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SUMMER 2018

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Spoon!

Last fall, at the Wisconsin River Woodcarvers show in Stevens

Point, Wis., I saw a couple doing the weirdest thing I had ever

seen at a carving show: while the man poured water into plastic

shoeboxes, the woman pulled wrapped and apparently frozen wood

out of a cooler. He placed the water-filled shoeboxes on their table;

she dumped the icy wood into them. I stared in bewilderment—and

that is how I met Karen Henderson and her husband, Ron.

Karen handcarves spoons from colorful fruit and flower wood

like grapefruit, apricot, and my favorite, lilac. She uses green wood, which

is soft enough to carve by hand. (Learn more on page 22.) To preserve the

blanks, she dunks them in water, places

them in plastic bags, and freezes them.

Thus, the routine at the show.

I was absolutely fascinated. I lusted

after those swirly purple pieces of wood.

I wanted to create a silky smooth, curvy,

and delicately colored spoon like Karen’s.

I craved handmade spoons.

The Stevens Point show is wonderful.

More than 100 exhibitors displayed a

wide range of carvings and other artwork.

The contest was entered enthusiastically

and judged expertly. The charity raffle was

supported generously. I met terrific people.

I really recommend this show.

And the whole time I was there, I was itching for spoons. Eventually,

I bought three lilac teaspoon blanks to take home and freeze. Luck was with

me and, a few weeks later, not only did I win a set of carving tools in a raffle

at Artistry in Wood in Wilmington, Ohio, but Flexcut sent spoon-carving

tools for review purposes (see page 90). I was ready to carve my spoons.

At this point, it’s fair to ask: did I know how to carve spoons? Well, no,

not really. I had watched Karen’s presentation in Wisconsin, and I flipped

through some spoon-related books awaiting review in my office. (Wonderful,

gorgeous books—see page 88.) Figuring it couldn’t be

that

hard, I pulled on

a glove and started experimenting.

Forget the knife and spoon gouge; I used every tool I could find. I carved

with, against, and across the grain. I cut myself twice. I sanded for what

seemed like hours and was probably only about 20 minutes. I wasn’t nearly

patient enough to create the silky finish I admired in Karen’s spoons.

In the end, I carved three spoons and gave them to my son for

Christmas. I pictured him eating ice cream with them at college; he wants to

frame them. I bought a few more blanks from Karen—and have been eyeing

the lilac bush in my backyard. I really need to perfect my bowl and finishing

techniques. Then, I want to try decorative handles and maybe a deeper ladle

design, and... Well, let’s just say, you can never have too many spoons.

Happy Carving!

Mindy Kinsey

Kinsey@FoxChapelPublishing.com

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editor’s

note

My fascination with carving spoons

began with Karen Henderson’s

watery bins of blanks. See page 22.

My first spoon.