[Woodcarver] finding a club

[Merrilee Johnson]

Hi Annie!
    When I began carving or wanting to carve and couldn't find anyone it was 
frustrating.  But as I told friends and others about it they were able to 
find a group about 30 miles away from where I live.  It was worth the drive 
once a week.  Even though I was so unsure I just sat there and looked busy 
but didn't ask for too much help at first.  The Evart group was very 
friendly and would ask me if I needed any help.  With all the talking I also 
found someone eles in my home town that wanted to start carving (although 
she is very talented and had some previous knowledge with wood).  Together 
we started our club with just the two of us.  To day we are about 15-20 
strong and meet every week to carve and help others.  So keep talking to 
people where ever you meet them and someone might want to join you.  Even if 
neither of you know anything between the both of you it can help to work out 
the bugs together. Carving is a great way to be creative and enjoy nature.  
Opps one more thing find out when the shows are - there are almost always 
venders there selling their wares so you can feel what the knife is like 
before buying.   Good luck!
Merrilee




>From: "Annie" <anniequilts at hotmail.com>

>Reply-To: "\[Woodcarver\]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>

>To: "'[Woodcarver]'" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>

>Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Tools

>Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:00:24 -0500

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>Hi Vic

>

>Yep, way up here in the County.  Most people in southern Maine think Bangor

>is "North", but to me that is south!  I don't even live in a town, but an

>unincorporated territory with a population of about 250.  When I give 

>people

>directions to my house, I tell then when the road turns to dirt, you keep

>going and going....But there is nothing more awesome than waking up in the

>morning and seeing things like deer, moose, fox, and even an occasional 

>bear

>in the back yard! Plus, there was no line to get to the local Mall even the

>day after Thanksgiving!  The problem is that most of my shopping for craft

>supplies is done via e-mail, which can make things more difficult.

>

>I still find the whole issue of knives overwhelming.  I have been looking 

>at

>web sites and there are just hundreds of knives to pick from, different

>manufacturers, different handles, different sizes, etc.  I think I am going

>to have to just find some addresses of shops and make a journey "south" to

>actually look at some knives and get some expert in-person advice.  I will

>contact the Maine group and see if there is anyone up here in the 

>wilderness

>that might be able to help me out getting started.

>

>I do look at the carvings that people have done and wonder if I have enough

>talent to produce anything that even looks recognizable let alone done in

>such detail.

>

>Happy carving to everyone!

>Annie in the "wilds of northern Maine"

>anniequilts at hotmail.com

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net

>[mailto:woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net] On Behalf Of Vic & Cynthia

>Hamburger

>Hi Annie,

>

>Sorry to hear there are no local groups of Maine carvers near you.  You

>might contact them though and see if they have members up your way.

>Carving is a popular pastime and you might be surprised to find someone

>is in your area.   How far up are you, all the way up in the county?

>(For non-Mainers, "THE" County is Aroostook county, larger than several

>of the smaller NE states combined all by itself.)

>

>Regarding Maura's comment about various knives.....there are many good

>commercially available knives but sooner or later you may want to

>consider a custom knife that is a bit more money but a great investment

>and closer to being exactly what fits your hand and needs.  We have at

>least one custom knife maker on the list (probably several more!), Mike

>Komack at http://www.preferrededge.ca/.  I have not used his knives but

>I have used other custom knives and they are a delight to work with.

>When you get some experience, you may want to consider a custom made

>knife for your carving.

>

>Vic H

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