Spoon Carving Workshop


When & Where
28 Feb 2026, 10:00 – 16:30
Yarn, 24-26 Ann St, Ballycastle BT54 6AD, UK
About
Join us for a day of traditional craft as we learn how to shape a small log of green wood into a spoon. Using the carving axe, carving knife and crook knife, you’ll explore simple techniques that transform raw wood into something useful, beautiful and entirely your own.
By the end of the workshop, most people leave with at least one finished spoon and the experience to continue carving at home. It’s a craft that needs very few tools and can be enjoyed anywhere: by the fire on a winter evening or out in the woods on a long summer’s day.
No experience necessary. All tools and materials supplied, with advice on wood selection, sourcing and where to find tools if you’d like to keep going.
Lunch provided
Tea, coffee & snacks provided
Strictly over 18s only
About the Facilitator: Martin Donnelly
Martin Donnelly is a long-time advocate for sustainable living. His practice spans organic gardening and traditional green woodworking, with an emphasis on locally sourced timber and time-honoured hand tools. Over more than twenty years, he has crafted chairs, stools, small tables and countless spoons, and has taught gardening and craft at the Holywood Steiner School and the Glencraig Camphill Community.
Tickets
General Admission
£90.00
+£2.25 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00