[Woodcarver] Children's carving class

[Lynn Diel]

Karen
In teaching classes with kids, I used Speedball linoleum cutters, which consisted of a vee and a couple of small gouges.
To save cost, I drilled holes in a 1/2 dowel the size of the gouges and epoxied the ends.  I purchased a several sets for around $4.00 a set.  If you want a handle the costs go up to around $8.00. 

http://www.dickblick.com/zz402/03/?wmcp=google&wmcid=products&wmckw=40203-1202-1842

They can be sharpened with wet/dry sandpaper to enhance their performance.

They not Stubia or Pfiel, but the kids could use them and they performed well for me.

Hope this helps.

Blessings and Peace
Lynn


Karen Henderson <khcarver at earthlink.net> wrote: Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html

Hi group,
Was fortunate to be asked to teach beginning carving to a group of  
children last summer.  They were so excited about their new hobby -  
as were the parents! - so they have rounded up two more beginner  
classes for me as well as last years group wanting to come back again.
Have projects picked out for the beginners using just a knife.
The "advanced" beginner class was wondering about adding another  
tool.  Guess I'd suggest two - a gouge and a v-tool - but I know that  
cost is a factor.  These kids are 9 to 14 years old.
My questions:
Do any of you have patterns simple enough for this age group that  
you're willing to share?
 (Saw Marcia Berkall's article in Carving Mag. and thought the  
pretzel and the snowman were good projects)
Would you add another tool at this point or just stick to the knife?
What additional tool would you add?

Thanks for any help you can give.  These kids are so excited and I'm  
please to be assisting in adding to the "new generation" of carvers.
Karen Henderson
St. Francis, MN
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