70-Year-Old Woodcarving Master Cuts Down a Tree and Crafts Her Last Spoon

Video Description

An aging woodworker lost to time meticulously hand carves heirloom quality goods using old-world techniques, hand tools, and wood she harvests herself from her rural homestead. For 51 years, Suzanne Lupien, a 70-year-old master woodcarver has practiced the art of spoon carving; felling trees, splitting logs, shaping green wood, and crafting functional, heirloom-quality wooden spoons entirely by hand. Watch as she shows her process from tree felling, to splitting, to carving. Start to finish. ____________________ This is episode 4 of an ongoing video series documenting Suzanne’s life as one of the last rural Vermont hill farmers. *Other Episodes Documenting Suzanne's Life on The Farm* Episode 1 - Working With Draft Horse - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxvkAA4SKTc&feature=youtu.be Episode 2 - Baking Bread - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAy9ioMd8cs&feature=youtu.be Episode 3 - Harvesting Crops - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52kOGFGCKiY&feature=youtu.be ____________________ Suzanne is also an amazing author and artist. Support her by ordering her book or a piece of her artwork. All proceeds go directly to her! *Order Her Book Here* https://www.cottageandcompany.com/shop ____________________ Follow Suzanne here http://instagram.com/harken.farm ____________________ Thanks for watching everyone ❤️ More videos coming soon. 00:00 - 00:28 Introduction 00:29 - 01:32 Sharpening Her Chainsaw 01:33 - 04:12 Cutting Down The Cherry Tree 04:13 - 07:33 Splitting The Wood by Hand 07:34 - 10:19 Sharpening Her Tools by Hand 10:20 - 19:30 Carving The Spoon 19:31 - 24:24 Showing a Finished Spoon 24:25 - 27:52 Suzanne Reads an Essay about Hand Tool Craftsmanship