The Blackhawk Woodcarver
Volume XXV, Issue 8
We will not meet again until
further notice.
Presidents Report
August 2020
This month I wish to cover two
items: club administration during this isolation; and a possible resumption
of club carving sessions outdoors in the park until the weather turns too
cold. The virus continues to be very active and is able to spread and have
cause serious negative health impacts. This prevents us from being able to
meet at Peterson Meadows and that is not likely to change for months to
come. We do continue to have our monthly newsletter with a number of
pictures of members carvings. Also, we do continue to add pictures and
entertainment to our Facebook page. Members are encouraged to utilize
available forms of communication to stay in touch with fellow members and
friends. Social isolation can have serious negative impacts. Call a friend.
Try Zoom or even write cards and letters.
The
first item I wish to mention is the continued administration of the club. We
have minimal activity and business; but I did not want to completely ignore
it. So the following is the procedure I have established and have been
following. I have no approval other than that of the treasurer Larry Stenzel
who is also the primary participant in this monthly process.
Each month Larry prepares and electronically sends me a club
financial report. I then forward that and any other information or comments
I have to the VP, Secretary, and the Treasurer along with Membership Chuck
Drewes, Editor Gordon Moscinski, Facilities Bob Matthews, and Financial
Auditors John Skaggs and Bob Hallstrom. I wish to note I do this without
their concurrence, approval, or agreement with this process or the titles I
have given them. They may well hit the delete button each time they receive
an email from me. But, I consider keeping an eye on all these areas our task
as your elected officers. Doing this in no way reflects on my concern about
any of these areas; and the financial is the most critical. Treasurer
Stenzel and I are good friends from well before I joined the club. I have
the greatest regard for Larry. He also felt this process helped him to keep
the books in order during this time of relative inactivity.
A few of us members have started
meeting for a social lunch as we use to do following our carving sessions.
We would meet at the same time, 11:00 am, as before; but now outdoors.
First, we sat and ate in the parking lot at Sam’s on Charles, then the last
couple of Wednesdays we tried Sinnissippi Park. The Sinnissippi Park
location seems to work for us. I now propose we turn this into an unofficial
club weekly carving session for any who are interested and willing. We could
move the start time up to 10:00 am and plan on going to noon or a bit after.
Attendees must wear appropriate mouth and nose covering and space
themselves to achieve the 6 foot spacing. I would suggest you should bring
your own “lawn” chair. You might wish to bring your own lunch or a personal
treat. I propose we gather starting at 10:00 am in Sinnissippi Park at the
twin gazebos (across the road from the golf club house). There is plenty of
parking and two side by side gazebos. We will not be reserving a gazebo even
if that is possible. We can not guarantee tables. I do not think the gazebos
are used that early and if they are occupied there is surrounding areas and
the band shell area a short walk away. I believe this can be made to work
and provide us a possible way to resume some club carving sessions at least
through the remainder of the Summer and into the Fall. We
would plan to keep you appraised of any developments, possible changes, and
last minute confirmation of this events. Finally, each member must evaluate
and decide if this interested them and they can afford any of the possible
risks.
I hope our editor has plenty of
interesting carvings to share with you this month. I actually did a couple
of carvings which I have posted on Facebook. Best wishes to all of you. Stay
healthy and safe.
Tyrone Johnsen
Blackhawk Carving Club Minutes July 2020
September Birthdays (that we Know of)
2 Gordy Back
5 Frank Lay
17 Bill Trosper
19 Tyrone Johnsen
23 Jeff Hartman
Door
Prizes
Passed
Treasured Carvings
At our monthly meetings members are
encouraged to bring in SHOW and TELL items along with carvings that are
tucked away from the past. Even though you might be tired
of looking at them, they may be teaching tools for others. Dust them off,
bring them in!
Vice Present
Treasurer Larry Stenzel
389-4714
Secretary Steve Terrill
708-0471
Committees
Programs, Richard Dunphey, 633-9003
Webmaster & Newsletter Editor Gordy Moscinski 874-7978
Membership Chuck Drewes 985-8575
Photographer Steve Terrill
Picnic Tony Devita
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A big thank you to all who
contributed pictures and commentary for this newsletter.
Great job!
Keep sending your pictures by the
September 2 deadline.
A look behind closed doors
This carving was started in Roger's
CLR class a long time ago. I finally stopped picking at it and put finish on
it.
I painted the center of the flowers
a watered down yellow. Then I put two coats of water based (to prevent them
from yellowing) semi gloss poly on the 3 flowers and 2 buds.
Next I put a coat of oil based satin
poly mixed with some oil based stain on everything but the flowers and buds.
(This takes longer to dry than just using poly.) I wanted the color to stay
fairly light and to not have the stain cause color variations on the carved
wood. It worked pretty well.
Last I applied another coat of the
oil based poly, again avoiding the flowers and buds, for a good solid
protective finish.
Miss seeing you all.
Carol Behning
First is a picture of a couple
figures less than 1 inch. I used these in a recent joke on our Facebook
page. The cop was previously carved by Denny Neubauer. The joke was about
the Norwegian Ole being arrested by his friend a cop. Tyrone then carved a
naked Ole to complete the graphic to go with the joke.
The second carving is a bit taller. I carved this as a gift for a lady on her 80th birthday. She is of Norwegian heritage and loves to make and serve us delicious fresh cinnamon rolls. Her husband is proudly ½ Italian which is reflected in the colors at the hem of her skirt.
Tyrone
Johnsen
I haven’t done much burning these
past few months but I do have a couple recent pieces. The fish is one
I did for my brother in trade for a painting he did for me and the saber
tooth tiger skull is just something I did for fun. I did the water
tower recently.
Larry Stenzel
Finished the Old Grey Barn. I
left the background with just Rogers Witch's Brew, as I just wanted the
relief to focus on the barn. Also the barn was done with various
shades of the same stain.
Bob Matthews
Toucan carving
Tony DeVita
Never to old.
Dennis Neubauer
A fish I carved several years ago.
Gordy Moscinski
The 11 year old grandson of our
neighbor asked me to help him make a decorative hover board.
He designed, sawed and painted the board. Under
the board were several carved circles (not shown). Well
done, Everett
Gordy Moscinski
New one for the day, it's Darrell.
Also some of the ones I have done.
Bob Coleman
An Atlantic Puffin. My granddaughter
Hannah helped me paint it.
Chuck Drewes
Here's a Nuthatch in process:
Chuck Drewes
I'm trying to make the feet also.
Chuck Drewes
Dragon carving
Steve Terrell
Don Stansfield
Bob Hallstrom
Don Stansfield made
a beautiful pin using two different woods.
Pictures of my tropical fish
carvings which now hang on a wall in one bathroom.
Tyrone
Johnsen
