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• Border Carving with Chuck Rinehart 19-1

  • Start
    11 Apr 2019
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  • End
    25 Apr 2019
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Multnomah Art Center - Classroom 7
  • Spaces left
    2

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  Border Carving with Chuck Rinehart 19-1

  A White Card is Not Required

  Prior Carving Experience Required

   
  

  If this class is full, please add yourself to the Waitlist so we can notify you about the next class.

  This is a three session class to carve a specific border design, which will train you to find, adapt and carve your own pattern an enhancement to furniture or a decorative border in your house.

  The class is intended for those who have completed Chuck's Introduction class, or have equivalent experience, tools and sharpening basics.  If in doubt, contact the class coordinator. Homework is expected.

  Chuck Rinehart has been woodworking for 60 years and the last 25 have included an extensive background in Classical Carving.  This class sequence will be a hands-on opportunity to be guided by an expert.  Chuck has taught this class in Rochester, NY before moving to Portland in 2017.

  The class is limited to six students because there is a lot of personal supervision and limited bench space.

  The Guild owns ome carving tools from an estate and some might be available for rental to augment your own set.
  

  The four hours per session over three sessions will give you time to carve and experience a variety of techniques.  Most of the class is you carving, with some demonstrations.

  You should plan to arrive about 11:30 AM to help setup, EXCEPT FOR THE FIST class, then show up at noon.  You will be expected to do carving between sessions.  

  Students should plan to bring a snack; lunch will not be provided, but there will be drinks.

  The class coordinator is Heidi McNamee, 503-317-8939 (text and cell); contact her for any questions.  Backup is Larry Wade, 503-312-7745.

  In order to complete your registration payment must be made quickly, preferably online when registering, but no later than 7 days. Please go online and use PayPal or Visa, and if mailing a check make it to the order of the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers. Reference the class title on the memo line (especially the date code at the end, 19-1) and mail it to: GOOW-Registrar, C/O Julie Niemeyer, 20282 SW Inglis Drive, Beaverton, OR 97007

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• Foundations of Classical Carving with Chuck Rinehart 19-2

  • Start
    11 Apr 2019
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  • End
    25 Apr 2019
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Multnomah Art Center - Classroom 7
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  Foundations of Classical Carving with Chuck Rinehart 19-2

  A White Card is Not Required

  
  

  If this class is full, please add yourself to the Waitlist so we can notify you about future class options.

  This is a three week version, the first half of Chuck's earlier Introduction to Classical Carving.  This class covers the essential topics with a lot of hands-on activities, to prepare you for more adventuresome projects, including one of Mary May's classes next fall.

  Chuck Rinehart has been woodworking for 60 years and the last 25 have included an extensive background in classical European carving.  This will be a hands-on opportunity to be guided by an expert.  Chuck taught carving classes in Rochester, NY before moving here in 2017.

  The class is limited to seven students because there is a lot of personal supervision and limited bench space.

  This class requires a modest investment in specific carving tools, and a detailed list will be emailed to registrants.  Cost of new tools could be in the range of $200-300.  Follow-on classes will require more tools, which you can acquire over time.  However, the Guild was able to buy a rather substantial collection from an estate, and we have complete sets available to rent for $50 for the duration of the class plus a month as a way to recoup our investment and to help you.  

  The four hours per session are mostly you carving, with some demonstrations.

  The class will be held in three sessions at the Multnomah Art Center (MAC) on consecutive Thursdays from 5:00 to 9:00 PM, but you should arrive 15 to 30 minutes early to set up your bench and get organized.  You will be expected to do carving between sessions.  Practice exercises are planned as a way for you to build specific skills and to expose you to a variety of tools and techniques.

  You will be required to purchase or borrow Chris Pye's popular book called "Chris Pye's Woodcarving Course & Reference Manual "(Fox Chapel), about $15 on Amazon, lower price if used, Powell's might have it, and copies are sometimes available in libraries.

  One exercise will focus on using a veiner (#11), which is described in the book, but you can also preview this exercise online by clicking here.  There will be other exercises to introduce other basic tools.

  Students should plan to bring a snack; dinner will not be provided, but there will be drinks and a few snacks.

