So whilst I’m sure many people have spent boxing day doing all sorts of wild and exciting things, I chose to spend 5 hours carving a spoon.

Its ages since I made anything from wood, I cant even recall what it would have been, but I’ve always enjoyed working with it and generally quite like any kind of activity that takes long enough for you to sort of lose yourself in it. This spoon is Yew, but I have a selection of different blanks to try in future to see what’s nicest to work with.

No doubt there will be more serious spoon content (You’ve been #spoonfluenced?) coming soon. I bet anyone fortunate enough to stumble on this post is on the edge of their seat with anticipation. Maybe you will get a spoon for Christmas next year.