Letter Carving in Wood for Beginners

Description

The course will allow the student to learn the basic skills to carve letters in wood. Students will go home with their significant date in Roman Numerals and their A4 sign and the knowledge & tools required to finish it at home if required.

Additional charges: Tools for the course will be supplied for students to use. The type of wood students choose will depend on where the sign will be displayed. If you want to source your own timber, please remember that the grain running horizontally is easier to carve than with the grain running vertically across the surface of your piece. Carving end grain is very difficult and quite a challenge for a beginner.

Tutor Information
Stephen Stokes, taught by the monks of Downside Abbey, has been teaching letter-carving full-time for the last seven years, based at his Bodden Cross Studios in Somerset. A career in media took him all over the world, each time returning to his workshop to find creative fulfilment. His work now appears in diverse locations around the world from Canterbury Cathedral to the Bruton Art Factory “My greatest pleasure is witnessing the flame lit in a soul when working with their hands and realising they have an innate creative talent.”

Refunds are not available on this booking. Start dates may be amended on request.

What's included in the price?
Includes tuition, tea and coffee