Studio Overview and Student Supply List
Unique Serving Utensils Made from Wood & Brass
Alexandra Forbes
June 25-28, 2021
Studio Location: Woodworking Studio
Class Description:
Design and shape the cooking & serving spoon you will reach for again and again in your kitchen! Learn to cut cherry, curly maple, and other New England hardwoods on the bandsaw followed by hand carving and shaping with gouges, bent knives, and Japanese spokeshaves. The final steps are sanding, polishing, and oiling your woodenware to a lustrous finish. To create an optional metal serving end, students will cold cut sheet metal and shape by hammering. For makers new to wood or experienced carvers; upper body strength and stamina are necessary.
This workshop is part of the Art Retreat for Educators and includes some special programming of interest to educators.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
In order to promote a safe and healthy environment for all of our guests, students will be required to bring the following personal protective equipment:
- 2 to 3 face masks that cover mouth and nose to be worn when in the studios or any other indoor space or outdoors when 6’ of distance cannot be maintained
- Personal travel size hand sanitizer
- Your own rags for hand drying
We also strongly encourage that students bring any of their own small hand tools they anticipate needing (i.e. screwdrivers, rulers, pencils, squares, pliers), however, shared tools are available for those who do not bring their own.
PRINTING: There will not be any student access to printers or the photocopy machine on campus. Please print and/or copy any items that you will need prior to your arrival. If you anticipate needing multiple sizes of an image, please size and copy at your local copy center prior to arrival.
Supply Information:
Your material fee includes hardwood stock and brass sheet plus basic studio consumables. In addition, we recommend that all students bring the following materials:
- Any favorite woodworking tools that you already own would like to work with
- Favorite spoon or ladle as inspiration
- A water bottle
- A sketchbook or notebook and favorite drawing or writing utensils
- An apron or clothes you don’t mind getting messy (Snow Farm aprons are available for sale).
Important Safety Guidelines for the Woodworking Studio:
Proper attire:
- No open-toe shoes. Leather shoes or work boots are best.
Please also bring the following safety gear:
- Pair of clear safety glasses and ear protection (Snow Farm has basic safety gear but you may be more comfortable if you bring your own)
- Pair of comfortable work gloves (cheap ones are fine)
- Hair tie to tie back long hair
Open Studio Guidelines for the Woodworking Studio:
Instructors in woodworking will outline safety guidelines for students who are staying to work during open studio. The table saw is never to be used without the instructor present. The use of all other power tools and equipment is limited and is at the discretion of your instructor. Please read the following guidelines as you plan to make use of your open studio time:
- Between 4:30pm and 9pm students may work alone in the studio. We suggest bringing a cell phone in case an emergency arises and you need to contact the on-site coordinator - their number is posted on the studio bulletin board.
- After 9pm, when the coordinator makes final rounds, we require that two individuals are present in the studio in order to continue working in the studio.
- There is to be no consumption of drugs or alcohol in the studios, nor shall students work with studio equipment when under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- The last person in any studio is responsible for turning off indoor lights and closing up.
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