#038. -- The ability to shape wood with a knife is one of the most elemental skills to have, and plays at least a minor role in the vast majority of other crafts. Sadly, knife skills in general seem to be in decline. . . Though that's something we encourage around here!

Brian, from the Carving is Fun channel on Youtube, helps educate and get folks involved in carving and came on the podcast to chat about carving, whittling, tips, techniques, and suggestions.  I found this interesting because I've never attempted to whittle small 3D objects (what I classically think of when I think of whittling). Hope you learn something from our conversation! 

Links resources mentioned in this episode can be found over at:
folkcraftrevival.com/38  

  #037. -- In the craft world of the modern age, bone seems to be a rather neglected raw material that is rarely used for much of anything. But that was not always so, and fortunately Dave was willing to come on the podcast and share a little bit of his experience and insight on the craft of working with bones and antlers.

Dave is a re-enactor of the early medieval period and a bone crafter who specializes in replicating artifacts of that time period. We chat about the history, archaeology, artifacts, methodology, and manufacture of bone implements. Overall, I found this to be a very fascinating and informative conversation, hopefully you enjoy it as much as I did!

I also hope we can change our perspective on how bone was used historically, and garner some ideas on what we can make with it now!

Links resources mentioned in this episode can be found over at:
folkcraftrevival.com/37  

 #036. -- How many of you have ever knitted your own garments from wool you processed and spun yourself? Just the thought intimidates me.... and also draws me in wanting to learn more!

In one of Josefin Waltin's Youtube videos she shows just that - and since her channel and website showcase a variety of other wool processing and spinning content I reached out to see if she would be willing to talk to us about spinning. We cover a bit about processing wool, the time involved in spinning, necessary tools and how this can be done just about anywhere, experiments with flax and other plant fibers, choosing interesting raw materials over easy to spin fleeces, and more.

Something I've been dwelling on was her comments about intentionally using the least mechanized process for her craft and how she thinks that's the easiest way to learn. Agree? Disagree? I would love to hear your thoughts about this!

Links to Josefin's website, channel, and resources mentioned can be found over at:
folkcraftrevival.com/36