We recently had a very enjoyable course on stained glass at Willowbank, with instructor John Wilcox of Vitreous Glassworks.
John was an excellent instructor, who has worked on some really amazing projects.
I find glass to be a challenging material to work with, especially cutting some of the textured or opalescent glass, but am happy with the results of my first project. I hope to put this small window in the gable end of my workshop next summer.
We recently had our introductory stone carving class at Willowbank with instructor John Laundry.
The block pictured below is sandstone with a battered margin. The rest of the surface was ‘sparrow pecked’. Everything was done my hand with punches and chisels.
I think I see some more tool making in my near future. I really enjoyed working with stone, and think I may have to forge myself a complete set of stone carving chisels. Looking forward to our next (longer) carving session at the end of the school term. This is certainly a craft I’d like to explore further.
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