  The class coordinator is Larry Wade, 503-312-7745 (text and cell); contact him for any questions.

  In order to complete your registration payment must be made, preferably online when registering, but no later than 7 days before the class. Please go online and use PayPal or Visa, and if mailing a check make it to the order of the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers. Reference the class title on the memo line (especially the date code at the end, 19-2) and mail it to: GOOW-Registrar, c/o Julie Niemeyer, 20282 SW Inglis Drive, Beaverton, OR 97007

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• Free - Open Carving Time 19-5

  • When
    30 Apr 2019
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    9:00 AM - 12:45 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Workshop, 7694 SW 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  Free- Open Carving Time 19-5

  Located in the Bench Room
  

  No White or Green Card required

  The Guild shop will be open for carvers who want to work on their own projects, perhaps those who are in or already finished one of Chuck Rinehart's classical carving classes.  Or, perhaps you want to work on your own project.

  This is not a class.  However, there might be some informal discussions centered around a video, book, design or problem, depending on who attends.

  This is a four hour session, and registration is required because we have limited bench space.  There is no set start time, but we have to be totally cleaned up and ready to leave at the end.

  The carving tool sharpening alternatives will be available for your use.

  Bring your own carving tools and wood.

  There will likely be coffee, tea, water and sodas, but no food.

  For questions contact the class coordinator, Larry Wade, at lpwade@gmail.com or 503-312-7745.
  

  Coordinators may vary each session.

  Please register online.
  

   

  
  

   

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• GARRETT HACK: WORKING WITH CURVES 19-1

  • Start
    04 May 2019
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  • End
    05 May 2019
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Guild Workshop, 7634 SW 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
  • Spaces left
    2

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  GARRETT HACK:  WORKING WITH CURVES
  White Card Required    
  

  
  

  Garrett Hack has served as a contributing editor at Fine Woodworking magazine and has contributed dozens of articles to that publication for over a quarter century. He is the author of The Handplane Book and Classic Hand Tools. His own unique style combines elements of Shaker and Federal forms with whimsical elements executed to perfection. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Home Furniture, and New Hampshire Home.  His visit to the Guild in 2018 was a huge success, and we’re delighted to have him return for another visit in 2019.

  Working with Curves
  

  
  

  As your furniture design and technical skills develop, so does your interest in using curves. We'll cover the basic ways to create those curves, from cutting them out of solid stock, such as along the edge of a table, to laminating and steam bending more complex shapes for chairs. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method — speed of making, stability, consistency, economy — and how do you decide the best approach?  We'll go through as many processes as we can, from designing curves to producing quick patterns, bending forms, thin laminates, coopered shapes, veneered curves, and most importantly dealing with the joinery of curved parts. You'll see, because you'll be doing all the steps, too.  

  A list of tools and materials will be provided well in advance of the class. Beverages, snacks and lunch will be provided.

  Please note that your registration for this class is not complete until the class registration fee is received by the registrar. Class registration fees must be paid in full within 7 days of registration to avoid being dropped from the class list. You can pay online using PayPal, or by check made payable to the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers. Reference the class title and number on the memo line and mail it to: GOOW-Registrar, C/O Julie Niemeyer, 20282 SW Inglis Drive, Beaverton, OR 97007.

  Because of the expected popularity of this seminar, early registration is strongly encouraged.

  Feel free to direct questions to class coordinator Jeff Zens at jeffzens@custombuiltfurniture.com.

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• GARRETT HACK: CABINET CURIOSITIES 19-1

  • Start
    06 May 2019
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  • End
    11 May 2019
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Guild Workshop, 7634 SW 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
  • Spaces left
    6

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  GARRETT HACK:  CABINET CURIOSITIES
  White Card Required
  

  
  Garrett Hack has served as a contributing editor at Fine Woodworking magazine and has contributed dozens of articles to that publication for over a quarter century. He is the author of The Handplane Book and Classic Hand Tools. His own unique style combines elements of Shaker and Federal forms with whimsical elements executed to perfection. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Home Furniture, and New Hampshire Home.  His visit to the Guild in 2018 was a huge success, and we’re delighted to have him return for another visit in 2019.

