From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Sat Aug 2 16:18:32 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 15:18:32 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Disabled vets carving class Message-ID: <006801c8f4dc$ef5b2710$b005140a@Joe> Everything is a go for the disabled veterans carving class at Camp Pendleton. Finally LOL. Tomorrow morning Sharon and I are flying out of Midway airport in Chicago. Class begins Monday morning. I'm told that we have 8 students. Thanks to your great support and donations, you've made this possible. They've received the tools and supplies, enough for 8 students. We are excited. I'll give you a report when I get back. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From whitwood at fairpoint.net Sun Aug 3 14:10:56 2008 From: whitwood at fairpoint.net (Marcia Berkall) Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:10:56 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Sunday Woodcarver Chat Message-ID: <20080803181101.500AD290794@smtp1.av-mx.com> Join in on the fun!!! For informative and fun REAL TIME conversations with a number of the carvers on "The List", come to the Woodcarver chats. We don't always talk about carving, but if anyone has a question or comment, we can get serious in a hurry. Get to know the people behind the names. And bring you carving questions with you!!! We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30 PM Eastern and on Sundays at 4:30 PM Eastern. If you are NOT using an IRC chat program, I think you will like these simplified instructions!!! Just click on one of the links below...either will take you directly to #Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_williamslake.html?chan=#Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_stopover.html?chan=#woodcarverchat This may take a LONG time to load!!!!!!! Don't give up. When it finally does load, you will be asked to type in a nickname.....then click connect, and wait a little bit longer. The chat screen will open. Type something in the narrow horizontal space just below the chat screen and hit you enter key. Nothing to it! :) If you are using WebTV or still have trouble getting there, one of these links will work...we just save them as a last resort in case all other links don't work: http://63.79.14.90/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://cobra-ip1.vipershells.com/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://stopover.ky.us.starlink-irc.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi (This one will have the fastest connection) Type in a nickname where it says"nickname"i Where is says, "channel", type in #woodcarverchat (don't forget the #). ******* If you are using an mIRC chat program: 1. Log onto your ISP. 2. Open mIRC. You should see a box "mIRC Options". If you don't then click on View then on "Options" Fill in the information there...you do NOT have to put in your real name or email address. For security purposes, make them up. Do put in the nickname you want and an alternative. 4. Click on the button with the sunburst icon, just to the right of the button that says, "Connect to Server". Where it says "IRC Network", scroll down until you see "Starlink-IRC" and highlight that so it shows in the window. There is also a Starlink network, so make sure that the one you select has the "IRC" after it. Now click on the arrow next to the IRC server window. That will list a number of Starlink-IRC servers....select one of them. The Starlink-IRC random server will automatically pick one of the servers for you, so you can use that one. With one of the Starlink-IRC servers in the window, click on "Connect to Server" If the Starlink Random Server is not in your mirc program you can add it: Click the "add" button. Where it says "Description" type "Starlink Random Server" Where it says "IRC Server" type IRC.STARLINK-IRC.ORG Port should be 6664,6665,6666,6667,6668,6669 (all of those with no spaces between them) and "Group" is Starlink-IRC 5. Once connected, you'll see lots of scrolling text. When that stops, type /join #Woodcarverchat in the window at the bottom and hit your "enter" key. (you need the / and #, and Woodcarverchat must be spelled exactly right) I have put these instructions on a web page with direct links at http://artwebmaine.com/woodcarverchat.html You may want to bookmark it. ******* See you there! E-mail me off the list for additional information and instructions. Marcia Berkall whitwood at fairpoint.net See Marcia's wood carvings at: http://whittlinsnwood.com ***** Affordable Web Page Design: http://artwebmaine.com ***** Get 20% Off CoffeeCup Web Design Software Use this code when you checkout: 226STS www.getcoffeecup.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lorenwoodard at charter.net Mon Aug 4 23:39:28 2008 From: lorenwoodard at charter.net (Loren Woodard) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 22:39:28 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] A question for Lynn Diel In-Reply-To: <325620.18014.qm@web32204.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <001601c8f1bd$96de8ea0$6400a8c0@YOURA269E26002> <325620.18014.qm@web32204.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <000201c8f6ac$dd9de720$0301a8c0@YOUR4556B190FD> Chris: Lynn gave you the dimensions. Now if you need any help drinking the wine just give me a call. :-) Loren Woodard Sunrise Beach, MO _____ From: woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net [mailto:woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net] On Behalf Of Lynn Diel Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:28 PM To: [Woodcarver] Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] A question for Lynn Diel Chris I am still here! As Dave Ramsey (radio talk host) would say "I'm doing better that I deserve!" God has been good to me! The dimensions for the wine topper is 1-1/2 inch by 1-1/2 inch by 4 inches Blessings and Peace Lynn --- On Tue, 7/29/08, Chris wrote: From: Chris Subject: [Woodcarver] A question for Lynn Diel To: Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 3:56 PM Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Thomsons44 at aol.com Tue Aug 5 20:06:03 2008 From: Thomsons44 at aol.com (Thomsons44 at aol.com) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:06:03 EDT Subject: [Woodcarver] Disabled vets carving class Message-ID: heh there Joe---great effort on your part and a continuum of all the things you do for your fellowman(woman)--in our land you would definitely be a candidate for "THE ORDER OF CANADA"our highest---I'll look forward to the follow-up--warm regards Hugh(aka skincarp) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From whitwood at fairpoint.net Wed Aug 6 17:52:56 2008 From: whitwood at fairpoint.net (Marcia Berkall) Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:52:56 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Wednesday Woodcarver Chat Message-ID: <20080806215300.349DE290662@smtp1.av-mx.com> Join in on the fun!!! For informative and fun REAL TIME conversations with a number of the carvers on "The List", come to the Woodcarver chats. We don't always talk about carving, but if anyone has a question or comment, we can get serious in a hurry. Get to know the people behind the names. And bring you carving questions with you!!! We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30 PM Eastern and on Sundays at 4:30 PM Eastern. If you are NOT using an IRC chat program, I think you will like these simplified instructions!!! Just click on one of the links below...either will take you directly to #Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_williamslake.html?chan=#Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_stopover.html?chan=#woodcarverchat This may take a LONG time to load!!!!!!! Don't give up. When it finally does load, you will be asked to type in a nickname.....then click connect, and wait a little bit longer. The chat screen will open. Type something in the narrow horizontal space just below the chat screen and hit you enter key. Nothing to it! :) If you are using WebTV or still have trouble getting there, one of these links will work...we just save them as a last resort in case all other links don't work: http://63.79.14.90/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://cobra-ip1.vipershells.com/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://stopover.ky.us.starlink-irc.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi (This one will have the fastest connection) Type in a nickname where it says"nickname"i Where is says, "channel", type in #woodcarverchat (don't forget the #). ******* If you are using an mIRC chat program: 1. Log onto your ISP. 2. Open mIRC. You should see a box "mIRC Options". If you don't then click on View then on "Options" Fill in the information there...you do NOT have to put in your real name or email address. For security purposes, make them up. Do put in the nickname you want and an alternative. 4. Click on the button with the sunburst icon, just to the right of the button that says, "Connect to Server". Where it says "IRC Network", scroll down until you see "Starlink-IRC" and highlight that so it shows in the window. There is also a Starlink network, so make sure that the one you select has the "IRC" after it. Now click on the arrow next to the IRC server window. That will list a number of Starlink-IRC servers....select one of them. The Starlink-IRC random server will automatically pick one of the servers for you, so you can use that one. With one of the Starlink-IRC servers in the window, click on "Connect to Server" If the Starlink Random Server is not in your mirc program you can add it: Click the "add" button. Where it says "Description" type "Starlink Random Server" Where it says "IRC Server" type IRC.STARLINK-IRC.ORG Port should be 6664,6665,6666,6667,6668,6669 (all of those with no spaces between them) and "Group" is Starlink-IRC 5. Once connected, you'll see lots of scrolling text. When that stops, type /join #Woodcarverchat in the window at the bottom and hit your "enter" key. (you need the / and #, and Woodcarverchat must be spelled exactly right) I have put these instructions on a web page with direct links at http://artwebmaine.com/woodcarverchat.html You may want to bookmark it. ******* See you there! E-mail me off the list for additional information and instructions. Marcia Berkall whitwood at fairpoint.net See Marcia's wood carvings at: http://whittlinsnwood.com ***** Affordable Web Page Design: http://artwebmaine.com ***** Get 20% Off CoffeeCup Web Design Software Use this code when you checkout: 226STS www.getcoffeecup.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aking71223 at aol.com Wed Aug 6 21:23:37 2008 From: aking71223 at aol.com (aking71223 at aol.com) Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:23:37 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Woodcarver Digest, Vol 1454, Issue 1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CAC6435A4CCD8F-14E4-D24@FWM-D11.sysops.aol.com> Hi there, ? Anyone know of a woodcarving class held in Southern New Jersey?? Sometime in the near future but not so soon that I can't schedule myself off of work.? I need about a two month advanced notice because I have two jobs and need to do some creative scheduling.? Thanks in advance, A King -----Original Message----- From: woodcarver-request at six.pairlist.net To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Sent: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:01 pm Subject: Woodcarver Digest, Vol 1454, Issue 1 Send Woodcarver mailing list submissions to woodcarver at six.pairlist.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to woodcarver-request at six.pairlist.net You can reach the person managing the list at woodcarver-owner at six.pairlist.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Woodcarver digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Disabled vets carving class (Thomsons44 at aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:06:03 EDT From: Thomsons44 at aol.com Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Disabled vets carving class To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" heh there Joe---great effort on your part and a continuum of all the things you do for your fellowman(woman)--in our land you would definitely be a candidate for "THE ORDER OF CANADA"our highest---I'll look forward to the follow-up--warm regards Hugh(aka skincarp) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Since the first class was canceled they continue to have more suicides and attempts including one of each while we were there. We ended up with 3 disables veterans in the class and 4 support staff. However the lack of numbers was not a problem. These Marines were top quality in every way. They are very talented as well as hard working. I think we have some new carvers in our carving community. The class was a great success for the students as well as the staff. Sharon and I got much more out of the class and a little better understanding of our heroes. This was a life-changing experience for both Sharon and I. They opened their heart and let us into their lives. A lot of sharing happened over these 3 days. Some had a need to share their combat photos and videos. Others were not ready to do that. Sharon and I got into a part of the military they said no one from the outside has ever been. Sharon won their hearts over. They said that they never, never give Wounded Warrior items to outsiders. They made an exception giving Sharon and I a large engraved Wounded Warrior plaque with our names engraved. We also got 2 Wounded Warrior coffee mugs. They said that we are now part of their family. Your generous donations made it possible. I told them about all of your donations. Each of them has a great set of tools, several knives, books, videos and lots of wood. They will continue to carve, I'm sure. Sharon and I are planning on going back. Now that the staff knows us better they made us promise that we'll spend more time on our next visit. Thank you all for making this possible. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From corlette at mchsi.com Sat Aug 9 00:43:31 2008 From: corlette at mchsi.com (Gordon Corlette) Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 23:43:31 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Report: Camp Pendleton Wounded Warrior carving class. In-Reply-To: <00e401c8f9a4$fc41c2a0$b005140a@Joe> References: <00e401c8f9a4$fc41c2a0$b005140a@Joe> Message-ID: <09A3389F74F4497CBB1ED89260E2B143@home1cont> Joe, Congratulations, to you and your wife Sharon, for a job well done, and for becoming a much-needed part of those soldiers' lives. Thank you, to you and her. Gordon Corlette _____ From: woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net [mailto:woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net] On Behalf Of Joe Dillett Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 5:21 PM To: [Woodcarver] Subject: [Woodcarver] Report: Camp Pendleton Wounded Warrior carving class. Fellow Carvers, Sharon and I are back from teaching the woodcarving class to the disabled veterans at Camp Pendleton. We are physically and emotionally exhausted. As you know the first class, scheduled for the first week of April, was canceled due to a suicide. This last class was not canceled. Since the first class was canceled they continue to have more suicides and attempts including one of each while we were there. We ended up with 3 disables veterans in the class and 4 support staff. However the lack of numbers was not a problem. These Marines were top quality in every way. They are very talented as well as hard working. I think we have some new carvers in our carving community. The class was a great success for the students as well as the staff. Sharon and I got much more out of the class and a little better understanding of our heroes. This was a life-changing experience for both Sharon and I. They opened their heart and let us into their lives. A lot of sharing happened over these 3 days. Some had a need to share their combat photos and videos. Others were not ready to do that. Sharon and I got into a part of the military they said no one from the outside has ever been. Sharon won their hearts over. They said that they never, never give Wounded Warrior items to outsiders. They made an exception giving Sharon and I a large engraved Wounded Warrior plaque with our names engraved. We also got 2 Wounded Warrior coffee mugs. They said that we are now part of their family. Your generous donations made it possible. I told them about all of your donations. Each of them has a great set of tools, several knives, books, videos and lots of wood. They will continue to carve, I'm sure. Sharon and I are planning on going back. Now that the staff knows us better they made us promise that we'll spend more time on our next visit. Thank you all for making this possible. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.0/1601 - Release Date: 8/8/2008 9:02 AM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From whitwood at fairpoint.net Sun Aug 10 16:10:23 2008 From: whitwood at fairpoint.net (Marcia Berkall) Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:10:23 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Sunday Woodcarver Chat Message-ID: <20080810201027.7C5B31BF72A@smtp0.av-mx.com> Join in on the fun!!! For informative and fun REAL TIME conversations with a number of the carvers on "The List", come to the Woodcarver chats. We don't always talk about carving, but if anyone has a question or comment, we can get serious in a hurry. Get to know the people behind the names. And bring you carving questions with you!!! We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30 PM Eastern and on Sundays at 4:30 PM Eastern. If you are NOT using an IRC chat program, I think you will like these simplified instructions!!! Just click on one of the links below...either will take you directly to #Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_williamslake.html?chan=#Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_stopover.html?chan=#woodcarverchat This may take a LONG time to load!!!!!!! Don't give up. When it finally does load, you will be asked to type in a nickname.....then click connect, and wait a little bit longer. The chat screen will open. Type something in the narrow horizontal space just below the chat screen and hit you enter key. Nothing to it! :) If you are using WebTV or still have trouble getting there, one of these links will work...we just save them as a last resort in case all other links don't work: http://63.79.14.90/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://cobra-ip1.vipershells.com/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://stopover.ky.us.starlink-irc.