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Artful Wooden Spoon

The acclaimed sculptor and furniture designer teaches readers how to make their own hand-carved wooden spoons in this beautifully illustrated volume.

Marvels of craftsmanship, beauty, and function, Joshua Vogel’s sculptural kitchen tools are coveted far and wide. In The Artful Wooden Spoon, Vogel shares more than one hundred gorgeous pieces from his workshop gallery, providing rich visual inspiration as he explains the principles behind handcrafting spoons.

Vogel offers simple instructions and step-by-step photographs that allow readers to make their own kitchen keepsakes. No expertise is necessary, and very few tools are required. With more than 225 photographs of Vogel’s stunning specimens, The Artful Wooden Spoon is a compelling invitation to explore an age-old art.

Joshua Vogel, Seth Smoot, Kendra Smooth

Joshua Vogel, artist, designer, and author, is the cofounder of Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co. and Joshua Vogel LLC in New York's Hudson Valley.Seth and Kendra Smoot have created images for Kate Spade, Garnet Hill, and Williams-Sonoma and have been published in Real Simple, Anthology, and Country Living, among others. They live in Northern California.

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