The Villages Woodworkers’ Club

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Title: Advanced Caricature Carving and Design

Course Number: 204

Instructor: Wayne Hendricks

Course Description:

• Skills and knowledge to be gained. Each participant will be taught various carving techniques used in “caricaturing” the human face. This will begin the building of a library of methods that participants may develop over the duration of their carving careers. In addition modeling in clay and development of a set of successful carving plans will be presented.

• Machines and tools to be used. One chip carving knife supplied by The Woodshop will be used in the class.

• Learning process/procedure. The instructor will demonstrate the proper application of a paper pattern onto a basswood blank and the correct way to use a chip carving knife. The student will then carve the pattern into the wood, with support of the instructor as necessary.

• Prerequisite skills; what level of competency/expertise is required for safe, successful participation. Participants should have completed several carvings within the last year and are asked to demonstrate their current level of competence. Participant ability to sharpen their own knives is mandatory, as time will not be spent teaching this skill.

• Project/product to be made. : A caricature of the participant’s own design.

• Duration of course. 6- 8 weeks, depending on the time required to complete a project. The instructor provides this open window to ensure participant success.

• Cost of materials beyond $10 fee. None (02-22-08)