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Wood Whittling

The Compleat Sculptor
4.8 61 reviews

Discover the art of shaping wood into expressive, small-scale sculptures using simple hand tools. Build foundational skills in safe tool handling, design planning, and carving techniques that bring your ideas to life. Progress from rough shaping to refined detailing, finishing with smooth surfaces and optional treatments. Ideal for beginners seeking a focused, hands-on creative practice.

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  • 18 and older
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  • 110 West 19th Street, New York, NY
  • 12 hours over 4 sessions
Wood Whittling
Wood Whittling
Wood Whittling

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Tue. Nov 3rd, 11am–2pm ET
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Tue. Nov 3rd, 5–8pm ET
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In this course, we will guide students through the fundamentals of whittling. Whittling is a wood carving technique characterized by its intimate nature; a practice done sitting down with only the use of knives and small handheld chisels or gauges. This class is wonderful for beginners, as we work with each student individually to help them design and create a finished small-scale wood sculpture.

This course teaches the basics of whittling, including:

  • How to handle each tool to ensure safe and proficient carving.
  • How to conceptualize a three-dimensional image into a block of wood before learning the carving technique to arrive at the image.
    • Planning and designing
    • Roughing out
    • Detailed carving and how to create clean cuts to reach a smooth surface
Week one: Students will learn different cuts and ways of holding tools while practicing on scrap wood. They will design what they want to create, and from that moment on will be individually instructed on how to bring their vision to life.

Week two and three: Carving away!

Week four: Learning about sanding and finishing. Students will be shown examples of the different types of finishes to make their piece feel complete. The instructor will also demonstrate the process of painting wooden sculpture, for those interested.

Tools and wood are included.

Refund Policy

Classes are non-refundable but may be transferred to another date if you notify us 11 business days prior to the start of class. Reschedule requests that are within five days of the class will incur a 10% cancellation fee.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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The Compleat Sculptor, Inc. is a leading supplier of sculpture equipment and materials, serving various creative industries such as support and training in set design, movie special effects, and toy prototyping.

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