Blackhawk Carving ClubThe Blackhawk Woodcarver
Volume XXVII, Issue 6
We meet every Wednesday at 9:00 am
until 12:00 noon at Ken Rock’s new facility at 625 Adams Street, Rockford,
IL. KenRock is located in the area of Rural and North 2nd
St.
Our summer picnic will be held at
Ken-Rock community center instead of going to a park.
The hours will be from 9am to 12
noon on June 15th. We will eat at 11am.
Bring your own table ware, drinks
and one dish to share. The club will provide the buns and meat.
We also encourage you to bring some
carvings to display. We will have a silent vote for favorite carving.
All people attending will be
eligible to vote.
Contact Denny at
neubauer.dennis@yahoo.com if you plan on
attending in order to figure out how much meat to prepare.
A big thank you to Larry Stencil for
another great class! The first week they wood burned a butterfly and the
second week painted it. Everybody finished a master piece!
Thank you to Bob Mathews for putting
together a display of our carvings at the Cherry Valley library. You did a
great job Bob!
Thank you Gordy for all the classes
you have done and putting together the newsletter. Keep up the good work!
Denny Neubauer
Newsletter deadline
Keep sending your pictures and
stories by the July 6, 2022 deadline.
Secretary report for May 2022
Minutes of the regular monthly
business meeting of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on, May 18, 2022 at Ken Rock
Community Center, 625 Adams Street, Rockford, Illinois 61107.
President Denny Neubauer opened the
meeting at 9:25 am.
Secretary, Steve Terrill read the
minutes of the April meeting. There were no corrections.
Treasurer: We continue to be solvent
and are bringing in money. See Denny or Larry if you want specifics.
Larry Stenzel is doing a wood
burning class on Woodburning, and on June 1st he will have a
class on painting that burning. The subject is yet
unknown.
We are trying to figure out what to
do about a picnic but we cannot yet get in touch with him.
You will be getting an E-mail with the particulars.
Joel says that Tony should be back from vacation and John Skaggs says
he is back.
Denny has a class at CLR in July and
will be carving on Tuesdays from 1-4. It will be like a
12” stick of caricatures with interchangeable heads.
It will be the first Tuesday and continue for 4 weeks.
Bob Hallstrom brought in a bunch of
knives that he used for carving classes which he is no longer doing. He has
several different types if blanks.
We thank Gordy for his class.
We are still looking for people to do classes for the club.
Gordy has a club he goes to up in
Wisconsin. They have hot water and instant coffee
available for meetings. You just mix your own.
We have a coffee pot if someone is interested in making that
available with water and dumping the pot at the end of our session. No one
showed interest in doing that.
John Skaggs brought in a jig that he
uses to make any size circles on a band saw. He
demonstrated how you just clamp it to the saw table and pick an appropriate
hole to insert a nail for a pivot.
Old Business: AWC is going to be
June 11-18th. Denny has information if you are
interested. It tells you what the AWC is all about.
There are some classes that are still open. Denny
has a one day forging class that is full.
Denny welcomed Franklin Johnson who
has been a long time member but unable to get to the club, but Bob Hallstrom
picked him up to be here this week.
Respectfully submitted; Steve
Terrill, Club Secretary.
Butterfly Woodburning Class
Woodburning and painting in
Larry Stenzels class.
Clearing
Off the Bench
Have you ever made a statement or
wrote an e-mail that later you were embarrassed of what you said or wished
it was never said? If we only hesitated a minute or two
to think through the impact of a statement. Well, here I
am feeling the ashes of regret for something I wrote.
Many months ago, I had a bright idea
about the non-sustainability of Blackhawk Woodcarvers and distributed an
e-mail perhaps having negative thoughts----what a mistake that was as if I
was tearing down the Tower of Babel. Thankfully I
received several “push back” e-mails identifying huge confidence in the
carving club, which today I cannot deny about its strong attendance and
foundation.
As witnessing the positive carving
attendance at the new Ken Rock Community Center on Rural Street, I reflect
on those having a vision seeking a safe and sound place to hold weekly
carving sessions, classes, and business meetings. Just in
case a big thank-you hasn’t crossed your mind take note of these guys
stepping up to sustain the club---Bob Hallstrom, Tyrone Johnsen, Denny
Neubauer, Steve Terrill, and Don Stansfield. It is just
plain and simple the Blackhawk Woodcarvers is back on track with new members
and classes with sound interest and a growing attendance.
Take care and
Keep your tools sharp,
Roger Benedict
July
Birthdays (that we Know of)
3 Richard Dunphey
7 Dona Wisner
21 Tod Wisner
22 Jerome Mais
22 Bob Coleman
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.
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
President, Denny
Neubauer, 238-5296
Vice Pres, Richard Dunphey, 633-9003
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
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 2022 Evart Woodcarvers Roundup
will be held at the Osceola Fair Grounds in Evart, MI from June 15 to 18,
2022. Contact Floyd Rhadigan @ rhads134@comcast.net or( 734-649-3259) for
more information.
Floyd Fest will be held June 20 –
24, 2022 in Evart, MI. There will be (9) instructors. Contact Floyd Rhadigan
@ rhads134@comcast.net or (734-649-3259) for more information.
The Creede Woodcarving Rendezvous
will be held from July 9 thru July 15, 2022 in Creede, CO. More information
@ www.creedewoodcarvers.com.
The Mid-America Woodcarvers will
hold Doane Experience 2022 at Doane College in Crete, NE from July 24 to
July 30, 2022. More information on website
midamericawoodcarvers.com/Doane_Experience.html.
The Rock River Valley Woodcarvers of
Wisconsin will be having their annual show on Saturday September 10, 2022 at
the Rock County Fairgrounds “Craig Center” 131 Craig Ave. Janesville, WI.
Hours are 9;00 AM to 4:00 PM. More information on website:
www.wisconsinriverwoodcarvers.org.
“Carvin The Rockies CCA” will be
held September 24 & 25, 2022 in Colorado Springs, CO. More information @
www.cca-carvers.org.
The Northeast Wisconsin Woodworkers
Guild will be having a woodcarving show in Denmark, WI on Saturday & Sunday
October 8 & 9, 2022. More information as soon as we get it.
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).
Painted woodburnings from
Larry Stenzels class.
A pelican carved by Tyrone
Johnsen; background is an oil painting by his grandfather 100 years
earlier.
A game carved by Denny
Neubauer.
Martha Fitch
brought in her finished Brother Anthony, painted; two comfort birds, a
Christmas tree, and two spiral icicles.
Scott Grey brought
in a set of boat shaped trays that were perfectly symmetrical and smooth,
finished naturally. That started out as bases for a Viking ship.
Bob Matthews
brought in some manzanea roots that he ordered from California and uses as
tree branches to display his carved birds. They are very
strong.
John Skaggs brought
in an Indian bust and a flower.
Here is what I have been carving
most os spring. I have done 25 of these for next Christmas. I hope I don’t
have to carve another one.
John Skaggs
John Skaggs brought
in a jig to cut circles on a band saw
Jerry Robey made a
lapboard similar to John Skaggs chip carving lap board.
Gordy Moscinski
brought in a carved and painted heart plaque with a house, trees, sky, and
grass. He brought in a Flowerpot or bucket that was made
of glued together boards and sanded or lathed round and painted with a
flower design.
