'Grandpa' Dave Kublank
Grandpa Dave has been carving for more than 25 years. (you would think at some point he would get
it right). He has studied with such carvers as Harley Refsal, Jeff Phares, the Bishops and others. Dave
has also learned something from every class he has taught.
He is a retired Junior High Band Director with 37 years in the
trenches behind him. Dave has as much passion for teaching
wood carving as he did when he taught music. The students
are the same, just older. He now teaches adult evening
carving classes at Dist. 128 in Libertyville, IL and has taught at
The Clearing and at Boulder Jct., both in Wisconsin as well as
many other one and two day classes and seminars.
Dave is a member of the Carving Characters Wood Carving
Club in Lake County, IL. This will be Grandpa Dave's 7th. year
at the GOW. He enjoys teaching Flat Plane carving, which the
Scandinavians call Carving.











Class: Flat plane carving, a different flat project each day
Tues, Thurs, Fri: 1 day classes
Tools: knife, v-tool and any small hand tools that you have. The knife is the only required one.
Dave recommends a carving glove.
Level: For beginner and intermediate. Anyone can learn from the class.
Material fee: $5.00 a blank. (Students will be able to buy only one blank at the time of the class. Any
blanks left on Friday will be for sale at $5.00 each.)
Minimum/maximum students: up to 10