Engdahl Slojd

Engdahl Slojd Traditional Scandinavian handcraft rooted in slöjd philosophy. Hand-carved wooden spoons, bowls, tools, and ornaments shaped by the grain and made to endure.

A one man shop in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. I specialize in customized woodcraft made with a scroll saw.

06/23/2026

After 8 weeks in a paper bag, it’s time to see what happened.

This bowl was rough turned green and then tucked away to dry slowly. The bag helps control how quickly moisture leaves the wood, reducing the chances of cracks and warping.

Now the waiting continues.

The bowl is coming out of the bag and onto the shelf for another 8 weeks of drying and acclimating before its final turning. During that time, the wood will keep moving a little as it settles into its new shape.

Woodworking often looks like cutting and carving, but a lot of it is simply learning to be patient and letting the wood do what wood does.

We’ll see what this one looks like in another couple of months.

Hej då!

06/21/2026

In today’s video, I’m working on the snowman’s scarf—slowly removing wood and shaping the folds that help turn a simple outline into a character. It’s a small part of the project, but details like this add movement, depth, and a little personality to the piece.

One careful cut at a time.

Thanks for sitting with me in the shop for a bit.

Hej då.

06/19/2026

Yesterday I shared a small section of the process. Today, here’s the whole cut in just 20 seconds.

This snowman ornament is made from basswood and cut on the scroll saw, following a pattern that will eventually become a flat-plane carving. Even in a quick time-lapse, you can see how the ornament slowly emerges from a simple block of wood as each cut removes a little more of what doesn’t belong.

One of the things I enjoy most about scroll sawing is that it feels a bit like drawing with a blade. The final shape is already hiding in the wood—you just have to find it.

Thanks for spending a few moments in the shop with me.

Hej då!

06/18/2026

Today I’m starting something a little different.

In this video, I’m using the scroll saw to cut out a snowman ornament from a piece of basswood. This will become a flat-plane carving—a style of carving that uses a series of intentional facets rather than trying to make every surface perfectly smooth and rounded.

Before the knife ever touches the wood, it all starts with a pattern and a careful cut. The scroll saw lets me establish the shape, and from there the carving begins.

This is the first snowman in what I hope will be a small collection of winter ornaments for the coming season. There’s something satisfying about watching a simple block of wood slowly become a recognizable figure.

Thanks for spending a little time in the shop with me today.

Hej då.

06/17/2026

A storm blew the shop door open and left my scroll saw table with a layer of surface rust. Nothing serious, but rust never gets better if you ignore it.

In this quick time-lapse, I soaked the table with WD-40, scrubbed away the rust with steel wool, cleaned the surface with rubbing alcohol, and finished it with a coat of paste wax. Once the wax dried, I buffed it out and the table was ready to get back to work.

It’s not the most exciting part of woodworking, but taking care of our tools is part of the craft. A few minutes of maintenance now can add years to the life of a tool.

Now it’s time to make some sawdust again.

Hej då.

06/16/2026

A recent storm blew the door open on my shop, and before I noticed, some rain found its way onto the cast iron table of my scroll saw. It doesn’t take much moisture for surface rust to start forming.

In today’s video, I’m walking through the process I’ll use to bring it back into shape:

• Soak the surface with WD-40 to loosen the rust and grime.
• Scrub it with steel wool until the metal is clean and smooth again.
• Wipe everything down with rubbing alcohol to remove any remaining dirt and oil.
• Apply a coat of paste wax and buff it out once dry to help protect the surface from future moisture.

Rust looks alarming, but most of the time it’s just a reminder that tools need a little care now and then. Fortunately, a bit of patience and elbow grease can usually bring them right back.

Have a great day, and thanks for sitting with me in the shop for a bit.

Hej då.

06/15/2026

In today’s video, I’m tracing the pattern for a snowman ornament onto a piece of basswood. There’s no carving yet—just the quiet beginning of an idea taking shape.

This is the first time I’ve made these ornaments, so we’ll be figuring it out together. Sometimes that’s one of the most enjoyable parts of working with wood. A blank board, a new pattern, and the curiosity to see where it leads.

Basswood is a favorite for this kind of work. It carves easily, holds detail well, and lets the design do the talking.

For now, it’s just pencil lines on wood. Soon, those lines will become shavings on the bench and a little snowman ready for the holiday season.

Thanks for sitting with me in the shop for a bit.

Hej då.

06/14/2026

In this video, I’m working on the kolrosing for a cherry spoon and I noticed that I missed cutting part of one of the vines in the pattern. It happens more often than you might think.

One of the interesting things about kolrosing is that the cuts are extremely shallow. They’re just deep enough to hold the dark powder that’s rubbed into the design. Because the cuts are so fine, it can be surprisingly easy to overlook a line until the pattern starts to come together.

That’s one reason I enjoy this process. It slows me down and forces me to really look at the piece. Every line matters, and sometimes a small correction is all that’s needed to bring the whole design to life.

Cherry is one of my favorite woods for this work. The clean grain makes the patterns stand out beautifully, and they’ll only become richer as the wood ages.

Made by hand. Built to last.

Hej då.

06/13/2026

For a while, kolrosing can feel a little underwhelming.

You scratch the pattern into the wood. You rub pigment into the cuts. You burnish the surface.

And then comes the moment that never gets old.

The first coat of oil.

As the tung oil soaks into the cherry, the grain deepens, the colors warm, and the kolrosed design suddenly comes to life. What looked subtle a moment ago begins to stand out with depth and contrast.

It’s one of my favorite parts of the entire process. After all the carving, sanding, cutting, and decorating, this is when you finally get to see what the piece wants to become.

Sometimes woodworkers talk about “revealing” the wood instead of changing it.

This is one of those moments.

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1430 Cemetery Road
Montoursville, PA
17754

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+15702388520

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