Traditional Spoon Carving Decoration Workshop

Enhance your hand-carved spoons with traditional decorative techniques.


Among the Trees
Among the Trees
5.0 (208)
4k followers

3 hours

Class size 1 to 7 (public classes), 5 to 10

  $169 (Afterpay available)

Sydney
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Craft
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Woodworking Gifts
Take your spoon carving skills to the next level in this hands-on, three-hour workshop led by experienced spoon carver Bradley van Luyt. You'll explore a range of traditional decorative techniques that add unique character and detail to your spoons.
Starting with a spoon—either one you've carved yourself or one provided—you’ll learn how to carve a finial, master chip carving and practise kolrosing---a fine-line engraving technique that enhances the wood’s natural beauty. We’ll also discuss additional embellishment methods, including pyrography, painting and finishing techniques, to inspire new creative directions in your work.
This workshop is perfect for those looking to refine their spoon carving skills and introduce decorative artistry into their craft. This course is part of a three-part series and if you're new to spoon carving, we recommend pairing this class with Spoon Carving Class with Woody Weeds earlier in the day (9am - 12pm), where you'll learn the fundamentals and carve a spoon ready for decoration.
If you're interested in learning how to axe out a spoon blank from a branch check out our axing a spoon workshop


Knowledge required
  • This workshop is aimed at people with no experience with woodwork. It is open to anyone 18 years and over.
  • Although suitable for beginners, if you are new to spoon carving we recommend taking our "Spoon Carving Class with Woody Weeds" so you learn how to carve your own spoon and then decorate it.
  • The course is run using entirely hand tools so you need to be aware that there is an element of physicality involved.
What you'll get
  • A hand-carved and decorated wooden spoon
  • Knowledge of a variety of traditional decorative techniques and finishes
  • Knowledge to use a variety of hand-carving tools safely and effectively, such as a slöjd knife, sheep's-foot chip-carving knife and kolrosing knife
  • 3 hours away from screens!
What to bring
  • You are encouraged to bring your own face mask, or one can be bought from Among The Trees.
  • Protective eyewear and ear protection can be borrowed during the class. Any borrowed PPE needs to be sanitised after use.
  • You are required to wear closed-toe shoes.
  • Please wear clothing that can get dirty (e.g. sawdust will be present).
  • Long hair needs to be tied back and no loose-hanging jewellery should be worn.

Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity or hens party.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Among the Trees - 27 Sydney Street, Marrickville NSW

This venue is within walking distance from Sydenham station (800m).

Traditional Spoon Carving Decoration Workshop location
More about this class

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Among the Trees
Among the Trees

5.0 (208)
4k followers

Among the Trees is an ethical and sustainability based start-up for reclaimed timber located in Marrickville. 
Saving timber from demolitions or other discarded uses and making it available to the public through a retail timber shop and woodworking classes. Accessibility to wood doesn't just mean being wheelchair friendly (which we are), it also means helping customers understand how to use and source reclaimed timber. To make it as easy as possible to work with, we offer custom machining and glueing, so the timber in our store can be squared, resurfaced and cut to specific dimensions. We also help empower individuals to have the confidence to undertake woodworking projects by offering woodworking beginners classes that are taught with simple hand tools. 
 
Lumberyards and wood workshops can be intimidating sometimes, ATT is one of the few places that caters not only to architects, planners, homeowners as well as carpenters and tradespeople but also to customers that have little to no woodworking experience and are embarking on DIY and student projects or trying their hand at repair, renovating or building. 
Our workshop at Among The Trees is set up to be the perfect space to learn about hand tools, reclaimed timber, and woodworking. We’ve been hard at work collecting, restoring and tuning all the tools required to learn woodworking, and a few extra ones as well.
 
All-in-all, everyone that is interested in wood is welcome!

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