Blackhawk Carving ClubThe Blackhawk Woodcarver
Volume XXVI, Issue 11
Election month! Our Nominating
Committee has established a slate for club officers for 2022:
Denny Neubauer for President,
Richard Dunphey for Vice-President, Steve Terrill for Secretary, and Larry
Stenzel for Treasurer. Your Executive Committee were in agreement that the
best approach to hold the annual election was to open it to include remote
voting as we did last year. It was felt this was the best way to give the
greatest percentage of the club an opportunity to vote. For this reason we
made such a proposal at the October business meeting and it was passed.
Therefore, we will open voting at our next business meeting on 17 November
and the votes of all members attending will be recorded. Then we will extend
through 30 November the opportunity to all members not in attendance to
place their votes.
We are also planning to have a
Christmas Party the third Wednesday morning of December at Ken-Rock. This
will be a low key event. It will be in lieu of our normal business meeting
and will occur during the normal carving session period that morning. This
will be open to all members and their significant other. It will be
necessary to make a reservation in advance and there will be a per person
charge which is required in advance at the time of reservation.
We are still in early planning. We envision a potluck style but with
the club procuring a main dish. All attendees will be required to also bring
their own table service including drink. The club no longer has an of this
type of supplies. A special Show and Tell will be featured. More information
to follow at both the November Business Meeting and the December newsletter.
Please remember to renew your
membership for 2022. Annual dues for 2022 remain at $25.00.
A special thank you to the
Nominating Committee, Membership Chair, Editor and Webmaster, Officers,
and to all of you members who have made this another pleasurable
year.
Tyrone Johnsen
Dues are
due
Just a reminder that dues are due.
If you come to KenRock you can pay Larry Stenzel there or if you are
unable to attend but would like to be a member and continue receiving the
monthly newsletter, you can mail the dues to Blackhawk Carving Club, P.O.
Box 8285 Rockford, IL 61126.
Blackhawk Carving Club Minutes October 2021
Minutes of the regular monthly
business meeting of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on, October 20, 2021 at Ken
Rock Community Center, 625 Adams Street, Rockford, Illinois 61107.
President Tyrone Johnsen opened the
meeting at 9:36 am.
Secretary, Steve Terrill read the
Minutes of the previous meeting September 15, 2021. The
minutes were approved as read.
Treasurer: Larry Stenzel reported
that we continue to be solvent. He is also collecting
payments for dues for the next Year. He has so far collected 13 or 14 sets
of dues. We paid out $134 for the post office box, and we
paid Ken Rock through the end of the year. We have also
had a donation of $100.
Membership: Larry
is currently acting as membership chair, collecting money and giving out
receipts. We are in need of a new membership chair that
would be separate from the treasurer.
Nominating Committee:
Roger B. and Bob H. are co-chairs as reported last month.
They have presented a slate of Denny Neubauer for President, With
continuing Richard Dunphey as Vice Chair, Larry Stenzel as Treasurer, and
Steve Terrill as Secretary. Last year Chuck Drewes
collected votes by e-mail and phone because of Covid.
Steve suggested we do that again this year as we have had a better turn out
that way. Tyrone proposed that, it was seconded, and
passed unanimously by the 17 members present. Chuck has
agreed to do that again. The exact details are not yet
finalized but Tyrone hopes it will be wrapped up by the first of December.
Old Business: The
by-laws is an open issue. We have some comments and will
be putting something out to the membership. That group
will consist of the current council and possibly Denny Neubauer as potential
new president.
New Business:
Gordy suggested that we start doing some projects where the person running
the classes would come up with ideas and make blanks as some members do not
have band saws or ideas. We could have a schedule that
people could sign up for. Don Stansfield likes the idea,
but would add that leaders charge a minimal amount to cover their costs in
making blanks.
Elton Olson wonders why we do not
have a paper newsletter like we used to. Tyrone indicates
that it is available on line. Elton would prefer to have
a paper copy available.
Tyrone asked if there will be a
Christmas Party this year and Bunny Nordheim agreed that we would like one.
Tyrone suggests that there some budding plans to have one.
Tony asks if it will be catered or bring your own.
Tyrone suggests it be a little bit of both.
Tyrone asked for a motion to
adjourn. It was moved and seconded and the meeting was
adjourned at 10:03.
Respectfully submitted; Steve
Terrill, Club Secretary.
Newsletter deadline
Keep sending your pictures and
stories by the December 3, 2021 deadline. What a great
response this month.
Thanks so much!
