The Artful Wooden Spoon: How to Make Exquisite Keepsakes for the Kitchen Hardcover – Illustrated, November 10, 2015

This book a great read with very very nice pictures. I'm a fairly seasoned woodworker, but I'd never made spoons, and wanted to do some research to determine if it'd be something I'd like. This book has made me more excited about spoons than anybody really should be about spoons. It reads very well, and is easily understandable for veteran woodworkers and total beginners alike. I really appreciate that it not only goes over the act of spoon carving, but the folk history of wooden spoons and the connection to humans and making, as well.

I love this book. Well written with gorgeous pictures and lots of info whether you like green or dry wood to work with or hand vs power tools. He has it all.

Not the best book I've picked up to describe and explain spoon carving processes, but the book has beautiful photographs and is very inspiring because.Their is a lot of great information about the process from start to finishing, using green vs. dried materials, and some history of spoon carving.Good read and great to add to your collection.

Well designed and written. Excellent layout and photos. Very in-depth look into all that goes into the craft. Not just a simple step by step guide to one way to make one kind of spoon.

Joshua thoughtfully details all the parts, steps, and tools needed to create wooden spoons (and with imagination other things too). Its less of a step by step book and more of a great understanding to inspire you to actually get up and do something! Beautiful photographs and just a lovely read all around. If you have any desire to start this hobby I highly recommend this book as a great starting point. All you need is this book, youtube, and some very fun hand tools to work with.

First let me say that I have some experience carving wood and I own many of the tools used in the book. Having said that I think this is a great book from beginner to expert if you want to try your hand at spoon carving. The author drives home the point that you do not need every tool he is showing and there are many ways to "skin the cat". The book has three different projects, or three different ways to skin the cat. What makes the projects different is not so much the shape of the spoons but the tools and manner in which they are carved. This book opened my mind on how I can use ALL my tools for spoon making. The book is excellently written and covers the history of spoons and the creative process in general. It is a great confidence builder. The photography is also superb in this book. Lots of solid info on working with green and found wood. Buy this book before it goes out of print!....Jack Hackle

What a great little book! I'm not a woodworker, but after reading this I can imagine getting obsessed with carving wooden spoons. At the very least I will never look at a wooden spoon the same way again.Ultimately, and more importantly, this is a valuable meditation on the value of making things by hand. A lovely, beautifully written book, with lots of elegant photographs. Loved it!

I bought this book as I am starting to learn how to spoon carve. It was a great blend of both the ideology of spoon carving and the art as well as procedural information and different techniques. Overall, it was a great read and the pictures were really nice!