Carving a Small Wooden Spoon

Name: Carving a Small Wooden Spoon
Start: 2025-12-13T09:45:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-13T12:30:00-05:00
Location: 420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27705

Schedule

Sat Dec 13 2025 at 09:45 am to 12:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27705 | Durham, NC

Try your hand at carving a wooden spoon from raw wood collected at Duke Gardens. Vanessa Hernandez of Ask the Trees will introduce you to the tools, safety strategies and techniques of simple carving in this workshop. All materials, tools and instruction are provided so you can begin your own gorgeous, hand-carved wooden spoon. Information on tool purchasing, kitchenware maintenance and wooden blanks for you to choose from are included. All participants must complete a participation waiver when enrolling.
Fee: $78; 20% discount for Duke Gardens members with discount code.
Parking: Parking is included only for the duration of the program. Directions and meeting location will be shared in program reminder.
Location: Onsite at Duke Gardens.
Accessibility: This will be a small group program that takes place seated and indoors.
Please note: Construction for the transformative Garden Gateway Project is underway. The Doris Duke Center and main visitor parking lots are closed for the duration of construction.