How you
got started as a woodcarver
Here is an opportunity to present
your background of becoming a woodcarver. The following questions are
your guide to start the juices flowing for your responses Jot some ideas
down and send them to me. I’m willing to help put them in
a form for the newsletter.
What was your
life style or situation that encouraged you to wood carve?
Who influenced you in your carving career
and why?
Assuming you developed a niche, why did you
choose it?
Over the years what have you gained from
this experience?
Roger Benedict - rjbetti@comcast.net
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.
Carving
woods for sale
Del Lohr of Cedar Ridge Hardwoods
called me to ask if we would let the club members know that he has a large
inventory of carving woods, including basswood, butternut (both clear and
wormy), catalpa, pine, cherry, etc. He can provide all widths,
thicknesses and lengths. Del used to sell his wood at our annual
shows. His phone number is 815-938-2263.
Don Stansfield
Carvers wanted
Sometimes I get calls from people
wanting to have a carving done (for money). If you are interested in
any of these contacts, let me know and what kind of carvings you are
interested in doing for people. Don Stansfield
dchip1508@comcast.net
Want to
buy or sell
If you have anything that you would
like to buy or sell send me an email and I will put it in the newsletter.
Gordy
December
Birthdays (that we Know of)
2
Larry Stenzel
5 Bob Hallstrom
14 Don Stansfield
20 Jim Foster
31 Martha Fitch
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
Photographer Steve Terrill
Picnic Tony Devita
Projects
for 2022
We are starting to do some projects
where a person would bring in some blanks. And if need be help with pictures
or information on how to carve the blank. If you could come up with ideas
and make blanks as some members do not have band saws or ideas.
Give your ideas to Richard Dunphy who will make a schedule that
people could sign up for. Don Stansfield likes the idea,
but would add that leaders charge a minimal amount to cover their costs in
making blanks. Some ideas are small bark houses, comfort
bird, Swedish caricatures, Oskar, flute, snowmen, hedge hog, butterfly,
carving face study, comfort fish colored pencils, chip carving, free form
carving, and brother Anthony.
Gordy Moscinski
Upcoming
Shows in 2022
· The Minnesota Woodcarvers
Association of St. Cloud, MN will host “Snow Daze Carve In” on March 26 &
27, 2022 at the American Legion Post 398, 2333 Wilshire Boulevard, Mound, MN
55364. For more information contact: Ron O’Kray or Greg Wirtz.
· Carve in 6 will be held @ the
Bekkum, 206 North Main Street, Westby, WI on April 23, 2022 from 10:00 AM to
4:00 PM. April Bird will be the featured carver. For more information
contact: John Sutton (608-634-4396) or lbarnfarms@gmail.com.
· The Mid-Wisconsin Chippers will be
holding their 46th Annual Show, Competition, & Sale on Sunday May 1, 2022 at
the Oshkosh Convention Center, 2 Main Street, Oshkosh, WI from 9:00 AM to
4:00 PM. For more show information contact Paul Wolters (920-727-2139) or
www.nidwisconsinchippers.weebly.com.
· The International Woodcarvers
Congress will be held from June 11 thru June 19, 2022 at the Jackson County
Fairgrounds, 1212 East Quarry Street, Maquoketa, IA. This will be their 54th
annual event, the oldest competitively judged woodcarving art show in the
USA. More information @ http://woodcarverscongress.org.
· The Creede Woodcarving Rendezvous
will be held from July 9 thru July 15, 2022 in Creede, CO. More information
@ www.creedewoodcarvers.com.
· The Rock River Valley Woodcarvers
of Wisconsin will be having their annual show on September 10, 2022. More
information when it becomes available.
· The Waupaca Area Woodcarvers will
be having their first woodcarving show on November 6, 2022 @ 407 School
Street, Waupaca, WI. More information available from Harold Mohr
(715-281-4923) or Kathy Brehm (920-740-1986).
Snow Bunting. The bird is
found in Canada. Carved in Basswood and painted in Acrylics. The
base is Butternut.
Bob Matthews
Bob Matthews showed
a pumpkin /house /lantern that he carved of cottonwood bar.
He puts a tea light behind it so it glows. He
feels he has made several hundred of them as he used to take them to shows
and they were great sellers.
Jim Foster brought
in a small tool box he has made where the handle is a horse cut out of
butternut and basswood.
New carving by John Skaggs
As Ole and Lena stood by the wishing
well, Lena fell in. Ole exclaimed, “Jeepers I didn’t
think these things really worked.”
Ole read in the paper that every time you breathe, someone dies.
When Ole told this to Lena she said, “Why don’t you try Listerine?”
