Oh brilliant! I am glad your Father-in-Law is happy with the spoon and even more pleased that you were all able to find out more about Anna. I will let her know what you've said.

Check back next year when they've started calling her One Thumb Annie.

Check out nicwestermann.co.uk/ Have fun!

Looks like a Nic Westermann.

@@thebeardedcarver Thanks!! It sound's like this is what she saying - great!!

nicwestermann.co.uk/ Glad I could put you in touch with him :)

I agree, I would like to get one of those too :) I am just finishing my first spoon, but I can promise it wont be the last one :)

Oh, now I did see his name. I joined his waitlist earlier today :D

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Probably best to have a look at her website! annacasserley.co.uk/

Amy yeah I tried but the page would not open under contacts. It is what it is. Thanks.

+aHigher Power I just got thru trying and it opened for me. It may have been something that day you tried? Hope this helps. stay safe keep warm have fun and whittle to keep your sanity ol greybeard dino ; - ) >

Thank you I'll try again.

nicwestermann.co.uk/ son site est en train d'être renové, mais on peut le trouver ici après le 1 Fev, je crois!

@@Amy-nz8qg merci Amy 🙏

Hello! In the video, Anna is using fresh sycamore, which is often a favourite among spoon carvers. Anna usually carves wild cherry. Make sure you carve the wood while it is still green and select a piece of tree that is knot-free and straight-grained. Forest-grown trees are better because they don't have to buttress themselves against the wind, so are generally less fibrous. I hope that helps!

Hi again , of curse that helped me to understand more. One more question maybe you know about woods in the Middle East like in Israel and close to her. Woods that could be good for wood carving spoons and there is some way that i can to find by my self? And what more kinds of woods is good for that? Thank you very much , you are helping me!

miller My pleasure. If anyone else reading these posts wants to contribute then please do. I am no expert. Most soft fruit trees like almond, peach, mulberry etc. would be very good to carve, especially if they are grown in a sheltered area. Olive wood is very beautiful but very hard, so maybe a project for when you are more practiced!

Thank you , last question when I complete to carve my spoon I should Buttering something like an oil or something like that on the spoon ? Have a nice day!

miller Use olive/walnut/linseed oil or a mixture of any of those with beeswax!

Anna uses a lot of wild cherry and sycamore. As she says in the video, forest-grown, especially naturally regenerated, timber, will be least fibrous and knotty. You want trees that have grown searching for light above them and in a sheltered environment.

Amy Birch , , sycamore, , Beech, Hazel, Ash, Lime, , horse chestnut, Yew, Lilac and fruit trees apple, pear etc are all good woods to work with all with their own characteristics!

Anna uses: nicwestermann.co.uk/ Happy spooning!

sharp tools, and good technique. Boobs aren't a barrier to anything.

Thank you for your comment and I am glad you like the video. I will say however, for any aspiring woodworkers, that Anna is a highly-competent professional and is using a push-knife. To use this tool, you push it down the length of wood: www.garrettwade.com/swedish-push-knife/p/04D04.04/www.garrettwade.com/swedish-push-knife/p/04D04.04/

Cesar ,Unfortunatly your comment is incorrect . Anna is using a Swedish spliting knife which is beveled on both sides and because the handles are set straight out is designed to be pushed or pulled . Anyone with even a limited amout of experience can see from the way she handles her axe that she is a a very compendent craftswomen , using all the tools shown in a safe manor.

Slapped Yak what are you talking about? Most spooncarvers I know are the most lovely people and are nowhere near "patriarchal". There is a lot of well respected female carvers like Jane Mickelborough. Never have I heard or read one sexist or chauvinist remark in spooncarving. What you are doing is just plain Man-hating.