  CABINET CURIOSITIES
  

  This is a six (6) day workshop. Students will be supplying and milling their own lumber to rough dimensions prior to the workshop.

  Case construction is a fundamental furniture making skill.  Designing and building a small cabinet is an ideal project to explore the design, details, and challenges of solid wood construction before starting on much larger pieces. We’ll delve into strong case joinery, choosing appropriate materials, dealing with wood movement, securing shelves and backs, making and attaching moldings, case corner details, making and hinging doors, and if we have time, making drawers. Emphasis will be on hand skills and hand tools to size, smooth, shape, and fit parts. We will also integrate machines to make the building process efficient and accurate. 

  A list of tools and materials will be provided well in advance of the class, but please register early.  There is a fair amount of stock prep work necessary before the first day of class; your early registration will offer plenty of time to obtain stock, let it acclimate to your shop, and complete rough milling tasks before class.  Final milling of most components will occur during the class periods. To make hinging the doors easier, we will make a before-class purchase of the proper hinges for a cabinet of this size and divide that cost up among the class.

  Hinges, snacks and beverages, and lunches will be provided.

  Students registering before 1/15/ 2019 will receive an invoice for the $1,230.00 but have the option to make an early payment of $400. The balance of $830 is due by 1/31/19. Contact Julie NIemeyer at jdgredvig@comcast.net for instructions

  If registering after 1/15/2019 full payment is required within 7 days of registration.

  A cancellation notice must be submitted to the GOOW-Registrar 30 days prior to the workshop for a 50% refund.  If the vacancy can be filled with another student, a full refund will be received. 

  Please note that your registration for this class is not complete until the class registration fee is received by the registrar. Class registration fees must be paid in full within 7 days of registration to avoid being dropped from the attendee list. You can pay online using PayPal, or by check made payable to the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers. Reference the class title and number on the memo line and mail it to: GOOW-Registrar, C/O Julie Niemeyer, 20282 SW Inglis Drive, Beaverton, OR 97007.

  Because of the expected popularity of this seminar, early registration is strongly encouraged.

  Feel free to direct questions to class coordinator Jeff Zens at jeffzens@custombuiltfurniture.com.

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• Safety & Orientation meeting

  • When
    12 May 2019
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    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Guild Shop, 7634 SW 34th Ave., Portland
  • Spaces left
    0

  Registration is closed

  Meeting Leader - TBD

  You must bring these items to the meeting or you will be required to take this class again;

  1. The completed Tool Safety exam Answer Sheet

  2. The completed Self Assessment form
  

  The Safety and Orientation is a no charge (free) class and is the first step toward earning your Guild Green Card and access to our power tool workshop. (The second required step is to complete all four of the Machine Skills classes OR take the comprehensive HOST test.)

  The purpose of this class is to familiarize you with the core power tools in the Guild’s workshop, and provide you with our safety criteria and procedures for using them. In this class you will view a video on safety, grade your written safety test (that you have completed prior to class), and review the Guild’s shop practices

  Prior to the Safety and Orientation meeting you must:

  1. Study the Tool Safety Manual on how to use the tools safely

  2 . Take the Tool Safety Exam with answers recorded on the Answer Sheet  You should have no trouble passing this test since it is open book and the answers are in the Tool safety manual

  In addition to the video and written test, we will also introduce you to all of the basic machines in the shop as well as what you have to demonstrate to pass the HOST (Hands On Safety Test)

  We will then discuss whether you are ready to take the HOST or if you need additional training. A self assessment form is available to help you decided. We will review of the training options that are available.

  
  

  IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL, RETURN TO THIS CLASS.  Click the ALREADY REGISTERED BUTTON AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.
  

  Questions? Please contact Ray Curtis, Safety Chair at colleenandray@comcast.net

  This class is for Guild Members only. Not a Member? Visit the Membership page and JOIN now.

  
  

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• Free - Open Carving Time 19-6

  • When
    14 May 2019
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    9:00 AM - 12:45 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Workshop, 7694 SW 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  Free- Open Carving Time 19-6

  Located in the Bench Room
  

  No White or Green Card required

  The Guild shop will be open for carvers who want to work on their own projects, perhaps those who are in or already finished one of Chuck Rinehart's classical carving classes.  Or, perhaps you want to work on your own project.

