Wood Carving for Beginners

In this class, you will learn basic wood carving techniques and have the opportunity to get hands-on practice with these techniques. Class topics will include description of tools (chisels, gouges, and "V" tools); hold-down strategies (workbench, vises, holdfasts, etc.); sharpening (grinders, stones, strops); finding materials (cost, sources); wood prep (dimensioning, seasoning); layout (patterns, designs, subtractive sculpture methods); waste removal (hogging off, tools used, splitting out); carving… Show more (mallet work, hand carving techniques, reading grain).

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