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Rochester Woodcarvers
September - October 2004 Newsletter
Meetings: 9am - 11am on the 3rd Saturday of each month (Sept - April)
Redeemer Lutheran Church, 9th Street and 7th Avenue SE, Rochester, MN
Hello and welcome back to another great year of Woodcarving. For those of you that attended the October meeting you saw an outstanding demonstration of fan carved birds. Jim Ayers mixed philosophy, poetry, hi tech, magic, and even some carving.
If you missed that meeting, don't miss the November meeting. Harvey Refsal will talk about the history behind Dala horses. He promised to bring copies of his new book. You might want to pick up an autographed copy for yourself.
I like to recognize the efforts of two members this month; Bev and Chuck Stupca have tirelessly helped the club by volunteering to help out whenever needed. They have served on the board, are the club treasurers, helped with the Christmas tree, they are always glad to be at carving demonstrations. Bev runs the Tuesday night carve-in class and is on the educational committee. The next time you see Bev and Chuck take time to personally thank them for their help in making a great Woodcarving club.
This year, we are going to try and organize the woodcarving show by committee. If all goes well, this may be the answer to spread the work out and get more people involved. I'll try and keep everyone updated.
Happy carving!
Trent
2004 – 2005 Meeting Dates and Program Topics:
* September 18 - Acanthus Carving by Keith Anderson
* October 16 - Fan Carved Birds and How to Handle the Knife by Jim Ayers
* November 20 - Harley Refsal - will speak on the history of the Swedish Dala Horse & will also bring some of his examples of the various 100 dala type horses he sent out to various people across the country & other countries to decorate & they were to return them to him when they had done so. He will also bring copies of his new revised carving book that just came out this month & also his flat plane video that came out this year.
* December 18 - Christmas Party
* January 15 - Customs and Carvings for a German Christmas by Tom Pike
* February 19 - Pass it along carving contest
* March 19 - Open
* April 16 - Auction and Interest Stations
* May 21 - Spring Picnic - Quarry Hill Park, 9th St and 19th Ave NE (Ninth Street NE
entrance), 11:00am to 1:00pm, Potluck lunch at noon
September 18, 2004 Meeting Summary
Board Members
Two members ending term – Thanks for serving!
* Frank Folkert
* Chris Christianson
Two Nominees voted into office today – Thanks for volunteering!
* Randy Kinnick
* Nicholas Poleschuk
Reports
Treasury Report – Chuck Stupca
* New business cards w/ website ($25)
* See Trent if you need business cards
* Donation to church ($400)
* Balance (~$2000)
Librarian Report – David Ridge
* Don't return books until church construction is complete
* Trent brought in a few books to the meeting that seemed popular
* Dave has a list of missing books
* Dave will talk to members that may have them to remind them to bring the back
Education
* Ev's beginning class began last Thursday: 11 students – 3 are youth
* Carve-In begins this coming Tuesday @ Kellogg Middle School 7 p.m.
2004 Festival of Trees Theme: "Touched by an Angel"
* Base – completed by Tom Pike
* Topper – completed by Laverne Schettl
* Crew to set up tree on Monday before festival begins – Designer Group (6-8 people)
* Would like ornaments before November Meeting
* Plan to attend one of the days of Festival of Trees to see our tree: Nov. 25-27 @ Civic Aud.
Olmsted County Fair
* Lyle Bacon again this year organized the display and demos at the fair
* Full display cases of carvings donated by club members were well received by the public
* Six members demonstrated on fair Friday which saw higher than normal fair attendance through the hobby building
* Sharon Roble received a Blue Ribbon for her Kubbestol (also at the State Fair)
* See the club web site for pictures
Summer Happenings
* Steve Murray demonstrated at the Carve Fest in Faribault
* Trent – Museum of Wood Carving in Shell Lake, Wisconsin
- Life size Last Supper scene (not relief carving)
- Bible scenes
*Bob Nowicki – test drove new Dremel tool for carvers (XPR400)
- Bob thought it was a nice set up but still needs to accommodate 121 bit
- Company sent token of appreciation - XPR 400 kit
Show and Tell - September 18, 2004
* Laurie Reed: 2 Spirit Sticks, Santa
* Wayne Hendrickson: 2 Nisses, Man doing Chores
* Bev Stupca: Santa with Chalkboard
* Sharon Roble: 2 Trolls
* Laverne Schettl: Grampa the Party Animal
* Tom Pike: German Angel for the bottom our tree at the Festival of Trees, 2 Angel Ornaments
* Louise Forbes: Family Crest Relief Carving
* Steve Murray: Cabin Relief Carving, Viking mask
* Ferris Chladek: Angel Ornaments, Angel Figurines
* Kathy Ward: Split Rock Lighthouse
* Tom Severson: 2 – Chip carved plates with Italian Proverb
Program, September 18, 2004 Acanthus Carving with Keith Anderson
Keith Anderson belongs to the Cannon River Woodcarver's Club
Cannon River Woodcarver's Club meets 3rd Monday of the Month at 7pm
* @Ivan Whillock Study in Faribault
* Will be working on a spoon at the next meeting (October)
Keith also teaches classes at Faribault Studio too.