  This is not a class.  However, there might be some informal discussions centered around a video, book, design or problem, depending on who attends.

  This is a four hour session, and registration is required because we have limited bench space.  There is no set start time, but we have to be totally cleaned up and ready to leave at the end.

  The carving tool sharpening alternatives will be available for your use.

  Bring your own carving tools and wood.

  There will likely be coffee, tea, water and sodas, but no food.

  For questions contact the class coordinator, Larry Wade, at lpwade@gmail.com or 503-312-7745.
  

  Coordinators may vary each session.

  Please register online.
  

   

  
  

   

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• BASICS LECTURE #3- BASICS OF POWER TOOLS 19-3

  • When
    16 May 2019
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    5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Workshop, 7694 SW 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Basics Lecture 3 – Basics of Power Tools

  Instructor – Asa Christiana
  

  
  

   

  Discover the many uses and methods of the table saw, jointer, chop saw, planer, band saw, and drill press. Safety and maintenance will also be covered.

  This one of seven Basics Lecture classes that is offered to beginner level woodworkers. We recommend that you take any of these classes you feel you need in any order that fits your schedule. 

  Please contact Doug Drake at dougdrakedesign@gmail.com with questions.

  
  

  Please register online.

  In order to complete your registration payment must be made within 7 days. Please go online and pay using PayPal or send a check made to the order of the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers. Reference the class title on the memo line and mail it to: GOOW-Registrar, C/O Julie Niemeyer, 20282 SW Inglis Drive, Beaverton, OR 97007

  
  

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• Free - Open Carving Time 19-7

  • When
    21 May 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:45 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Workshop, 7694 SW 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  Free- Open Carving Time 19-7

  Located in the Bench Room
  

  No White or Green Card required

  The Guild shop will be open for carvers who want to work on their own projects, perhaps those who are in or already finished one of Chuck Rinehart's classical carving classes.  Or, perhaps you want to work on your own project.

  This is not a class.  However, there might be some informal discussions centered around a video, book, design or problem, depending on who attends.

  This is a four hour session, and registration is required because we have limited bench space.  There is no set start time, but we have to be totally cleaned up and ready to leave at the end.

  The carving tool sharpening alternatives will be available for your use.

  Bring your own carving tools and wood.

  There will likely be coffee, tea, water and sodas, but no food.

  For questions contact the class coordinator, Larry Wade, at lpwade@gmail.com or 503-312-7745.
  

  Coordinators may vary each session.

  Please register online.
  

   

  
  

   

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• Free - Open Carving Time 19-8

  • When
    28 May 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:45 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Workshop, 7694 SW 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
  • Registered
    Be the first

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  Free- Open Carving Time 19-8

  Located in the Bench Room
  

  No White or Green Card required

  The Guild shop will be open for carvers who want to work on their own projects, perhaps those who are in or already finished one of Chuck Rinehart's classical carving classes.  Or, perhaps you want to work on your own project.

  This is not a class.  However, there might be some informal discussions centered around a video, book, design or problem, depending on who attends.

  This is a four hour session, and registration is required because we have limited bench space.  There is no set start time, but we have to be totally cleaned up and ready to leave at the end.

  The carving tool sharpening alternatives will be available for your use.

  Bring your own carving tools and wood.

  There will likely be coffee, tea, water and sodas, but no food.

  For questions contact the class coordinator, Larry Wade, at lpwade@gmail.com or 503-312-7745.
  

  Coordinators may vary each session.

  Please register online.
  

   

  
  

   

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• Interest List- Mary May Carving Oct 2019

  • When
    31 May 2019
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    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Shop

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  INTEREST LIST

  
  

  Register here for your interest in taking one of her two classes when she returns in Oct 2019.  This will give you early notice when details on project, and cost are available.

  
  

  Hands On Carving Classes

  
        Instructor- Mary May

  
  

  Green Card not Required

  
  

   Mary May lives in Charleston, SC and is internationally known.  She is a carver in the classical or traditional sense.  She makes her living carving on commission, teaching in-person classes, publishing and running a successful online carving school.  For more information see her web site by clicking here.  

