Spon : A Guide to Spoon Carving and the

'No one in Britain knows more about crafting a spoon from greenwood
than Barn The Spoon.' Guardian 'London's most famous and
charismatic spoon whittler ... King of the whittlers.' Sunday
Telegraph Barn The Spoon, as he’s affectionately known is a rare
master craftsman in the art of spoon carving. In this book he
generously shares his extraordinary skill, gentle philosophy and
his life’s work – designing and carving beautiful spoons that are
both a joy to use and hold. The simple, ordinary spoon is part of
our everyday lives, intimately entwined with the acts of eating and
socialising, from stirring our first cup of coffee to scraping the
last bit of pudding from the bowl. And who doesn't like to spoon in
bed? Barn’s spoons will take you on a journey into the new wood
culture, from understanding the relationship between wood, the raw
material and its majestic origins in our trees and woodland, to the
workshop and the axe block, and into your own kitchen. Barn will
show you how to use the axe and knife, from how they should feel in
your hand to honing the perfect edge when carving your own spoons.
Featuring sixteen unique designs in the four main categories of
spoon – eating, serving, cooking and measuring spoons, Barn takes
you through the nuances of their making, how each design is
informed by its function at the table or in the kitchen, and the
key skills you will learn – such as creating octagonal handles,
manipulating grain patterns and mastering bent branches. Beautiful
photography will inspire and act as a blue-print to help perfect
your technique.