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi (This one will have the fastest connection) Type in a nickname where it says"nickname"i Where is says, "channel", type in #woodcarverchat (don't forget the #). ******* If you are using an mIRC chat program: 1. Log onto your ISP. 2. Open mIRC. You should see a box "mIRC Options". If you don't then click on View then on "Options" Fill in the information there...you do NOT have to put in your real name or email address. For security purposes, make them up. Do put in the nickname you want and an alternative. 4. Click on the button with the sunburst icon, just to the right of the button that says, "Connect to Server". Where it says "IRC Network", scroll down until you see "Starlink-IRC" and highlight that so it shows in the window. There is also a Starlink network, so make sure that the one you select has the "IRC" after it. Now click on the arrow next to the IRC server window. That will list a number of Starlink-IRC servers....select one of them. The Starlink-IRC random server will automatically pick one of the servers for you, so you can use that one. With one of the Starlink-IRC servers in the window, click on "Connect to Server" If the Starlink Random Server is not in your mirc program you can add it: Click the "add" button. Where it says "Description" type "Starlink Random Server" Where it says "IRC Server" type IRC.STARLINK-IRC.ORG Port should be 6664,6665,6666,6667,6668,6669 (all of those with no spaces between them) and "Group" is Starlink-IRC 5. Once connected, you'll see lots of scrolling text. When that stops, type /join #Woodcarverchat in the window at the bottom and hit your "enter" key. (you need the / and #, and Woodcarverchat must be spelled exactly right) I have put these instructions on a web page with direct links at http://artwebmaine.com/woodcarverchat.html You may want to bookmark it. ******* See you there! E-mail me off the list for additional information and instructions. Marcia Berkall whitwood at fairpoint.net See Marcia's wood carvings at: http://whittlinsnwood.com ***** Affordable Web Page Design: http://artwebmaine.com ***** Get 20% Off CoffeeCup Web Design Software Use this code when you checkout: 226STS www.getcoffeecup.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cj at stubaidirect.com Mon Aug 11 10:37:57 2008 From: cj at stubaidirect.com (Chris) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:37:57 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Carv-Fest 2008 In-Reply-To: <00e401c8f9a4$fc41c2a0$b005140a@Joe> References: <00e401c8f9a4$fc41c2a0$b005140a@Joe> Message-ID: <59F089F3-D196-4291-854D-FFD8E95DB652@stubaidirect.com> Hello All! For those of you that got the chance to visit with us during Carv- Fest '08 (Faribault, MN) we hope you had an enjoyable time! The festival drew hundreds of carvers from all over the country and people were keeping busy as ever. We appreciate the support you have given us and look forward to next year's festival. We really missed Joe Dillet, Tony Erickson and Bob Mau, regulars that were unable to join us this year. We had some unexpected fun ... Jack Frost playing his "Bones" during the music jam (man can that guy play!) and Lakota George sharing his Lakota style music and flute making demos. Over 33 mini-seminars went off without much of a hitch ... the teachers were working hard and the students seamed to really enjoy themselves. The raffle items were a big hit, including the Marv Kaisersatt carving that was won by Don L. from Rochester. Thank you for making our 4th festival a success ... Chris Whillock From bremmers at midwestinfo.com Mon Aug 11 15:09:23 2008 From: bremmers at midwestinfo.com (Gene and Darlene Bremmer) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:09:23 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Carv-Fest 2008 References: <00e401c8f9a4$fc41c2a0$b005140a@Joe> <59F089F3-D196-4291-854D-FFD8E95DB652@stubaidirect.com> Message-ID: Yes indeed the CarvFest was a wonderful time. I took in some classes and it was a great time. I highly recommend the event to anyone that would like to take in a class or just go and have a good time. Thanks for the Whillock family for their efforts. Gene Picturetrail Album at: http://picturetrail.com/bremmers Email bremmers at midwestinfo.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris To: [Woodcarver] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:37 AM Subject: [Woodcarver] Carv-Fest 2008 Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html Hello All! For those of you that got the chance to visit with us during Carv- Fest '08 (Faribault, MN) we hope you had an enjoyable time! The festival drew hundreds of carvers from all over the country and people were keeping busy as ever. We appreciate the support you have given us and look forward to next year's festival. We really missed Joe Dillet, Tony Erickson and Bob Mau, regulars that were unable to join us this year. We had some unexpected fun ... Jack Frost playing his "Bones" during the music jam (man can that guy play!) and Lakota George sharing his Lakota style music and flute making demos. Over 33 mini-seminars went off without much of a hitch ... the teachers were working hard and the students seamed to really enjoy themselves. The raffle items were a big hit, including the Marv Kaisersatt carving that was won by Don L. from Rochester. Thank you for making our 4th festival a success ... Chris Whillock -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From celtcarver at comcast.net Mon Aug 11 20:24:53 2008 From: celtcarver at comcast.net (Matt Kelley) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:24:53 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Part II WOM July/Aug now available Message-ID: <77FB2B95-2BAF-414A-A88D-F74F2FAFAC3E@comcast.net> With our List Owner's kind approval: Part II of the July/August issue of Woodcarver Online Magazine is now available at http://carverscompanion.com. Once there click on the WOM logo. Included in Part II: Notes From The Net Ol' Don's Drawing Table IWC '08 Preview Enjoy! *********************************************** Matt Kelley: Woodcarver, E-zine Editor, W3E Coordinator Woodcarver Online Magazine, W3Exchange Programs, Carver Resource Files at: http://carverscompanion.com Carving Shirts & Gear at: http://carverscompanion.com/cclogostuff/logostuff.html CelticCarver WoodWorks: http://celtcarver.com From cj at stubaidirect.com Tue Aug 12 14:12:13 2008 From: cj at stubaidirect.com (Chris) Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:12:13 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Carv-Fest 2008 In-Reply-To: References: <00e401c8f9a4$fc41c2a0$b005140a@Joe> <59F089F3-D196-4291-854D-FFD8E95DB652@stubaidirect.com> Message-ID: <21A4F261-07D2-4B2D-A564-727A7D4754E7@stubaidirect.com> Thanks Gene ... it was good to see you. Take care, Chris On Aug 11, 2008, at 2:09 PM, Gene and Darlene Bremmer wrote: > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > Yes indeed the CarvFest was a wonderful time. I took in some > classes and it was a great time. I highly recommend the event to > anyone that would like to take in a class or just go and have a > good time. > > Thanks for the Whillock family for their efforts. > > Gene > > Picturetrail Album at: http://picturetrail.com/bremmers > Email bremmers at midwestinfo.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chris > To: [Woodcarver] > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:37 AM > Subject: [Woodcarver] Carv-Fest 2008 > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > > > Hello All! > > For those of you that got the chance to visit with us during Carv- > Fest '08 (Faribault, MN) we hope you had an enjoyable time! The > festival drew hundreds of carvers from all over the country and > people were keeping busy as ever. We appreciate the support you have > given us and look forward to next year's festival. We really missed > Joe Dillet, Tony Erickson and Bob Mau, regulars that were unable to > join us this year. > > We had some unexpected fun ... Jack Frost playing his "Bones" during > the music jam (man can that guy play!) and Lakota George sharing his > Lakota style music and flute making demos. > > Over 33 mini-seminars went off without much of a hitch ... the > teachers were working hard and the students seamed to really enjoy > themselves. The raffle items were a big hit, including the Marv > Kaisersatt carving that was won by Don L. from Rochester. > > Thank you for making our 4th festival a success ... > > Chris Whillock > > _______________________________________________ > Woodcarver mailing list > Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver Chris cj at stubaidirect.com www.StubaiDirect.com US Distributor for Stubai Woodcarving Tools 507-446-0752 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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HUGS Sally and David For some reason I did not receive this topic in Email until your reply to Gene. It didn't go to filtered mail either. Cyber-space (shrug) http://www.FanCarversWorld.com >> >> Hello All! >> >> For those of you that got the chance to visit with us during Carv- >> Fest '08 (Faribault, MN) we hope you had an enjoyable time! The >> festival drew hundreds of carvers from all over the country and >> people were keeping busy as ever. We appreciate the support you have >> given us and look forward to next year's festival. We really missed >> Joe Dillet, Tony Erickson and Bob Mau, regulars that were unable to >> join us this year. >> >> We had some unexpected fun ... Jack Frost playing his "Bones" during >> the music jam (man can that guy play!) and Lakota George sharing his >> Lakota style music and flute making demos. >> >> Over 33 mini-seminars went off without much of a hitch ... the >> teachers were working hard and the students seamed to really enjoy >> themselves. 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Gene Picturetrail Album at: http://picturetrail.com/bremmers Email bremmers at midwestinfo.com From: Sally Nye To: [Woodcarver] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Carv-Fest 2008 Sally and David For some reason I did not receive this topic in Email until your reply to Gene. It didn't go to filtered mail either. Cyber-space (shrug) http://www.FanCarversWorld.com Hello All! For those of you that got the chance to visit with us during Carv- Fest '08 (Faribault, MN) we hope you had an enjoyable time! The festival drew hundreds of carvers from all over the country and people were keeping busy as ever. We appreciate the support you have given us and look forward to next year's festival. We really missed Joe Dillet, Tony Erickson and Bob Mau, regulars that were unable to join us this year. We had some unexpected fun ... Jack Frost playing his "Bones" during the music jam (man can that guy play!) and Lakota George sharing his Lakota style music and flute making demos. Over 33 mini-seminars went off without much of a hitch ... the teachers were working hard and the students seamed to really enjoy themselves. The raffle items were a big hit, including the Marv Kaisersatt carving that was won by Don L. from Rochester. Thank you for making our 4th festival a success ... Chris Whillock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sarolyn at accn.org Tue Aug 12 17:18:15 2008 From: sarolyn at accn.org (Sally Nye) Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:18:15 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Carv-Fest 2008 In-Reply-To: <6F99CDF67DE745B6AA7614C788F0B5FF@bremmers> References: <00e401c8f9a4$fc41c2a0$b005140a@Joe><59F089F3-D196-4291-854D-FFD8E95DB652@stubaidirect.com><21A4F261-07D2-4B2D-A564-727A7D4754E7@stubaidirect.com> <9178D138-928A-48E4-A324-C2135236D185@accn.org> <6F99CDF67DE745B6AA7614C788F0B5FF@bremmers> Message-ID: <590C184B-C492-479D-87A1-729120B5C4FB@accn.org> Hehehehe. Not at all, Gene. It was fun to spend time with you ...and you were a perfect student. You picked up the how's and why's of fan-carving very well. It is all a mechanical process. You understood the theory. Now it is your responsibility to go forth and multiply ...birds, that is. (smiling) It is through people like you fan-carving will live on. Hugs to you and Darlene. Sally http://www.FanCarversWorld.com On Aug 12, 2008, at 4:57 PM, Gene and Darlene Bremmer wrote: > > Sally > > After having me in two of your classes at Carv-Fest you probably > blocked my mail so you would never hear from me again..... > > Gene > > Picturetrail Album at: http://picturetrail.com/bremmers > Email bremmers at midwestinfo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rod at rodswoodshop.com Tue Aug 12 23:15:46 2008 From: rod at rodswoodshop.com (Rod Schrivener) Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:15:46 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Carve-Fest 2008 Message-ID: <200808122215460880.082D7BA4@smtp.rodswoodshop.com> I have placed some pictures from Carve-Fest 2008 on my picturetrail site. I am sorry that I cannot identify all of the folks there. Some I only met and had a short time to spend with them. I'm sure that many of you will recognize most of them. 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URL: From cj at stubaidirect.com Tue Aug 12 23:47:43 2008 From: cj at stubaidirect.com (Chris) Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:47:43 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Carve-Fest information In-Reply-To: <200808122217190020.082EE390@smtp.rodswoodshop.com> References: <200808122217190020.082EE390@smtp.rodswoodshop.com> Message-ID: <46CACECC-5613-4622-9398-C2A71DCC5C0B@stubaidirect.com> Rod, They look great .... Chris On Aug 12, 2008, at 10:17 PM, Rod Schrivener wrote: > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > Nothing like forgetting one of the most important parts of the > message. The pictures can be viewed at www.picturetrail.com/schriv > > > Rod > > > See my work at www.picturetrail.com/schriv > Visit my web site www.rodswoodshop.com > > _______________________________________________ > Woodcarver mailing list > Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver Chris cj at stubaidirect.com www.StubaiDirect.com US Distributor for Stubai Woodcarving Tools 507-446-0752 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jancarves3 at rogers.com Wed Aug 13 06:55:05 2008 From: jancarves3 at rogers.com (Jan Oegema) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:55:05 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] [Bulk] Carve-Fest information References: <200808122217190020.082EE390@smtp.rodswoodshop.com> Message-ID: <006901c8fd33$0bc49090$763afd63@your27e1513d96> Nothing like forgetting one of the most important parts of the message. The pictures can be viewed at www.picturetrail.com/schriv Thanks Rod for all the pics Next best thing of being there Woodbutcher Jan You are invited to check out my website.. http://www.janscarvingstudio.com Also take a look at my picture trail albums ... http://www.picturetrail.com/woodbutcher http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/ http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/pdfdownloads/2082ChristmasGnome.pdf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Wed Aug 13 08:52:22 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:52:22 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Carve-Fest 2008 References: <200808122215460880.082D7BA4@smtp.rodswoodshop.com> Message-ID: <001e01c8fd43$6db2f520$b005140a@Joe> Hi Rod, Thanks for posting the Carv-Fest 2008 pictures. It sure looked like a good time. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Rod Schrivener To: Woodcarver Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:15 PM Subject: [Woodcarver] Carve-Fest 2008 Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have placed some pictures from Carve-Fest 2008 on my picturetrail site. I am sorry that I cannot identify all of the folks there. Some I only met and had a short time to spend with them. I'm sure that many of you will recognize most of them. Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed being at Fariault with the Whillocks and others for a really great weekend. Rod See my work at www.picturetrail.com/schriv Visit my web site www.rodswoodshop.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rod at rodswoodshop.com Wed Aug 13 10:13:40 2008 From: rod at rodswoodshop.com (Rod Schrivener) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:13:40 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Carve-Fest information In-Reply-To: <46CACECC-5613-4622-9398-C2A71DCC5C0B@stubaidirect.com> References: <200808122217190020.082EE390@smtp.rodswoodshop.com> <46CACECC-5613-4622-9398-C2A71DCC5C0B@stubaidirect.com> Message-ID: <200808130913400958.0A87CF42@smtp.rodswoodshop.com> Glad you could see them. I enjoyed being there and hope these will let some of those who wern't there at least have a peek.... Looking forward to next year. Hopefully, the family and health situation will be good enough to do it again. Next time, I will try to get enough enough info to go with the pictures to know who everybody is in them. At least those doing the classes and demos, and the vendors. It was good to see some of the comments from others about the Fest. I think it was great, and you guys really deserve a lot of credit for getting it done. We are already going through some of the anguish planning next year's KCWC show. There are many concerns at this point, and I know that you guys are dealing with that as well. There is a lot of uncertainty about the cost of travel, materials, etc. Due to the Easter Weekend conflict this past March, we lost a little on the show. It was not serious, but it is troublesome. At least, the Easter conflict will not occur again in my lifetime. So far, we are planning to be at the same place and the same time of the month. This makes March an expensive month for some of us when we attend the Seminar at Silver Dollar City. At leas there, teaching with Loren offset the cost of being there. Hang in there and keep up the good work. Tell your family that we really appreciated the work they did.....The girls in the catering wagon were great! Rod *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 8/12/2008 at 10:47 PM Chris wrote: >Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: >http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > > >Rod, > >They look great .... > >Chris > > > > > >On Aug 12, 2008, at 10:17 PM, Rod Schrivener wrote: > >> Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: >> http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html >> >> Nothing like forgetting one of the most important parts of the >> message. The pictures can be viewed at www.picturetrail.com/schriv >> >> >> Rod >> >> >> See my work at www.picturetrail.com/schriv >> Visit my web site www.rodswoodshop.