Blackhawk Carving ClubThe Blackhawk Woodcarver
Volume XXVII, Issue 11
We meet every Wednesday at 9:00 am
until 12:00 noon at the Ken Rock facility at 625 Adams Street, Rockford, IL.
KenRock is located in the area of Rural and North 2nd St.
Presidents Report
November 2022
Thank you Dick Dunphey for taking
care of the last business meeting while I was on vacation. You set a new
record of a little over 2 minutes. I’m not going to try and beat that. Maybe
you should be our next president of the club! It’s the time of year to start
thinking about election of officers for 2023. Myself and three other people
are putting together Stateline Maker Space. A non for profit business
suppling various types of equipment such as a carpenter shop, Forging shop,
welding shop, laser cutter, 3d printers and A computer lab. We have the
equipment in storage but not a building to put it in. This is a membership
based that allows you access 24/7 to use the equipment . Because of this as
soon as we find a building most of my time will be occupied with this new
adventure and I will not be able to carry on as club President.
Christmas time again and we are
going to have a Christmas party on December 14, 2022 . An egg bake will be
provided by the club and each members should bring one dish to share with
every body. There is a charge of $5.00 per person. We will have a show and
tell so bring some of your carvings to display.
Thanks, Denny Neubauer
Secretary report for October 2022
Minutes of the regular monthly
business meeting of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on, October 21, 2022 at Ken
Rock Community Center, 625 Adams Street, Rockford, Illinois 61107.
In the absence of President Denny
Neubauer, Vice President Richard Dunphy opened the meeting at 9:30 am.
Secretary, Steve Terrill read the
minutes of September 21, 2022. There
were no questions or corrections, the minutes stood approved as read.
Treasurer: Larry Stenzel reported
that we continue to be solvent.
Continuing Business: Richard asked
if there was any new business. Hearing none, he closed
the business meeting and proceeded to show and tell.
The meeting was closed at 9;33 AM;
official time 2 minutes and 3 seconds.
Respectfully submitted; Steve
Terrill, Club Secretary.
Project for November
Gordy Moscinski will be doing small
3’ Santa ornaments. He will have the cutouts available.
Project
for November 16th
John Skaggs will be teaching how to
chip carve snowflake Christmas tree ornaments. He will the hexagons
available.
December
Birthdays (that we Know of)
2 Larry Stenzel
5 Bob Hallstrom
14 Don Stansfield
20 Jim Foster
31 Martha Fitch
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 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) & website www.wisconsinriverwoodcarvers.org. The
Wisconsin River Woodcarvers will have (2) club tables at this show.
The Piedmont Wood Carvers Club
invites you to “The best and upcoming woodcarving show in the Southeast” in
conjunction with an elite artist fair. The 33rd Annual Woodcarving
Competition and Show will be held on November 11 – 13, 2022 at the
Simpsonville Activity & Senior Center in Simpsonville, SC. Free Admission
and free parking. More information @ www.piedmontwoodcarvers.com.
Karve In 7 will be held on April 22,
2023 at Westby Elementary, 122 Nelson Street, Westby , WI. This is a new
location. Free admission. Contact Steve Michaels @
stevemicheals@westby-norse.org or John Sutton @ 608-634-4396 or
lbarnfarms@gmail.com.
A little
humor
Two dragons walk into a bar.
The first one says, “It sure is hot in here.” His
snaps back, “Shut your mouth!”
Did you hear about the mathematician
who’s afraid of negative numbers?
He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them.
Yesterday I saw a guy spill all his
Scrabble letters on the road.
I asked him, What’s the word on the
street?”
How many times can you subtract 10
from 100?
Once. The next time you would be
subtracting 10 from 90.
Newsletter deadline
Keep sending your pictures and
stories by the December 7, 2022 deadline.
Show and
Tell
These bookmarks are about all I've
burned lately. I'm just starting to burn again after taking a little break.
Larry Stenzel
Just finished my first carving since
arriving in Florida. You're all welcome, but not all at once.
Jerry Robey
Don Stansfield
brought in some older stuff he had carved. The first was
a cube cut into a 4 sided pumpkin, each side with a different face.
He also showed a pumpkin pin with a top hat. For a
challenge, he made another square two sided pumpkin challenge with through
holes for the eyes and nose with one side smiling and the other frowning.
Lastly he carved a small plaque with a fall maple leaf, edging and
the words Happy Fall, Y’All.
John Skaggs brought
in the butterfly what not box he cut on the band-saw and assembled with lid
and liner. He also showed the chip carved box that he
made in Don Stansfield’s CLR class. He further showed 6
of the many Christmas tree ornaments he will be giving away this Christmas
to friends and family
This spoon I finished carving and
repaired a damaged area. The spoon was in rough outs, patterns, and material
donated by a former carver. Finish is Danish Oil and polyurethane.
Tyrone Johnsen
Jim Foster brought
in some rough outs for duck carving and was giving them away to anyone
interested. He also brought in a cowboy with two guns in
his hands he carved from a roughout Bob Hallstrom had brought in last month.
Jim changed it from a baker to a cowboy and painted it.
He also brought a very intricately chip carved box that he picked up
at a Wisconsin Thrift store. It generated a big discussion of whether it was
machine carved or hand carved. Because of the intricacy
and the lack of mistakes, it was the group consensus that it was machine
carved.
