Spoons with Curtis Buchanan

SPOON CARVING with CURTIS BUCHANAN & ELIA BIZZARRI
Through the magic of the internet, Curtis joined me to teach his unique spoon carving technique. I started a 5-year apprenticeship with Curtis in 2002, but we had never taught together before this class. He’s one of my favorite humans.

First we whittle a blank, then boil it in a pot, bend it, then carve a serving spoon. We talk about materials and tools as we go and we laugh a lot. $20 suggested purchase price (includes scaled drawings of the spoon).

After making a donation, you will receive an e-mailed password to view and download the video. If you don’t get the e-mail within a half-hour, please e-mail me (but first check your e-mail spam folder).

Tool list:
Fairly flat gouge (maybe #3-3/4″ or so)
#8 x 7/8″ to 1″ gooseneck gouge (a straight gouge may work too)
drawknife
axe
club
spokeshave
sloyd knife
pencil
straightedge

Curtis has pay-what-you can spoon plans on his website.