Join Alister Neville and learn to carve a design for a decorative plaque, bowl or house sign.

Arriving in a large van weighed down with 3 workbenches Alister brings a full set of wood carving tools for each student, plenty of resources and pieces of hardwood to choose from including sycamore, ash, oak, birch. Many people opt for house name boards but other items are carved as well; animals, numbers and sayings. Anything is possible - time allowing - in the day.  The workbenches are  placed under canopies if it looks like rain. Four people to each bench, plenty of space still and very solid.

9.30am – 4.30pm
£82 Lunch included
Material Charges up to approx. £15 depending on choice of wood

Dates for this course - see the table below to book:

Thurs 1st July 2021  **    Saturday 3rd July 2021 new spaces  **   Wed 7th July 2021  new spaces**

Typically this course runs with around 8 students. Kindly note that there is charge of up to £15 for the piece of hardwood you choose to work on, payable to Alister on the day.

Please bring:  All materials are provided by the tutor, please bring any references for your design of you have a particular idea. By all means print if off to the size you would like to carve to fill an A4 size page is ideal, working too small is much harder.

Health and safety.  There will be a safety briefing at the start of the class.  If you are allergic to plasters please bring your own in the event you have a small injury.

About the Artist

Alister Neville has been carving exciting designs and sculpting in Hardwoods for many years and recently carved this fab cyclist for the Cycle Cafe entrance.