BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
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TEACHING
In addition to making one-of-a-kind decorative spoons and the Table Tools® utensils, I teach spoonmaking. I previously taught at craft centers (see below) and found the stimulation and camaraderie wonderful but, because spoonmaking is such an idiosyncratic craft, this was a logistical nightmare. Now I teach only in my own shop (near Syracuse, NY). It is typically a two-day session, one-on-one, and tailored to the student's level of experience (beginner to advanced) and interests. All tools and materials are supplied.

I enjoy teaching because it allows me to introduce people to the joy of spoonmaking. Teaching provides an opportunity to share more than 32 years of accumulated spoonmaking knowledge.

Some of the places where I have taught include:
Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts Gatlinburg, TN
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
Peters Valley Craft Education Center, Layton, NJ

Three of the articles that I have written for WOODWORK magazine can be viewed here. One is a general discussion of wood spoonmaking; another describes European buckthorn, a small invasive tree that has strong, attractive wood. A third discusses the seminal American woodworker Emil Milan.