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 ...

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 ...

This year is Milan Village Arts School's 17th annual Spoon Gathering, which is well-known in the spoon carving and woodworking communities. Artisans come from all over the country to take part. Carved ...

Fred Sker demonstrates carving a spoon during the Geppetto Woodcarvers’ annual “Carving on the Porch” event Saturday. He used different tools such as a hatchet, knife or a spokeshave and chisels to ...

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 ...