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Rochester Woodcarvers
January 2008 - February 2008 Newsletter
Meetings: 9am - 11am on the 3rd Saturday of each month (Sept - May)
Redeemer Lutheran Church, 9th Street and 7th Avenue SE, Rochester, MN
January 2008 - February 2008 Newsletter
Meetings: 9am - 11am on the 3rd Saturday of each month (Sept - May)
Redeemer Lutheran Church, 9th Street and 7th Avenue SE, Rochester, MN
Plan now to attend our next club meeting
Saturday, March 15, 2008
9:00am - 11:00am
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall
(Enter the door from the parking lot)
869 7th Ave SE
Our featured presentation for March (because Ev couldn’t make his scheduled session this time) is:
CARVING Magazine - Tips & Techniques
with Chris Whillock
Over the past 5 years, Carving Magazine has published a wealth of information for woodcarvers. Chris Whillock will be here to share a variety of tips and techniques from past issues. Bring your notebook and pencil. Chris will also have back issues of the magazine available for purchase at $5 each.
Chris Whillock (Faribault, MN) has been involved in his family woodcarving business for over 30 years. He currently is co-owner of a woodcarving tool & supply business called WoodcarversWarehouse.com <http://woodcarverswarehouse.com/> based in Owatonna, MN. He has taught woodcarving classes throughout the US and has recently been named Editor of Carving Magazine (a National Woodcarving Publication). Chris is the son of nationally known carver and author Ivan Whillock.
Thanks, Chris, for stepping up on this short notice!
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Don’t forget! Mark your calendar! Be there!
2008 Rochester Woodcarvers 32nd Annual Show
March 29-30, 2008
10:00am - 4:00pm each day
Free admission
Olmsted County Fairgrounds - 4H Building
All display tables are taken, but if you don’t have one, come out anyway and volunteer for a couple of hours at one of our venues -- like the raffle table or blank sales. Submit your best carving of 2007/2008 for the People’s Choice award.
Please consider assisting Nancy Borson with the Hands-On Learning Table that Randy has developed over the last two shows. It’s been a hit, a favorite with some guests, and it can spark new carvers to take up the hobby. All you need to know is how to hold a gouge and knife, and how to make the basic strokes -- and if you don’t know, it’s a great way to learn how! Nancy will have a sign-up sheet at the Saturday meeting, so come prepared to sign up for a couple of hours.
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The membership rolls now list around 140 (+) members in this fine club. We have some of the best carvers around (and some not so best), and each learns from the others, every time we get together. We have some new members since our last Newsletter! Please introduce yourself to these folks and make them welcome to their club:
- Billie Yennie 607 36th St. SW Rochester MN 55902
- Christy Vitse 2709 9th Ave NE Rochester MN 55906
- Gus Chafos 557 Northern Heights Dr. NE Rochester MN 55906
- Jeff Long 1009 5th Ave. NW Byron MN 55920
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Show and Tell -- January 19, 2008
- Mike Snyder: “The Emperor Penguin” and Ice puzzles.
- Chuck Stupca: High-relief Indian head carving from a Harley Smitgen class.
- Tom Pike: Husband and Wife Carolers.
- Louise Forbes: Leaf in butternut, leaf in basswood and a carving board.
- Jim Walts: Angel and butterfly carvings.
Show and Tell -- February 16, 2008
- Bruce Murray: Bluejay and a duck that he identified as “Just-a-Duck.”
- Bob Nowicki: Photos of the chair that he donated for the “Chair Affair.”
- Photo of his Santa for Greg Mortenson (author of Three Cups of Tea).
- John Amundson: John Wayne scroll saw cutout; Crown of Thorns cutout; sleigh with copper runners.
- Gary Berg: “Ole Da Vinci” carving of an oil painter painting the “Mona Lena.”
- Wayne Hendrickson: a bunch of Santas, each one holding a different item.
- Mike Schneider: a tricky relief carving of his name, and a Century Panther’s Logo that will be donated for an auction at Century.
- Alice Schneider: signs that she carved for horse pastures.
Happy Carving!
John Gordon, editor.