Spoon Carving Conversations
Conversations with Spoon Carvers from around the world. About how and why they carve spoons. Hosted by Simon Pouly alias Roots Spoons.
Episodes
33 episodes
Carving in Canada with Brett Andrews
In this episode, I’m joined by Brett Andrews @bigbear_woodshack a Canadian greenwood carver and turner. Brett discovered wood carving in 2019 and has been hooke...
Climbing and Carving Trees with Jonathan Jekic
In this episode, I talk to Jonathan Jakic (@jonathan_jekic), a passionate, creative, and prolific maker from Germany.Jonathan is an arborist and discovered...
Mountain Feral Craft with Callan Burton-Shore
In this episode, I chat with Callan Burton-Shore @mountainferalcraft, an ancestral skills teacher living near Asheville, North Carolina.Callan was first int...
From Log to Spoon with Alex Finberg
In this episode, I talk to Alex Finberg @lex.finberg (https://www.instagram.com/alex.finberg/), a passionate, creative, and prolific mak...
Talking to tool maker Adam Ashworth
In this episode, I talk with Adam Ashworth @adamashworth97, a tool maker from the UK. Adam first discovered greenwood carving and later connected ...
Crafted with passion by Nadav Ben Shlomo
In this episode, I talk with Nadav Ben Shlomo @nbs_artnwood, an artist originally from Israel who now lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic.Nadav creates beautiful and playful pie...
Carving in Cornwall with Felix Lane
In this episode, I talk to Felix Lane @felix_the_wood, a young and talented greenwood carver from Cornwall, UK. Felix carved his first spoon at the age o...
Wellbeing in Woodworking with Samuel Alexander
In this episode, I speak with @SamuelAlexandershapes. Samuel talks about how he initially came to carving through seeking help dealing with depression. Something clicked, and ...
Spoons, Snails, and Community with Oren Hetzroni
In this episode, I talk with Oren Hetzroni (@hetzronio), a product designer and Spoon carver from Israel.After studying design, Oren initially started woodturning before he discovered the wo...
Songs and Spoons with Tamsin Quin
In this episode, I talked to Tamsin Quin (@quinwoodcraft) a talented musician and self taught spoon carver from the UK. Tamsin spoke of instantly being hooked and resonating deeply wit...
Spoon chat with Nick Murphy
In this episode I talk with Nick Murphy ( @murphys_spoon ) an educator, musician and spoon carver from the UK. We spoke about how Nick discovered spoon carving, why he c...
Illustrator and spoon carver Lee John Phillips
In this episode, I talked to Lee John Phillips (@leejohnhillips), an award-winning illustrator and talented spoon carver. We talk about how Lee started, why he decided not to sell his spo...
Tallking Spoons with Tad Kepley
In this episode, I talk to @tad_william_kepley, a passionate spoon carver from Lexington, North Carolina.Ted started carving spoons after his retirement from law-enforcement in 2015...
Wood craft entrepreneurship with Rebecca Luerssen
In this episode I talk to Rebecca Luerssen (@rebecca_luerssen). Rebecca lives in Hixson , Tennessee and started carving spoons in 2017. From the start Rebecca felt like carving and c...
It all started with a spoon with John Wager
In this episode I talk to John Wager (@johnswoodenware), an Anishinaabe craftsman from Buckhorn Ontario, Canada. We talked about how John got started with carving and how to it has co...
Down the rabbit hole with Georg Schulte
This episode is with Georg Schulte (@schorsch555), a goldsmith, jeweler and spoon carver from Münster, Germany.We spoke about Georg’s work as a Jeweler and teaching the unique method o...
Von Hand with Raleigh and Oliver Klotzek
On episode 17 my guests are Raleigh (@morganraleigh.c) and Oliver Klotzek (@oliverklotzek), two full-time makers that have a wide var...
Carving and kolrossing with Liesl Chatman
On episode 16 my guest is Liesl Chatman (@rivichicawarroir). Liesl lives in Minneapolis and teaches spoon carving and kolrossing at North House F...
Slöjd in Sweden with John Beya
On episode 15 my guest is John Beya @johns_slojd. John was born and grew up in Sweden where Sloyd was part of life. He lives there today with his family. John carves beautiful spoons a...
Stones and Wood with Jan Leuschner
On episode 14 my guest is Jan Leuschner (@Jan_Leuschner). We talked about his experience working with various materials at school and his time learning and working as a stone mason.<...
Scoops and Spoons with Aaron Garrett
On episode 13 I talk to Aaron Garrett (@aaron.garrett.uk).Aaron grew up in Uk with an interest in bush craft and when he saw a Spoon Carving demonstration on YouTube ...
Spoon Carving in Aotearoa with Ricky Dey
On episode 12 my guest is Ricky Dey @t_u_t_t_o___ . Ricky is a fellow kiwi and lives in the Wairarapa on the North Island of New Zealand. Ricky started caving as a way to cope with th...
In our nature with Andreea Grad
On episode 11 my guest is Andreea Grad (@andreeagrad). She is living in Oregon, USA and only started carving spoons in January of 2021. Since then it has become a big part of her life.&...