  
  

  The specific projects Mary will teach won't be decided until the spring, but you can expect that there will be several projects in each two day class, and that they will be different.  She has a vast body to choose from and we will pick ones that emphasize skill building so you can apply the techniques to a variety of projects.  Examples of possibilities include carving a scallop shell out of Walnut, an Acanthus leaf in the Renaissance style, a leaf on the shoulder of a cabriole leg, lettering, and architectural moldings.

  
  

  COST for each two day class is to be determined but will probably be in the $375 range each . It's free to sign up on the interest list.

  
  

  If you have any questions, please contact Larry Wade at lpwade@gmail.com.
  

  
  

  Please register online.
  

  
  

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• Interest List- Foundations of Classical Carving with Chuck Rinehart

  • When
    31 May 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Shop

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  INTEREST LIST - not a class (yet)

  
  

  Register your interest in taking the six week class to introduce you to Classical Carving.

  
  

        Instructor- Chuck Rinehart

  
  

  Green Card not Required

  
  

   Chuck Rinehart has now taught this class four times for us, and has taught it many times before at his former club in Rochester, NY.  

  
  

  Tool sets of eleven carving tools are available to rent for $50 for the class plus an extra month, and unless you have your own tools, or intend to buy them (about $200-400), we encourage you to rent and focus instead on learning to carve.

  The class will be three sessions, each four hours, spaced roughly once a week.

  COST of the class is $180, including materials, but not the tools. It's free to sign up on this interest list.  You will need to buy or borrow the Chris Pye book called "Woodcarving Course & Reference Manual", about $15 from a variety of sources, including Amazon, Powell's and Woodcrafters.

  
  

  The class outline is:

  Week 1:  Tools nomenclature and handling, grain exercise (the donut), and exercises from Chapter 4 of Pye's book

  Week 2:  Review of homework, discuss the V tool (aka parting tool, #12 or #41), and the small veiner (#11/3), and do the Pye Burhead Bull project in Chapter 7 using both.  Demo relieving the background using a large #11/16, trace the outline of your shallow leaf project, and get started with your homework.

  Week 3:  Arrive with your leaf project background complete and carve the leaf.  

  
  

  If you have any questions, please contact Larry Wade at lpwade@gmail.com.
  

  
  

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• Interest List- Carving a Border with Chuck Rinehart

  • When
    31 May 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Shop

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  INTEREST LIST - Carving a Border with Chuck Rinehart- not a class (yet)

  
  

  Register your interest in taking the six week class to introduce you to the wonderful world of carving a border.

  
  

        Instructor- Chuck Rinehart

  
  

  Green Card not Required

  
  

   Chuck Rinehart taught this class once for us but has taught it before at his former club in Rochester, NY.  

  
  

  This is a three week introduction class based on classical patterns useful for frames and borders for furniture and architectural (decorative) purposes.  In three weeks you will learn enough to accomplish quite a bit, but you will also learn this is a big field with lots of options and time required.   Hopefully this class will whet your appetite, and it will also teach you some techniques for other types of carving.

  
  

  You are required to have long handled tools useful for lettering, along with having a carving mallet and access to a variety of gouges.  The Guild ownssome tools that might be useful for you in case you don't have any.

  
  

  Prior carving experience is required and taking Chuck's Intro class first is recommended.

  
  

  The project for this class will be a floral pattern from antiquity, about 36" long by 4" tall.  You will learn how to create the pattern by copying, enlarging and repeating an existing design, trace it onto your wood, and then use a plunge router with small straight bits to remove the bulk of the background before shaping the elements of the floral design.  It is a challenging, but interesting and practical project.

  
  

  COST of the class is $180, including materials, but not the tools. It's free to sign up on the interest list.
  

  
  

  If you have any questions, please contact Larry Wade at lpwade@gmail.com.
  

  
  

  Please register online.
  

  
  

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• Interest List- Carving a Monogram with Chuck Rinehart

  • When
    31 May 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Shop

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  INTEREST LIST - Carving a Monogram with Chuck Rinehart- not a class (yet)

  
  

  Register your interest in taking the six week class to introduce you to the wonderful world of carving monograms.

