Nuristani Chip Carving with Ahmad Rauofi
(if the class is full, you can add yourself to the waitlist)
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Ahmad Rauofi will teach Nuristani Chip Carving, a technique he learned in Kabul, Afghanistan while attending a three year post high school woodworking and carving program. It is done not with a western style chip carving knife but with a standard single bevel chisel in the range of 13-16mm (1/2").
Ahmed studied woodworking and carving for three years in Kabul where he learned a wide variety of skills. Their chip carving technique uses just one mid-size single-bevel carpenter's chisel and is held mostly vertically. This style is known as Nuristani Chip Carving, named after the province in the eastern part of the country. The carved forms are typically geometric but are a variety of straight and curved lines, where the patterns are typically drawn with a compass and ruler right on the wood.
You can see examples of Ahmad's work on YouTube here.
MINIMUM - three students, otherwise it will be rescheduled or cancelled.
COST - $45, includes a basswood blank
PREREQUISITES - none
FOOD - water and soft drinks provided
TOOLS - Pencils, a straight ruler, compass (pencil one end),
A sraight bench chisel 13-16mm (1/2" - 5/8"), Mallet
LIABILITY WAIVER - Before the class you will need to sign a typical form to waive liability for the host facility and the Oregon Carvers Guild.
CARVING SAFETY - You must read the relevant parts of our carving safety manual and be prepared to follow those practices.
COVID - What, me worry? Yes, we will, and you should plan on standard protocols of staying home if sick, living with some who is, recently exposed, etc.
CANCELLATION - Full refund if cancelled a week before the class but no refund if cancelled within 7 days, unless we can find a substitute attendee.
For questions contact class coordinator
Mike Chia (831-236-8674, mchia@yahoo.com).
