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Class Overview
Learn how to carve and create beautiful objects! Gain the basic skills to feel successful and safe carving wood and making your own creations.
During this hands-on class, you will be making two spoons. Get started with the basic skills and safety practices while carving a simple and useful kitchen spoon. Continue to hone your skills as you carve a more decorative "love spoon" -- something often given as a gift. Learn about wood selection, preparing blanks, basic carving techniques, and traditional oil finishing. These skills will help you become prepared for future wood carving projects that you can use in another class or at home.
Stir up your creativity and curiosity with carving your own one-of-a-kind wooden spoons! No previous wood carving experience required.
Supplies Needed
Please bring these items to class:
- No. 7 Bent Sweep Gouge (10mm), such as PFEIL "Swiss Made" Intermediate #7 Gouge, 10mm Bent Gouge.
- Flexcut knife (KN13), such as FLEXCUT Detail Knife.
- Cut-resistant gloves and Cut Resistant Tape, such as Schwer SlicePro ANSI A9 Cut Resistant Gloves and Batino 6 Rolls Cut Resistant Tape. You need one cut-resistant glove for your non-dominant hand to hold the project securely and a protective carving roll for the other hand, which grips the knife.
- F-Clamp, such as Bessey Clutch Style Bar Clamps.
- Honing strop, such as BeaverCraft Stropping Leather Strop.
- Pencil
Learning Objectives
- Basic knowledge of wood carving
- How to design and carve spoons
- Confidence in handling wood carving knives safely for a small project
- How to select wood depending on your wood carving project
Who Might Enjoy This Class
- Anyone curious and interested in trying wood carving and whittling
- People who enjoy doing projects with their hands and using tools
- Anyone who would like to do a small creative project with like-minded people and guidance from an instructor
For related classes, check out our Wood Craft class series.