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Bowl Carving with Axe, Adze and GougeBowl Carving withAxe, Adze and Gougewith Jon Strom6/29/13-7/1/13Make the wood chips fly! This course is for studentsready to stand at the chopping block and learn to useclassic wooden bowl-carving hand tools – the adze, axe,gouge and push knife. During this class, topics includingselection of wood stock, elements of bowl design,strategies for hand-hewing, use of sharpening skills, andtechniques for finishing will be explored. Students startwith a birch log and end with a spectacular bowl (ortwo!), with graceful lines and smooth surfaces. The shapeand style of the bowl connects directly to how the toolsthemselves function – the classic hand-crafted lines echothe Scandinavian bowl carving tradition that reaches backhundreds of years.length (days) 3 hours 9am-5pmtuition $225 early bird tuition (6+ wks in advance) $195materials $15age with adult 16+woodcarvingBowl Carving with Axe, Adze and GougeCarving the Cree Hunter’s ShovelCarving The Voyageur Style DrinkingCup: The Traditional NogginChip Carving: An IntroductionCut, Carve & Whittle it Yourself: BasicKnifeworkCut-out Relief Carving: ScandinavianThemesJust a Spoonful: Wooden Spoon CarvingTraditionsKolrosing: Decorative Line CarvingRelief Carving: An IntroductionScandinavian Style Flat-Plane FigureCarvingScandinavian Style Flat-Plane Carving:ContinuationTimber Carving: Classic Posts for theNorthern HomeWood Carving TutorialYokes on YouCarving the Cree Hunter’s Shovelwith Jarrod StoneDahl11/22/13-11/24/13The snow shovel has been essential to survival in thenorth for untold millennia. The materials have changed,but the design has remained more or less the same:sturdy, lightweight and efficient. Inspired by the 1974documentary film “Cree Hunters of the Mistassini,” youwill use simple, ancient methods to craft a very usefulsnow shovel from a birch log. Using the axe and crookedknife, you’ll learn techniques that can be applied tocanoe paddles, snowshoe frames and other woodworkingprojects as well. Leave with new skills and a new shovelto inspire your snow removal efforts throughout the longwinter.length (days) 2.5hours Day 1/2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9-noontuition $185 early bird tuition (6+ wks in advance) $160materials $28Carving The Voyageur Style DrinkingCup: The Traditional Nogginwith Jon Strom6/27/13-6/28/13When the fur trade was in full swing, Lake Superior andthe lakes inland from the North Shore were traditionaltravel routes paddled by cargo haulers of that bygoneera. The voyageur’s colorful lifestyle was also a lifestyleof utility and hard work, making light of the heavy loadsthey had to carry. The noggin, a wooden vessel, doubledas a bowl and cup - small, light and carved from the verywoods in which they made their living. Today, campersuse the noggin around the campfire, making it an idealtool for your next canoe or backpacking trip. Workingfrom drawings of historic noggins recorded by the HudsonBay Company, you will carve out your own ‘historic’noggin using traditional carving tools provided by theinstructor.length (days) 2 hours 9am-5pmtuition $150 early bird tuition (6+ wks in advance) $130materials $12age with adult 14+Chip Carving: An Introductionwith Judy Ritger8/24/13-8/25/13Take a chip off the old block—try your hand at chipcarving! This centuries-old form of decorative carvingis easily mastered and requires only basic tools. Studentswill first draw a design on a wooden object (woodenplates and practice boards will be provided), then, usinga special chip carving knife, they will remove precise,geometric chips of wood to create a decorative design inthe wood’s surface. Chip carving can be adapted to createdesigns that are strictly geometric in nature, or used formore natural, free form designs. Have something woodenthat could use some decoration? Feel free to bring yourown wooden object to class. Soft woods like basswoodwork best.length (days) 2 hours 9am-5pmtuition $170 early bird tuition (6+ wks in advance) $150materials $16more details, more photos: www.northhouse.org 44888-387-9762