  
  

        Instructor- Chuck Rinehart

  
  

  Green Card not Required

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Chuck Rinehart has not taught this class for us yet but has before at his former club in Rochester, NY.  

  
  

  This is a three week introduction class based on classical patterns useful for decorating furniture and making stand-alone designs.  In three weeks you will learn enough to accomplish quite a bit, but you will also learn this is a big field with lots of options and time required.   Hopefully this class will whet your appetite, and it will also teach you some techniques for other types of carving.

  
  

  You are required to have long handled tools useful for lettering, along with having a carving mallet and access to a variety of gouges.  The Guild owns some tools that might be useful for you in case you don't have any.

  
  

  Prior carving experience is required and taking Chuck's Intro class first is recommended.

  
  

  The project for this class will create a pattern of your design, using elements from classical books on stylized lettering from antiquity.  The design can be as simple or complex as you want, and what you choose almost doesn't matter, because you will be learning the techniques needed to create a wide variety of patterns.

  
  

  COST of the class is $180, including materials, but not the tools. It's free to sign up on the interest list.
  

  
  

  If you have any questions, please contact Larry Wade at lpwade@gmail.com.
  

  
  

  Please register online.
  

  
  

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• Interest List- Carving an Acanthus Leaf

  • When
    31 May 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Shop

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  INTEREST LIST - not a class (yet)

  
  

  Carving an Acanthus Leaf.

  
  

        Instructor- Chuck Rinehart or Mary May

  
  

  Green or White  Card not Required

  
  

  Carving an Acanthus leaf teaches you many skills that can be applied to other forms of carving.  The leaf itself comes in many styles, and has evolved over at least two thousand years and many are stylized forms of an ideal, even though you can find actual leaves in gardens in Portland.

  We have two possibilities for teaching - one with Chuck Rinehart and the other with Mary May.

  Chuck Rinehart has now taught this class several times for us, and has taught it many times before at his former club in Rochester, NY.  His design is quite challenging and was developed by his mentor, a British Master Carver named Ian Agrell.  This is a three week class, which was originally part of the six week Introduction to Classical Carving class, but we broke that into two sequences of three weeks each, the Foundations class and one on the Acanthus leaf.

  Mary May is coming in October 2019 to teach two, two-day classes and there is a possibility she can include one of her thirteen different styles into one of the classes.  She wrote a comprehensive book on carving these designs, and a copy is in the Guild library.  For an extra fee, you can also watch or download detailed videos at her online school.

  There is a fairly large set of tools that are required and some sets are available to rent from the Guild at a cost of about $75 (TBD), if you don't have or don't want to invest in your own tools at this time.

  Chuck's class will be three sessions, each four hours, spaced every other week for you to do the required homework.

  COST of the class is $180, including materials, but not the tools. It's free to sign up on this interest list.  

  
  

  You must have prior carving experience with mallet-capable tools, nominally Chuck's Foundations of Classical Carving.

  
  

  If you have any questions, please contact Larry Wade at lpwade@gmail.com.
  

  
  

  Please register online.
  

  
  

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• Interest List- Carving (and Designing) a Sign

  • When
    31 May 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Shop

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  INTEREST LIST - not a class (yet)

  
  

  Carving (and Designing) a Sign

  
  

        Instructors- Chuck Rinehart and Steve Hickcox

  
  

  White or Green Card not Required

  
  

  We are exploring the possibility of creating a three week class to design and carve a sign.

  Steve Hickcox has professional experience making signs and will partner with Chuck Rinehart, who will help with the carving.  

  This is an outgrowth of Chuck's letter carving class.  The design issues are significant and will likely take two of the three sessions to work through choices for fonts, wording, inter-letter and inter-word spacing, wood choices as well as decorative treatment and finishing alternatives.  You will largely be doing the actual sign construction and carving on your own.

  While you chose your own sign, one idea is to develop a sign for your own home shop, or perhaps for the studio of your mate or friend.

  Prior carving and woodworking experience is expected.

  Cost of the class is probably $180 but does not include the wood for the sign or tools. It's free to sign up on this interest list.  

  If you have any questions, please contact Larry Wade at lpwade@gmail.com.
  

