If you can make kindling, you can carve a spoon. And mastering spoon carving will not only help you make bowls, ladles, and shovels (and musical instruments — big ladles covered with skins and strings ...

This year is Milan Village Arts School's 17th annual Spoon Gathering, which is well-known in the spoon carving and woodworking communities. Artisans come from all over the country to take part. Carved ...