Dilo's Carving Classes

good you have someone
to share your skill and knowledge with

and you get to sit down
while he is in the closet lol

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

How wonderful it must be to have such a devoted student. The piece even in the rough looks like it will be quite beautiful when finished.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Outstanding! Congratulations on the awesome experience you both are having….

-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.

Exquisite detail and design. I am sure the time you spend together is very rewading for the both of you. Another master in the making. Thanks for sharing.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Dilo,

Passing on your legendary skills will surly keep your artistry alive.

I am glad to know your knowledge will grow and expand so even more folks will be able to marvel at it’s beauty, as we have.

Lew

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Dilo

it is wonderful that you want to spend your time teaching someone your mastery and i hope that this fellow takes what you teach and passes it on when the time is right you are truly wonderful to do this

andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it SKPE: ANDREW.CARTER69

Outstanding work….and such an intricate piece.

My grandfather said that a teacher brings out the dormant abilities of a student….helps them to realize their talents…. to improve them…while in the process leaning from the student. You are indeed realizing that here. You certainly have a very tallented and eager student….I envy you both.

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

It would be a dream of mine to be instructed by a Master such as yourself.
You are so very talented and hopefully someday I will be also.
Great story thanks for sharing it.
Jim

-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.

How fortunate you both are. Keep us up to date on this new endeavor. That is going to be an awesome piece.

how wonderful.
It is good that you can share your skills and pass them along.

Magnificent carving. Wow.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I wish I was down in your area so you could teach me

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Dilo,

How generous of you to share your skills and pass on a dying art to yet another generation. How much we would love to live close to you and sneak in on your sessions.

-- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.

One of my other hobbies is carving leather. I’ve been teaching it to beginners and pros for over 35 years. I must have had more than a thousand students in that time. I too know the joy of having a student surpass me. It is such a thrill to find someone whose love of the craft matches your own and who has a natural talent that you can nurture and watch it bloom.

I think any of us who attain a high level of skill in a craft owe it to the craft to pass that skill and knowledge along. We all must die some time, but our skills can live on in those with whom we have shared them. Besides parenthood, it is the closest we will ever come to immortality.

Congratulations on finding a kindred soul to pass your extensive skills down to.

-- The nicer the nice, the higher the price!

Dilo, your apprentice is a mighty fortunate man to be able to work under your guiding hand in those private classes. He is already doing great work. It’s wonderful.

-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

You have a great skill it’s good to pass it on

-- God created wood that we may create. Trevor East Yorkshire UK