Beginner Class

Mushroom and Acorn

In this workshop, you will learn how to carve a cute Mushroom and Acorn.

This class is best suited for beginners, as we will be going over the basics of woodcarving.

Having experience using/holding a knife properly will be key for this workshop. Please make sure you have suitable experience prior to the workshop to ensure you will have enough time to complete both projects. (Pairing knife skills are beneficial).

Tools will not be provided to you for this workshop, please bring your woodcarving knife and a small gouge, and a glove. The knife and glove are mandatory to bring. The small gouge is ideal to bring if you have one, as we will use it to add texture to the lid of the acorn. However if you do not own one yet you can still complete the acorn carving without the additional textured surface.

Kids are welcome! (ages 10+, supervised by a parent).

This workshop is a great chance for beginners to give wood carving a try. Both the acorn and mushroom also make for perfect seasonal decorations. At only 65$ per person, you can have a fun afternoon with other beginner carvers and learn a new skill together. Invite your friends to join you, and we can carve a fairy ring of mushrooms!

In this class we will be using carving techniques to create 3-D wooden carvings of a mushroom and an acorn. Painting will not be covered in this class, but we recommend you take our separate painting class if you want a more in depth learning opportunity on painting.

This class is 6 hours long, from 10am to 4pm with a 30 minute lunch break.

Paige Bengert, an employee here at Chipping Away, will be teaching this class. Paige is a graduate of Sheridan College of Art and Design. Through her educational experience, sculptural work and 3D modelling in mixed medias it has helped her quickly excel as a wood carver. Her enthusiasm as a wood carver will be evident as she teaches this bear carving class in our studio space here at Chipping Away.

If you have any questions about the class, feel free to message Paige directly at Orderdesk@chippingaway.com

Required tools to bring:

Wood carving knife à Recommended beginner knife: Flexcut Detailer

https://www.chippingaway.com/shop/hand-woodcarving-tools-accessories/flexcut-woodcarving-tools/flexcut-carving-knives/flexcut-kn13-woodcarving-detail-knife/

If you need to purchase this knife from us, please order ahead of time as we do not regularly stock more than a couple of these at a time.

If you have a small gouge, it would be good to bring so you can add texture to the lid of your acorn.

Pencil & Eraser

Apron

Your enthusiasm!

Provided materials:

Wood cut out x2

This Class will be held Saturday November 7th, 2026 from 10am-4pm

Registration deadline will be October 30th as material preparations are required.

Max. number of students is 8, space is limited.

When processing registration payment, we will deduct the shipping fee from the online order for this class.