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2 quests

2 hrs/month Beginner

Learn basic bookbinding

Pamphlet stitch. Coptic stitch. You'll make your first real blank book in an afternoon.

Perfect for: writers, crafters, paper obsessives, gift-givers

3 hrs per spoon Beginner

Learn to whittle a spoon

Green wood, a knife, and a few hours. The spoon emerges from the wood. Then you eat with the thing you made.

Perfect for: outdoorsy types, makers, people who want to disconnect, gift-givers