Elk bone folders

Workshop Overview

Working with elk bone, we will craft a traditional tool of the bookbinding trade: the bone folder. Using basic and approachable hand tools, we will file, saw, drill, inscribe, and create a lustrous finish through sanding and buffing. These will be custom tools made to suit your individual needs, resulting in instruments of both function and beauty as we play with shape and ornament to move beyond a simple tool to the sculptural and adorned. Students can expect to create a small quiver of unique bone tools and a leather tool pouch made to house them safely. All levels.

Registration opens January 13, 2027 at 12:00 PM ET

Scholarship deadline is November 16, 2026

More information here: Penland School of Craft