Rochester Woodworkers Society


With hand done layout lines, Tom starts the carving	Three simple cuts yield the one finished element	Students were invited to bring in their own tools to sharpen	Tom explains the difference between lettering techniques...

with a couple of examples of his past work	Tom layed out and then carved...	an "I" as a demonstration of...	incised lettering with a bench chisel

The class covered using carving as decoration for other woodworking	Here, Tom decorates a turned plate with carved flowers...	showing 3d effects with some minor carving to create shadows	Tom did an example of the traditional clamshell...

carving the perimeter shape...	as well as contouring and thicknessing	The class was enjoyed by all and Tom stayed on to make sure...	everyone got individual attention to their specific needs
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Photos by Kurt Hertzog

Introduction to Carving (pg 2)