades]

Awesome I want to make a spoon. I have just bought an opinel number 8 knife and one of those spoon carving knifes. I can't afford an axe at the moment so I hope a saw will suffice in the mean time???

 

[beamdune]

Awesome I want to make a spoon. I have just bought an opinel number 8 knife and one of those spoon carving knifes. I can't afford an axe at the moment so I hope a saw will suffice in the mean time???

I attended one of robins courses last year and we were given a frosts 106 to use - cheap as chips and a pleasure to use. I don't think I'd be as happy using a folding knife like a opinel