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Woodcarver mailing list >> Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver > >Chris > >cj at stubaidirect.com > >www.StubaiDirect.com >US Distributor for Stubai Woodcarving Tools >507-446-0752 > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Woodcarver mailing list >Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver See my work at www.picturetrail.com/schriv Visit my web site www.rodswoodshop.com From denny_bell at hotmail.com Wed Aug 13 10:57:32 2008 From: denny_bell at hotmail.com (Denny Bell) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:57:32 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Carve-Fest information In-Reply-To: <46CACECC-5613-4622-9398-C2A71DCC5C0B@stubaidirect.com> References: <200808122217190020.082EE390@smtp.rodswoodshop.com> <46CACECC-5613-4622-9398-C2A71DCC5C0B@stubaidirect.com> Message-ID: Looks like it was another wonderful experience. I was not able to make it this year and it looks like it was a lot bigger than last year's. I will have to make it a positive go-see for next year. Thanks to the Whitlocks for arranging it and to Rod for the great pictures! Denny Bell Check out my carvings at From: cj at stubaidirect.com Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:47:43 -0500 To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Carve-Fest information Rod, They look great .... Chris On Aug 12, 2008, at 10:17 PM, Rod Schrivener wrote:Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html Nothing like forgetting one of the most important parts of the message. 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It > would be difficult to not have a good time with the Whillock's. > You folks put on a 5-star event ...you ARE a 5-star event (smiling). > > Thank you for putting on the Carv-Fest for all of us to enjoy. It > is a ton of work! We appreciate it. > HUGS > Sally and David > For some reason I did not receive this topic in Email until your > reply to Gene. It didn't go to filtered mail either. Cyber-space > (shrug) > http://www.FanCarversWorld.com > >>> >>> Hello All! >>> >>> For those of you that got the chance to visit with us during Carv- >>> Fest '08 (Faribault, MN) we hope you had an enjoyable time! The >>> festival drew hundreds of carvers from all over the country and >>> people were keeping busy as ever. We appreciate the support you have >>> given us and look forward to next year's festival. We really missed >>> Joe Dillet, Tony Erickson and Bob Mau, regulars that were unable to >>> join us this year. >>> >>> We had some unexpected fun ... Jack Frost playing his "Bones" during >>> the music jam (man can that guy play!) and Lakota George sharing his >>> Lakota style music and flute making demos. >>> >>> Over 33 mini-seminars went off without much of a hitch ... the >>> teachers were working hard and the students seamed to really enjoy >>> themselves. The raffle items were a big hit, including the Marv >>> Kaisersatt carving that was won by Don L. from Rochester. >>> >>> Thank you for making our 4th festival a success ... >>> >>> Chris Whillock > > _______________________________________________ > Woodcarver mailing list > Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver Chris cj at stubaidirect.com www.StubaiDirect.com US Distributor for Stubai Woodcarving Tools 507-446-0752 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From whitwood at fairpoint.net Wed Aug 13 17:52:34 2008 From: whitwood at fairpoint.net (Marcia Berkall) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:52:34 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Wednesday Woodcarver Chat Message-ID: <20080813215236.B82BF290BCB@smtp1.av-mx.com> Join in on the fun!!! For informative and fun REAL TIME conversations with a number of the carvers on "The List", come to the Woodcarver chats. We don't always talk about carving, but if anyone has a question or comment, we can get serious in a hurry. Get to know the people behind the names. And bring you carving questions with you!!! We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30 PM Eastern and on Sundays at 4:30 PM Eastern. If you are NOT using an IRC chat program, I think you will like these simplified instructions!!! Just click on one of the links below...either will take you directly to #Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_williamslake.html?chan=#Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_stopover.html?chan=#woodcarverchat This may take a LONG time to load!!!!!!! Don't give up. When it finally does load, you will be asked to type in a nickname.....then click connect, and wait a little bit longer. The chat screen will open. Type something in the narrow horizontal space just below the chat screen and hit you enter key. Nothing to it! :) If you are using WebTV or still have trouble getting there, one of these links will work...we just save them as a last resort in case all other links don't work: http://63.79.14.90/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://cobra-ip1.vipershells.com/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://stopover.ky.us.starlink-irc.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi (This one will have the fastest connection) Type in a nickname where it says"nickname"i Where is says, "channel", type in #woodcarverchat (don't forget the #). ******* If you are using an mIRC chat program: 1. Log onto your ISP. 2. Open mIRC. You should see a box "mIRC Options". If you don't then click on View then on "Options" Fill in the information there...you do NOT have to put in your real name or email address. For security purposes, make them up. Do put in the nickname you want and an alternative. 4. Click on the button with the sunburst icon, just to the right of the button that says, "Connect to Server". Where it says "IRC Network", scroll down until you see "Starlink-IRC" and highlight that so it shows in the window. There is also a Starlink network, so make sure that the one you select has the "IRC" after it. Now click on the arrow next to the IRC server window. That will list a number of Starlink-IRC servers....select one of them. The Starlink-IRC random server will automatically pick one of the servers for you, so you can use that one. With one of the Starlink-IRC servers in the window, click on "Connect to Server" If the Starlink Random Server is not in your mirc program you can add it: Click the "add" button. Where it says "Description" type "Starlink Random Server" Where it says "IRC Server" type IRC.STARLINK-IRC.ORG Port should be 6664,6665,6666,6667,6668,6669 (all of those with no spaces between them) and "Group" is Starlink-IRC 5. Once connected, you'll see lots of scrolling text. 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Donna Menke http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book ----- Original Message ---- > From: Rod Schrivener > To: Woodcarver > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:15:46 PM > Subject: [Woodcarver] Carve-Fest 2008 > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > I have placed some pictures from Carve-Fest 2008 on my > picturetrail site. I am sorry that I cannot identify all of the folks > there. Some I only met and had a short time to spend with them. I'm sure that > many of you will recognize most of them. Hope you enjoy them as much as I > enjoyed being at Fariault with the Whillocks and others for a really great > weekend. > > Rod > > > See my work at www.picturetrail.com/schriv > Visit my web site www.rodswoodshop.com From donpbk at yahoo.com Sat Aug 16 18:03:38 2008 From: donpbk at yahoo.com (Donna Menke) Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:03:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Woodcarver] Carve-Fest 2008 Message-ID: <450501.78859.qm@web54302.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Thanks for the photos, Rod. It is interesting to see the people and their displays. It was a fun time and beneficial to all who were able to attend. I join my thanks to the others who appreciate all the work the Whillocks go through to make it all happen. My students were all great and I enjoyed being a student in Sally and Dave's class. I wasn't the best student in the class- but I learned how to make those lovely fan birds and I'm going to make a lot more when I get home. Donna Menke http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book ----- Original Message ---- > From: Rod Schrivener > To: Woodcarver > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:15:46 PM > Subject: [Woodcarver] Carve-Fest 2008 > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > I have placed some pictures from Carve-Fest 2008 on my > picturetrail site. I am sorry that I cannot identify all of the folks > there. Some I only met and had a short time to spend with them. I'm sure that > many of you will recognize most of them. Hope you enjoy them as much as I > enjoyed being at Fariault with the Whillocks and others for a really great > weekend. > > Rod > > > See my work at www.picturetrail.com/schriv > Visit my web site www.rodswoodshop.com From chrishoward307 at bellsouth.net Sat Aug 16 19:25:23 2008 From: chrishoward307 at bellsouth.net (Chris Howard) Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:25:23 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Carve-fest Message-ID: <009101c8fff7$5dd42b90$6101a8c0@chris112005> Hi all, Just wanted to say thanks to Ivan and his family for another great Carve-fest seeing old friends and meeting some new people. Turn out seemed to be up. We did miss Tony and Lucille Erikson Bob Mau and Joe Dillet. This was the first Carve-fest for the newlyweds the Burgdorfs, hopefully we will have little Ol Dons next year. If you couldnt make it to Carve-fest the GOW is coming up in Sept. Chris Howard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Also, should I "bondo" the existing cracks?? Thanks for any > ideas you may reply. > > ? > > Cheers, > > Merryl Bustin > > JackJ http://www.tinyshinytreasures.etsy.com http://web.mac.com/dustymustache/iWeb/ ************** Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00030000000007 ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Linehan718 at aol.com Sun Aug 17 00:48:40 2008 From: Linehan718 at aol.com (Linehan718 at aol.com) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:48:40 EDT Subject: [Woodcarver] Outdoor carvings Message-ID: I second the first reply, diluted linseed oil mixed with an oil based spar varnish will do nicely. Then when it is finished being painted, enamels or oil paints only, then a few coats of an oil based spar varnish followed by a couple coats of spar urethane seems to work nicely. I have a sign that was placed on a tree up in the northernmost regions of Canada that was finished this way 4 years ago and is still going strong. I vote for no bondo for the cracks as I think that would be disastrous in a few years. Maura Carving in NYC _www.carvinginnyc.com_ (http://www.carvinginnyc.com/) _http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso_ (http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramaca luso) **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00030000000007 ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From whitwood at fairpoint.net Sun Aug 17 11:57:12 2008 From: whitwood at fairpoint.net (Marcia Berkall) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:57:12 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Sunday Woodcarver Chat Message-ID: <20080817155711.1EA7A1BF8CA@smtp0.av-mx.com> Join in on the fun!!! For informative and fun REAL TIME conversations with a number of the carvers on "The List", come to the Woodcarver chats. We don't always talk about carving, but if anyone has a question or comment, we can get serious in a hurry. Get to know the people behind the names. And bring you carving questions with you!!! We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30 PM Eastern and on Sundays at 4:30 PM Eastern. If you are NOT using an IRC chat program, I think you will like these simplified instructions!!! Just click on one of the links below...either will take you directly to #Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_williamslake.html?chan=#Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_stopover.html?chan=#woodcarverchat This may take a LONG time to load!!!!!!! Don't give up. When it finally does load, you will be asked to type in a nickname.....then click connect, and wait a little bit longer. The chat screen will open. Type something in the narrow horizontal space just below the chat screen and hit you enter key. Nothing to it! :) If you are using WebTV or still have trouble getting there, one of these links will work...we just save them as a last resort in case all other links don't work: http://63.79.14.90/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://cobra-ip1.vipershells.com/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://stopover.ky.us.starlink-irc.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi (This one will have the fastest connection) Type in a nickname where it says"nickname"i Where is says, "channel", type in #woodcarverchat (don't forget the #). ******* If you are using an mIRC chat program: 1. Log onto your ISP. 2. Open mIRC. You should see a box "mIRC Options". If you don't then click on View then on "Options" Fill in the information there...you do NOT have to put in your real name or email address. For security purposes, make them up. Do put in the nickname you want and an alternative. 4. Click on the button with the sunburst icon, just to the right of the button that says, "Connect to Server". Where it says "IRC Network", scroll down until you see "Starlink-IRC" and highlight that so it shows in the window. There is also a Starlink network, so make sure that the one you select has the "IRC" after it. Now click on the arrow next to the IRC server window. That will list a number of Starlink-IRC servers....select one of them. The Starlink-IRC random server will automatically pick one of the servers for you, so you can use that one. With one of the Starlink-IRC servers in the window, click on "Connect to Server" If the Starlink Random Server is not in your mirc program you can add it: Click the "add" button. Where it says "Description" type "Starlink Random Server" Where it says "IRC Server" type IRC.STARLINK-IRC.ORG Port should be 6664,6665,6666,6667,6668,6669 (all of those with no spaces between them) and "Group" is Starlink-IRC 5. Once connected, you'll see lots of scrolling text. When that stops, type /join #Woodcarverchat in the window at the bottom and hit your "enter" key. (you need the / and #, and Woodcarverchat must be spelled exactly right) I have put these instructions on a web page with direct links at http://artwebmaine.com/woodcarverchat.html You may want to bookmark it. ******* See you there! E-mail me off the list for additional information and instructions. Marcia Berkall whitwood at fairpoint.net See Marcia's wood carvings at: http://whittlinsnwood.com ***** Affordable Web Page Design: http://artwebmaine.com ***** Get 20% Off CoffeeCup Web Design Software Use this code when you checkout: 226STS www.getcoffeecup.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at carvedbyramsey.com Sun Aug 17 17:10:40 2008 From: ron at carvedbyramsey.com (Ramsey) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:10:40 -0700 Subject: [Woodcarver] : Re: Outdoor carvings Message-ID: If you plan on painting the carving, the most durable finish is latex paint. The most durable sealer is latex stain blocking primer. Imagine that this is the same way you would paint your house. Latex paints outperform oil base paints because they are more flexible and less prone to cracking and peeling. Varnish or linseed oil as a sealer will cause the latex paint to not adhere properly. Don't use them for a base coat. Top coating the carving with varnish or urethane is not a good idea. Any clear finish will deteriorate quickly with exposure to the sun causing chalking and peeling. I have finished outdoor carvings with every possible finish I could think of and have done long term tests of finishes. The most durable house paint is Fuller O'Brien Weather King II. Liquitex artist acrylics, although not sold as exterior paints, are very durable for outdoor use. I have outdoor carvings, painted thirty years ago with Liquitex that still look decent. Who's to know if they've changed their formula over the past thirty years though. Bondo is fine for large gaps but does tend to crack if the wood contracts. Smaller cracks can be filled with wood filler. Wedges of the same wood driven into the cracks with glue is better but takes a bit of knowledge and proper tools to do it correctly. Ron Ramsey http://www.carvedbyramsey.com Hey gang, Need some advice --- I have carved an eagle (full size) out of a dead spruce tree which will be kept outside. It will be painted when complete. What should I use, if anything, as a sealer under the paint? I have some ideas, like diluted varnish, or boiled linseed oil. Any other ideas out there? Also, should I "bondo" the existing cracks? Thanks for any ideas you may reply. Cheers, Merryl Bustin Nova Scotia www.highlandwoodcarver.ca -------------- next part -------------- -- From wyndysim at graceba.net Sun Aug 17 20:47:13 2008 From: wyndysim at graceba.net (Wynne Simmons) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:47:13 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] : Re: Outdoor carvings In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000401c900cb$f4b985d0$de2c9170$@net> How would you finish an outdoor carving made of cedar that only has certain portions painted, with the rest left natural? Wyndy SE Alabama http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=carvinmom -----Original Message----- From: woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net [mailto:woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net] On Behalf Of Ramsey Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 4:11 PM To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Subject: [Woodcarver] : Re: Outdoor carvings Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html If you plan on painting the carving, the most durable finish is latex paint. The most durable sealer is latex stain blocking primer. Imagine that this is the same way you would paint your house. Latex paints outperform oil base paints because they are more flexible and less prone to cracking and peeling. Varnish or linseed oil as a sealer will cause the latex paint to not adhere properly. Don't use them for a base coat. Top coating the carving with varnish or urethane is not a good idea. Any clear finish will deteriorate quickly with exposure to the sun causing chalking and peeling From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Mon Aug 18 10:30:28 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:30:28 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Outdoor carvings References: <001801c90000$36c94590$dd71b18e@familys0zcp3oa> Message-ID: <009101c9013e$f60cbd80$b005140a@Joe> Hey gang, Need some advice --- I have carved an eagle (full size) out of a dead spruce tree which will be kept outside. It will be painted when complete. What should I use, if anything, as a sealer under the paint? I have some ideas, like diluted varnish, or boiled linseed oil. Any other ideas out there? Also, should I "bondo" the existing cracks? Thanks for any ideas you may reply. Cheers, Merryl Bustin Nova Scotia ************************************************ Hi Merryl You have the right idea about painting spruce, because spruce is not a good outdoor wood and the paint will fully block UV and moisture, making the spruce last longer. I would never use boiled linseed oil as a base sealer coat under any paint because oil is unstable. By unstable I mean it moves/reflows when warmed in the sun even after it is dry. If you paint over an unstable base your paint will be unstable. I would not seal with varnish either because you will lose some of the mechanical hold between the paint and the varnish, causing potential pealing problems. Bugs like spruce, so try to raise it off the ground. Use a good outdoor paint. Latex wears by chalking, oil base paints wear by pealing. For this reason I would choose the latex. Follow manufactures directions. Make sure the surface is dry. Use a good primer, recommended for the top coat. I would tint the primer close to the same color as the topcoat. Apply about 3 heavy coats of paint. I wouldn't fill the cracks, especially not with bondo (or anything harder then the wood). Those cracks need to expand and contract with the seasons and conditions. If you don't allow the cracks to close this will cause more stress and more cracking. If the cracks must be filled, an exterior grade silicon (paintable) calk might be your best bet. