Spoon Carving with Samuel Alexander

A one day introductory guide to carving your very own cooking spoons from fresh, green wood using hand tools. Discover the art of spoon carving for yourself and learn slow, mindful heritage skills of axe and knife. 

“Wooden spoons have stirred the pots of our culinary history for thousands of years. A three-dimensional, ergonomic object of function and design, intertwined in our everyday lives, it was the ever-growing craft of spoon carving that really got me fixed on green woodworking.” 

Samuel Alexander

The Green-Wood Carver: Slow Woodcraft For Beginners

Beginning with a log, participants will prepare a…

We have no indoor space and will be working outside in all weathers (under a tarp if it rains) so please come prepared.

• Warm, outdoor clothes in the winter.

• Sunhats in summer.

• Raincoats whenever.

• No sandals or bare feet please.

• Walking boots or work boots if you can, a thick…