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November 10 & 10, 2007

Neil Cox Seminar
Humber College, Room LX104 (map)
November 10-11, 2007 from 9 to 5
$85.00
(carving wood included)
This seminar is now full

To inquire about future schedules and/or other seminars please contact Emma Perlaky

Student material needed .........................

• beginning set of carving chisels and mallet
• two hand held mirrors (approx. 6x8” in size are preferable)
• 2 lbs of plastelina or modeling clay
• 5 sheets paper
• pencil
• safety glasses
• calipers
• ruler
• one large C clamp (at least 6” capacity) OR 2ft of 2” x 4” with a 1/2” hole and a 4” x 1/2” lag bolt close to one end of the 2” x 4”

To see pictures of this seminar please click on this link.

September 24 & November 26, 2007

 Inaugural workshop with Jan Oegema
“Carve along with Jan”

Season Opener at Humber College! Carving facial features on a sick.

November 26 from 7 to 9 pm . “Carve-along with Jan” part II. Also at Humber Collage. Bring your practice sticks. and/or you can buy more at the workshop for $2.00 each.

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January 14, 2008

Learn to Chip Carve with BERT HIRT

A few suggestions from Bert

I have had a few inquiries at the meeting, so I thought it would be a good idea to let everybody know as to what we may need:

1: The knives: Over the years I have used all of them, and the one I recommend the most, is the #2 and #6 "Kloetzli" knives. To me, they are the best material, they hold up really well, the handle has four edges that sit well in your hand, and they would not slip when your hand sweats a bit. Also to me, they have the friendliest price. They are available from Thompson's Woodcarving.Their E-mail address is in the Newsletter. (

2: The Sharpening Stones: I really love the ceramic stones(Spyderco). Now, there is a very good two sided pocket-stone (the brown side is the aggressive side, and the white side is the fine side) There are also larger stones from the same manufacturer ( they measure about 2x3 inches) and also in brown and white. They cost a bit more.

The beautiful part of ceramic-stones is the fact that they do NOT hollow out, and when they are plugged up, just make them wet, sprinkle some Comet Cleanser on them, scrub, rinse, and they are as good as new.

I also recommend a small (12") T-Square. I usually have a few, as I am making them myself ( yes, they are accurate), then we need a 6" Ruler in both systems, and I must say: the thinner the Ruler, the easier it is to draw accurately.

 We need a good Compass. Try to stay away from the ones that use a pencil ( they can create huge holes in the wood), we also need a Fine Lead Pencil. (.5 mm), and an eraser.

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