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at carvedbyramsey.com Mon Aug 18 13:32:47 2008 From: ron at carvedbyramsey.com (Ramsey) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:32:47 -0700 Subject: [Woodcarver] Outdoor carvings Message-ID: Wyndy, I paint the painted areas and then finish the natural areas with Preservawood. I then tell the customer to re-coat the natural areas of the carving every two years being careful to avoid the painted areas. Some of the Preservawood will undoubtedly get on the paint so I tell them to take a rag dipped in thinner and wipe it off. Ron Ramsey http://www.carvedbyramsey.com How would you finish an outdoor carving made of cedar that only has certain portions painted, with the rest left natural? Wyndy SE Alabama http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=carvinmom -- From wdcvrrip at comcast.net Mon Aug 18 16:33:10 2008 From: wdcvrrip at comcast.net (WdcvrRip@comcast.net) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:33:10 +0000 Subject: [Woodcarver] W3E Exchange Message-ID: <081820082033.21491.48A9DC85000F010A000053F322070029539F079D9D900C0B99@comcast.net> A great looking shelf sitter arrived today to add to my W3E collection. Thanks to Steve Springer for a delightfully carved Mountain Man. And thanks to Matt Kelley for making this possible. Rip From vhamburg at bellatlantic.net Mon Aug 18 19:28:38 2008 From: vhamburg at bellatlantic.net (Vic & Cynthia Hamburger) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:28:38 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Outdoor carvings In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <48AA05A6.70700@bellatlantic.net> > Merryl Bustin and Wyndy asked: > How would you finish an outdoor carving made of cedar that only has certain > portions painted, with the rest left natural? > If you plan on painting the carving, the most durable finish is latex > paint. The most durable sealer is latex stain blocking primer. One suggestion was latex paint for color. I have a cedar clapboard house in Maine, near the coast, that has a clear coat of Sikkens Cetol on it. Look this stuff up and try it. My cedar, 15 years or so after the initial coat, is still like new on all but the worst weather side. No graying, no staining, just nice brown cedar. I highly recommend it! It is a 2 part product that needs an original undercoat, then a finish coat. The finish coat is what you renew when it finally needs it. The top coat also is available in some "wood-type" colors beside clear. Vic H From ron at carvedbyramsey.com Tue Aug 19 10:37:10 2008 From: ron at carvedbyramsey.com (Ramsey) Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:37:10 -0700 Subject: [Woodcarver] Outdoor carvings Message-ID: Regarding filling cracks on painted carvings, I forgot to add another technique that works well for me. I mix sawdust with Titebond II or Titebond III to form a thick paste and fill large cracks with that. It's more flexible and adheres better than Bondo. If I want the patch to match the color of the wood on unpainted carvings, I fill with the sawdust mixture up to about 3/32" of the surface and then fill to the surface with J. E. Moser's Fill-It, a water base filler that can be tinted to the color of the wood. I experiment with the tinting on a scrap of the same wood by letting the the filler dry, sanding it and then applying the sealer/finish I plan to use on the carving to see if the color matches. Sometimes I paint the grain in with a tiny pointed brush to make the patch virtually invisible. The Fill-It also makes for a smoother top surface over the sawdust mixture. Ron Ramsey http://www.carvedbyramsey.com -- From ron at carvedbyramsey.com Tue Aug 19 18:42:51 2008 From: ron at carvedbyramsey.com (Ramsey) Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:42:51 -0700 Subject: [Woodcarver] Outdoor carvings Message-ID: I would concur that the Sikkens system is probably the best "clear" surface type finish that I have used. (as opposed to a penetrating oil finish) The Cetol 1 can be used by itself as a penetrating sealer but the Cetol 2 on top is more like a varnish. The caveats are: It stinks really bad. It takes up to two days per coat to dry. You need to apply at least three coats. It's shiny. The "clear" is not really clear but has a kind of off yellow brown tint to it to protect it from UV rays. If the carving is facing east or north or it only gets a couple of hours of sun per day it's a great finish. You can only expect about 7 or 8 years on south and west facing exposures in sunny climates. On siding it's easy to sand and refinish but on a carving with many recesses it can be a nightmare to refinish. UV rays are the worst enemy of clear finishes. I guess 7 or 8 years isn't too bad. The best latex paint in the same full sun exposure is only good for about 12 years. An oil sealer such as Preservawood is easier to maintain but ONLY if the owner of the carving is up to re-sealing it every two years.. If they are not, the Sikkens would be a better finish.The Preservawood also has a tint to protect it from the UV. I have also heard of the West System that wooden boat owners swear by. Has anyone of you used this finish? Ron Ramsey http://www.carvedbyramsey.com One suggestion was latex paint for color. I have a cedar clapboard house in Maine, near the coast, that has a clear coat of Sikkens Cetol on it. Look this stuff up and try it. My cedar, 15 years or so after the initial coat, is still like new on all but the worst weather side. No graying, no staining, just nice brown cedar. I highly recommend it! It is a 2 part product that needs an original undercoat, then a finish coat. The finish coat is what you renew when it finally needs it. The top coat also is available in some "wood-type" colors beside clear. Vic H -- From wdcvrrip at comcast.net Mon Aug 18 16:14:48 2008 From: wdcvrrip at comcast.net (WdcvrRip@comcast.net) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:14:48 +0000 Subject: [Woodcarver] W3E Exchange Message-ID: <081820082014.24734.48A9D838000389D90000609E22070029539F079D9D900C0B99@comcast.net> Hi Steve, A great looking shelf sitter arrived today to add to my W3E collection. Thanks for a delightfully carved Mountain Man. And thanks to Matt Kelley for making this possible. Rip From whitwood at fairpoint.net Wed Aug 20 17:59:50 2008 From: whitwood at fairpoint.net (Marcia Berkall) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:59:50 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Wednesday Woodcarver Chat Message-ID: <20080820215947.70C2B1C08FC@smtp0.av-mx.com> Join in on the fun!!! For informative and fun REAL TIME conversations with a number of the carvers on "The List", come to the Woodcarver chats. We don't always talk about carving, but if anyone has a question or comment, we can get serious in a hurry. Get to know the people behind the names. And bring you carving questions with you!!! We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30 PM Eastern and on Sundays at 4:30 PM Eastern. If you are NOT using an IRC chat program, I think you will like these simplified instructions!!! Just click on one of the links below...either will take you directly to #Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_williamslake.html?chan=#Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_stopover.html?chan=#woodcarverchat This may take a LONG time to load!!!!!!! Don't give up. When it finally does load, you will be asked to type in a nickname.....then click connect, and wait a little bit longer. The chat screen will open. Type something in the narrow horizontal space just below the chat screen and hit you enter key. Nothing to it! :) If you are using WebTV or still have trouble getting there, one of these links will work...we just save them as a last resort in case all other links don't work: http://63.79.14.90/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://cobra-ip1.vipershells.com/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://stopover.ky.us.starlink-irc.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi (This one will have the fastest connection) Type in a nickname where it says"nickname"i Where is says, "channel", type in #woodcarverchat (don't forget the #). ******* If you are using an mIRC chat program: 1. Log onto your ISP. 2. Open mIRC. You should see a box "mIRC Options". If you don't then click on View then on "Options" Fill in the information there...you do NOT have to put in your real name or email address. For security purposes, make them up. Do put in the nickname you want and an alternative. 4. Click on the button with the sunburst icon, just to the right of the button that says, "Connect to Server". Where it says "IRC Network", scroll down until you see "Starlink-IRC" and highlight that so it shows in the window. There is also a Starlink network, so make sure that the one you select has the "IRC" after it. Now click on the arrow next to the IRC server window. That will list a number of Starlink-IRC servers....select one of them. The Starlink-IRC random server will automatically pick one of the servers for you, so you can use that one. With one of the Starlink-IRC servers in the window, click on "Connect to Server" If the Starlink Random Server is not in your mirc program you can add it: Click the "add" button. Where it says "Description" type "Starlink Random Server" Where it says "IRC Server" type IRC.STARLINK-IRC.ORG Port should be 6664,6665,6666,6667,6668,6669 (all of those with no spaces between them) and "Group" is Starlink-IRC 5. Once connected, you'll see lots of scrolling text. 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URL: From raymighells at verizon.net Thu Aug 21 14:54:04 2008 From: raymighells at verizon.net (Ray Mighells) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:54:04 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Fw: THE LAWS OF ULTIMATE REALITY Message-ID: <001501c903bf$491f1360$2e01a8c0@raymighells> ----- Original Message ----- From: Frankco at btinternet.com To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:46 PM Subject: THE LAWS OF ULTIMATE REALITY THE LAWS OF ULTIMATE REALITY & Law of Mechanical Repair After your hands become coated with grease , your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee. & Law of Gravity Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner. & Law of Probability The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act. & Law of Random Numbers If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal and someone always answers. & Law of the Alibi If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tyre, the very next morning you will have a flat tyre. & Variation Law If you change lines in a queue (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now (works every time). & Law of the Bath/Shower When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings. & Law of Close Encounters The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with. & Law of the Result When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will. & Law of Biomechanics The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach. & Law of the Theatre At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last. & The Starbucks Law As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold. & Murphy's Law of Lockers If there are only two people in a gym locker room, they will have adjacent lockers. & Law of Physical Surfaces The chances of an open-faced sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug. & Law of Logical Argument Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about. & Brown's Law of Physical Appearance If the shoe fits, it's ugly. & Oliver's Law of Public Speaking A closed mouth gathers no feet. & Wilson's Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it. & Doctors' Law If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there you'll feel better. 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LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: mvickie1m at juno.com To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Outdoor carvings Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello Joe Thanks for doing my tools. Can not drive right now. Need my tools. I'm sending $14.00 +14.00 more for shipping. In the mail today. If its more for shipping, just let me know. Thank you. Vickie. ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find a massage therapy school near you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Thu Aug 21 17:18:33 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:18:33 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <20080821.145920.9424.0@webmail04.dca.untd.com> <004301c903c2$c74de740$5907140a@Joe> Message-ID: <007e01c903d3$774d30a0$5907140a@Joe> Thank, I will ship. *********************** Sorry, I didn't mean to send that to the List. As long as I did though, what's everyone been working on? Is woodcarving part of your summer fun? I just got a couple of small things going, like finishing a small plaque and a couple of cane segments for the GOW. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From springer1424 at msn.com Thu Aug 21 17:31:25 2008 From: springer1424 at msn.com (STEPHEN SPRINGER) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:31:25 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? In-Reply-To: <20080821.145920.9424.0@webmail04.dca.untd.com><004301c903c2$c74de740$5907140a@Joe> <007e01c903d3$774d30a0$5907140a@Joe> References: <20080821.145920.9424.0@webmail04.dca.untd.com><004301c903c2$c74de740$5907140a@Joe> <007e01c903d3$774d30a0$5907140a@Joe> Message-ID: Hi Joe, I'm carving a set of Submarine Dolphins. Got a set from the woodcarvers in Rota Spain in the 60's. Have since found out that they were machine carved. This project has introduced me to a whole new challenge as to different angles ect. Being a Submarine sailor this is a labor of love. Steve As long as I did though, what's everyone been working on? Is woodcarving part of your summer fun? I just got a couple of small things going, like finishing a small plaque and a couple of cane segments for the GOW. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevenfklein at sbcglobal.net Thu Aug 21 18:18:27 2008 From: stevenfklein at sbcglobal.net (Steve Klein) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:18:27 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? In-Reply-To: <007e01c903d3$774d30a0$5907140a@Joe> References: <20080821.145920.9424.0@webmail04.dca.untd.com> <004301c903c2$c74de740$5907140a@Joe> <007e01c903d3$774d30a0$5907140a@Joe> Message-ID: <48ADE9B3.402@sbcglobal.net> As long as you asked: I am trying to do some chairs like Jan's. Large wood pieces like Jan uses, 2 x 16's are not available where I live. I tried to glue 2x8's together. I tried pressure treated green without the arsnic, but the wood is very soft and will not carve in the cross grain very well. So now I am trying western red cedar. Also not good in the cross grain. Yes, my tools are sharp, but the wood seams to crush. Does anyone have any experience carving red cedar? What did you do in the cross grain? I am trying to do hair on the wood spirits. I also did a mermaid in the green wood. Steve Joe Dillett wrote: > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > > As long as I did though, what's everyone been working on? Is > woodcarving part of your summer fun? > > I just got a couple of small things going, like finishing a small > plaque and a couple of cane segments for the GOW. > > Joe Dillett > The Carving Shop > 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 > Somonauk, IL. 60552 > > stinfo/woodcarver ____________________________________________________________ Click for free info on online masters degrees and make up to $150K/ year http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nNjcgzNX5fEoW6qCaYEhsVqUmDOduWQUqvW3m64e47qCQlC/ From martin_leenhouts at yahoo.com Thu Aug 21 18:29:18 2008 From: martin_leenhouts at yahoo.com (Martin Leenhouts) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:29:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? In-Reply-To: <007e01c903d3$774d30a0$5907140a@Joe> Message-ID: <231473.15839.qm@web52408.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Hi Joe and all, I'm working on chip carving a wine bottle holder. The design is a pretty intricate Celtic Knot pattern. My goal is to finish it by the end of this coming weekend! ? Making chips with you, Marty www.MyChipCarving.com Free chip carving?patterns, lessons, and more - http://www.mychipcarving.com/Chip_Carving/Pages/chip_carving_free_eletter.htm --- On Thu, 8/21/08, Joe Dillett wrote: From: Joe Dillett Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? To: "[Woodcarver]" Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 4:18 PM Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jackcarves at juno.com Thu Aug 21 21:12:33 2008 From: jackcarves at juno.com (jackcarves at juno.com) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:12:33 -0700 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Message-ID: <20080821.181314.