Beginning Wood Carving
Get started in the wonderful craft of wood carving. This class, is developed for those with no experience in wood carving. Students will learn how to caricature carve, a form of figure carving in which one or more features of the figure are exaggerated to achieve a specific effect. Students will carve two or more “little person” caricatures (less than 3” tall), as time allows. This exercise is one of the best ways to learn how to carve. Students will also learn about wood carving safety, how to properly maintain and use wood carving tools, and about wood grain and how it affects carving. This course will inspire your creativity and give you the skills to continue wood carving.
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Dates: May 18 - June 22 (6 weeks)
Day: Wednesday Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm Ages: 16+ Tuition: $60.00 Instructor: Harold Lee Campus location: Cottage Materials: $10 for supplies and materials paid to instructor. Needed tools: Students need to bring their own tools. See list below for recommended tools. Student limit: 8 people For more information contact Harold Lee:
801-562-2063 leehglp@msn.com |
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The deadline for signing up is 2 days before the first session so you have time to purchase your tools, and Harold has time to obtain materials and supplies.
Tools for Beginning Wood Carving
If you don't already have access to wood carving tools, these are the tools Harold recommends and the store to get them from:
1 - Treeline, 801-373-5786, www.treelineusa.com, 1221 E. 1120 S., Provo, UT
321-0403 $23.95 OCC Shipley small roughing knife - 1½” blade
290-0945 8.95 Warren 4.5mm V-tool
120-0030 13.95 DMT 3" Extra Fine Dia-Sharp Stone
126-5000 9.95 Small leather strop
126-0100 6.95 White Gold honing compound
202-_000 7.95 Safety glove
273-010_ 1.95 Thumb guard
$73.65 Total
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2 - Woodcraft, 801-566-5652, saltlakecity-retail@woodcraft.com, 9891 S. 500 W., Sandy, UT
05Z11 $22.50 Pfeil Swiss Made carving knife
127150 22.99 Ramelson ¼” V-parting tool
143652 16.99 DMT Credit Card Diamond Stone extra fine
159016 12.95 Flexcut knife strop w/polishing compound
0616_ 27.99 Safety glove
16V2_ 4.99 Thumb guard
$108.41 Total
Other required tools and supplies:
Pencil
White polymer eraser
6-inch ruler
Band-aids
If you don't already have access to wood carving tools, these are the tools Harold recommends and the store to get them from:
1 - Treeline, 801-373-5786, www.treelineusa.com, 1221 E. 1120 S., Provo, UT
321-0403 $23.95 OCC Shipley small roughing knife - 1½” blade
290-0945 8.95 Warren 4.5mm V-tool
120-0030 13.95 DMT 3" Extra Fine Dia-Sharp Stone
126-5000 9.95 Small leather strop
126-0100 6.95 White Gold honing compound
202-_000 7.95 Safety glove
273-010_ 1.95 Thumb guard
$73.65 Total
or
2 - Woodcraft, 801-566-5652, saltlakecity-retail@woodcraft.com, 9891 S. 500 W., Sandy, UT
05Z11 $22.50 Pfeil Swiss Made carving knife
127150 22.99 Ramelson ¼” V-parting tool
143652 16.99 DMT Credit Card Diamond Stone extra fine
159016 12.95 Flexcut knife strop w/polishing compound
0616_ 27.99 Safety glove
16V2_ 4.99 Thumb guard
$108.41 Total
Other required tools and supplies:
Pencil
White polymer eraser
6-inch ruler
Band-aids
Harold Lee
Harold has been crafting with wood for more than 20 years. He's from a family of wood carvers. His father made display pieces from twisted red cedar and made clocks and other items from box elder burl, red cedar, and black walnut. His mother was a woodcarver later in life and carved hiking sticks and caricatures. His wife, Laura, also a woodcarver, carves Christmas ornaments, caricatures, and stylized animal figures. Harold enjoys chip carving (a decorative form of wood carving), carving “little people” (caricatures less than 3 inches tall), and wood turning pens and other small objects. He is a member of the Great Salt Lake Woodcarvers Club and the Utah Valley Woodcarvers Club. He is a co-founder, first president, and current secretary of the Wasatch Pen Turners Club. Check out his website at http://www.haroldglee.com.
