Mary May – Woodcarver
Marc Adams Class – Classic European Carving
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 [...]
Metal Engraving
My father-in-law, David May, who is simply a true artist in whatever he puts his hand to (tall ship builder, Mardi-Gras walking head creator), has mastered the art of metal engraving. He has worked in steel & brass, and has a natural gift for design. I have seen metal engraving web sites, and if you are [...]
And the tour concludes
Well, the “East Coast Tour” has ended. I have arrived home safely and I am tired! It’s been a really great trip – met amazing people, taught lots of carving, learned lots of things (I always learn a lot when I teach) and ate some incredible meals along the way. Everyone who hosted took great care of [...]
Popular Woodworking Course Goes “Live”
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
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 [...]
New Letter Carving Video – “R” and “S”
There have been quite a few requests for a video on letter carving to be included in my online woodcarving school. I am happy to announce that I finally have this completed and it is up on the site. I also have a fancy new camera so I can film from 2 camera angles so [...]
Roy Underhill Weekend
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
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 [...]
Acanthus Leaf and Shell Design
I have been working on a project that is a very classical design – a center shell with scrolling acanthus leaves going down each side. This will go on the top of a square mirror. This is carved in basswood. I filmed this process and the video will be part of an online class offered through the Popular Woodworking [...]
Turned Pedestal Table with Diagonal Reeds
The latest carving work I have been doing has been details for several period reproduction pieces for Greg Guenther in Savannah, GA. I will have to get the specifics from Greg of where the original came from. I was just focusing on the designs based on photographs. One is a corner design for a table with delicate little [...]
SCHOOL is OPEN – Watch a sample of how to carve the ball and claw foot below.
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