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Students showing off their work.

 

The class is sponsored by Bloomington Parks and Rec and teaches beginning students the basics of carving.  The first carving done by the students is a letter opener.  It demonstrates the basics of slice and stop cuts. 

 

From there, the students carve a doughnut from a shake shingle.  This is a real challenge and shows the students the characteristics of the grain of the wood and how to carve with the grain.

 

Next the students select one of the blanks furnished by the club so they can try some carving in the round.  The blanks vary from hound dogs, to owls, to fish, to many other animals, cowboy boots, and other things.  They are small, simple, yet challenging projects.

 

Bob Deibert, in the yellow shirt, gives Paul Fish some instruction on carving what else, a fish.

 

To finish out the class, the students select a pattern from a pattern book.  Blanks are cut from the patterns and brought back and given to the students so they can try the skills they've learned in the class.  The class is always very successful and lots of fun!  Some student like it so much they even join the club so they can learn more and more about carving. 

Students work on their class projects.

To Sign up for a class...

Beginning Woodcarving--Tuesday evenings, mid April through mid May, 7:00-9:00 PM, Lincoln Leisure Center, Bloomington, IL. 

The cost is $45.00.  Class size will be six to fifteen students.  Ages 12 and up may participate.  Contact Bloomington Parks & Rec. at (309) 434-2260. A carving knife will be available for purchase at the class for an additional $10.00.

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