Woodcarving

Welcome. I hope things are going well for you. We'll continue to make progress in our woodcarving class despite the closure of our school. The plan is that we work daily for 20-30 minutes on the projects, four days per week. You are welcome to work more. I'm trying to find a time that works for most of you to meet through Zoom once a week to answer any pressing issues and check in with your progress. For now, the best way to get hold of me is through e-mail, jason.evans@fallscityschools.org.

Please note: while the website is accessible to anybody, handouts and other resources will require that you are logged into your school google account (as all of those files are being shared through the my Google Drive).

Thanks, Mr. Evans

When you have some time:

Doug Linker is a Youtuber that has created quite a following in the past couple years with his exploration of woodcarving. He's completed two series for people that are new to woodcarving; the most recent series has brought many people into the hobby of woodcarving. When you have time, please watch through the series.

Introduction: I Found the Best New Hobby Ever

Video 1: Basic Tools to Get Started

Video 2: What is the Best Wood for Woodcarving?

Video 3: Woodcarving Cutting Techniques and Safety

Video 4: How to Paint/Finish Your Woodcarvings

Video 5: Finding Inspiration and Ideas

Task: Complete your santa/wizard. Pay attention to rounding the figure and defining the layers.

Resources: Handout; Video

Deliverables:

• In-progress

  • Daily progress photos (2-3 showing progress) with short narrative addressing anything you learned or challenges you are having

• Final Product

  • Six photos representing the top, bottom, left, right, front and back of your project.

Task: Using the 2 x 2 x 2 block in your carving box you'll be carving a wooden rubber ducky following a video tutorial. Pay particular attention to how the project is laid out.

Resources: Video

Deliverables:

• In-progress

  • Daily progress photos (2-3 showing progress) with short narrative addressing anything you learned or challenges you are having

• Final Product

  • Six photos representing the top, bottom, left, right, front and back of your project.

Task: Using the piece of black walnut in your carving box you'll be carving a uliterian piece, a jam spreader. This project will require you to work with a different wood, and finish the project by sanding and applying a food safe finish (e-mail me when you are ready for this step and we'll work out the details of how to do this).

Resources: Handout

Deliverables:

• In-progress

  • Daily progress photos (2-3 showing progress) with short narrative addressing anything you learned or challenges you are having

• Final Product

  • Six photos representing the top, bottom, left, right, front and back of your project.

Task: The Jenga Block Challenge is something we would normally do in class without any warning, and here's the guidelines: you have 4 carving sessions (not to exceed 50 minutes per session) to design, carving, and finish your Jenga block.

Resources: None

Deliverables:

• In-progress

  • Daily progress photos (2-3 showing progress) with short narrative addressing anything you learned or challenges you are having

• Final Product

  • E-mail containing the following:

    • Photo of your initial design process (sketches, photos, etc).

    • Photos of the completed project (limit to three).

Once you've completed this challenge, you'll have time to explore your own individual projects.

Task: Complete your own carving projects. Find something you want to explore and I'll assist you where I can. Please let me know of any material needs you have (try to be specific about size and such).

• Your final project is to spend no more than two carving sessions (not to exceed 1 hour per session) to make another mushroom. When you are done, please complete the final reflection (click here). I'm encouraging some self-reflection in this activity.

• There's a possibility that distance learning might exist in some form next year. I'm asking for some feedback in how to build a better learning experience for everyone. Please complete the feedback form (click here). I appreciate all feedback, thanks for your time, and there will be some bonus points in the gradebook for thoughtful responses.

• Once you are done with these activities, please contact me (jason.evans@fallscityschools.org) to make arrangements to return your carving supplies.