It’s spoon-heavy this time at Greenwood Fest. For several reasons, primarily because I went to Spoonfest last summer & got to meet a bunch of new people. But…in any event, this spoon carver was coming back no matter what. JoJo Wood was one of the first choices last year, and so again for 2017.
If you are paying attention to spoon carving craze that’s sweeping the world, JoJo is one of the highlights. Her work just stands out in many ways.
In the first Greenwood Fest, she brought along her clog knives, and showed us how she roughs out the wooden blanks for the soles of the leather-topped clogs.
And otherwise, she carved spoons. Her 2-day class in carving eating spoons produced some of the nicest spoons – there were no clunkers at all. Step-by-step she showed how she uses the hatchet and knives to work a disciplined shape that performs just as it should.
JoJo & I were on the festival circuit last summer; here in Plymouth, then England & Sweden in August. I got to see a lot of her carving, and it keeps getting better. I wrote a profile of her & her work in Popular Woodworking Magazine, #229, December, 2016.
Come see for yourself. Your spoons will take off. Her eating spoon class before the festival is not to be missed. We expect it to sell out, so if you want to get in it, registration opens January 4th. http://www.greenwoodfest.org/ I’ll have reminders here, and the Plymouth CRAFT newsletter will announce it too. sign up for the newsletter if you haven’t already (under the “registration” tab on the GWF site).
PETER FOLLANSBEE: JOINER’S NOTES 
How ironic – I was just finishing up breakfast with the bottom right spoon from the top photo when I read this. While I’ve accumulated bunches of really cool stuff over the years, I don’t think any other possession is quite as integral to my very being as that spoon. That is why I love what you guys do.
That is a great spoon Peter. It has the unexpected caprice of the wood itself and crafted by someone who has come into a fullness of ownership of his art.
Keep on…you may be at the height most of us aspire to reach.
Sorry…I meant this (above) to relate to the more recent thread about the spoon.
Long live Peter and Spoons!!!