(p) The Blackhawk Woodcarver
Friends,
Remember the family gathering when everyone had a good time?
Uncle Fred behaved himself and no one got in a serious argument. When the
judging came, you won at horseshoes, everyone praised your German potato
salad, or whatever your special thing was.
Plus, you got to see cousin Sally who hasn't been to the
gatherings for awhile. You also got to meet Joe's new girlfriend and her
family. It was just a good time and you're glad you went.
The annual Blackhawk Carving Club Show is kind of like a
family gathering. Everyone has a good time. All are in a good mood and happy
to be there. You see people you haven't seen in a while and meet some folks
for the first time.
There are no horseshoes or potato salad at the Show. But,
when the judging starts you wonder how that carving or woodburning you've
been thinking was pretty good will do.
The annual Carving Show is just a good time. Afterwards, you're glad you came this year.
Gary Curl
August Birthdays
(that we know about)
1 Richard Prutz
8 Elaine Terrell
14 Judy Englund
28 Dennis Neubauer
President - Gary Curl, 895-5106
Vice Pres. - Frank Lay, 677-1190
Treasurer - John Skaggs, 547-6951
Secretary - Martha Fitch, 399-2453
Committees
(815 area code)
Librarian - Dawn Rozanas—229-8996
Show Co-Chairmen - Gary Curl
895-5106,
Elaine Terrell
765-2886
Webmaster - Gordy Moscinski, 874-7978
Membership - Chuck Drewes,
316-0398
Newsletter Publisher, Gary Johnson 399-1697
Newsletter Editor, Gordy Moscinski, 874-7978
Photographer - Larry Clark, 262-9982
Historian - Elaine Terrell 765-2886
Programs—Bob Matthews 544-2359 &
Denny Neubauer 515-508-9524
Petty Cash—Dona Wisner
Christmas Party -
Rosalie Wesley
Picnic -
Tony Devita
Soap Carving –Gary Lundquist
Club Activity Schedule
August 5
open carving
August 12
open carving
August 15
Blackhawk
Carving Show
(see more
information)
August 19
open carving &
meeting
August 26
open carving
September 2 open carving
September 9
open carving
September 16 open carving &
meeting
September 23
open carving
September 30
open carving
October 7 open
carving
October 14
open carving
October 21 open carving &
meeting
October 27
open carving
November 4
open carving
November 11
open carving
November 18
open carving &
meeting
November 25
open carving
December 2 open carving
December 9
Christmas Party
December 16 open carving & meeting
December 23
open carving
December 30
open carving
Minutes of July 15, 2015
The meeting was called to order by President Gary Curl at 9:10 am.
OLD BUSINESS:
Chuck Drewes reported no new members.
Martha Fitch read the minutes from June 17th.
Neither additions nor corrections were given.
John Skaggs gave the Treasurer report.
Dona Wisner gave the Petty Cash report for both June and July.
Raffle of last 2 woodcarvings from those donated to the Club.
A discussion was held to verify if everyone was in agreement to not
raffle off the last two carvings at this meeting and instead donate the
carvings to the raffle at the Show on Aug 16.
An agreement was reached and the carvings will be raffled at the
show.
Franklin Johnson asked that a letter of appreciation be sent to Marilyn
Thorsen for her donation, as the Club raised $258 in these raffles.
Dona Wisner asked that members please donate carvings or other projects to
the raffle. Last year there
were 60 or 70 items donated and this year so far there are only 6.
Dona needs to have all items in hand by August 1st.
Per the discussion, any projects that are not carvings but are made
by Club members can also be accepted.
Elaine Terrell reported on the latest news regarding the up-coming show.
The sign-up sheet of volunteers has been filled and people will be
reminded of their work schedules.
Elaine would like local Club members to submit entries early as it will
facilitate the assignment of the carvings to their proper areas.
The Show is coming fast, please get things ready.
NEW BUSINESS
President Gary Curl reminded us that Gordy Moscinski would like more
information to go into the Newsletter regarding any carving activity of Club
members. The person in charge
of the carving activity should make sure a short write-up of the activity
and a picture, if available, is sent to Gordy.
No further New Business was put forward, so the meeting adjourned at 9:25
am.
SHOW AND TELL
BREAK
Demo --- Pattern sharing.
Martha Fitch,
Secretary
Pattern sharing
At the printing of the last newsletter,
I
was at a loss as what to have for a program at the July meeting and missed
the printing of this newsletter. Since then a fellow woodcarver was asking
if anyone had a certain pattern that he would like to carve and whala the
program for July was born! Let's have a pattern exchange! We all have
patterns we've collected over the years so why not share a few? At the
meeting we will have a copy machine available to make copies of the patterns
you would like to share.
