Join the Monthly Carving Club!

Interested in carving more, but you don't necessarily know what to make, what material to use, or how to start?

Each month we learn to carve a different form- occasionally a spreader, cooking spoon, honey dipper, spatula etc… Each member receives a box with a pre-axed green hardwood blank (or two depending on the project) with a little info card about the form. Some folks also opt to receive a finished example of that form to use as a pattern which is something I found really helpful in my own carving journey. Sometimes I include other things as well like a bit of literature or multiple blanks. All in all I really try to make it well worth the cost.

We also share an instagram group chat together where we can ask questions, share our progress, and I send updates. Each month I produce a simple video tutorial where I carve that month’s form and walk you through the process from blank to finished utensil. And if in person instruction is more your thing I also host a quick video call monthly that acts as a sort of office hours for members of the Monthly Carving Club to hop on and ask questions, carve together, and see more technical demos if that’s helpful.

You can participate for as long or short as you like, skip months, add extra blanks or tools to your box, really whatever works for you. Payment is made monthly via an emailed invoice I send out after I package up the boxes, generally the second week of each month. (There’s also an option for you to make it an automatic payment on the invoice if that’s easier for you). Just be in touch if you want to join!

$30 + shipping per month (includes blank, finished utensil(s), access to video/ chat resources)

$10+ shipping per month (includes blank, access to video/ chat resources)

Private Lessons & One on One Instruction

Interested in furthering your skills with more personalized instruction? I am now offering one on one and small group lessons for spoon carving, pole lathe turning, and other ancestral skills. Lessons can take a variety of formats, and can either focus on specific techniques or more generalized instruction of an entire process.

If you were interested in learning about the spoon carving process a lesson may look like this- you could join me in my workshop, via video chat, or I could travel to you. We would spend a few hours together learning how to properly use a knife, hook knife, and axe. Over the course of the lesson we would work together to carve a couple spoons, working from log to finished spoon, switching back and forth between as I demonstrate and you practice the various techniques for each step of the process. By the end of the day you would leave with a couple completed spoons, as well as a solid skill base of the techniques used in every step of the process.

Lessons on the pole lathe could follow a similar process, ending the session with a two finished bowls and a strong introduction to the process.

My current private instruction rate is $40 for the first hour, and $20 per every additional hour.

Reach out to me via Instagram or wildfolkmakers@gmail.com to discuss private lesson options and schedule a time!