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By Bjorn JacobsenLast weekend we had an enjoyable spoon carving workshop at the Creative Man Den, taking our time turning pieces of reclaimed timber into wooden spoons.The small group discussed material selection and safe tool use, then started handcrafting their own, unique eating spoon.Crafting something tangible with hand tools and patience can be a very rewarding experience, and at the end of the day each student left with a new skill as well as their unique spoon.Each of our three stud …

Spoon Carving Jam at the DenBy Bjorn Jacobsen 18/10/2019.Early October we had a little spoon carving workshop at the Creative Man warehouse in Brookvale, or the "Den" as we call it. Jesse, Riley, Jamie and myself from Creative Man and Rowland from Skateshank all made a spoon or ladle each, with a short and sharp 90 min lunch break at Nomad, the local brewery. (hard work this spoon carving).We used a combination of dry birch wood (Thanks Kev Slattery!), green stringy bark (Thanks Keith …