Spoon Carving 101
Experience Level: ANY
Instructor: Elizabeth Weber
Website
Instagram
Moderator: Patrick McClorey
Class Size: 12 students
Sessions: 1 session at 3 hours
This course will be via Zoom.
Course Description
Carve your own spoon and invite handcrafted objects into your daily life. The class will cover how to source wood and prepare your own blanks. The students will then have an opportunity to use hand tools like spokeshaves, gouges, and various knives to make their spoon. Lastly, the class will touch on finishing techniques for your spoon. This course is suitable for people of all levels
Tools Needed
– A vise of some sort to hold your workpiece while we rough shape the piece of wood (workbench vice, Woodcraft pattern maker’s vise)
-If you do not have a vise, you will need a couple of clamps to hold your work piece
– Bent Gouge (7L/20 or 8L/20 = like this)
– Carving gloves (like these)
– Spokeshave
– Hook Knife (like this)
– Straight Knife (like this)
Course Dates
November 8th, 2025 from 12:00 pm EST to 3:00 pm EST (9:00 am PST – 12:00 pm PST)