Spoon Carving Blanks by Ken Wise are clear hardwood blanks, ready to carve into a wooden spoon. Buy a single blank or a matching set of two.
Ken picks clear lumber and cuts each blank with the grain direction in mind, so it carves cleanly. Species vary and include pear, maple, hickory, hop hornbeam, black locust and cherry, and each blank is different. They give a beginner a good start on a first spoon and save an experienced carver the time of splitting and roughing out a blank. Ken teaches spoon carving at Shelter as a guest instructor, and these blanks suit students in his classes. For a carving tool, see the Mora Hook Knife 164.
Ken Wise is a professional woodworker in Brunswick, Maine. He took up carving in 1990, learning from Wayne Robbins, and makes carved work including paddles.