-3996201.2.jackcarves@juno.com> Joe, I've been really busy. I jjust started back to school - this will be my last year working as a school counselor. This summer I have been teaching a lot- at the NEWR, at my house, and at the Woodcraft store in Harrisburg, PA. I offered a two day class to carve a miniature puffin at my home studio. I designed the pattern, cut the blanks, and then instructed a group of five people in the carving. It was great fun. I'm working now on completing three of the puffins, painting a set of six miniature mallard duck decoys, completing another western sandpiper and preparing a group of purple sandpipers for a show in September. I will be going to a show in Chincoteague, VA over the Labor Day weekend. If anyone on the list is in that area, please stop by my display. Keep on carving, everyone. Jack Miller Please visit my new Picturetrail album at http://www.picturetrail.com/carvingjack. Carvingjack Miller Hanover, PA ____________________________________________________________ Criminal Lawyers - Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3oGdgcESKiL90vN8eVM3qWWHP685TNI1VT77NpdUWATWvBkk/ From lowvillecarver at yahoo.com Thu Aug 21 19:01:28 2008 From: lowvillecarver at yahoo.com (Patti Landmann) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:01:28 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Message-ID: <538565.87089.qm@web53506.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Hi Steve, After my class with Jan last year, I went thru the same exercise you are doing. I went up to the Amish sawmill and tried to get something of that size. The only thing he had was cottonwood. Come back in a week he said and I will have what you want. I got enough for three chairs for about $23.00. Have carved one and someday will care the rest. Not quite as nice as the wood Jan brought to Joe's but not bad either. Neither have been outside as neither have a finish on them but they look great in my shop. Did not experience crushing but it is more prone to being stringy or leaving feathers than Jan's wood or basswood. Have carved a bunch of cottonwood bark but this was the first for me with cottonwood planks. Couldn't pass up the possibility it would carve for that price. Patti Landmann lowvillecarver at yahoo.com http://www.picturetrail.com/lowvillecarver.............for carvings, family and more http://lagrandmama.blogspot.com/...........for my Grandma experiences http://picasaweb.google.com/lowvillecarver...........for Bird, Deer & Flower Photos from our house http://www.centuryinter.net/treasures/.........for my old dated web site,still good stuff: ----- Original Message ---- From: Steve Klein To: [Woodcarver] Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:18:27 PM Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html As long as you asked: I am trying to do some chairs like Jan's. Large wood pieces like Jan uses, 2 x 16's are not available where I live. I tried to glue 2x8's together. I tried pressure treated green without the arsnic, but the wood is very soft and will not carve in the cross grain very well. So now I am trying western red cedar. Also not good in the cross grain. Yes, my tools are sharp, but the wood seams to crush. Does anyone have any experience carving red cedar? What did you do in the cross grain? I am trying to do hair on the wood spirits. I also did a mermaid in the green wood. Steve Joe Dillett wrote: > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > > As long as I did though, what's everyone been working on? Is > woodcarving part of your summer fun? > > I just got a couple of small things going, like finishing a small > plaque and a couple of cane segments for the GOW. > > Joe Dillett > The Carving Shop > 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 > Somonauk, IL. 60552 > > stinfo/woodcarver ____________________________________________________________ Click for free info on online masters degrees and make up to $150K/ year http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nNjcgzNX5fEoW6qCaYEhsVqUmDOduWQUqvW3m64e47qCQlC/ _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pilsl at uniontel.net Thu Aug 21 19:28:05 2008 From: pilsl at uniontel.net (Al and Sue Pilsl) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:28:05 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <20080821.181314.-3996201.2.jackcarves@juno.com> Message-ID: <004b01c903e5$9024e160$6a04010a@owner91e44e52d> Hello Everyone, Just finished 2 of those golf ball thingy/caricatures--they are in our Picturetrail--Recent carvings section. Also am working on a Cottonwood bark spirit, and am in the process of chainsaw carving a 4 foot bear and a large garden mushroom. Not much carving this summer--too busy--but more than usual for Summer. Al Pilsl >From Beautiful Hancock, WI pilsl at uniontel.net Please feel free to look at our work at www.picturetrail.com/dicka From stevenfklein at sbcglobal.net Thu Aug 21 19:43:59 2008 From: stevenfklein at sbcglobal.net (Steve Klein) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:43:59 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] wood for chairs What have you been working on? In-Reply-To: <538565.87089.qm@web53506.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <538565.87089.qm@web53506.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <48ADFDBF.8010707@sbcglobal.net> Hi Patti, 3 chairs for $23 is a good price. My old neighbor retired and we see him occationally. He moved up near Mercer, Wisconsin. He told me he could get some wood in 2x16 white pine. When he checked it out, he was told $75 for a 8 foot piece. 2 could make 3 chairs. He is about 300 miles from me. That is 600 miles round trip with about 12 hours of driving. How many gallons of gas? He told me the next time he is in town, he will bring me some. But that my not be for a while. I am wondering if changing the grind of my v-tool to leading wings might slice and not push the grain. Steve Patti Landmann wrote: > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Hi Steve, > > After my class with Jan last year, I went thru the same exercise you > are doing. I went up to the Amish sawmill and tried to get something > of that size. The only thing he had was cottonwood. Come back in a > week he said and I will have what you want. I got enough for three > chairs for about $23.00. Have carved one and someday will care the > rest. Not quite as nice as the wood Jan brought to Joe's but not bad > either. Neither have been outside as neither have a finish on them > but they look great in my shop. > > Did not experience crushing but it is more prone to being stringy or > leaving feathers than Jan's wood or basswood. Have carved a bunch of > cottonwood bark but this was the first for me with cottonwood planks. > Couldn't pass up the possibility it would carve for that price. > > Patti Landmann > lowvillecarver at yahoo.com > > http://www.picturetrail.com/lowvillecarver.............for carvings, > family and more > http://lagrandmama.blogspot.com/...........for my Grandma experiences > http://picasaweb.google.com/lowvillecarver...........for Bird, Deer & > Flower Photos from our house > http://www.centuryinter.net/treasures/.........for my old dated web > site,still good stuff: > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Steve Klein > To: [Woodcarver] > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:18:27 PM > Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > As long as you asked: > > I am trying to do some chairs like Jan's. Large wood pieces like Jan > uses, 2 x 16's are not available where I live. I tried to glue 2x8's > together. I tried pressure treated green without the arsnic, but the > wood is very soft and will not carve in the cross grain very well. So > now I am trying western red cedar. Also not good in the cross grain. > Yes, my tools are sharp, but the wood seams to crush. > Does anyone have any experience carving red cedar? > What did you do in the cross grain? I am trying to do hair on the wood > spirits. I also did a mermaid in the green wood. > > Steve > > > Joe Dillett wrote: > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > > > > > > As long as I did though, what's everyone been working on? Is > > woodcarving part of your summer fun? > > > > I just got a couple of small things going, like finishing a small > > plaque and a couple of cane segments for the GOW. > > > > Joe Dillett > > The Carving Shop > > 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 > > Somonauk, IL. 60552 > > > > stinfo/woodcarver ____________________________________________________________ Easy-to-use, advanced features, flexible phone systems. Click here for more info. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3ohtabknUooECFGoasfvt8ecgP7PZgCRrGyThB0tw7hiwKta/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lowvillecarver at yahoo.com Thu Aug 21 20:06:39 2008 From: lowvillecarver at yahoo.com (Patti Landmann) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:06:39 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Woodcarver] wood for chairs What have you been working on? Message-ID: <15033.58867.qm@web53502.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Steve, My husband just reminded me that the Amish fellow said they use cottonwood in their buildings all the time but always inside as it does not weather well if left to the elements. So,,,,,,perhaps it is really not a great buy at all if you plan to leave them outside 24/7. Patti Landmann lowvillecarver at yahoo.com http://www.picturetrail.com/lowvillecarver.............for carvings, family and more http://lagrandmama.blogspot.com/...........for my Grandma experiences http://picasaweb.google.com/lowvillecarver...........for Bird, Deer & Flower Photos from our house http://www.centuryinter.net/treasures/.........for my old dated web site,still good stuff: ----- Original Message ---- From: Steve Klein To: [Woodcarver] Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:43:59 PM Subject: [Woodcarver] wood for chairs What have you been working on? Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html Hi Patti, 3 chairs for $23 is a good price. My old neighbor retired and we see him occationally. He moved up near Mercer, Wisconsin. He told me he could get some wood in 2x16 white pine. When he checked it out, he was told $75 for a 8 foot piece. 2 could make 3 chairs. He is about 300 miles from me. That is 600 miles round trip with about 12 hours of driving. How many gallons of gas? He told me the next time he is in town, he will bring me some. But that my not be for a while. I am wondering if changing the grind of my v-tool to leading wings might slice and not push the grain. . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donpbk at yahoo.com Thu Aug 21 20:30:39 2008 From: donpbk at yahoo.com (Donna Menke) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:30:39 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Message-ID: <860738.69287.qm@web54307.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Just got back from a week with my grown daughter in Colorado, climbing a 14er and watching her race bicycles. Before that I was at Carve-Fest in Minnesota, where I had a great time. Before that I spent 2 weeks with my 86 year old Dad watching him mow the lawn on his prized John Deere tractor- less than 1/4 acre- including the house-lol. While there I did a carving demo at the West Springfield Woodcraft store where they treated me like a queen and asked if I'd be interested in teaching a band saw box class at the Connecticut Woodworking School next year. Duh, does a duck have lips! Life for a 62 year old woman just doesn't get much better than that. Oh yeah- not to forget the week long carving cruise to Alaska at the end of September to prepare for. I am one lucky woman. Next year the featured carving teacher will be Wayne Barton and the trip to the North East of North America. Lucky man- he deserves it. You asked! Donna Menke http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book ----- Original Message ---- > From: Joe Dillett > To: [Woodcarver] > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:18:33 PM > Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > Thank, I will ship. > *********************** > Sorry, I didn't mean to send that to the List. > > As long as I did though, what's everyone been working on? Is woodcarving > part of your summer fun? > > I just got a couple of small things going, like finishing a small plaque > and a couple of cane segments for the GOW. > > Joe Dillett > The Carving Shop > 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite > 3 > Somonauk, IL. 60552 > > (815) 498-9290 phone > (815) 498-9249 fax > http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business > web site] > http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask > Joe' column] > http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett > ****************************************************************** From donpbk at yahoo.com Thu Aug 21 20:32:42 2008 From: donpbk at yahoo.com (Donna Menke) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:32:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Message-ID: <444967.53328.qm@web54302.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Got pics? Stephen, I'm doing dolphins for some of my classes now so I would be interested in seeing what you are working on. Donna Menke http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book ----- Original Message ---- > From: STEPHEN SPRINGER > To: [Woodcarver] > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:31:25 PM > Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > Hi Joe, > I'm carving a set of Submarine Dolphins. Got a set from the woodcarvers in > Rota Spain in the 60's. Have since found out that they were machine carved. This > > project has introduced me to a whole new challenge as to different angles ect. > Being a Submarine sailor this is a labor of love. > Steve > As long as I did though, what's everyone been working on? Is woodcarving part > of your summer fun? > > I just got a couple of small things going, like finishing a small plaque and a > couple of cane segments for the GOW. From JJellies at aol.com Thu Aug 21 20:37:18 2008 From: JJellies at aol.com (JJellies at aol.com) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:37:18 EDT Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Message-ID: Busy summer, but a bit of time toward wood. I remarried last October so we hosted a big family get together last month to celebrate. One son graduated college, another almost there. Working on a few woodspirits in cottonwood bark, a walnut mission style end table to match a coffee table I made and a big push in metalwork and jewelry. I'm thinking in the next year to start mixing wood and precious metal. I'm still pretty green at it, self taught (like my carving) and not an "art" jeweler but I get a kick out of it. :-) John (Jack) Jellies http://www.tinyshinytreasures.etsy.com http://web.mac.com/dustymustache/iWeb/ ************** It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. 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I guess it is for the same reasons that me and chip carving don't agree..... and have been teaching classes 2x a week for the nyc parks dept, going on my second year now. we do all types of things, whatever my students wish to tackle and I give guidance and prepare their wood and cutouts, teach them sharpening and advise them as to their techniques and finishing. I have also been working with an antique wholesaler and currently am restoring an 1840 gothic table in walnut which I will put together a pictoral of when finished, should be sometime this or next week, involved lots of gothic tracery carvings to replace missing parts, recently finished up restoring a mahogany 100 year old table with classical shells, leaves, lions heads, lions paw feet. That came out great!!! Keeping some old carvers work alive for the next generations to enjoy is very inspiring and educational for me. On the more personal front, I recently came across a wonderful pic of my great-great-grandfather circa 1900 in which he is wearing a top hat, long double-breasted overcoat with chest medal, cravat, wingtips and leaning on a cane and have just started an 18x10" relief portrait in walnut. This one is near and dear to my heart and hope to do it justice. Maura Carving in NYC _www.carvinginnyc.com_ (http://www.carvinginnyc.com/) _http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso_ (http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso) **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oldon at earthlink.net Thu Aug 21 22:07:00 2008 From: oldon at earthlink.net (Ol' Don) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:07:00 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] W3E Thank you!! Message-ID: <000901c903fb$cbc3a100$6502a8c0@D535RW71> Evenn' all, We're home for a short while before heading back on the road again and the timing was perfect, for when I brought the mail in a Carolina Wren came in the house with me. No... it wasn't flying but it sure looks like it could have. This realistically carved bird (and wrens are one of my favorite birds) was created and sent to be added to our collection by Dick Milholm. Our sincerest thanks, Dick!! It's a beautiful addition to our ever growing collection of carvings. And thanks to friend Matt Kelley for the effort he puts in to making all this possible. "Ol' Don" Burgdorf http://mycarvingclub.com/OlDonBurgdorf You're invited to visit my studio/gallery at http://artofdon.com for a visual tour of wood carvings and paintings as well as information about my workshops, portfolios and CDs of original patterns created for woodcarvers. For carving helps visit http://www.PictureTrail.com/carveroldon Leiper's Fork, TN carving club -- http://artofdon.com/Club.htm From springer1424 at msn.com Fri Aug 22 06:41:16 2008 From: springer1424 at msn.com (STEPHEN SPRINGER) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:41:16 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? In-Reply-To: <444967.53328.qm@web54302.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <444967.53328.qm@web54302.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Photo E-mail Play slideshow | Download images Hi Donna, This is a picture of my first attempt. Finish is Min Wax Cherry. Used 3/4" basswood by 27" long. The boat in the center has an additional piece of wood glued on to make a one and a half inch section. Hardest part of the project is getting the two Dolphins to look the same. I am doing a few more for some shipmates so will work on the on that. Regards, Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Menke To: [Woodcarver] Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html Got pics? Stephen, I'm doing dolphins for some of my classes now so I would be interested in seeing what you are working on. Donna Menke http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book ----- Original Message ---- > From: STEPHEN SPRINGER > > To: [Woodcarver] > > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:31:25 PM > Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > Hi Joe, > I'm carving a set of Submarine Dolphins. Got a set from the woodcarvers in > Rota Spain in the 60's. Have since found out that they were machine carved. This > > project has introduced me to a whole new challenge as to different angles ect. > Being a Submarine sailor this is a labor of love. > Steve > As long as I did though, what's everyone been working on? Is woodcarving part > of your summer fun? > > I just got a couple of small things going, like finishing a small plaque and a > couple of cane segments for the GOW. _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver This MSN Photo E-mail slideshow will be available for 30 days. To share high quality pictures with your friends and family using MSN Photo E-mail, join MSN. