Carving Spoons, Revised Second Edition

Learn how to carve spoons – hand-crafted objects of utility and sentiment. All you need are a few small scraps of wood and some common carving tools. Shirley Adler provides step-by-step instructions for shaping the bowl and adding detail to the handle. She offers a thorough introduction to carving basics, from selecting tools and materials to making models, transferring patterns, sanding, finishing and handling mistakes.