With a lifetime in the woodworking trade including 16 years as professional teacher establishing the auckland school of woodworking is the realisation of a long term dream of its principal master craftsman david w.
Wood carving classes auckland. At te puia national schools of carving weaving and other traditional arts train talented students from around new zealand under the guidance of master craftspersons. One of my greatest pleasures in carving is being able to use a wide range of materials such as the variety found in whalebone ribs jawbone shoulder and teeth recycled ebony statues shells mother of pearl and paua teeth pig tusks and seal teeth found deer antlers and horns. The west auckland woodturners guild inc wawg is a charitable trust. In the five day class each students will complete a few wood carving projects.
This free classes on how to wood carving the human face you will learn how to capture the character expression anatomy so you can create better and proportion faces you will find the wood spirit in the natural log and you will bring to life step by step. This online courses will focus in teaching you how to carve better faces. Promote fellowship among woodcrafters. Maori wood carvers used tools made from greenstone which was precious for its strength as well as its natural beauty.
Promote the appreciation for and the creative use of wood. The colours textures and forms of these materials make every piece a challenge and a pleasure to create. Foster the skills of woodcraft among the local community 2. In addition to practice exercises you will carve a large fleur de lis that contains all the possible carving approaches and a woodcarver s compass to understand wood grain.
Your wood carving project. Assist members to improve their skills and art of woodcraft. The art of wood carving is called whakairo rakau and focuses on using a range of native timbers particularly wood from the majestic giants of the forest the kauri and totara. Customer reviews prices contact details opening hours from auckland based businesses with wood carving keyword.
Results for wood carving in auckland. Carving supplies and tool links page at razertip industries inc manufacturer of fine tipped pyrographic burning tools. These are great projects because we can learn all aspects of. Our aims are to.