Daughter trying her hand at carving.

[JMcC]

12 minutes ago, DJole said:

One of the problems that beginners run into is that floral designs are introduced as beginner projects. Yes, they're traditional, and yes, they use the basic set of tools (swivel knife, beveler, veiner, etc.), but that's way too much for a beginner to handle. 
I have a project from 7th grade shop class (yes, Virginia, in the late 70s there was actually shop class and it included leatherwork!) which is a floral design on a luggage tag. As far as I knew, leather work *was* floral work, so it didn't really stick. 
I like the idea of a "Celtic" carving class (although the historian in my wants to point out it's most likely not Celtic at all) because it's going to be a lot simpler, with less realism to try to strive for. So a beginner like  your daughter can just learn to use, say, the swivel knife, a beveller, and backgrounder and end up with a great piece. Then the confidence level goes up, and she can, if she chooses, work up to more complex realistic floral (or figure carving) designs. 

That is a very good point...I know I struggled with floral carving when starting out as well!!

[JMcC]

1 hour ago, billybopp said:

Barbie needs one o' these.  She's a classy chick.

- Bill

Ha-ha!! Some people have more money than sense!

[JMcC]

1 hour ago, Mattsbagger said:

She dyed resisted and antiqued the coaster and just antiqued the flower.

That really looks good. She could add a snap and sides and make a coin purse out of the floral one with Dad's help

 

[Mattsbagger]

It's 7oz. She knows how to do rivets snaps and hand stitch.lol

11 minutes ago, JMcC said:

That really looks good. She could add a snap and sides and make a coin purse out of the floral one with Dad's help