WDWK 140 - Woodcarving

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 1
Laboratory Hours: 6

Prerequisite(s): None

Restriction(s): Cabinetmaking students will have priority for enrollment, followed by other carpentry program students, followed by division students, followed by any other students.

Corequisite(s): None

This course will guide students through basic history, techniques and skills of woodcarving. Subjects include: safety, terminology, tool selection & identification, layout, wood selection & wood properties. Students will be expected to master the hand skills necessary to safely sharpen tools, produce finished carvings of various types through learned carving and finishing techniques.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

The student will demonstrate the use of basic woodcarving tools showing proficiency in proper tool selection and correct identification of each tool.
The student will recognize the relationship between wood grain and specific carving cuts and correctly demonstrate the cuts.
The student will demonstrate the ability to accurately lay out complex shapes.
Students will demonstrate their learned sharpening and honing skills and discuss advantages/disadvantages of different sharpening techniques including types of stones and strops utilized.
Students will identify and demonstrate proper sequence of carving steps.
Students will display improvement in carving skills by completing projects utilizing the principals of chip carving, relief carving and carving in the round.
The student will be able to discuss, orally and/or written, select woodcarving styles, techniques and notable woodcarvers throughout history.