ST. CHARLES AREA WOODCARVERS

    November 2007  

Club News

 Meeting Location - 7295 94 South

Weldon Spring Department of Energy site.  From highway 40/61 or I-70 exit highway 94 and continue south toward Defiance.  It is just past the Francis Howell High School.  When you see a Quonset hut on the right hand side it is facility.   

Club News

The club is now meeting twice a month - the first and third Wednesdays at 7pm!   The "rent fee" has also been rolled back to $1/meeting. 

On October 13 the club hosted an open house show and sell event at the Energy Site.  Several members displayed their work and carved during the show.  The event was quite successful; we had several visitors and signed up a couple of new members.  It was also an opportunity for several members to show off the work they have done on the Royal Wedding display.  Thanks to Corky for donating a carving for the door raffle.

Syl Bax                                                                                                         Dallas Bacon                                                                             Bob Berg          

Karen Conners and Wilbert Brewton                                                                    Charles Sapp                                                                                            Don Bosley

          Walter Schmierbach                                          Rich Weitzman                                                                                Wyatt Sample

             Al Westfall                                                               John Bouchillon

Mike Simpson                                                                             Bill Kuhn                                                                Corky Breece

Wilbert Brewton set up the Royal Wedding figures for the show. 

Several members displayed their carvings for the People's Choice award.  First place went to Corky with his mountain man carving.  Dallas took second place with his flower carvings, and Bill Kuhn took third place with his duck.

With all the seminars that are scheduled this fall/winter there will not be any more Saturday carving the remainder of this year.

Sunshine report:  Great to see Barb Smith and Jim Leifeld recovering and back at the club meetings.

Club elections were held at the November 7th meeting.  Rich Weitzman, President; Ray Plodzien, VP; Bob Craven, Treasurer; Barb Smith, Sec; and Bob Berg & Al Westfall, Directors.  Thanks for serving.

Wyatt Sample, Jim Leifeld, Barb Smith, Bill Kuhn, and Corky Breece will serve on a committee to plan a club show in 2008. 

The Christmas party is scheduled for December 5th.  Keep the date open on your calendar and start making that ornament for the exchange.  The club will provide meat, cheese, bread, utensils, and drinks.  Club members are asked to bring a dish to share with others. 

The club will not meet on December 17th.

We are still looking for the missing video tape on chip carving by Roger Moore.  Please return the tape if you have it.

Seminars

Corky has arranged several seminars:

*  The Charley Phillips seminar was cancelled.

*  Jim Leifeld will host a trout power carving seminar on Nov 16, 17, and 18.  The class will work from a roughout for the body and fins.  The cost will be $25 which includes the blank.  The project will be about 3 inches x 4 inches x 12 inches.  The following is a list of supplies that Jim suggests:  red lead pencil, calipers or measuring device, dust mask, carbon or graphite paper, magnifier, small sanding drum, sanding sticks, pencils, diamond bits (round ball, flame tips), wood burner, dust brush, scissors for cutting out patterns, table cover to work on and set your power tools. 

*  Rex Branson will be conducting a seminar on Nov 27, 28, and 29th.  The cost is $125 plus the cost of the blank.

*  John Englert is scheduled for a relief carving seminar on Feb 15, 16, and 17th, 2008.  The cost is $110 plus the cost of the blank.

For seminars - the doors open in the morning at 8:30am and in the evening at 5:00pm.  Typically classes during the day will be conducted from 9am to 5pm and in the evening from 5:00pm to 9pm.   Ask your instructor for exact times.

Show and Tell

      Duck and Santa carvings by Bob Berg.  He worked on the Santa in Branson during a class with Ed Zinger.

  Gun stock carving by Ray Clark.  Welcome back Ray!

  Nativity carvings by Ray Plodzien.

  Blue bird painted with acrylics by Bill Kuhn.

New Web Site

The new web site is on line!  Thanks to Wyatt Sample for setting it up.  More emphasis will be placed on getting input from club members.  Wyatt will be routing a form so that you can provide information on yourself and provide him with pictures for the site.  Be sure to book mark the new URL - http://www.stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com/ .  

Want a paper copy of the news letter?

Paper copies of the news letter will be available provided you pay for the printing and the mailing.  The copies will be printed from the electronic file so the layout will be different than you are use to.  Page breaks will be a fall out of the electronic copy.  A $10 fee will be charged up front and the cost of each issue will be deducted from the account.  Cost for black and white copies will be 15 cents a page plus postage.  Contact the editor if you would like to set up an account. 

Dues are Due

It is time to pay your dues for 2008; $15.  Contact the Membership Chairman, Charles Sapp, or Treasurer Bob Craven. 

When you have an item for show and tell, please get my attention before you leave (presuming that I remember to bring the camera).

Charles W. Sapp

Editor