About Brian Bailey Brian Bailey retired after working for the state of New York for almost thirty years. For the past twenty-five years, he has been sawing and drying his own lumber. He started carving as a youngster and has been carving off an on since then. Books by Brian Bailey 12 Spoons, 2 Bowls, and a Knife 15 Step-by-Step Handcarved Projects for the Kitchen edited by Editors of Woodcarving Illustrated contributions by David Western, Emmet Van Driesche, Elizabeth Sherman, Karen Henderson, Saskia De Jager, Kevin Kaminski, Chris Lubkemann, Josh Rittenhouse & Brian Bailey