Carving a spoon with “Barn the Spoon”
by Angus, 29 May, 2018, 1 comments
Barney or "Barn the Spoon" has become an icon and cheerleader of the emerging hobby of spoon carving and spoon making. I met him at the Bushcraft Show in Derbyshire and was immediately drawn in by his obsession with the art - he must dream of nothing but spoons and knives. As Barn says, "think how many times a day you use a spoon and it's the first tool we learn to use as children." When it comes down to it, spoons are really bowls with handles.
Spoon making is about much more than just carving something useful - it's about the wood itself, the actions of an individual and making a thing of beauty. Becoming a spoon maker also brings you into intimate contact with wood and it makes you part of what Barn has called "the wood culture renaissance". Techniques that you learn from your spoon-carving tutor are "gifts that can never be taken away." Read more...
