Instructor: Steve Botkin
Description: Students will learn the safety and basic cuts used in carving. The students will have a choice of 2 projects to work on. Depending on student’s skill, they will have an opportunity to do both.
Prerequisites: Safety Class
Materials and supplies that students are expected to bring to class: Each student will be required to have a fillet glove similar to this: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trail-Fishing-Fillet-Glove-Gray/55503825?from=/search
Materials that will be provided by the Guild: A thumb guard and all knives required will be provided along with the wood for carving a “boot”.
Start Time. Sharpening student owned knives will start at 9:00am, class will start at 9:30 am
Lunch break: Yes, bring a sandwich and drink
Other items Students need to bring to class such as tools: If students have a carving knife and they want to use it, then bring it at 9:00 AM so that it can be sharpened.
Information that the student needs to send to the instructor before class starts: If they have carved already, then please send pictures of what they have done to steve@botkin.ws.
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