This class is full, please contact me to be put on the waitlist, peter@petergalbert.com. Tuition is $1950, deposit due upon enrollment is $975. Please visit the website for shop details and policies.

In our week together, we will explore container-making with both green and dry wood including the making of a box in the form of a book.  These projects will provide ideal canvases for decorative carving and letter carving, and we will practice both before employing them on our projects.  In addition to carving techniques, we will work to develop individual designs that are meaningful, aesthetically pleasing, and sympathetic to the material and overall forms.  As always, we will also work on important tool sharpening goals and methods.

Materials:  All wood will be provided, but if there is a particular piece that is special to you, you are most welcome to bring it.  

Tools: I will communicate with those signed up for the course with more details about recommended tools.  The following is a general list:

• Sloyd knife

• Chip carving knife and/or quality pen knife.

• Carving axe (if you have one)

• A steep (#8-9 sweep gouge 16-25mm wide)

• Various non-specific carving gouges that you may already have (more details later).

• A straight carving chisel or two.  If one is fishtail, even better.

• Block plane/apron plane

• Drawknife and/or spokeshave