Power Carving Workshop: Antiqued Canvasback Decoy - 2 Days

Description

Join master carver Timothy Griffin at the Museum on two consecutive Saturdays, March 28 and April 4, 2026, from 9am to 3pm each day, to create a canvasback duck decoy using power carving tools and methods. The instructor will walk students, step-by-step, through the process of carving, painting and antiquing a cedar canvasback decoy using the Foredom rotary tool with tabletop dust collectors. The decoy will be about 75% the size of a real canvasback. Each step will be demonstrated. Beginners who are up for a serious challenge and an introduction to the Foredom are welcome, but intermediate and advanced carvers may be more comfortable with this project. Students can work at their own pace during the class and are encouraged to take notes, pictures, and video of demos for reference. Attendees should bring a leather glove, such as a gardening glove, for their non-dominant hand; a garden glove will do. All other materials and tools will be supplied including masks. Other items that students might want bring but are not required include hearing protection, a leather apron, and a dusk mask if you would rather have something other than the simple medical masks supplied by the Gilley. Students are welcome to bring their own tools, but please let us know you will be doing so in the “Notes” section of the sign-up page. Timothy Griffin works at River Rd Studio in Bucksport, Maine, and has won best-in-show along with various other awards in competitions throughout the northeastern United States and in Canada. His art is featured at the Handworks Gallery in Blue Hill, Maine, and the Handworks Gallery in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada.