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Beginning Wood Carving

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 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.
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
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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

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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.
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