Littlebear Sloyd | Intro to Greenwood Spooncarving Workshop - Behind the Scenes.

Ever wondered what one of my intro workshops is like?
Here's a little behind the scenes.
The basic formula is this:
We acknowledge first that we're meeting on unceded indigeous land, in this case Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country.
Then I explain a little about greenwoodworking and how it's different from other forms of woodcraft.
I demonstrate and explain how I axe out the spoon blanks, and everyone chooses one to carve.
Then, one at a time, we learn five core knife grips with the sloyd knife, and me and Jim help everyone individually until we're all competent and comfortable. I integrate my spooncarving method into the lesson so that everyone learns a set of steps naturally without me laying it all out at the start.
After two hours, we take a 20 minute break, then afterwards we learn our hook knife technique, and whittle away at our spoons while we chat about whatever questions come up.
Everyone goes home with a roughed out spoon and the knowledge and confidence to finish it in their own time.
Any questions?
Next available workshop will be October 16th at @workshopmelbourne. Link in Bio to book.
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[@DoubleDowner]

Hi I have a question somebody gave me some freshly cut logs for spoon carving.However they have been sitting in my garage now for 6 to 8 weeks. Would they not be considered Greenwood anymore ?

[@jones_trees_and_treen]

It doesn't really matter as long as you enjoy carving them!
Really depends on the size of the logs and how they were stored. I say just have a go with what you've got.