  
  

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• Interest List- Introduction to Letter Carving with Chuck Rinehart

  • When
    31 May 2019
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    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Guild Shop or MAC

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  INTEREST LIST - Introduction to Letter Carving - not a class (yet)

  
  

  Register your interest in taking the three week class to introduce you to Letter Carving.

  
  

        Instructor- Chuck Rinehart

  
  

  Green Card not Required

  
  

  Chuck Rinehart taught this class twice for us but has taught it before at his former club in Rochester, NY.  

  
  

  This is a three week introduction class based on the techniques created and documented by Chris Pye in his book and on his online school.  In three weeks you will learn enough to accomplish quite a bit, but you will also learn this is a big field with lots of options and time required.   Hopefully this class will whet your appetite, and it will also teach you some techniques for other types of carving.

  
  

  You are required to buy three long handled tools useful for lettering, along with having a carving mallet and access to a variety of gouges to cut the curved shapes.  The Guild owns some tools that might be useful for you in case you don't have any.

  The class uses Chris Pye's text that is out of print but you will be able to borrow one of the Guild's copies or get one from a library.  The used copies have gotten ridiculously expensive, approaching $100.

  Prior carving experience is required and taking Chuck's Intro class first is recommended.

  COST of the class is $180, including materials, but not the tools. It's free to sign up on the interest list.

  
  

  If you have any questions, please contact Larry Wade at lpwade@gmail.com.
  

  
  

  Please register online.
  

  
  

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• BASICS LECTURE #1-INTRODUCTION TO WOODWORKING 19-5

  • When
    04 Jun 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    The Guild Shop
  • Spaces left
    10

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  Basics Lecture 1- Introduction to Woodworking 

  Instructor – Eddee Edson

  This class gives an overview to wood and woodworking. It is designed to give the student a basic understanding of the terms and vocabulary of woodworking, types of wood, how it is cut, graded and sold. The class will also review general safety issues including wood allergies, tools, hearing, sight, and dust control. This class does not cover the requirements for a White Card.

  This one of seven Basics Lecture classes that is offered to beginner level woodworkers. We recommend that you take any of these classes you feel you need in any order that fits your schedule. 

  Please contact Doug Drake at dougdrakedesign@gmail.com with questions.

   

  Please register online.

  In order to complete your registration payment must be made within 7 days.Please go online and pay using PayPal or send a check made to the order of the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers. Reference the class title on the memo line and mail it to: GOOW-Registrar, C/O Julie Niemeyer, 20282 SW Inglis Drive, Beaverton, OR 97007

  
  

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• Safety & Orientation meeting

  • When
    09 Jun 2019
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Guild Shop, 7634 SW 34th Ave., Portland
  • Spaces left
    29

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  Meeting Leader - TBD

  You must bring these items to the meeting or you will be required to take this class again;

  1. The completed Tool Safety exam Answer Sheet

  2. The completed Self Assessment form
  

  The Safety and Orientation is a no charge (free) class and is the first step toward earning your Guild Green Card and access to our power tool workshop. (The second required step is to complete all four of the Machine Skills classes OR take the comprehensive HOST test.)

  The purpose of this class is to familiarize you with the core power tools in the Guild’s workshop, and provide you with our safety criteria and procedures for using them. In this class you will view a video on safety, grade your written safety test (that you have completed prior to class), and review the Guild’s shop practices

  Prior to the Safety and Orientation meeting you must:

  1. Study the Tool Safety Manual on how to use the tools safely

  2 . Take the Tool Safety Exam with answers recorded on the Answer Sheet  You should have no trouble passing this test since it is open book and the answers are in the Tool safety manual

  In addition to the video and written test, we will also introduce you to all of the basic machines in the shop as well as what you have to demonstrate to pass the HOST (Hands On Safety Test)

  We will then discuss whether you are ready to take the HOST or if you need additional training. A self assessment form is available to help you decided. We will review of the training options that are available.

  
  

  IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL, RETURN TO THIS CLASS.  Click the ALREADY REGISTERED BUTTON AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.
  

  Questions? Please contact Ray Curtis, Safety Chair at colleenandray@comcast.net

  This class is for Guild Members only. Not a Member? Visit the Membership page and JOIN now.

  
  

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