Introduction
to Relief Woodcarving
with Mary May
September 3 & 4, 9:00 -
5:00 with 1 hour lunch
Cost - $200
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class
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 will show the process of carving an oak leaf in relief:
- how to sharpen your gouges
- how to draw an oak leaf design onto wood
- how to carve the background lower
- how to shape the oak leaf with a variety of curved gouges
- demos on a variety of other tricks and techniques
Materials Provided
- wood
- clamps for holding down wood
- carbon paper
Materials for
Students to Bring
- Wood or metal carving
mallet (optional)
- Any sharpening stones or sharpening equipment you have
Set of beginner gouges as follows:
5mm v-chisel
#3, 3mm
#3, 6mm
#4, 12mm
#3, 16mm
#7, 14mm
If you need help finding gouges contact me at marymaycarving@yahoo.com