The Blackhawk Woodcarver
Christmas Holiday Social
This month I would like to remind
you that it is time to plan ahead for this year’s Blackhawk Wood Carvers
Clubs Christmas Holiday Social Gathering. The club has decided not to have
the Christmas breakfast brunch that we have had in the past few years. This
year our club will have an social event that will have Christmas snack foods
along with a club carving show in which Club members will be showing their
carvings. The Christmas Social will take place at the Clubs normal meeting
place at the Ken Rock Community Center on Wednesday December 13, 2017, at
9:00 AM. It is open to the Blackhawk Wood Carvers Club Members and their
spouses. You will need to pre-registered during the November Club meetings
to be allowed to attend the Social.
Finger Type Foods will be provided
by you the Club Members. The sign up sheet will provide a place to list the
food you plan to bring. This listing will help to provide a idea of the food
that will be available.
Finger foods are bite size foods
that can be picked up with your fingers or with a wooden picks. Please bring
about 15 pieces and please try to avoid anything that is too difficult to
eat or foods that are messy.
The Club will provide Coffee, Juice,
Water.
Members will need to pre-register to
show their carvings. This will allow us to have enough tables available.
Let’s all plan to attend and have a
great Holiday gathering.
So --- Let the chips fly and see you
at the club !
Jerome Mais
November 1
open carving
November 8
open carving
November 15
open carving and meeting
November 22
open carving
November 29
open carving
December 6
open carving
December13
Christmas Gathering
(see below)
December 20
open carving and meeting
December 27
open carving
January 3
open carving
January 10
open carving
January 17
open carving and meeting
January 24
open carving
January 31
open carving
February
7 open carving
February 14 open carving
February 21 open carving and meeting
February 28 open carving
March
7 open carving
March 14 open carving
March 21 open carving and meeting
March 28 open carving
Metro Carving Weekend
Metro Chapter
of the Minnesota Wood Carvers Association at The Fridley VFW #363, 1040
Osborne Road, Fridley, MN 55432.
November 11&12, 2017
Deadline for the
news for the next newsletter is December 6, 2017.
Like us on
Facebook “Blackhawk Woodcarvers”. Many pictures and information.
November Birthdays (that we Know of)
6 Bernie Budzynski
10
Dawn Rozanas
20
Richard Andersen
Blackhawk Carving Club Minutes October 2017
Minutes of the regular monthly
business of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on October 18, 2017 at 3218 Eleventh
Street, Rockford, IL.
President Jerome Mais opened the
meeting at 9:07 am.
Announcements: Jerome Mais announced
that our finished ghost carvings are due next Wednesday, 25 Oct, for
display.
Don Stansfield had a number of
blanks for members to carve a Christmas ornament.
Minutes of the September 2017
meeting: Tyrone Johnsen filled in for Steve Terrill. Tyrone read through the
minutes. The minutes were considered approved.
Treasurers Report: John Skaggs
reported on the financial activity of the past month. The club is
financially solvent. The report was approved.
Petty Cash: Dona Wisner was out due
to surgery and not expected back for a couple of months.
Membership: Chuck Drewes stated
there was one new member; and 2018 membership dues will soon come due.
Old Business: Jerome reported
progress on establishing a nominating committee for next year’s officers.
Denny Neubauer started a new class
on carving a “goonie bird” or “dragon” eye glass holder.
Christmas Holiday Social: Dona and
Tod Wisner had to drop from the organizing committee due to Dona’s surgery.
Looking to add people to the committee and for set up the day before and
clean up after. The date is Wed, 13 December 2017 with display set up
starting at 8 and party at 9 to 11. Party will be open to all members and
spouses. Members will be asked to bring “finger” food. This event will also
act as our annual carving show and members are asked to bring their carvings
for display. Members are asked to reserve the necessary table space they
will need for display, e.g. whole table(s) or half table or estimated
portion needed. This is to allow for planning and setting up sufficient
tables for all needs. Plan to set up TV for video display. Need large extra
hot water dispenser (like coffee urn) for hot water. Someone volunteer one.
New Business: Gordy Moscinski stated
he brought in latest issues of WoodCarving magazine to be in the library.
Gordy Moscinski stated a relative
has basswood tree available for pickup in Caledonia area.
Gordy announced that he plans to
include a “Tips” section in the monthly newsletter and requested that
members send in their written tips with pictures as appropriate. Gary Curl
stated he would call Gordy and dictate his Tips (I assume Gary does not like
to write – possible secretary candidate).
Jerome suggested Sell and Want to
Buy ads also be added to the newsletter. Gordy stated all that was needed
was input by the first Wed of the preceding month (also know as the
deadline).
The meeting was adjourned at 9:38
am.
