Two Day Woodcarving Course

For those who want to take a deeper dive into ornamental woodcarving, this two-day carving course will give you a firm grounding in the basics of woodcarving in a relaxed, friendly environment. Spread over two consecutive Saturdays, it will give you the time to fully immerse yourself in the craft and practise the techniques at your leisure. This course will whet your appetite for learning this heritage craft and provide you with the resources you need to continue your practise. With no more than six students to a class, you’ll receive a high level of attention and guidance.

• Day 1 will focus on the basics of woodcarving with an introduction to the tools, how to use them safely and effectively, the properties of timber including understanding grain direction, and a practical project focusing on chip carving.
• Day 2 will build on the skills you’ve already learned, allowing you to create a shallow relief or chip carving from one of the available designs, which you can take home to display or work on further in your own time.

This course runs over two consecutive Saturdays from 10AM to 5PM. Tea and coffee will be provided at 11.30AM and 3PM. The class takes place in Central London in a working carving studio with ongoing projects and commissions, giving you the opportunity to see the working practise of a professional carver.What will I achieve? By the end of the course you will have covered:

• Identifying suitable timber species for future carving projects
• The correct way to safely use chisels and mallet
• How to secure your work
• How to lay out your design on timber
• How to create a design in low relief
• A brief introduction to sharpening chisels
• An introduction to historic ornament

Please note: if cancelling a place booked on this course, please give fourteen days notice in order to ensure you receive a full refund. If rescheduling, please allow seven days notice so that your place can be offered to other students. Late cancellations and refunds will be at the teacher's discretion.

• Your completed carving project
• Wood suitable for your carving project
• The use of carving tools
• Focused personal tuition
• Tea, coffee and cake
• A PDF document detailing the contents of the course, and resources for developing your woodcarving practice further
• Timber carving blanks available to purchase at the end of the course
• The option to be notified of special discounted prices on upcoming courses, available only to previous students

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