About this journey

Somewhere around 2016, I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to create something for our new home. I read every book and found every YouTube video to learn how to create something every day in the small space in our home or outside. My skills improve every time I pick up a tool. I’m still so inspired every time I split open a new wood log and get to work.

Today, I am learning more than ever by creating new objects and teaching others basic hand tool skills. I love helping people try new skills and create with their hands.

As I build out this site, I will be publishing new workshops and finished goods!

 
Ian McNemar is using a carving axe to chop and carve a spoon from a block of wood.

Fjällräven San Francisco: Spoon carving workshop from January 2020.