Blackhawk Carving Club
Blackhawk Woodcarver
Volume XIX, Issue 5, May 2012
Happy May to all of you
Woodcarvers.
With a little luck, Mike Petty and I will be
gettingsome riding in.
Thanks to Don Stansfield for teaching us the Scotty
Dog. The ones I have seen so far look great!
Let’s all bring ours for the May Meeting.
Our members have been busy. Don Christensen showed
some of his many gems at North Suburban Library.
Roger Benedict has a show coming up in Door County
(see article in this issue).
So keep those wood chips flying!
We all know Gordy M (that stands for Moscinski).
Gordy is the reason most of us are here. Personally, he talked me into
showing up. Most have had one of his classes in beginning carv-ing. I kept
trying but had conflicts with the time. He was instrumental in start-ing the
club and was one of the first presidents. He has been the website editor and
creator forever. We all a big debt to Gordy.
Remember those who gave their lives for us to be free!
Don Christenson,
our very own Rock Nut has been collecting, cutting, shaping and polishing
gems and agates for 50 years. His stuff is quite good. He recently showed a
portion of his work at the Gem Show at the
North Suburban Library in Loves Park. Each card has 10 to 20 individual cut
and polished stones. Some are quiet rare.
Minutes (in brief)
Minutes of the regular monthly business meeting
of the Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on April 18, 2012 at 3818 Eleventh
Street, Rockford, Illinois.
The meeting was called to order at 9:02 AM by President Steve Terrill.
Minutes for March 21, 2012 read and approved.
Treasurer’s report given by John Skaggs. We are solvent.
Dona Wisner’s Petty Cash Report was read and approved.
Membership Chairperson, Dona Wisner, gave an updated report on membership.
At present there are 112 members, 20 are associate members. Report approved.
New member, Henry Draves introduced to the club members.
Don Stansfield introduced visitors Geri Neilsen and her son, Ken. Both hail
from Harvard, Illinois.
Web Master, Gordy Moscinski, en-courage members to visit the web site at
www.blackhawkcarving.com. No report given.
Old Business:
President Steve Terill indicated there is no information on the Beatie Park
Totem Pole Project.
New Business:
Louie Cowan, one of our club members, gave a presentation on the MDA Muscle
walk. The event is Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Rockford YMCA Log Lodge located
at 200 Y Blvd. in Rockford, Illinois. Registration is at 9:30 am and the
Walk starts at 10:30 am. There is a contact number to sign up and get
started, call : Rockford MDA office at 815-229-1632.
After discussion, it was proposed that we could agree to support the MDA
through free will donations sponsoring Louie. There was a general consensus
that this was acceptable.
Correction made to Club Picnic. The correct date is Thursday, June 14 (Flag
Day) at Sinnissippi Park, 1410 North Second Street, Rock-ford, Illinois from
4 to 10pm. Contact Tony DeVita for more details.
Discussion regarding the less than pristine buffing wheel. One member has
offered to donate one of his wheels. Another said to just scrape it off.
Issue needs some more study and discussion of resolution.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:42AM.
May Birthdays (that we know about). -
Roger Benedict 5-2
Lloyd Duerst 5-8
Brian Steder 5-13
Wes Englune 5-14
Bob Matthews 5-21
Walter Gipe 5-21
John Hartwig 5-22
Steve Terrill 5-22
Larry Christensen 5-25
A big thanks to Wes Englund!.
Wes has paper grinding wheels at home and took the initiative to true up our
grinding and stropping wheels, remount them so the speeds are closer to what
they should be. He put new grit on the grinding wheel and new buffing
compound on the polishing wheel. Since the wheels turn backwards for safety,
he placed a baffle in front of each wheel to keep people from catching their
knives or gouges and seriously hurting themselves or their tools. Thanks for
a job well done Wes!
Club Paraphernalia
Bob Hallstrom has Blackhawk Woodcarver Patches for $5. He
can also order Shirts and Aprons.
Steve has Blackhawk Woodcarver Coffee mugs for $4 (members)
or $5 for non-members. Decals are free!
Rich Anderson makes Nametags when he gets enough people
signed
up. See Steve to get your name on a list.
Membership Directories-
For 2011/2012 are here. See Rosalie Wesley. They are a very reasonable $2.
They even have pictures!
A mistake is not a mistake; It is a new adventure!
Show and Tell
Bob Coleman
created a carved evil looking woodspirit out of Cypress Knee. He painted it
with acrylics and finished it with polyurethane.
Richard Prutz
had two items. The first was a plaque for a wedding with the quote “ the two
shall become one” in cursive and carved in basswood with a polyurethane
finish. The second was of an Eagle and an Indian carved in bass-wood and
stained with a natural finish.
Larry Clark’s
piece evolved from an old man into a baseball player for the Cubs. The
concept changed as he carved. The Basswood egg was carved, painted with
acrylics and then hand rubbed with many coats of Minwax.
Don Clark carved
an Indian head with a head dress of beaver or perhaps otter. He used
basswood and used Minwax polyurethane.
Don Stansfield
used the Scotty Dog pattern from Woodcarving by John Hillyer, Lark Books.
The approximately 2 1/2 inch dog was carved from basswood and finished with
two coats of Danish oil and two coats of wipe on polyurethane. Don later
conducted a class for the entire assemblage in the art of carving the Scotty
Dog. He supplied a written pattern with step by step instructions and a
basswood cut out of said dog.
Bunny Nordheim
had three items. Two cottonwood bark carvings of houses; one large one
small. She also had the flower with bud from Roger Benedict’s class and said
there were two different options for the completion of this piece. All are
works in progress and; therefore, no finish yet applied. Bunny said she
learns something new with every piece she tackled.
Bernie Budzynski
used wood purchased from Michael’s that he believes is basswood.