At this time, I am looking for suggestions for future programs, your input
would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Denny
Demonstration of June 17th
After the normal Club meeting on June 17th a special
demonstration was done for anyone interested: sharpening of tools by Denny
Neubauer. Denny brought in a
number of tools and several types of sharpeners.
As you learn to sharpen, you need to realize that there are as many
ways to sharpen as there are people who want to sharpen tools.
Find which method suits you, then stay with it.
The important thing is to have tools sharp enough to do the carving.
Denny recommended a diamond sharpener set available At Harbor Freight
for about $10 as one of the easiest methods.
Always use a strop after sharpening on a hard surface.
It is vital you remember you are sharpening the edge, not the whole
blade; there is a shoulder on the blade which should remain.
If you need more help or advice, catch Denny at another meeting.
Submitted by Martha Fitch
Carving Shows/Classes
Shows within 3 to 4 hours one-way drive time of Rockford will be listed as
they become known.
August 15, 2015
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Rockford, IL
The Blackhawk Wood Carvers will hold its 20th annual carving show at the
Tebala Shrine Temple, 7910 Newburg
Rd in Rockford, Illinois, 61108. The show is open to the public starting at
10:30 AM until 4:00 PM.
(see more information)
Musky Area Wood Carvers Workshop
August 18-21, 2015 in Boulder Junction Wisconsin
Look on the Blackhawk Carvers Website under Events for a complete list of
all the classes and pictures of the project.
(see more information)
September 15, 2015 The Rock Valley Wood Carvers
are having a carving show. The featured carver is Ron Duffy. Held at
the Rock County Fairgrounds, Craig Center, 1301 Craig Avenue,
Janesville, WI 53545. For more information contact Robin Rios at
(home) 608-752-3328, (cell) 812-243-1946
September 19 and 20, 2015 - Stevens Point, WI. The Wisconsin
River Woodcarvers
are announcing plans for their 15th annual woodcarving show,
which is the “The Largest Woodcarving Show in the State of Wisconsin”.
The 2015 show,
competition and sale
will
be on September 19 and 20, 2015 at the Holiday Inn, Stevens Point.
Admission is $3.00 for adults and those 12 and under are free.
The hours are 9-5 on Saturday and 9-4 on Sunday.
For more information about our show or a recap of previous shows
visit our website at
www.wisconsinriverwoodcarvers.org,
or call Ron O’Kray at 715-341-2214 or 715-570-2534(cell) or Greg Wirtz at
715-423-0471 or 715-323-2035(cell).
Swedish Midsommer Fest
was held on the 20 and 21 at the Erlander Museum.
There were carving demonstrations and soap carving.
Club Promo – WREX visit
As part of our effort to get information about our club and August Show in
the state line, we contacted several television and radio stations in the
Rockford area. WREX-TV visited
our carving meeting on Wednesday July 1st with a TV camera in hand and took
pictures of members going about their activities and had a discussion about
our club. As a result, the spot
was aired on the 5 o’clock and 10 o’clock news.
Bob
Matthews
Carving Show August 15, 2015 Update
Carving show committee meeting: We need to collect carvings for
raffle. Members please help with donations. Dona Wisner will be happy to
take them. Also, we need members to step up to the plate and help with
jobs at the show. There will be a sign-up sheet with jobs that need to be
filled. Thank You for your help.
We hope you are working on items that can be entered as we would like to
have one entry from each Club member.
All levels from Novice to Master can be entered.
A sign-up sheet was passed to ask members to volunteer for different tasks
that need to be done to set up and work during the Show.
Remember we need to donate items for the raffle.
Further information is coming.
Elaine Terrell
Programs
by Denny
Neubauer & Bob Matthews
We are open to all ideas for presentations after our business meetings each
month. The talent of this club is above average compared to many other clubs
and I'm sure that any member in our club has something to share that would
be beneficial to all of us. If you’re not too bashful and would like to
share your knowledge with the club call Denny @ 515-508-9524 or contact me
at the meeting. Thanks, Denny
Show and Tell
pictures by Larry Clark, comments by Martha Fitch
Bunny Nordheim brought in 3 items: a plaque wood burned on bark wood, a
walking stick from found wood and 2 gourds cut to a bowl shape and then a
pattern burned into them.
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Jim Foster brought in a Wood burning of a bear on a cross-section of Poplar.
He also showed a cane with wood-burned shaft of poplar and handle
carved from Osage Orange.
Gary Curl brought in 4 fishing lures he made from basswood and painted.
Jack Basford carved this walking stick.
Martha Fitch brought in a whimsy house carved from Cottonwood Bark.
Tony Devita showed a Loon carved from redwood.
