Enjoy your holidays... and when you have the time, listen to this great Kevin Kling story:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4510530

Jarrod Stone Dahl @ S.V.C.C.

- Thanks again to Jarrod for a sweet demonstration last Friday.

Axe Grind definitions:

I cannot really say it better than this, so I stole these definitions from http://woodsmithexperience.co.uk

Niklas Karlsson carves a spoon

I had the chance to do a workshop with Niklas in Sweden last summer, and also just spend a few days hanging around and getting to know him. Niklas is an awesome guy, very skilled and very sweet.

Per Helldorf mechanical sculpture

Looking for some inspiration?

...follow this link to the digitized archives of a whole lot of Swedish Museum collections.

http://www.digitaltmuseum.se

I can be helpful to know that in Swedish, spoon is spelled "sked".

Some pictures from Täljfest at Sätergläntan-

-Tage Lundqvist, playing an accordion that he made himself. 

- a large spoon/ladle carved by Niklas Karlsson

- Barn may have found his Swedish doppleganger?

- I really enjoyed a bit of quiet carving time with Wille.

-Tons of activity in the evenings outside the main wood shop.

Lots of stories and pictures from Sweden, come to the next meeting on Sept 9th. at Mississippi Market.

Nice Crooks are valuable... I always feel very lucky if I am able to split them
 and get two spoons from one.

Jögge split this one and got three good spoons out of it!

You don't see that every day.  

A great, quick axe-work video by Jarrod.

Jarrod roughs a spoon blank with an axe

after watching this, swing over to his blog to see more stuff:

http://jarrodstonedahl.blogspot.com/

Swedish Carving Techniques!

Awesome news!  Straight from Drew Langsner's mouth... er.. his newsletter:

"Taunton Press will be publishing a reprint of Wille’s hard-to-find book Swedish Carving Techniques. Of course the book and video will be available from Country Workshops."

Here it is...

This is the link to Kickstarter, which is an online donation engine to help raise money for small projects.

On the site, you are able to donate any amount of money starting at $1.

This is an excellent opportunity to help with a fantastic project.


<<< Kickstarter Link for Wille's DVD project >>>

The Spoon: Used by Every Human Culture in the World

sent to us by member Jean:

Splendid Table Spoon Story

Day-long Meeting on Saturday at the U.

This Saturday, Spoon Carving in the Art Dept. at the U of MN.

10am-4pm, there should be lots of people there and lots of stuff going on.

*Bring a snack to share if you wish, there are usually lots of different little things to eat... there are also a few options around for going out to get lunch.

Here is a map for Regis, and a couple of parking options:

http://goo.gl/maps/Ei22V


*Parking at the University is the only hitch...

-parking at the lots or ramps for the whole day on Saturday is supposed to be $6.

-parking on the street around Augsburg is free for 4 hours, maybe longer on Saturdays.

-parking on S. 9th St. (across the highway) is totally free, a 4-block walk.

Benefits of birch bark : UMNews : University of Minnesota

Benefits of birch bark : UMNews : University of Minnesota

NORTH HOUSE FOLK SCHOOL: MOVIE

Jim and I have been asked to share this video... many of you are already familiar with North House Folk School, whether you have been there yet or not, it is a fun video to watch.

Curtis Buchanan Milk Painting

* John mentioned this video during our last meeting as it relates to the mixing and use of milk paint.  Curtis is a very well-respected windsor chair maker, and he has an unassuming and easy-going style... this is one of a series of over 50 videos that he has posted that lead you through his process of making windsor chairs.

Curtis Buchanan's YouTube channel

Jögge Sundqvist at TEDxUmeä

A nice little 7 minute video from Barn, it illustrates excellent axe-handling skills. Barn prefers a long-handled hollowing knife typically called a Twca cam... mostly attributed to a Welsh-style of carving, but this style of knife is seen in lots of other places as well.

Tonight! don't miss the opening event of the spoon show at the Landmark Center in St. Paul... details here: http://www.galleryofwoodart.org/current.html

This is a photo of the kitchen wall at Sätergläntan craft school in Sweden. These serving spoons get used everyday for every meal in their dining room... some are 30 years old!