Advanced Carving for
Furniture
with Mary May
November Dec. 17 & 18, 9:00 -
5:00
$200
- Must have some carving experience -
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About the teacher
Mary May is a professional woodcarver and is owner of Cornerstone
Creations, LLC. She has studied woodcarving at a variety of places around
the world - England, Malaysia & Greece, and has had many opportunities
to study the traditional techniques of the European masters carvers. She
specializes in making carvings for reproduction period furniture and
teaches these techniques at several locations throughout the US, as well
as in her home town of Charleston, SC. Mary has produced instructional
DVDs which include carving the ball and claw foot, the acanthus leaf, and
both the concave and convex Newport shells. She has recently appeared as a
guest on The Woodwright's Shop with Roy Underhill. Mary is a member of the
Society of American Period Furniture Makers.
About the class
This class is open to experienced carvers wishing to work
on projects of their choice. Some possible carvings are:
- ball and claw feet
- acanthus leaf
- Newport shells
- fan carving
- shell carving
Needed you will need
to bring:
- your choice of wood - prepared and cut for project of choice
- set of gouges
- mallet (optional)
- sharpening equipment
NOTE: contact me at marymaycarving@yahoo.com
for any questions
as to possible designs, templates I may have, gouges needed, etc.