Respectfully submitted,
Tyrone Johnsen for Steve Terrill
Club
Officers
(815 area code)
President - Jerome Mais, 398-7904
Vice Pres. -
Secretary -
Steve Terrill, 708-0471
Photographer - Larry Clark, 262-9982
Membership - Chuck Drewes,
985-8575
Newsletter Publisher, Gary Johnson 399-1697
Historian - Elaine Terrell 765-2886
Programs -
Picnic -
Soap Carving –Gary Lundquis
The
Blackhawk Club Christmas Gathering.
Its time to start to plan ahead for
our annual Blackhawk Wood Carvers Club Christmas Holiday Social.
This years Christmas Social will
take place at the Clubs normal meeting place at the Ken Rock Community
Center on Wednesday December 13, 2017. At 9:00 AM.
It is open
to the Blackhawk Wood Carvers Club Members and their spouses. You must
pre-register and indicate what you will be bringing during the November Club
meetings. Note - you will need to have pre-registered to be allowed to
attend the Social.
There will be tables available for
use of Members who wish to display some of their carvings. Members will need
to pre-register to show their carvings so that there will be enough tables
available.
Finger Type Foods will be provided
by you the Club Members. The sign up sheet will provide a place to list the
food you plan to bring. This listing will help to provide a idea of the food
that will be available.
The Club will provide Coffee, Juice,
Water.
This is a Free Social so lets all
plan to attend and prepare to have a good Holiday Social. Jerome Mais
Passed Treasured Carvings
Again, as a
reminder, I would like to have our club members start bringing in along with
regular SHOW and TELL items, some of your carvings that you have treasured
from the past. We all have
carvings packed away or setting on a shelf that no one has seen for years
except our spouses. I will have
an extra table set up so we can show our favorites on the Wednesdays that we
have our meetings!
Jerome Mais
Door Prizes
Don't forget the Door Prize drawing
on First Wednesdays. Bring something you don't need or want anymore, but
know someone would be thrilled to win at the drawing.
Tips and Tricks
Jigs and Twigs
Many of you have figured out
some easy or unique way of helping out your carving.
Send me some of your tips.
Pictures would help show it even better.
Gordy Moscinski
Gary Curl made this woodburning
turntable. It is completely adjustable at any angle.
Christmas Ornament Challenge
Design, carve, finish
Bring your ornament to the Blackhawk Christmas Social
December 13, 2017
Simple Rules:
1. Ornament must maintain the original size and shape of
the provided carving blank.
2. Ornament must be carved and/or woodburned using a
Christmas and/or winter theme.
3. Enter as many ornaments as you wish.
THERE WILL BE PRIZES
Larry
Clark
I have been a member since 1994 when
the club first started. I started carving right after Christmas1991, when my
brother Don gave me a present of a V-tool, bench knife, U-gouge and a
shallow #2 gouge. He said as good as I was at sharpening a knife and how
much I liked knives, that I should try carving. I told him that I have
always been interested in carving and when I was in boy scouts I tried for a
carving merit badge. My mother, God bless her, tried to get me some good
wood for carving that wasn’t too hard to carve. What they gave her was balsa
wood which is way too soft and will just mush under the
knife. With no one to correct the mistake, I lost interest. After the
Christmas holidays my brother gave me some help carving a cowboy boot out
pine, and that fall I enrolled into Gordy Moscinski carving class. The next
year I enrolled in his class again figuring I could still learn more, which
I did for he gave me a different type of wood Basswood WOW love that wood,
and he gave me some different patterns to challenge me. Toward the end of
that class someone came and asked Gordy about starting a club. Not knowing
if there was enough of an interest he asked the class what they thought. We
all said we would join. That was the beginning of the Blackhawk Woodcarvers.
I have been carving ever since. I am still learning and take classes
whenever I can, it is an ongoing process, but very rewarding. There is
always a new challenge to try.
Larry L Clark
October
Carving Project
The rules were as follows:
Use the rough cutout to make a
Halloween Ghost
It can be used as a Pin, a necklace
or a Refrigerator Magnet.
It can be Scary or Happy. Whatever you like. Be creative
and have some fun.
Paint it, and sign the back—Be proud of your little Ghost!
Bring your Ghost in for a special “Show and Tell” on October 25th.
Want to
buy or sell
Wanted to buy: small dust
collector—must be affordable for little old lady who only carves on off
days.
Bunny Nordheim 815-980-4939
If it's true
that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
Art Sinden passed away in his sleep
October 29.
Show and
Tell pictures by Larry Clark and comments by Tyrone Johnsen
Mike Ralter
displayed his carved creation.
Don Stansfield displayed a
number of carvings including a “Jerome Ghost”, and a number of various
pumpkin Jack-O-Lanterns.
Colin Bystrom displayed a number
of human figure carvings.
Richard Prutz displayed a panel
carving of a wolf head.
Jim Foster
displayed a carved fish on plaque used as a traveling trophy with his
fishing friends; also a pair of miniature figures carved in 1908 which he
obtained from the carvers relatives.
