Bill Dawson is coming back to teach at Pouncing Rain

Cost: $120.00
Instructor: Bill Dawson
Prerequisites: TBA
All materials are included.


Though mastering engraving is a lifetime endeavor, the basics can be learned in a fairly short time. There is a lot of embellishment that can be done with relatively little engraving experience, and engraving can add a great deal of interest to your designs. What stops most artists from getting into engraving is the expense of a single tool, the Engravers' Block. However in most parts of the world all sorts of engraving are carried out without the aid of a block. Sandbags, shellac sticks, and a wide range of simple and inexpensive schemes are used to hold the work to be engraved.

We will start with tool setup and layout and then explore hand engraving, wriggle cut, and hammer driven engraving. We will work with a variety of methods for holding the work piece and a variety of schemes for pattern transfer. Each student will take home a basic set of gravers fitted to their own hands and a whole new range of options for decorating their designs.