Spoon Carving Conversations

On episode 13 I talk to Aaron Garrett (@aaron.garrett.uk).

Aaron grew up in Uk with an interest in bush craft and when he saw a Spoon Carving demonstration on YouTube he knew it was something he wanted to try. Since carving his first spoon at the end of 2018 he has taught himself how to carve beautiful scoops and spoons which he sometimes sells through his Instagram.

He makes really cool and unique scoops that are a recognizable shape of his as well as many other Spoons shapes and styles.

Aaron has appeared on the Zed Outdoors YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/zedoutdoors) where he shows his process of carving a scoop  and a spoon from log to finish Spoon. 

This is where I found out about him and I can highly recommend this as a great resource for people wanting to learn more about the process. 

In this episode we talked about decorating spoons, the carving process, teaching and much more. It’s always a pleasure for me to meet my guests and do these podcasts, I hope you enjoy listening. 

Hosted by Simon Pouly @rootsspoons 

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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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On episode 12 my guest is Ricky Dey @t_u_t_t_o___ . Ricky is a fellow kiwi and lives in the Wairarapa on the North Island of New Zealand. Ricky started caving as a way to cope with the grief after losing loved ones. It seems that for many of us it is not just about the spoons but the process of carving and creating. It can offer us comfort, meaning and community. 

We talk about his life growing up in NewZealand, discovering spoon carving and why it is something he can imagine growing and enjoying for many years to come. 

Hosted by Simon Pouly @rootsspoons 
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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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On episode 11 my guest is Andreea Grad (@andreeagrad). She is living in Oregon, USA and only started carving spoons in January of 2021. Since then it has become a big part of her life. 

We talk doubt how and why she got started, how it has affected her day to day life and why she enjoys the craft so much. 

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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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On episode 10 my guest is Lynge Randen Børding @lynge_carvings.
Lynge is from Denmark and started carving spoons after getting a hook knife for Christmas when he was 16. A couple of years later, he is still carving beautiful spoons and sharing some of his work on instagram.

During our conversations I could relate a lot to Lynge talking about experimenting with shapes and decoration, continuously learning and improving. Also, we are both influenced and inspired by other spoon carvers such as Dan Lawrence (@dan.lawrence.uk) and Grant Withington (@twisted_acorn_woodcarver).

On his instagram  @lynge_carvings you can check out his work, artfully photographed by Lynge's brother Eiliv @eilivsmurf.

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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 
Music: Pixabay

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On episode 9 my guest is Chuck Trella @chuck.trella_woodsmyths  

Chuck is the founder of the online carving meet up, Rise up and carve. This is a daily virtual Spoon carving  gathering that started in February 2019.

In our conversation Chuck talks about how and why he initially got started carving Spoons and how taking part in @emmet_van_driesche’s  Virtual apprenticeship challenge a few years ago with the call to give back, helped him come up with the idea to start RUAC. 

Since then it has become a fantastic platform for anyone interested in carving to connect with other enthusiastic spoons carvers from around the world. 

Find Chuck on his Instagram @chuck.trella_woodsmyths and website: www.riseupandcarve.com/

And the rise up and carve group: @riseupandcarve 

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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 

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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 system to solve the problem of wood chips flying everywhere while carving.

Find him on instagram or  his website: en.gortbaslojd.se


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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 
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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 much more.

Find some of her work on her website sentomono.squarespace.com.

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Behind the scenes work: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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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 for using his sharpening system. 

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Behind the scenes work: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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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 his YouTube channel littlebear slöjd (https://tinyurl.com/46ur4rhy) and on his website www.littlebearsloyd.com.

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Behind the scenes work: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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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, selling spoons and much more.

Hosted by Simon Pouly @rootsspoons 
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Behind the scenes work: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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