He carved a
Minnesota common loon, used colored pencils for the shading and did not
apply a finish. The loon was from a coloring book and was transferred using
graphite paper.
Frank Lay
presented his now completely finished rendition of a shallow relief in
walnut inspired by the split in the wood.
Louie Cowan had
four carved canes. He stated he strives to achieve symmetry in design and
execution. The wood was purchase in Tennessee.
Will Rottman carved two leaves out of mahogany that he thought was basswood The stain was Mediterranean and golden pecan with a natural finish.
Gordy Moscinski recreated a peg board game. In place of pegs, Gordy used
small carved ducks. He painted the board and the four different kinds of
ducks and gave the piece a varnish finish.
Judy Englund
chip carved 24 Swedish Christmas ornaments and then choose 8 to display on
an open stand. The finish is maple colored polyurethane. She also carved a
poinsettia in an oval setting. Both were prize winners in Texas.
Bob Coleman Richard Prutz Richard Prutz
Larry Clark Don Clark Stansfield Bernie Budzinski
Bunnie Nordheim Frank Lay
Louie Cowan Will Rottman Gordy Moscinski
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Judy Englund Judy Englund Larry Stensel
Gathering at Macktown April 27, 28, 29
Roger Benedict encourages us to participate in the “Gathering” at Macktown Old Settlers. We need carvers to sign up. Participants are expected to wear period clothing (1850's). Dates are April 27,28,and 29. See Roger for more information.
Roger
Benedict Art Show in Door County!
the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ephriam, Door County, WI.
Dates will be from June 3rd to June 30th. Public reception is Saturday
afternoon June 9th from 2-4 pm. He will be exhibiting 22 relief carvings and
5 stylized carvings.
Go Roger!
Classes at The WoodWoodcraft Shop
John Engler - Medium Relief
Woodcarving - May 25, 26, 27 2012
John Engler - Painting your Relief
Woodcarving - Sun. June 10, 2012
Classes at The Woodcraft Shop, 2724 State Street, Bettendorf, IA 52722. www.thewoodcraftshop.com 800-397-2278
CARVING SHOWS -
Shows within 3 to 4 hours one-way drive time of Rockford will be listed as
they become known.
June 9-17: Maquoketa, IA. International Woodcarvers Congress, Jackson County
Fairgrounds, Maquoketa IA, Enter Carvings June 9-10; Seminars June 11-15;
Contact (563)-5052700 or (563)-676-8264; www.awcltd.org
August 18: Rockford, IL. Blackhawk Woodcarvers’ 18th Annual Show/Competition
and 2” Cube Carving Challenge at Tebala Shrine Temple. Contact Don
Stansfield, 1508 W Lincoln Blvd., Freeport, IL 61032; (815) 235-0075.
September 15; Janesville WI. Rock River Valley Carvers of Wisconsin hosts
its 7th Annual show/sale at Rock County Fairgrounds, Craig Center, 1301
Craig Ave.; 10am-4 pm. Free Adm. Contact Jim Trumpy (608) 752-8139;
rockrivervalleycarvers.com
September 30; Utica IL. Valley Carvers’ 24th Annual Show and sale at Starved
Rock State Park Main Lodge; 9-5. Free Adm. Contact Bob Wills, 190 W. Willow
St., Coal City, IL 60416; (815)634-3086.
Letter from Lisa Hanus:
I wish I could eat, sleep and carve all day but instead I eat, sleep, and
that bad four letter word WORK. I would like to give a very big Thank
You to Bob Matthews. Bob helped and guided me for 2 years that it took to
complete my loon. I have learned a lot from Bob. My loon started out to be a
challenge. I think that is the best way to practice in carving.
Like every carver does, I was so proud of completing my loon I showed it off. I had two fellow co/workers challenge me in my next carving. I will try to carve the passenger pigeon. Does anyone have a pattern of this bird? I sure do miss everyone. Someday I too will eat, sleep and carve. Once again thank you Bob Matthews for taking time out to help me carve my loon. Lisa Hanus
BLACKHAWK WOODCARVERS
P. O. Box 15488 Loves Park, Illinois 61132-5488
Open Carving every Wednesday (8:30-11am) except Dec 26 and July 4.
Ken Rock Community Center (Sacred Heart Academy, multi-purpose room) 3218
Eleventh St, Rockford, IL 61109
Business Meeting; third Wednesday. of the month. Friends and spouses of
carvers are especially welcome to come to meet and visit. Carvers bring in
finished carvings for “Show & Tell.”
CLUB OFFICERS
President - Steve Terrill, 393-4581
Vice Pres. - Bob Coleman, 988-1757
Secretary - Rosalie Wesley…738-2201
Treasurer - John Skaggs, 547-6951
COMMITTEES
Librarian Bernie Budzynski, 332-2395
2012 Show Co-Chairmen Bob Hallstrom, 963-1326. Don Stansfield, 235-0075
Webmaster - Gordon Moscinski, 874-7978
Club Website - blackhawkcarving.com
Membership Chair - Dona Wisner, 399-3169
Newsletter Publishers - Bernie Budzynski 332-2395, Gary Johnson 399-1697
Newsletter Writer - Steve Terrill, 393-4581
CLUB ACTIVITY SCHEDULE -
Business Meetings & Special Events -
. May 16 - Business Meeting
.
June 14 - club picnic at Sinnissippi Park
. June 20- Business Meeting
. July 18 - Business Meeting
. August 15 - Business Meeting
. August 18 Club Show, Tebala Center
. September 19 - Business Meeting
. October 17 - Business Meeting
. November 21 - Business Meeting
. December 19 - Christmas Party
NEW YEAR - 2013
. January 16 - Business Meeting
. February 20 - Business Meeting
. March 20 - Business Meeting
. April 17 - Business Meting