I will not go into listing all of the things that Tim Manney seems to be doing beautifully... it would take too long. Let me just say that he, as I often say about Peter Galbert, has such a generous way of sharing information very clearly... this is what elevates the craft, helping others to learn the techniques for themselves.

Check out Tim's recent post about steam-bending spoon blanks... a great illustration of how interesting the cross-pollination of wood-working techniques can be:

http://timmanneychairmaker.blogspot.com/2014/02/steam-bent-eating-spoon.html

AWESOME!

*check out the comments on his blog post for information, or watch for updates of this process.

Hey, Gang... be aware of turner Michael Holosuk's visit coming up:

http://craftcouncil.org/event/library-salon-series-michael-hosaluk-artist-maker-educator

Jarrod's new video

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.