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Wood
Carving
Workshops
Slow down. Work with your hands. Make something of your own.
Join me, Rachel Shaw of Waiting for Spring, for relaxed, beginner-friendly wood carving workshops on the NSW South Coast and in Sydney.
You don’t need any experience or your own tools. I’ll guide you through the process step by step, from learning to use the tools safely and understanding the timber, through to shaping and finishing your own hand-carved piece.
All tools and timber are provided. Just come ready to carve.
Upcoming
Workshops
Come and carve with me.
I teach at my home studio on the NSW South Coast as well as selected venues including Japanese Tools Australia in Sydney and Bangalay Luxury Villas.
Choose a workshop below to find out more and book your place.
CARVE A PINCH POT
Japanese Tools Australia
Kogarah, Sydney
Saturday 10 October · 12pm–4pm
Spend a slow 4 hours learning to carve your own small pinch pot by hand. Beginner friendly, with all tools and timber supplied.
CARVE A SPOON
Japanese Tools Australia
Kogarah, Sydney
Saturday 11 October · 10:30am–2:30pm
Learn the basics of spoon carving and turn a simple timber blank into your own functional wooden spoon.
BUTTER KNIFE + PLATTER FORK
Bangalay Luxury Villas
Shoalhaven Heads, NSW South Coast
Saturday 17 October · 12pm–4pm
Spend a slow afternoon carving your own butter knife and platter fork in the beautiful surrounds of Bangalay, just moments from Seven Mile Beach.
CARVE A SMALL DISH
Bangalay Luxury Villas
Shoalhaven Heads, NSW South Coast
Sunday 18 October · 1–4:30pm
Learn to carve a small dish by hand in a relaxed afternoon at Bangalay, working slowly from a simple timber blank to a piece of your own.
NEW TO WOOD CARVING?
Most people who come to my workshops have never carved before. My classes are designed to give you plenty of time to learn how to use the tools safely, understand the timber and work through your project at your own pace.
You don’t need a workshop at home or any woodworking experience. Everything you need for the class is provided, and I’ll guide you through each stage of making your piece by hand.
There’s no need for everything to be perfectly smooth or identical either. Tool marks, wonky edges and little imperfections are all part of making something by hand.
KEEP CARVING AT HOME
Already been to a workshop, or can't make it to one of the upcoming dates? My beginner carving kits, timber blanks and selected carving tools are available online so you can keep making at home.