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 842 bytes Desc: not available Url : -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Merrilee From: Linehan718 at aol.comDate: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:07:13 -0400To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.netSubject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Sometimes I feel like I slow down a bit in the summer but looking back on things I think I have stayed rather busy carving-wise............Well, this summer I attended the Newr, did a tramp art box, scrimshaw medallion and a dennis thorton caricature of a chickenhawk, all things that I had never tried before. I think they all came out pretty well. while I liked the tediousness of the scrimshaw work(I guess due to the historical aspects), the tramp art box got to me and I had to struggle thru it. I guess it is for the same reasons that me and chip carving don't agree..... and have been teaching classes 2x a week for the nyc parks dept, going on my second year now. we do all types of things, whatever my students wish to tackle and I give guidance and prepare their wood and cutouts, teach them sharpening and advise them as to their techniques and finishing. I have also been working with an antique wholesaler and currently am restoring an 1840 gothic table in walnut which I will put together a pictoral of when finished, should be sometime this or next week, involved lots of gothic tracery carvings to replace missing parts, recently finished up restoring a mahogany 100 year old table with classical shells, leaves, lions heads, lions paw feet. That came out great!!! Keeping some old carvers work alive for the next generations to enjoy is very inspiring and educational for me. On the more personal front, I recently came across a wonderful pic of my great-great-grandfather circa 1900 in which he is wearing a top hat, long double-breasted overcoat with chest medal, cravat, wingtips and leaning on a cane and have just started an 18x10" relief portrait in walnut. This one is near and dear to my heart and hope to do it justice. Maura Carving in NYCwww.carvinginnyc.comhttp://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. _________________________________________________________________ See what people are saying about Windows Live. Check out featured posts. http://www.windowslive.com/connect?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_connect2_082008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Fri Aug 22 09:25:53 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:25:53 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] Wood for outdoor chairs References: <20080821.145920.9424.0@webmail04.dca.untd.com> <004301c903c2$c74de740$5907140a@Joe><007e01c903d3$774d30a0$5907140a@Joe> <48ADE9B3.402@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <004701c9045a$9a415370$5907140a@Joe> Hi Steve, That pressure treated fur and western red cedar is difficult to carve. Even if you manage to make clean narrow cross-grain cuts they won't hold up with normal wear. The strength of those woods are in the long grain. Short grain segments will break out with normal wear. Other types of wood that are less expensive and hold detail about the same as basswood are poplar, willow, aspen, cottonwood. Sometimes you can find full 2-inch thick poplar in the lumber yards. They stock poplar for window sills. When painted these woods hold up reasonably to the weather. Mahogany would be an excellent choice for those chairs. Pattern shops sometimes have thick mahogany in wide widths. Some pattern shops would like to develop a relationship with a woodcarver to help them out with some of their carving needs. Menards, and those other type stores, generally have aspen shelving material glued up in wide boards at a reasonable price. You can easily glue several thicknesses together. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Klein" To: "[Woodcarver]" Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > As long as you asked: > > I am trying to do some chairs like Jan's. Large wood pieces like Jan > uses, 2 x 16's are not available where I live. I tried to glue 2x8's > together. I tried pressure treated green without the arsnic, but the > wood is very soft and will not carve in the cross grain very well. So now > I am trying western red cedar. Also not good in the cross grain. Yes, my > tools are sharp, but the wood seams to crush. > Does anyone have any experience carving red cedar? > What did you do in the cross grain? I am trying to do hair on the wood > spirits. I also did a mermaid in the green wood. > > Steve > > > Joe Dillett wrote: >> Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: >> http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html >> >> >> As long as I did though, what's everyone been working on? Is woodcarving >> part of your summer fun? >> I just got a couple of small things going, like finishing a small plaque >> and a couple of cane segments for the GOW. >> >> Joe Dillett >> The Carving Shop >> 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 >> Somonauk, IL. 60552 >> stinfo/woodcarver > > ____________________________________________________________ > Click for free info on online masters degrees and make up to $150K/ year > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nNjcgzNX5fEoW6qCaYEhsVqUmDOduWQUqvW3m64e47qCQlC/ > _______________________________________________ > Woodcarver mailing list > Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver > From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Fri Aug 22 09:32:14 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:32:14 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <20080821.181314.-3996201.2.jackcarves@juno.com> Message-ID: <005301c9045b$7cf90780$5907140a@Joe> Wow, Jack, you have been busy. I'm thinking that the need for woodcarving teachers will be strong over the next 10 years or so with the baby-boomers searching for something productive to occupy their time. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > Joe, I've been really busy. I jjust started back to school - this will > be my last year working as a school counselor. > This summer I have been teaching a lot- at the NEWR, at my house, and at > the Woodcraft store in Harrisburg, PA. I offered a two day class to > carve a miniature puffin at my home studio. I designed the pattern, cut > the blanks, and then instructed a group of five people in the carving. > It was great fun. I'm working now on completing three of the puffins, > painting a set of six miniature mallard duck decoys, completing another > western sandpiper and preparing a group of purple sandpipers for a show > in September. I will be going to a show in Chincoteague, VA over the > Labor Day weekend. If anyone on the list is in that area, please stop by > my display. > Keep on carving, everyone. > Jack Miller > > > Please visit my new Picturetrail album at > http://www.picturetrail.com/carvingjack. > Carvingjack Miller > Hanover, PA > > ____________________________________________________________ > Criminal Lawyers - Click here. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3oGdgcESKiL90vN8eVM3qWWHP685TNI1VT77NpdUWATWvBkk/ > _______________________________________________ > Woodcarver mailing list > Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver > From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Fri Aug 22 09:33:51 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:33:51 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <20080821.181314.-3996201.2.jackcarves@juno.com> <004b01c903e5$9024e160$6a04010a@owner91e44e52d> Message-ID: <005701c9045b$b7047ef0$5907140a@Joe> Hi Al, You wouldn't be a Packer Fan, would you? LOL Love all your work, especially the Packers. Thanks for sharing. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al and Sue Pilsl" To: "[Woodcarver]" Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > Hello Everyone, > > Just finished 2 of those golf ball thingy/caricatures--they are in our > Picturetrail--Recent carvings section. Also am working on a Cottonwood > bark spirit, and am in the process of chainsaw carving a 4 foot bear and a > large garden mushroom. Not much carving this summer--too busy--but more > than usual for Summer. > > Al Pilsl >>From Beautiful Hancock, WI > pilsl at uniontel.net > Please feel free to look at our work at > www.picturetrail.com/dicka > > _______________________________________________ > Woodcarver mailing list > Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Fri Aug 22 09:36:40 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:36:40 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <860738.69287.qm@web54307.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <006301c9045c$1c2d8f60$5907140a@Joe> Hi Donna, Yes, life is good. Nice to hear you're enjoying it. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Menke" To: "[Woodcarver]" Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > Just got back from a week with my grown daughter in Colorado, climbing a > 14er and watching her race bicycles. Before that I was at Carve-Fest in > Minnesota, where I had a great time. Before that I spent 2 weeks with my > 86 year old Dad watching him mow the lawn on his prized John Deere > tractor- less than 1/4 acre- including the house-lol. While there I did a > carving demo at the West Springfield Woodcraft store where they treated me > like a queen and asked if I'd be interested in teaching a band saw box > class at the Connecticut Woodworking School next year. Duh, does a duck > have lips! Life for a 62 year old woman just doesn't get much better than > that. > > Oh yeah- not to forget the week long carving cruise to Alaska at the end > of September to prepare for. I am one lucky woman. Next year the featured > carving teacher will be Wayne Barton and the trip to the North East of > North America. Lucky man- he deserves it. > You asked! > Donna Menke > http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com > Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book > > > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Joe Dillett >> To: [Woodcarver] >> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:18:33 PM >> Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? >> >> Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: >> http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html >> >> >> Thank, I will ship. >> *********************** >> Sorry, I didn't mean to send that to the List. >> >> As long as I did though, what's everyone been working on? Is woodcarving >> part of your summer fun? >> >> I just got a couple of small things going, like finishing a small plaque >> and a couple of cane segments for the GOW. >> >> Joe Dillett >> The Carving Shop >> 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite >> 3 >> Somonauk, IL. 60552 >> >> (815) 498-9290 phone >> (815) 498-9249 fax >> http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business >> web site] >> http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask >> Joe' column] >> http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett >> ****************************************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Woodcarver mailing list > Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver > From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Fri Aug 22 09:43:55 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:43:55 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: Message-ID: <007a01c9045d$1f489590$5907140a@Joe> Hi John (Jack) Jellies, I like the idea of mixing mediums also. Your idea of mixing precious metals with wood sounds interesting. Brings to mind one artist I saw years ago who did ebony turnings then inlayed thin sterling silver, mythical characters, around the turnings. He would hammer the soft sterling to expand to fit the cavity and give it the texture he wanted. As I recall he was making a good living at his art. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: JJellies at aol.com To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:37 PM Subject: Spam:***, Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Busy summer, but a bit of time toward wood. I remarried last October so we hosted a big family get together last month to celebrate. One son graduated college, another almost there. Working on a few woodspirits in cottonwood bark, a walnut mission style end table to match a coffee table I made and a big push in metalwork and jewelry. I'm thinking in the next year to start mixing wood and precious metal. I'm still pretty green at it, self taught (like my carving) and not an "art" jeweler but I get a kick out of it. :-) John (Jack) Jellies http://www.tinyshinytreasures.etsy.com http://web.mac.com/dustymustache/iWeb/ ************** It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. 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How many show up regularly and how many pop in about once a month? What type of things are they learning besides sharpening? Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Linehan718 at aol.com To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:07 PM Subject: Spam:****, Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sometimes I feel like I slow down a bit in the summer but looking back on things I think I have stayed rather busy carving-wise............Well, this summer I attended the Newr, did a tramp art box, scrimshaw medallion and a dennis thorton caricature of a chickenhawk, all things that I had never tried before. I think they all came out pretty well. while I liked the tediousness of the scrimshaw work(I guess due to the historical aspects), the tramp art box got to me and I had to struggle thru it. I guess it is for the same reasons that me and chip carving don't agree..... and have been teaching classes 2x a week for the nyc parks dept, going on my second year now. we do all types of things, whatever my students wish to tackle and I give guidance and prepare their wood and cutouts, teach them sharpening and advise them as to their techniques and finishing. I have also been working with an antique wholesaler and currently am restoring an 1840 gothic table in walnut which I will put together a pictoral of when finished, should be sometime this or next week, involved lots of gothic tracery carvings to replace missing parts, recently finished up restoring a mahogany 100 year old table with classical shells, leaves, lions heads, lions paw feet. That came out great!!! Keeping some old carvers work alive for the next generations to enjoy is very inspiring and educational for me. On the more personal front, I recently came across a wonderful pic of my great-great-grandfather circa 1900 in which he is wearing a top hat, long double-breasted overcoat with chest medal, cravat, wingtips and leaning on a cane and have just started an 18x10" relief portrait in walnut. This one is near and dear to my heart and hope to do it justice. Maura Carving in NYC www.carvinginnyc.com http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donpbk at yahoo.com Fri Aug 22 10:20:05 2008 From: donpbk at yahoo.com (Donna Menke) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:20:05 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Message-ID: <785738.21331.qm@web54305.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Jack- Enjoyed looking at your work- nice jewelry and spirits. The link to your other types of art didn't work for me, but the other 2 links did. I've often thought about joining band saw boxes with carving and jewelry/metals. I've done the carving on them but so far no metals. I think your work is definitely in the 'art' category- just not 'artsy'. That is a compliment. Donna Menke http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book ----- Original Message ---- > From: "JJellies at aol.com" > To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:37:18 PM > Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > Busy summer, but a bit of time toward wood. I remarried last October so we > hosted a big family get together last month to celebrate. One son graduated > college, another almost there. > > Working on a few woodspirits in cottonwood bark, a walnut mission style end > table to match a coffee table I made and a big push in metalwork and jewelry. > I'm thinking in the next year to start mixing wood and precious metal. I'm still > pretty green at it, self taught (like my carving) and not an "art" jeweler but I > get a kick out of it. > :-) > > John (Jack) Jellies > > http://www.tinyshinytreasures.etsy.com > http://web.mac.com/dustymustache/iWeb/ > > > > ************** > It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. > (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) From mrchipps1 at comcast.net Fri Aug 22 12:10:04 2008 From: mrchipps1 at comcast.net (mrchipps1 at comcast.net) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:10:04 +0000 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Message-ID: <082220081610.1720.48AEE4DC00026CAF000006B82216551406CE9C9F9F07080C9D03@comcast.net> Hi Joe, Did anyone ever chip carve aspen? I'm working on a love spoon, but I'm not in love with it because it is in aspen, which I discovered is much harder than basswood or butternut. I was told that it was fairly easy to carve, but nooooo. I have the bowl complete but the handle is flat in order to chip carve a design into it. Thanks, -- Dave for you, O Lord, has not forsaken those who seek you. Psalms 9:10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Fri Aug 22 12:35:04 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:35:04 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <082220081610.1720.48AEE4DC00026CAF000006B82216551406CE9C9F9F07080C9D03@comcast.net> Message-ID: <012601c90475$0824bd40$5907140a@Joe> Hi Dave, I have carved aspen, but not chip carved it. I expect it would be ok to chip carve because it is fairly good to carve. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, I would rate aspen to be 7.5. I carve a lot of aspen furniture, logs and slabs. I have found aspen to be as soft or a little softer then basswood. I would expect, as with any soft wood, your tools need to be extremely sharp to chip carve aspen. