Rochester Woodworkers Society


The Introduction to Carving Workshop was taught by Tom Meiller	Held at Woodcraft, the class had 20 students	Tom used many of his own carvings as examples for the class	The class was comprised of lecture...

and demonstration...	and student "hands on" sessions	All of the attendees got to try there hand at carving	Tom demonstrated the various facets of sharpening tools

The tools need to be sharp to make carving enjoyable	A sharp tool is a requisite to good carving	Tom shows the methods of planning various carved features	He used one turning to show many possible decorative carving ideas

Tom's theme was that it looks difficult, but usually isn't that tough	As usual, the RWS workshops include lunch	The class dines on the DiBella's subs (the RWS Official Sub)	After lunch, Tom covered the techniques for making moldings
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Photos by Kurt Hertzog

Introduction to Carving Workshop