Spoon Carving Conversations

On episode 8 my guest is Daniel Berhe ( @gortba.slojd ). He is from Sweden and recently moved to Portugal with his family, where he is working and living closely with the land. Daniel carved his first spoon a few years ago and after a real aha moment he knew this was something he wanted to continue. Since then he has made many beautiful bowls and spoons. He even developed the slojd pung , a pouch...

On episode 7 my guest is Rabea Gebler ( @rabea.gebler ) originally from Germany where she studied product design, she recently moved to Japan. After carving her first spoon she felt the strong pull to not only design things, but to actually make them with her own hands. She has since worked with different materials and makes beautiful bowls, vases and spoons from wood. We talked about this and muc...

On episode 6 my guest is Marlon C. Marchado ( @marlon_c_marchado ) from Brazil.  He started carving spoons in 2019 and has been making them ever since. Among other things we talk about his carving process, his great chip carving decorations and the use of local wood varieties such as guava, mango and tamarind.  He mentions being influenced by the work of @spoon_carving_with_tom and his preference...

On episode 5 my guest is Julian Jones ( @littlebear_sloyd ). He recently located to Perth, Australia, where he offers spoon carving workshops, tool sharpening services and where he sells his work at local markets.  In this podcast we talk about how he discovered spoon carving, what he enjoys about it so much, how it is to teach and green wood work as a profession. He is creating great content on h...

On episode 4 my guest is Greg Nelson ( @chasing_the_grain73 ). Greg lives in Antioch, Illinois in the USA. Greg was one of the first people I followed when I startet carving and his work has influenced and inspired me. Our conversation covers collecting wood, how we got introduced to spoon carving, the carving process, current routines, spoon design, introducing others to spoon carving, teaching,...

In episode 3 my guest is Jaz Auden ( @jazhandcrafts ). Originally from England, he recently located to the South West of France. His work caught my eye with his varied and creative style. Using colour and texture Jaz creates beautiful, one of a kind spoons and wood wear. We start our conversation talking about his endeavor to build a lathe. He mentions Owen Thomas (@owenthomaswoodcraft) and his tu...

In episode 2 my guest is Susanne, known on instagram as @loeffel.suse . She is located in Zurich, Switzerland. We talk about how she found spoon carving and how it helped her feel joy again after dealing with depression. Our conversation covers sharing one's work and connecting with other carvers online, what inspires her creative style and what she does with her finished spoons. Susanne ment...

Episode 1 of the Spoon Carving conversations, where I talk to spoon carvers around the world.  Today's guest is Julian Heins ( @feral.spoons ). He lives near Hamburg in Germany where I am also currently living. We have carved together once before and will hopefully do so again as we go into spring. He only started out about 9 months ago, but become instantly passionate about creating wooden s...