[Woodcarver] Teaching Children to Carve - get a carver

Sun Dec 12 00:24:17 EST 2004

u can find out from the resturants as I have used them
at times to carve, as they had put a post up to come
watch the carving bein made n also to find out info as
well/

Bill
--- Merrilee Johnson <merrihat at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Yes we have talked about meeting 1/2 way but there
> is little between here 
> and there.  The few resturants available probably
> won't want wood chips 
> around either.  And then there's the weather - snow
> and cold.  As I said if 
> they can't find anyone closer we will get together
> in the spring when the 
> weather is better for outdoor carving and for
> driving.  Until then I am 
> hoping they find someone that can help them now so
> the child doesn't loose 
> interest.
> Merrilee
> 
> >From: Bill Smith <baydolphs at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: "[Woodcarver]"
> <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
> >To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
> >Subject: RE: [Woodcarver] Teaching Children to
> Carve - get a carver
> >Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 14:12:04 -0800 (PST)
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> >Have u thought about meetin half way from each of u
> >sometimes there is a park or some place else that u
> >can go to teach the kid that is an hour away from
> the
> >two of you..
> >
> >WhatI have found that helps me when I am workin
> with
> >kids in teaching them the art of woodcarving I have
> >the first two weeks jst the two of us. As the new
> >student learns the way to do it then move him into
> a
> >group setting this way he or she is not tryin to
> meet
> >the other young carver in the group, as I found on
> >tries to do what the other is doin..
> >
> >I was teachin my late girlfriend's son to carve and
> >his sister was learning to sew she keep watching
> the
> >two of us carving, had her brother all confussed so
> >the next time I had him over  by himself n  his
> sister
> >come over lator...
> >
> >Seems to have been the missin clue to what he was
> >tring to learn and being able to see what I was
> >doing.. Others  students I have taught have also
> learn
> >faster this way..
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >--- Merrilee Johnson <merrihat at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > >  So I thought I would post both the question
> and
> > > >my reply for feedback from those of you on the
> > > digest that do teach
> > > >kids.  Any ideas or suggestions would be
> fantastic.
> > > >>>
> > >
> > >
> > > Great response to the mother, Susan.
> > > The only thing I could add is to find a local
> > > carving club and someone
> > > interested to help get her started.  As you said
> the
> > > books are geared to the
> > > older carver and getting the knife in the right
> > > postition to "bite" into the
> > > wood is hard to see in a printed form.
> > >
> > > I have 3 kids I am working with.  One girl (16)
> has
> > > been carving with me for
> > > 3 years, 1 boy(now 12) started last year and a
> new
> > > boy (probably 11 or 12
> > > but both boys are in 7th grade).  The last one
> is
> > > having problems seeing how
> > > to hold the knives and gouges that the other two
> > > didn't have.  So the muscel
> > > control  and hand eye coordination is something
> an
> > > experienced carver could
> > > help work with her on how to and talk to her to
> get
> > > her to "see" what she
> > > want to do that a book couldn't do.  There is
> also a
> > > 10 year old that wants
> > > to carve about an hour away from me that I want
> to
> > > help get started too but
> > > the drive for either of us is long so that one
> may
> > > not work or may will
> > > happen this summer. (fingers crossed)   Getting
> the
> > > kids interested in
> > > creative outlets is the best thing for them - as
> > > we've talked about before!
> > > ANd us adults that can help need too - even if
> it is
> > > time consuming and
> > > frustrating for us.  (the new boy is more
> > > frustrating than the other 2 were
> > > but I think he's beginning to "get it"  This
> week he
> > > finished a small
> > > project he's been working on for about 5 weeks
> and
> > > the other boy finished in
> > > 2).  So now he's on his way to becoming a
> woodcarver
> > > too!  That makes me
> > > feel great that I could help!
> > >
> > > Anyways back to your question - find an
> experienced
> > > carver to help one on
> > > one.  That's my suggestion.
> > > Merrilee
> > >
> > >
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