Service Description

Instructor: Tim Swanson Class: Spoon Carving Date: March 28th Time: 6:00 - 8:30pm Age: 3rd grade to Adults Price: $45 Wood carving is a meditative activity that you can do almost anywhere. Handmade spoons are usable forms of art that will last for years if carved well and taken care of. Using simple tools: a fixed blade knife, hook knife, saw, and sandpaper, you will be instructed on the techniques of selecting wood, safe carving techniques, and how to care for your new eating utensil. You will go home with at least one wooden spoon (students usually make more than 1) and a whole new skillset! This class is usually structured to learn only spoons or forks. Both utensils can be covered if students are coming with prior carving experience, or if time allows. SKILLS COVERED: Knife Safety Sharpening Techniques, Wood Selection Carving Methods, Saw Use & Safety Hook Knife Use & Safety Spoon Carving Techniques Fork Carving Techniques Sanding & Oiling Aftercare of Utensils ABOUT TIM SWANSON FOUNDER & LEAD INSTRUCTOR OF OEWS From a very young age, Tim Swanson held a strong interest in spending time outdoors. As a child, he would be outside identifying insects, building shelters, and looking for animal tracks. Throughout high school, he found activities such as hide tanning, foraging, and backcountry camping. He attended Unity College from 2010-2014 where he received a double Bachelors degree in Adventure Education Leadership and Adventure Therapy. While attending Unity College, Tim was the Training Officer for the volunteer search & rescue team as well as the President of the college's primitive skills club. After receiving his degree, Tim worked as a field guide for various wilderness therapy organizations in Vermont and Utah. While in between shifts working wilderness therapy, he taught animal tracking and foraging at local conservation lands. Through leading these educational walks, Tim started Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival. Tim has extensive professional training in leading backcountry wilderness expeditions, and hundreds of nights in the field leading groups of teenagers and adults. Tim's specialties are ultralight backpacking, stone age living skills, fly-fishing, and foraging for wild plants. He also has a strong background in many wilderness activities including rock climbing, cross-country skiing, and whitewater canoeing.