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'Happy New Year' First off I'd like to thank all of you that visit my little blog, we've reached 250,000 page views. I never in my wildest dreams expected such support when I first started this blog. Thank you. Appreciated. I thought I'd start the new year with a pictorial spoon carving...

I started this project in the spring. It has sat in my 'to do' basket for months I have spent the summer learning new skills and traveling around the West Country. Last week I finally sat down with my MiniMac knife and finished him off. I've just taken multiple orders for more. Looks...

If, like me, you like your outdoor experience to be comfortable and genial, you may be interested in an item that came to my attention over the weekend. If you look carefully at the above photo, you'll notice an important small word. VIN. WINE. As you may know. The British go nowhere...

Kevin Endicott just popped by with a bag of combat trousers.... ! Austrian ! Polly cotton ! Brushed ! Comfortable ! Rip stop....... ! I have cut and pasted a quick over view.... http://spooncarvingfirststeps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/austrian-rip-stop-combats.html Enjoy... J

I have been asked to carve a few Beaver tail kuksa. My friend and fellow spoon maker, Alan, arrived with a few lengths of Birch for the job. I use my H.Roselli axe for these Beaver tails. There is a lot of obtuse end grain work to chop. The Roselli does this work very very well. I don't...

These Ale hen Kuksa are inspired by contemporary Viking style long boats. This new Ale hen Kuksa will be heading Stateside soon. Seen here with the three principle bushcraft tools I use for my folk art. And a much needed bottle. These folk art carvings take approximately three days to...

Thought it was about time I carved myself a new spoon. She'll see action for the first time this evening.... New spoon on top. New spoon on left. I carved my new spoon from a nice piece of seasoned Apple. J.

Been busy recently carving out some new Goose Kuksa and spoons... I was hoping to add some photos of stages from start to finish, but I'm unsure how to add pics from anywhere other than my blog... If anyone is passing who can let me know how it's done... All carved with Axe, knife and...

Well, after just over two years work I have finally managed to replace my Scandinavian edge tools with superb tools made by craftsmen here in the British Isles. I have, over the last two years, developed the MaChris bushcraft knife with Chris Grant. A beautiful carver and camp knife made in...

Happy days. My three main carving/bushcraft tools are now made by craftsmen here in the British Isles... The MaChris bushcraft knife... (Chris Grant) The Axe and hook knife... (Nic Westermann)

Happy days. My three main carving/bushcraft tools are now made by craftsmen here in the British Isles... The MaChris bushcraft knife... (Chris Grant) The Axe and hook knife... (Nic Westermann)

WEDNESDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2012A Dutch girl an Indian and a little char cloth.... I have had an interesting few weeks travelling to events and shows and have met up with friends old and new. Kevin Endicott, Me and John Fenna at the Outdoor Trade show. At the moment I am working my way...

WEDNESDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2012 Westonbirt National Arboretum... Well. There you go. This is what happens when two fellas take a biggish tent and some axes and stumps into a wet field at Treefest, national arboretum Westonbirt, and carve things. Sean Hellman and I win best in show. Best what in...

SUNDAY, 5 AUGUST 2012 Firststeps@thewood... I managed to organise some time out in the wonderful Devon countryside this last fortnight. I spent some time with two of my good friends Kevin Endicott,Endicotts Army Surplus and Mark Lane, Wilderness guide, in some beautiful mixed...

Some time ago I posted a photo onto my wall at Face Book. It was a picture of one of my Snow goose spoons. My French friend Magali saw the photo and wrote a comment saying how much she loved it. I thought it would be nice if I sent one over too her. Well, this I did. She received the spoon a...

Endicotts army surplus. ENDICOTTS EST. 1937 Sarah and I travelled to Exeter during the spring vacation and visited our friend Kevin in his shop. This has to be the best little shop of it's type I have ever known. Kevin sells all manor of...

Spoon carving students... Once Dolly got her head out of my Tupperware I got going with a bit of sharpening, a bit of chopping and a bit of carving... We are having some wonderful weather here in Devon. The Blackbirds have...

Tuesday, 27 March 2012 Spoon carving with a new Axe... I recently got in touch with Sean Hellman and asked if he wouldn't mind selling me one of his fine Granfors Brucks carving axes. I have been interested in this axe for quite some time now...

I have been having a great time recently with my carving, I have also been out and about with some good friends. Mark Lane gave me a call and suggested we took a day out and had a rummage round one of the forests here a bouts. He wanted to practice a little tracking and he also had an...