[Woodcarver] newby

[Diane Reed]

Wow! There's enough homework there to keep me busy for a long time. Thanks a 
bunch. You're right about teaching these days. If I were starting out now I 
doubt I'd last very long.

Diane

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vic & Cynthia Hamburger" <vhamburg at bellatlantic.net>
To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 2:10 PM
Subject: re: [Woodcarver] newby



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>> "Diane Reed" <diane531 at comcast.net>

>

>> I just joined this list today and am new to woodcarving. I just retired 

>> from public school teaching

>

> Hi Diane, and welcome to the list! Congrats on retiring from teaching, it 

> is a wonderful profession but getting tougher by the day as rules and kids 

> change, often NOT for the better! LOL!

>

> One good source to check out is a fellow Michigander, Matt Kelley's 

> website, here:

> http://www.carverscompanion.com/

>

> Follow the various links to the carvers E-Zine, ten years of free and 

> facinating information.  Also, the carvers resource files will keep you 

> busy reading for hours and hours!  When you're done with that, take a deep 

> breath and start on Matts personal site as well as the carvers exchange 

> site, both have some pretty good stuff in there as well!

>

> If you finish THAT assignment, go on over to Lora Irish's website and 

> spend a few dozen more hours reading and admiring her patterns and follow 

> her wonderful step by step carving intro examples! here:

> http://www.carvingpatterns.com/

>

> If we haven't bored you to death, there are lots more wonderful websites 

> of facts, information and just plain "good stuff!" to be found.  Follow 

> the links at the bottom of our list member pages as you see them, we have 

> some terrific carvers in the group.

>

> Enjoy your time carving and seeing what others do, ask questions  and 

> again, Welcome to the best group of folks you will ever meet!

>

> Vic Hamburger

> Westborough, MA

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