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: mrchipps1 at comcast.net To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 11:10 AM Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Joe, Did anyone ever chip carve aspen? I'm working on a love spoon, but I'm not in love with it because it is in aspen, which I discovered is much harder than basswood or butternut. I was told that it was fairly easy to carve, but nooooo. I have the bowl complete but the handle is flat in order to chip carve a design into it. Thanks, -- Dave for you, O Lord, has not forsaken those who seek you. Psalms 9:10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charlestrella at hotmail.com Fri Aug 22 13:26:02 2008 From: charlestrella at hotmail.com (Charles Trella) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:26:02 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey - I don't post here very often but saw Maura's and Merilee's posts and thought I'd pipe up. I've spent much of my summer in the WCI Forum where I've been asked to help as a moderator. (Heh heh - I guess they don't realize that I just talk a great game and carve very little. ) Went to NEWR with my daughter Celine and had a fab time. We did bark houses, bark woodspirits, and started chip carved canes/walking sticks. I'm with Maura - don't think I have the patience for chip carving. I'll give it another go at some point though. Been carving up some of those 5 min wizards from the Summer WCI issue. They're a blast. Also picked up Park Gargac's Christmas Elf DVD and I'm champing at the bit to do one. BUT - I am also champing at the bit to do a greenman relief. So many projects and so little time. Plus - I still have to complete my bark spirit and house from NEWR. Ugh!!! I also got the change to take a trip to Bethlehem PA to visit Mark Yundt (active carver up on the WCI board who does some amazing work for churches and high end architectural carvings). VERY inspiring. Look him up on Google and check out his site and his carving. Merrilee wrote: "The only thing I've gotten done this summer was a relief of my son's house during Elain and Fred Stenmans's class in Evart and then when Mom was in the hospital for 13 days I carved 15 pins and finished up 4 that had been started. Doesn't seem like a lot when I look at them but it sure did keep me busy while sitting and watching her sleep!" Hey Merilee - hope your mom is doing a lot better. We all missed you at NEWR. Hopefully we'll see you there next year. Well - I guess that's it for me. I spend most of my online time up on the WCI site, but I lurk out here on many other lists so maybe we'll cross paths elsewhere. Cheers ChuckT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My carvers report back to me and say they really like the aspen. I have a man who chips aspen all the time and doesn't seem to have any problems doing it. Perhaps you got a bad piece or two or it is a different type of aspen in your part of the country. I dunno, go figure. Maura Carving in NYC _www.carvinginnyc.com_ (http://www.carvinginnyc.com/) _http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso_ (http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso) **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donpbk at yahoo.com Fri Aug 22 17:20:17 2008 From: donpbk at yahoo.com (Donna Menke) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:20:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Message-ID: <160370.55577.qm@web54303.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Looks good from what I can see in the small pic. I couldn't make it larger. The finish is really nice, I'll have to try that sometime. Is it solvent based? I like it. Donna Menke http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book ----- Original Message ---- > From: STEPHEN SPRINGER > To: [Woodcarver] > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 5:41:16 AM > Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > Photo E-mail Play slideshow | Download images > Hi Donna, > This is a picture of my first attempt. Finish is Min Wax Cherry. Used 3/4" > basswood by 27" long. The boat in the center has an additional piece of wood > glued on to make a one and a half inch section. Hardest part of the project is > getting the two Dolphins to look the same. I am doing a few more for some > shipmates so will work on the on that. > Regards, > Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Donna Menke > To: [Woodcarver] > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:32 PM > Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > Got pics? Stephen, I'm doing dolphins for some of my classes now so I would be > interested in seeing what you are working on. > > Donna Menke > http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com > Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: STEPHEN SPRINGER > > To: [Woodcarver] > > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:31:25 PM > > Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > > > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > > > > Hi Joe, > > I'm carving a set of Submarine Dolphins. Got a set from the woodcarvers in > > Rota Spain in the 60's. Have since found out that they were machine carved. > This > > > > project has introduced me to a whole new challenge as to different angles > ect. > > Being a Submarine sailor this is a labor of love. > > Steve > > As long as I did though, what's everyone been working on? Is woodcarving > part > > of your summer fun? > > > > I just got a couple of small things going, like finishing a small plaque and > a > > couple of cane segments for the GOW. > > _______________________________________________ > Woodcarver mailing list > Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver > > This MSN Photo E-mail slideshow will be available for 30 > days. > To share high quality pictures with your friends and family using MSN > Photo E-mail, join MSN. From donpbk at yahoo.com Fri Aug 22 17:32:56 2008 From: donpbk at yahoo.com (Donna Menke) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:32:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Message-ID: <130051.96999.qm@web54305.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Ditto to what Maura and Joe said. What you bought as aspen may indeed not be aspen. Donna Menke http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book ----- Original Message ---- > From: "Linehan718 at aol.com" > To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:14:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > I find aspen to be a very soft carving wood, so much so that I recommend it > to my carvers because you can't get any basswood around my part of NYC. It > carves beautifully with sharp tools. Perhaps its a bit more grainy than > basswood but tends to crush less also. My carvers report back to me and > say they really like the aspen. I have a man who chips aspen all the time > and doesn't seem to have any problems doing it. Perhaps you got a bad > piece or two or it is a different type of aspen in your part of the > country. I dunno, go figure. > > Maura Carving in NYC > www.carvinginnyc.com > http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. From jancarves3 at rogers.com Fri Aug 22 17:34:14 2008 From: jancarves3 at rogers.com (Jan Oegema) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:34:14 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: Message-ID: <004101c9049e$d323ea60$763afd63@your27e1513d96> What is the best to put on salad spoons and forks ?? Woodbutcher Jan You are invited to check out my website.. http://www.janscarvingstudio.com Also take a look at my picture trail albums ... http://www.picturetrail.com/woodbutcher http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/ http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/pdfdownloads/2082ChristmasGnome.pdf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scrimshaw at aptalaska.net Fri Aug 22 17:42:25 2008 From: scrimshaw at aptalaska.net (Steve Lankerd Sr) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:42:25 -0800 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <004101c9049e$d323ea60$763afd63@your27e1513d96> Message-ID: <59135A448C8B4ECCBD31387E2BB2142E@zuke1> I'm sorry Jan...can't pass this up.... I put lettuce, tomatoes, radishes etc... :) Best Regards, Steve Steve Lankerd Sr Metlakatla, Alaska http://www.stevelankerdstudio.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan Oegema To: [Woodcarver] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What is the best to put on salad spoons and forks ?? 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Woodbutcher Jan You are invited to check out my website.. http://www.janscarvingstudio.com Also take a look at my picture trail albums ... http://www.picturetrail.com/woodbutcher http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/ http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/pdfdownloads/2082ChristmasGnome.pdf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Fri Aug 22 18:08:04 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:08:04 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <004101c9049e$d323ea60$763afd63@your27e1513d96> Message-ID: <021e01c904a3$8ca9fa20$5907140a@Joe> What is the best to put on salad spoons and forks ?? Woodbutcher Jan ****************************************************** Salad Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Fri Aug 22 18:09:37 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:09:37 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <004101c9049e$d323ea60$763afd63@your27e1513d96> Message-ID: <023101c904a3$c44a6500$5907140a@Joe> What is the best to put on salad spoons and forks ?? Woodbutcher Jan ***************************** hehehe Couldn't resist ..... Jan, there is a salad oil finish made for food products. I believe it is called Salad Oil Finish. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From martin_leenhouts at yahoo.com Fri Aug 22 18:44:25 2008 From: martin_leenhouts at yahoo.com (Martin Leenhouts) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:44:25 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? In-Reply-To: <082220081610.1720.48AEE4DC00026CAF000006B82216551406CE9C9F9F07080C9D03@comcast.net> Message-ID: <327006.55779.qm@web52408.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Hi Dave, I've tried chip carving aspen. It can be done but yes, it is harder than basswood, without a doubt. Keep your design with small enough chips and maybe you will be able to do it. If the chips look too big, split 'em to a size that is chipable. Good luck, Marty www.MyChipCarving.com --- On Fri, 8/22/08, mrchipps1 at comcast.net wrote: From: mrchipps1 at comcast.net Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 11:10 AM Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From martin_leenhouts at yahoo.com Fri Aug 22 18:46:47 2008 From: martin_leenhouts at yahoo.com (Martin Leenhouts) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:46:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? In-Reply-To: <012601c90475$0824bd40$5907140a@Joe> Message-ID: <768426.33923.qm@web52403.mail.re2.yahoo.com> There you have it, Dave. Some aspen is softer than basswood as Joe has experienced. The aspen piece I chip carved was harder than most basswood I carve. Just goes to show you that not all pieces of one specie of wood are created equal :-) Marty www.MyChipCarving.com --- On Fri, 8/22/08, Joe Dillett wrote: From: Joe Dillett Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? To: "[Woodcarver]" Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 11:35 AM Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevenfklein at sbcglobal.net Fri Aug 22 18:48:30 2008 From: stevenfklein at sbcglobal.net (Steve Klein) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:48:30 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? In-Reply-To: <021e01c904a3$8ca9fa20$5907140a@Joe> References: <004101c9049e$d323ea60$763afd63@your27e1513d96> <021e01c904a3$8ca9fa20$5907140a@Joe> Message-ID: <48AF423E.1060308@sbcglobal.net> Hi Jan, On the cooking spoons that I made for Kitty, she put walnut oil on them. Remember, some people are alergic to nut oils, but fortunately, we are not. Steve Joe Dillett wrote: > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > What is the best to put on salad spoons and forks ?? > Woodbutcher Jan > ****************************************************** > Salad > > Joe Dillett > The Carving Shop > 645 E. 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Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html From jancarves3 at rogers.com Fri Aug 22 19:48:34 2008 From: jancarves3 at rogers.com (Jan Oegema) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:48:34 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <004101c9049e$d323ea60$763afd63@your27e1513d96> <59135A448C8B4ECCBD31387E2BB2142E@zuke1> Message-ID: <002101c904b1$97da2bf0$763afd63@your27e1513d96> I'm sorry Jan...can't pass this up.... I put lettuce, tomatoes, radishes etc... :) Best Regards, Steve Steve Lankerd Sr Metlakatla, Alaska +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Smart A#@%^ Woodbutcher Jan You are invited to check out my website.. http://www.janscarvingstudio.com Also take a look at my picture trail albums ... http://www.picturetrail.com/woodbutcher http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/ http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/pdfdownloads/2082ChristmasGnome.pdf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I sometimes feel like it stiffles my own creativity but I figure it at least keeps me carving...and it does pay well..anyway a bit about the class. It is a year-round class which only breaks when I go on my yearly carving adventures or on my family vacations. It runs Mon and Friday morns from 9 till noon or later depending on who wants to hang out. they are trying to get me to add wed morns also...we'll see. It is funded by a grant which originally was meant to benefit seniors but we have opened it up to anyone over 18 now. This class cost seniors 10$!!!! a year and everyone else $50!!!! a year. Thank Goodness my salary comes from the parks dept. I am not an employee but technically, a consultant. 75% of the carvers are retired with the rest being 45+. once in a blue moon we will get someone in their 20's or 30's but their work/school schedules prevent them from any sort of regular attendance. The space provided for it is a general purpose arts and craft room which we sometimes share with painters. The room is approx 25' x 75' with almost floor to ceiling windows overlooking ny harbor and has normal metal folding chairs and white plastic topped tables. It is heated and air conditioned. We are not allowed to have any big power tools so I do the cutting of wood at home on my bandsaw. Besides hand tools and accessories, the only equipment we have is a jool tool power sharpener, my homemade power sharpener, a few woodburning units and some dremel rotary tools. The man who I took over from was an ambitious whittler but don't let that fool you, he took on some decent sized projects with his knives and was quite prolific, until he passed away. I was granted a decent yearly budget and was able to get in some murphy knives, power-grip Japanese chisel sets, the jool tool, a supply of carving woods, gloves, non-slip mats, carving sleds, clamps and a whole slew of assorted items. I could not believe the condition of their knives when I first started and don't understand why they all didn't quit in frustration. I have taken to calling myself their guide rather than instructor, because their talent levels, speed levels and desire to improve on what they are doing and the types of carving they wish to do and learn is all over the place. So it is almost impossible to formulate any cohesive type of lessons. I give formal lecture classes periodically on the history of woodcarving, care of tools, techniques possible with different tools, finishing, making a pattern, carving safety, sharpening basics and a more in-depth sharpening class. Most listen, some don't. We have had formal carving classes which included twig animal carving, a caricature little woodspirit type thing, carving and woodburning feathers, and a nautical relief carving in mahogany. again most participate, some don't care to. Class projects are hard to do as they are reluctant to carve anything but what they are used to. I have gotten a few of them to purchase some quality v-tools and gouges but most of them are happy to carve with their knives and/or a few palm chisels. Now about the students, there are roughly 25 carvers affiliated with the class but to get 8-12 attending regularly is good. I can usually count on 8 or 9. On a bad day, 3-6 is the norm. 75% have continued attending for the 2 years I have been there. We have a few ambitious carvers such as Cyril, carving roughly 10 years now, who originally came from Austria and does chipcarving, acanthus and relief work, he is 80 but still going quite strong(will likely outlive most of us) and is currently finishing up the 8th and final of a series of mahogany reliefs of the gates from his hometown in Austria. I plan to take pics of him and all 8 of these carvings and submit it to chip chats in order to surprise him. I feel it is a great accomplishment and feel his perseverance should be celebrated. He is one of my better carvers and I learn as much from him as he does me. we both attend a regular Monday evening carving get together in a lutheran church where larger acanthus and reliefs are the norm. Then there is artie, 65 who started out on spoons and small whittlings 2 yrs ago, moved on to chip carving and now has found his passion in experimenting with different woods doing relief carvings. Given the time, he will be a very good carver as he is interested in learning all I can teach him. There is Bob, 55, carving 2 yrs who is becoming a very talented caricature carver, who is also a very capable carving painter. He attends the Newr with me each year and is open to learning any new tricks. He progresses because he carves at home a lot also. There is Bertha,70, carving 8 yrs who is quite stubborn and takes any suggestion I make as a personal attack so I let her do what she wants. For example, she is right now attempting a relief carving of a farmhouse landscape in 1"x9"x15" african mahogony, she not only insists on carving this with a single knife but also insists that she will carve the detail first as she tries to push the whole thing back into the wood. She has been working on this for approx 3 months and is maybe 1/15th of the way into it. I don't know if it will ever be finished in her or my lifetime but I leave her alone and try to encourage her best I can. I secretly hopes she proves me wrong and finishes it "her way" but she only carves in class. There is Joy, 57, carving 6 yrs who I have never seen actually complete a carving but she keeps right on starting new ones, she claims to be interested in learning but just doesn't seem to stick with anything long enough. She also has a handful of other hobbies. There is bill, 65, carving 4 yrs who comes once a week and whittles western caricatures, he is not open to suggestion and while he finishes what he starts, they remain rather crudely carved and painted. But he is happy so I am happy for him. There is Joe, 75, carving probably 15 yrs who carves interesting little in the round religious figures, works only with a knife but produces charming little carvings. Jeanine, 50, carving 1 yr who alternates carving and painting classes, who tries to be a serious student and is a joy to have in the class. She likes to