Woodcarving classes

Marc Adams Class – Classic European Carving

March 18, 2013 MaryMay Woodcarving classes

I am teaching a class at Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Indianapolis, Indiana September 16 – 20 on “Classic European Carving”. There are still a few spaces available, and even if you have never picked up a carving gouge, you can take this class. Here is the class description: “This class will cover the [...]

Popular Woodworking Course Goes “Live”

March 10, 2013 MaryMay Wood Carving Tips

The class on carving this classical design is online now through Popular Woodworking: http://www.shopwoodworking.com/classical-carving-with-mary-may The cost is $75, and it is about 2-1/2 hours of video with an introduction video which includes the tool sharpening process, a video on carving the acanthus leaf and also one on carving the shell. You can watch it as [...]

East Coast Teaching Tour

March 6, 2013 MaryMay Wood Carving Tips

I am currently on my “east coast” teaching tour. I flew into Boston last week and taught 4 people how to carve a Newport flame finial and also an acanthus leaf on a turned post. I call them the “Boston Gang” – a great group of guys. I got to stay in a beautiful older [...]

Roy Underhill Weekend

February 17, 2013 MaryMay TV Shows

I spent the Thursday and Friday having a great time rehearsing and filming a third show with Roy Underhill for his PBS TV show, The Woodwright’s Shop. He gave me a challenge of carving details on several furniture legs that he had acquired that really needed some help. They were awkwardly shaped, and some quite [...]

Class with Charles Neil and Gang

February 11, 2013 MaryMay Woodcarving classes

Do you know what I love about my job? I love the variety – the variety of projects I get to work on, the variety of places I get to go, and above all, the variety of amazing people I get to meet. This past week was no exception. Charles Neil and a gang of 6 [...]

Wood Turning

September 6, 2012 MaryMay Woodcarving classes

I am going to teach a class at Marc Adams School of Woodworking in 2 weeks on carving details on a turned post. So… I just turned a 3″ piece of mahogany with a variety of shapes where we will carve 2 different styles of acanthus leaves, egg and dart molding, bead molding, rope molding, and [...]

McIntire Fruit Basket Carving

August 24, 2012 MaryMay Wood Carving Tips

Stan Beckworth came in from Texas for the past 3 days to learn more about the specific techniques of carving. He has quite a lot of experience with carving, but wants to be able to teach carving at the school where he teaches in Waco, TX – the Heritage School of Woodworking (www.homesteadheritage-woodworking.com/). They specialize [...]

Marc Adams Class – Fundamentals of Woodcarving

July 26, 2012 MaryMay Woodcarving classes

Haven’t had a chance to blog yet since finishing a “Fundamentals of Woodcarving” class at Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Indianapolis, IN. These classes are always great fun – for both students and teacher. Because it is 5 days, you really get to know each other, and by the end of the week, you [...]

Off to Teach at Marc Adams

July 15, 2012 MaryMay Woodcarving classes

I’m heading off this morning to teach a beginning carving class at Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Indianapolis, Indiana. This school is pretty amazing – I think something like 80 different instructors teach a variety of classes there throughout the year – ranging from very basic woodworking to highly specialized skills. He also offers [...]

School is OPEN

July 11, 2012 MaryMay On-Line Woodcarving articles and TV interviews

My Online Woodcarving School is now officially OPEN! Click on the link above, or to the right to go to the site. I am offering a 3 day no-risk trial period, so have fun! Come Join US.

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