THE LI WOOD CARVERS SHOW


Saturday, January 27, 2018

Carving Spoons




Some years ago, my wife broke a cheap wooden spoon in the kitchen. She turned to me and asked, “How hard would it be for you to make a wooden spoon?” I had a few hand tools, and we began to experiment on whatever wood scraps we had on hand. Eventually I found out that traditional wooden spoons are lap-carved from green wood, but I was already well on my way to developing a method that worked well in dry hard- woods. I have since made hundreds of spoons and spatulas in many sizes, from two-foot-long stirring spoons to two-inch tasting spoons. Spoon making is also fast. Once you master the techniques, you can go from stock selection to applying the finish in one hour....

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Friday, January 5, 2018

Meeting Dates 2018

​​LONG ISLAND WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION
​​​​​2018

​​Carving Mtg​​​​​Open Carving

February​​13 Tuesday​  ​​​21 Wednesday
March​​13 Tuesday​​​​21 Wednesday
April​​​10 Tuesday​​​​25 Wednesday
May​​​8 Tuesday​​​​16 Wednesday
June​​​5 Tuesday​​​​20 Tuesday
September​​ 11 Tuesday​​​​19 Wednesday
October​​9 Tuesday​​​​17 Tuesday
November​​ 14 Tuesday​​​           27 Wednesday
December​​11 Tuesday​​​​19 Wednesday


Marjorie Post Community Center
451 Merrick Road Massapequa N.Y.