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Please
read the description of each workshops carefully in the following pages and
then fill in your first and second choices on the
Workshop Registration Form.
Please keep a copy and send this form when you send in your Conference Registration Form.
Workshop Tool Lists On receipt of your registration form you will be sent a list of the tools, materials etc. that are required for your workshops. If you are travelling and require a marble tooling surface, skiving glass, stitching clamp or any other heavy equipment or tools, please notify Cherryl so that these can be made available for you to use during the workshops.
Cancellation The organisers reserve the right to cancel a workshop due to unforeseen circumstances. You will then be transferred to your second workshop choice. You will be notified immediately should this occur.
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'EYES' - LIFE LIKE
1-DAY WORKSHOP - MATERIAL COST $ 15.00
CLAY BANYAI (AMERICA)
How do you create "Eyes" with expression and detail? Clay has worked with Jan Schoonover learning how to tool eyes that "talk to you". You will learn how to tool eyes adding expression, detail and finesse. A must workshop if you are interested in figure carving animals and birds etc.
THREE DIMENSIONAL HORSE
2-DAY WORKSHOP - MATERIAL COST $ 35.00
CLAY BANYAI (AMERICA)
Clay will teach you the techniques he has learned on how to create realistic three dimensional leather art. In this workshop you will discover the fine detail Clay uses to create this leather embossed sculptured work of art, which is so real and life like. These pictures are created from one piece of leather.
THREE DIMENSIONAL BEAR
2-DAY WORKSHOP - MATERIAL COST $ 35.00
CLAY BANYAI (AMERICA)
Learn
Clay's unique style of leather embossing sculpture using leather dust to
create a three dimensional picture from one piece of leather. No plugs
are used in this method.
Clay has done many Brown and Black bears and has won numerous prizes for
his work throughout America. Embossed leather pictures are one of Clay's
favourite things to do. Rob Barr is usually given credit for developing
the technique and Jan Schoonover has taken the technique to an even
higher level. Clay has taken several classes from Jan in order to learn
the process and develop his own style.
HAIRING & FEATHERING TECHNIQUES
1-DAY WORKSHOP MATERIAL COST $ 15.00
CLAY BANYAI (AMERICA)
Perfect the art of adding extra detail and dimension to your figure carving. These techniques will create such an unbelievable realistic finish to your three dimensional sculptured work that it will have your clients wanting to touch and feel the textures of hair or feather.
Students will learn how to make various types of short, long, intermediate animal and human hair subjects. If time permits, students will also learn how to make the horns of the antelope, buffalo, big horn ram and the antlers of the deer, elk and so on.
SADDLERY SKILLS
6-DAY WORKSHOP - MATERIAL COST $ 120.00
PETER CASTLES (AUSTRALIA)
This
workshop will explore the skills required to commence in the trade or for
part time saddlery repairs - from novice to skilled workers.
Peter has worked for many years making and repairing the traditional Australian Stock Saddle, starting the trade in 1973, at the old firm of C.A. Stephan, Sandgate Rd, Albion, Brisbane. He was fortunate to work under the tutelage of Mr Bert Wildermuth, one of the finest saddlemakers Australia has seen. Bert started at Butler Bros. in Brisbane in 1926, working under Tom Cox, an old English saddlemaker. Bert said he was the neatest tradesman he ever saw. Bert went on to design the "True To Label" Wieneke's at Butlers in the early 30's. The information that Peter will share with you comes from hundreds of years of saddle making, as past down from man to boy, in a long line of tradesmen. Only traditional methods were used at C.A.S, and Peter still practices those methods to this day.
The course will cater to the abilities of individual students, and in saddle repairing could cover small repairs, such as replacing girth straps, patching knee pads, repair stitching, half flaps, etc. Felt linings may be ok too.
Peter would like to talk to each student before the course, so that he knows what you expect. He will then be able to advise yea or nay, as to whether we have enough time to do the work in hand. You may be asked to source special materials such as saddle felt, types of leather, etc. You are encouraged to bring your own tools and materials, the more the merrier.
Contact Peter by phone on 0416 614 214, or 07 46384835 AH. He will be only too happy to talk to you. Projects that students could choose to make over the course are as follows; headstall, bridle, quart pot pouch, saddle bag, pouches, stockman’s breastplate etc. Time will be a constraint, so students will need to think hard about what they want to make.
Peter is very tool oriented, so there will be a lot of information on this subject.
Desired outcomes over the six days
- Sharpening an awl blade. Essential skill for any leather worker. Peter would hope that you will leave the school with three awls that you know how to keep up to scratch, and be a pleasure to use.
- Make the perfect round awl. An important stitching aid.
- Make your own straining awl. This will simply be filing down an old short screw driver.
- Learn to roll a thread.
- Construct a thread apron.
- Make finger stalls.
- Make a needle tuft.
- Make sticky wax - an absolute must for stitching. Black wax will also be discussed and demonstrated.
- Discussions on making various stitching clams, stitching horse, etc.
- Discuss and demonstrate the correct use of pricking wheels and irons, including left hand pricking tools.
- Tool sharpening. Peter will encourage you to bring your sharpening gear, and suggestions will be given.
- Demonstrations on the use of tools such as the plough gauge, splitter, round knife etc.
- You will make a strop of your choice. A forgotten tool, yet still so relevant.
- You will learn to prepare and stitch a section of harness back band, joining long skived pieces of leather to attain a consistent thickness.
- Making welts, cutting out, splitting, boning down and gluing, using latex, creasing, cutting out, and then a demonstration on; whipping on; using thimble and glover’s needle.
- Talk on making rivet sets, and the correct use of this tool.
- How to make and use Gum Tragic.
- How to make curled hair.
- Peter will demonstrate his method of turning tool handles.
Peter believes the main thrust of course is the imparting of knowledge, of teaching process, so that the student will be able to work with confidence in his/ her abilities to make and repair articles in leather with style and professionalism. He looks forward to meeting with you to discuss your requirements.
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