Friday, November 6, 2015

Required Reading: The Artful Wooden Spoon by Joshua Vogel

We've been fans of Josh Vogel's work since day one, ever since we spied his hand carved spoons at March in San Francisco. Now the architect-turned-master-woodworker and founder of Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co. is sharing his craft with the world with his new book, The Artful Wooden Spoon. Vogel instructs us on the essentials: how to choose the best piece of wood, which tools you need, and more, in this step-by-step tutorial. Beginning and advance projects are illustrated by 225 photos, all styled and shot by Kendra and Seth Smoot, resulting in a book that, like all of Vogel's work, is as beautiful at is it functional.

The Artful Wooden Spoon cover, Remodelista

Above: The Artful Wooden Spoon is available through Chronicle books; $24.94, and via Amazon.

The Artful Wooden Spoon, Vogel, spoons, Remodelista

Above: Samples of Josh's many and varied spoons by Seth and Kendra Smoot.

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Above: Josh sketches out a design for one of his spoons.

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Above: Like the images, Josh's words breath life into the age-old craft of carving spoons.

The Artful Wooden Spoon, Vogel, 2, Remodelista

Above: More inspiration. Similar hand-carved spoons by Joshua Vogel are available at March, starting at $110.

The Artful Wooden Spoon, Vogel, 8, Remodelista

Above:  Josh's tutorials teach you how to bring out the best in each piece of wood.

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Above: Tools of the trade and step-by-step instructions.

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Above: The process, from another angle.

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Above: Finished results.

To get a personalized copy of The Artful Wooden Spoon, be sure to stop by one of Josh's many book signings.

  • Nov. 7th signing at SHED 11am-1pm (Healdsburg, CA)
  • Nov. 13th signing at The Commons 5-8pm (Charleston, SC)
  • Nov. 20th signing at Colette 5-6:30pm (Paris, France)
  • Dec. 2nd signing at Oblong Books 6pm (Rhinebeck, NY)
  • Dec. 5th signing at The Golden Notebook 4pm (Woodstock, NY)
  • Dec. 10th signing at FAIR 6:30 to 8:30pm (NYC)

See more of Josh's work here:

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