Keith will teach at the Northhouse Folk School in future (Grand Marais, MN)
Acanthus Carving
* A thistle plant, carving incorporates scroll or C figure, leaves overlap
* Developed in the Mediterranean area by Greek stone carvers (simpler carvings)
* Picked up again in Europe during Baroque Period (1700's)– finished naturally or painted Rosemaling
* Used in Norwegian Carving - forks, spoons, mantles, furniture
* Adding concave and convex curves made carving more interesting
* Started adding fine detail such as nerves or veins in leaves
Keith teaches beginning class
* Recommended: Video by Hans Sandom – Woodcarving Techniques w/ Hans Sandom
Tools – (will need more than a knife)
* Chisels and Mallets
* Flat Skew
* Shallow Gouges
* Medium Gouges (not deeper than an 8)
* Micro Gouges
* Angle Tool
Paint – Rosemaling Paints
* For Antiquing – 2 coats of varnish
Kubbestol – Chair of Honor for Head of Household or Guests
* Basswood tree blanks are most common
* Blanks - $200-$400 each @ Norsk Wood Works – Barronet WI
* Hollow out before it dries too much so it won't crack
* Save shavings to pack inside hollow blank while drying
* Drying takes about 1 year per inch
October 16, 2004 Meeting Summary
Treasury Report – Bev Stupca
* Balance $2582.98
* Expenses – Speaker $85
* Church $400
* Copies $25
* Dues – Pd and Unpaid lists
* Members should check which list they are one
* Pay if haven't paid yet
Librarian Report – David Ridge
* Wood Carving Illustrated
* String Instrument Book
* Library will be back in December
Festival of Trees 2004 Theme: "Touched by an Angel"
* Remember to have your ornaments delivered by Nov. 15 and print your name on them!
* Deliver to Dennis Tooley, 922 13th St. SE 288-5901
Announcements
* Snowdaze Carve In - sponsored by St. Cloud Woodcarvers
- January 6-8 (Friday – Sunday) Spicer, MN
- $120 includes everything (??)
If you found the missing knife – contact Laurie Reed
Show and Tell – October 16, 2003
* Randy Kinnick: Star Ornaments
* Chuck Stupca: 3 Angels
* Ferris Chladek: Eagle Mobile
* Dennis Tooley: Relief Carving w/ name, MN, and Loon
* Sharon Roble: Angel, Angel w/ trumpet, 2 Whimsical Houses – Cottonwood Bark
* Ione Chase: Relief Carved Santa
* Bob Nowicki: Gingerbread Santa
* Trent Bush: Shell Angel
* Cheryl Jones: Clay model Carving – hands, Lady in Chair
*Kathy Ward: Split Rock Lighthouse
Program, October 16, 2004: Fan Carving with Jim Ayers
Traditionally
* Historically Northern European folk art, but probably done all over world
* Use green wood (so you can bend it)
* White Cedar preferred, easy to carve
Reference Books
* E.G. Tangerman's "Whittling and Woodcarving"
* Sally and David Nye " Fan Carving" 77p; $19.95 < sarolyn@accn.org>
A few tips:
* Jim has designed a jig for his band saw to index the tail cuts
* Jim has used both the scroll saw and the band saw for making the tail cuts
* Style of the saw blade is very important on the thin cuts
* Aspen works well for small projects
* Line pattern with grain
* Stay away from knots and ripples in the grain
* Use drill punch tool for eyes
* Try not to hold bird by the feathers
* Moisten wood at base of feathers for ~10 minutes before you begin to fan out feathers
* Bend feathers slowly
* Trim feathers for more realistic look
* Hang by window or light for nice feather effect
Jim is working on a new book about Fan Carved Birds
Jim also gave a brief summary of his personal studies on the physics of carving wood, i.e. how to hold the knife and the action of the knife cutting through the wood. He likes to use the "two thumb method", one thumb on the back of the blade and the other on the back of the other thumb for stability.
News Letter – Contrary to previous announcement there will not be any indication on the mailed news letter address label whether you have paid your dues or not!
Rochester Woodcarvers
Elected Officers, Board Members, and Other Volunteers
President: Trent Busch, 292-9867
Treasurers: Chuck & Bev Stupca, 288-8543
Secretary: Jennifer Schroeder, 285-0877
Board Members: Randy Kinnick, 281-8163
Laurie Reed, 775-6613
Nicholas Poleschuk, 289-8327
Wayne Hendrickson, 634-7047
Librarian: David Ridge, 536-9288
Fair Coordinator: Lyle Bacon, 282-0170
Web Site Designer: Tom Severson, 285-1620
Newsletter Editor: Tom Pike (tomrpike@aol.com), 285-1897
Note: A board meeting will be held at 8:15 prior to start of each meeting