Rock-Bottom Shrink Box and other Foolishness

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025 at 09:00 am UTC-08:00

2300 Airport Way, Cabin 66, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Alaska 99701 | Fairbanks

The Folk School
Publisher/HostThe Folk School
Rock-Bottom Shrink Box and other Foolishness
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A shrink box is a container made by hollowing out a section of a small green log and then allowing it to shrink around a fitted dry bottom. In the hands of a skilled maker, these containers can be water tight.
These vessels are made in a myriad of shapes and sizes, are plain or highly decorated, have lids or locking lids or no lids at all. Shrink boxes may have spouts or handles or both and sometimes are closed on both ends and open on the side. They are things you can make at home with a few simple tools and only your imagination can tell you how far you can go with this.
This class is for those who have already made shrink boxes and have some wood carving experience and are willing to think outside the (shrink) box. Rather than fitting dry wood bottoms to the wet wood cylinder we will fit the cylinder to a flattish rock or any other flattish object like a silver dollar or ceramic tile or a sea shell, a glass disc or a slice of bone or antler. Scratch around in your archives or make something but keep the size 4″ or smaller. If the object is too small for a bottom we can use the same technique and insert it in the side. If time allows we can experiment with strange shaped boxes, double enders or rattles. Bring al least 4 objects and a few small things we can implant in the sides. The things for the sides don’t even have to be flattish.
Cost: $235
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Only place to register for this class is on our website (link in the tickets section of this description) or by calling The Folk School's office. We will never ask you to pay class tuition/mandatory fees via Facebook or Venmo.
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