2008 Classes with openings

 

Introduction to Relief Carving with Mike McCarthy
 Cost $265
August 8-9
Skill Level - All levels

If you are looking for that extra "something" that makes your work stand out, consider learning to carve. Learn the basic techniques of relief carving by adding carved elements to a picture frame. Once you have finished this class, you will be able to add these elements and other decorative motifs to picture frames, mirror frames, furniture and more.

In this class you will learn:

Join Mike and others for a pleasant weekend of learning and practice.

About the instructor:
Mike McCarthy started carving with his grandfather at the age of 8. Mike graduated with a degree in Fine Art from Bellarmine College with an emphasis on wood carving 1989. Mike has taught sculpture, relief carving, architectural carving, chip carving and other classes for the Louisville Visual Art Association and Woodcraft. Mike also carves for other furniture makers to help their pieces stand out from the crowd.

Mike's work is in both private and public collections.

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Build a Writing Desk with Kelly Mehler
Cost $750
August 25-30
Skill Level - Intermediate

 

Build a beautiful two-drawer writing desk or hall / sofa table in this 6-day hands-on class.  This class incorporates a wide variety of foundational woodworking skills and tips that you will use over and over in future projects.

 

Mini seminars taught daily cover important aspects of your project.  Demonstrations, and hands-on assistance will make this a week that is chock full of learning.

Here are some of the topical areas that we cover:

This classically proportioned desk fits into most home or office environments. You can adapt and dimension this piece to serve as a sofa or hall table, a computer desk, a gaming or side table, or a small kitchen table. This piece is perfect for showing off book matched and figured wood to advantage.

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Veneering with Darryl Keil
Cost $725 including materials
October 6-10   
Skill Level - All

Veneer is increasingly popular for the wide selection of wood species and figures it offers the furniture maker, and for the design freedom it brings by diminishing the constraints of wood movement. In this course, students acquire the skill to transform veneer from its raw state into beautiful, finished panels. Darryl teaches basic book matching, four-way and radial matching, and short-grain borders in straight and circular patterns. He also covers curved shaped parts using a vacuum press.  In addition Darryl presents the tools and techniques involved in creating different types of inlay. Participants learn by building one or more small, veneered and inlaid panels, doors, and table tops.


About the instructor:

DARRYL KEIL is a leading expert on veneer work. He is a respected author of two excellent videotapes on the subject, “Working With Veneer” and “Working in a Vacuum,” and he writes for regularly for Fine Woodworking magazine. Darryl began making furniture in 1976 and was a pioneer in the application of vacuum pressing technology to woodworking. His company, Vacuum Pressing Systems, operates out of Brunswick, Maine.

 

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Contact Kelly Mehler P.O. Box 786, Berea, KY 40403 phone (859) 986-5540 fax (859) 986-1233
email: kelly@kellymehler.com

 

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