carve decorative country signs and wall hangings and does add a nice feminine touch to what she does. Steve at 59, carving 6 years is our local celebrity who was the first stem cell recipient in the states and has come back from end-stage leukemia and has been in full remission for 11 years now, who when not touring the country lobbying for stem cell research and attending congressional hearings carves some very interesting and nicely done bowls and spoons. He is currently carving the #60 in a relief carving style as it is an age he will be quite happy to celebrate. Mike, 60, carving approx 4 yrs is a retired nyc detective who now travels the world, comes when he can, sits alone, doesn't talk to anyone and carves spoons and little dogs, seems not to be interested in any more than that. Roberto, 55, carving 1 yr who will eventually be an excellent bird carver, who soaks up all I can teach him has started missing sessions and I fear i will lose him to his increasingly busy life. George, 48, carving for over 10 yrs, is an excellent folkart carver and painter but as his aging father is now requiring more of his attention, I think we will lose him for a bit also. The rest range from stick carvers to classical carvers to people for whom carving is just one of their many hobbies to a few young girls more interested in what I can teach them about woods and woodworking than carving to people that show up for 1 or 2 classes and then never come back. I spend the majority of the classes working my way around the tables trying to focus in on what each individual is working on and seeing if there is anything I can help them with. With all the different carvings and personalities, things tend to stay interesting but there are those days when I just sit back and work on my own little projects hoping they can take something away with them. I am certainly becoming capable of teaching many, many styles and subjects but worry that I will spread myself too thin and never make a name for myself as a classical carver which is what I'm most passionate about. I will force myself to teach a classical carving class at Newr next summer as there seemed to be some excitement about it when I inquired of some of the carvers. figured its time to wet my feet in that area. It is all still an adventure to me and I wonder where it will lead me. Maura Carving in NYC _www.carvinginnyc.com_ (http://www.carvinginnyc.com/) _http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso_ (http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso) **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tompierce at cox.net Fri Aug 22 21:02:59 2008 From: tompierce at cox.net (Tom Pierce) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:02:59 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What's in your salad??? :o) CHAT References: <20080822215248.3D6716AA61@six.pairlist.net> <007201c904b1$f06bd110$763afd63@your27e1513d96> Message-ID: Sounds like BD is on a diet! Tom "Old Age Is Not For Sissies" Pierce Bellevue, Nebraska mailto:tompierce at cox.net My Web Page http://www.carvertools.com/tpierce -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jancarves3 at rogers.com Sat Aug 23 07:10:13 2008 From: jancarves3 at rogers.com (Jan Oegema) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:10:13 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] What's in your salad??? :o) CHAT References: <20080822215248.3D6716AA61@six.pairlist.net><007201c904b1$f06bd110$763afd63@your27e1513d96> Message-ID: <001a01c90510$d10410d0$763afd63@your27e1513d96> Sounds like BD is on a diet! Tom "Old Age Is Not For Sissies" Pierce Bellevue, Nebraska +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ That 'll be the day ! Woodbutcher Jan You are invited to check out my website.. http://www.janscarvingstudio.com Also take a look at my picture trail albums ... http://www.picturetrail.com/woodbutcher http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/ http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/pdfdownloads/2082ChristmasGnome.pdf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From springer1424 at msn.com Sat Aug 23 07:24:47 2008 From: springer1424 at msn.com (STEPHEN SPRINGER) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:24:47 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? In-Reply-To: <160370.55577.qm@web54303.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <160370.55577.qm@web54303.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Stain is water based. I then sprayed with satin poly and finished with furniture wax ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Menke To: [Woodcarver] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html Looks good from what I can see in the small pic. I couldn't make it larger. The finish is really nice, I'll have to try that sometime. Is it solvent based? I like it. Donna Menke http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Sat Aug 23 09:04:46 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:04:46 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <004101c9049e$d323ea60$763afd63@your27e1513d96><021e01c904a3$8ca9fa20$5907140a@Joe><48AF423E.1060308@sbcglobal.net> <499684302-1219448178-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-242116212-@bxe187.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <001d01c90520$d1eccfe0$5907140a@Joe> Even some veggie oils work i hear Paul in jersey *************************************************** Hi Paul, Veggie oil is not a good idea because it will turn rancid. This will give the wood a strange taste and smell. Salad bowl oil is not a protein base and should prevent veggie oil from penetrating the wood. Always hand wash the utensil. Salad bowl oil needs to be reapplied periodically, depending on how much it is used. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** From woodcarver87 at cox.net Sat Aug 23 11:01:55 2008 From: woodcarver87 at cox.net (John Anderson) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:01:55 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] W3E Message-ID: <99BF00DAF1AD4FBC93CE6A73EAFC20A7@Dad> Hi all. We received a great little carving from Wyoming last evening....a "Trudy" whimsical mouse that she promises won't make a mess, raid our vittles nor compete for attic space. The W3E package came to us from Trudy Ginest with a friendly note on letterhead that fully depicts her home state's wide open spaces. She credits the pattern for the little feller to Leah Wachter's book "Carving Nature's Rascals." I'll have to look up that book after receiving such a pet to house here in Rhode Island. Thanks Trudy and continuous gratitude to Matt for inspiring this interaction amongst the carving community. john a John Anderson - Bristol, RI Pictures of my woodcarvings can be found at: http://www.picturetrail.com/john87 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Sat Aug 23 12:59:03 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:59:03 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] my parks dept classand students References: Message-ID: <06897413A2FA441682AF9F9C181EEB88@Joe> Hi Maura, Thanks for your detailed reply. I'm sure that you've become part of many of those student's lives. You have done well to improve the quality of their lives. That in itself is a work of art. It is interesting when one has the same students over a period of years, to see how relationships develop and watch them progress in their art. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Linehan718 at aol.com To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 6:52 PM Subject: Spam:****, Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on?-my parks dept classand students Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In a message dated 8/22/2008 9:55:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jdillett at thecarvingshop.net writes: Hi Maura, It sounds like you haven't slowed down much this summer. I like the fact that you're teaching a few times a week for the park district. Two years, this has been a long term commitment for you. I would be interested to know a little about how the students are doing. How many students have stayed with you for all that time? How many show up regularly and how many pop in about once a month? What type of things are they learning besides sharpening? Joe Dillett Hi Joe, I have mixed feelings about the class I run. I sometimes feel like it stiffles my own creativity but I figure it at least keeps me carving...and it does pay well..anyway a bit about the class. It is a year-round class which only breaks when I go on my yearly carving adventures or on my family vacations. It runs Mon and Friday morns from 9 till noon or later depending on who wants to hang out. they are trying to get me to add wed morns also...we'll see. It is funded by a grant which originally was meant to benefit seniors but we have opened it up to anyone over 18 now. This class cost seniors 10$!!!! a year and everyone else $50!!!! a year. Thank Goodness my salary comes from the parks dept. I am not an employee but technically, a consultant. 75% of the carvers are retired with the rest being 45+. once in a blue moon we will get someone in their 20's or 30's but their work/school schedules prevent them from any sort of regular attendance. The space provided for it is a general purpose arts and craft room which we sometimes share with painters. The room is approx 25' x 75' with almost floor to ceiling windows overlooking ny harbor and has normal metal folding chairs and white plastic topped tables. It is heated and air conditioned. We are not allowed to have any big power tools so I do the cutting of wood at home on my bandsaw. Besides hand tools and accessories, the only equipment we have is a jool tool power sharpener, my homemade power sharpener, a few woodburning units and some dremel rotary tools. The man who I took over from was an ambitious whittler but don't let that fool you, he took on some decent sized projects with his knives and was quite prolific, until he passed away. I was granted a decent yearly budget and was able to get in some murphy knives, power-grip Japanese chisel sets, the jool tool, a supply of carving woods, gloves, non-slip mats, carving sleds, clamps and a whole slew of assorted items. I could not believe the condition of their knives when I first started and don't understand why they all didn't quit in frustration. I have taken to calling myself their guide rather than instructor, because their talent levels, speed levels and desire to improve on what they are doing and the types of carving they wish to do and learn is all over the place. So it is almost impossible to formulate any cohesive type of lessons. I give formal lecture classes periodically on the history of woodcarving, care of tools, techniques possible with different tools, finishing, making a pattern, carving safety, sharpening basics and a more in-depth sharpening class. Most listen, some don't. We have had formal carving classes which included twig animal carving, a caricature little woodspirit type thing, carving and woodburning feathers, and a nautical relief carving in mahogany. again most participate, some don't care to. Class projects are hard to do as they are reluctant to carve anything but what they are used to. I have gotten a few of them to purchase some quality v-tools and gouges but most of them are happy to carve with their knives and/or a few palm chisels. Now about the students, there are roughly 25 carvers affiliated with the class but to get 8-12 attending regularly is good. I can usually count on 8 or 9. On a bad day, 3-6 is the norm. 75% have continued attending for the 2 years I have been there. We have a few ambitious carvers such as Cyril, carving roughly 10 years now, who originally came from Austria and does chipcarving, acanthus and relief work, he is 80 but still going quite strong(will likely outlive most of us) and is currently finishing up the 8th and final of a series of mahogany reliefs of the gates from his hometown in Austria. I plan to take pics of him and all 8 of these carvings and submit it to chip chats in order to surprise him. I feel it is a great accomplishment and feel his perseverance should be celebrated. He is one of my better carvers and I learn as much from him as he does me. we both attend a regular Monday evening carving get together in a lutheran church where larger acanthus and reliefs are the norm. Then there is artie, 65 who started out on spoons and small whittlings 2 yrs ago, moved on to chip carving and now has found his passion in experimenting with different woods doing relief carvings. Given the time, he will be a very good carver as he is interested in learning all I can teach him. There is Bob, 55, carving 2 yrs who is becoming a very talented caricature carver, who is also a very capable carving painter. He attends the Newr with me each year and is open to learning any new tricks. He progresses because he carves at home a lot also. There is Bertha,70, carving 8 yrs who is quite stubborn and takes any suggestion I make as a personal attack so I let her do what she wants. For example, she is right now attempting a relief carving of a farmhouse landscape in 1"x9"x15" african mahogony, she not only insists on carving this with a single knife but also insists that she will carve the detail first as she tries to push the whole thing back into the wood. She has been working on this for approx 3 months and is maybe 1/15th of the way into it. I don't know if it will ever be finished in her or my lifetime but I leave her alone and try to encourage her best I can. I secretly hopes she proves me wrong and finishes it "her way" but she only carves in class. There is Joy, 57, carving 6 yrs who I have never seen actually complete a carving but she keeps right on starting new ones, she claims to be interested in learning but just doesn't seem to stick with anything long enough. She also has a handful of other hobbies. There is bill, 65, carving 4 yrs who comes once a week and whittles western caricatures, he is not open to suggestion and while he finishes what he starts, they remain rather crudely carved and painted. But he is happy so I am happy for him. There is Joe, 75, carving probably 15 yrs who carves interesting little in the round religious figures, works only with a knife but produces charming little carvings. Jeanine, 50, carving 1 yr who alternates carving and painting classes, who tries to be a serious student and is a joy to have in the class. She likes to carve decorative country signs and wall hangings and does add a nice feminine touch to what she does. Steve at 59, carving 6 years is our local celebrity who was the first stem cell recipient in the states and has come back from end-stage leukemia and has been in full remission for 11 years now, who when not touring the country lobbying for stem cell research and attending congressional hearings carves some very interesting and nicely done bowls and spoons. He is currently carving the #60 in a relief carving style as it is an age he will be quite happy to celebrate. Mike, 60, carving approx 4 yrs is a retired nyc detective who now travels the world, comes when he can, sits alone, doesn't talk to anyone and carves spoons and little dogs, seems not to be interested in any more than that. Roberto, 55, carving 1 yr who will eventually be an excellent bird carver, who soaks up all I can teach him has started missing sessions and I fear i will lose him to his increasingly busy life. George, 48, carving for over 10 yrs, is an excellent folkart carver and painter but as his aging father is now requiring more of his attention, I think we will lose him for a bit also. The rest range from stick carvers to classical carvers to people for whom carving is just one of their many hobbies to a few young girls more interested in what I can teach them about woods and woodworking than carving to people that show up for 1 or 2 classes and then never come back. I spend the majority of the classes working my way around the tables trying to focus in on what each individual is working on and seeing if there is anything I can help them with. With all the different carvings and personalities, things tend to stay interesting but there are those days when I just sit back and work on my own little projects hoping they can take something away with them. I am certainly becoming capable of teaching many, many styles and subjects but worry that I will spread myself too thin and never make a name for myself as a classical carver which is what I'm most passionate about. I will force myself to teach a classical carving class at Newr next summer as there seemed to be some excitement about it when I inquired of some of the carvers. figured its time to wet my feet in that area. It is all still an adventure to me and I wonder where it will lead me. Maura Carving in NYC www.carvinginnyc.com http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From khcarver at earthlink.net Sat Aug 23 15:35:09 2008 From: khcarver at earthlink.net (Karen Henderson) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:35:09 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? In-Reply-To: <004101c9049e$d323ea60$763afd63@your27e1513d96> References: <004101c9049e$d323ea60$763afd63@your27e1513d96> Message-ID: <1EE33C82-98C3-4400-A259-C66DD88688B0@earthlink.net> Hi Jan, We have a "spoon man" near here that uses "Tried and True Danish Oil" for all his cooking and eating spoons. It's a polymerized flax seed oil. Put the finished spoon or fork in the oil and let it set for three days. Take it out, wipe it off and let it dry for three months. At that time it is ready to use for any foods. Will not go rancid, pick up stains or taste funny. It's a neat finish. Have mine in a tupperware like container with a sealed lid, just keep adding to it as needed. Does not film over or harden in the container. Hope that helps. Karen Henderson, St. Francis, MN On Aug 22, 2008, at 4:34 PM, Jan Oegema wrote: > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > What is the best to put on salad spoons and forks ?? > Woodbutcher Jan > > > You are invited to check out my website.. > http://www.janscarvingstudio.com > > Also take a look at my picture trail albums ... > http://www.picturetrail.com/woodbutcher > > http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/ > > > http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/pdfdownloads/ > 2082ChristmasGnome.pdf > _______________________________________________ > Woodcarver mailing list > Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jancarves3 at rogers.com Sat Aug 23 16:10:33 2008 From: jancarves3 at rogers.com (Jan Oegema) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:10:33 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? References: <20080821.181314.-3996201.2.jackcarves@juno.com> <004b01c903e5$9024e160$6a04010a@owner91e44e52d> Message-ID: <004b01c9055c$4c8674a0$763afd63@your27e1513d96> Hello Everyone, Just finished 2 of those golf ball thingy/caricatures--they are in our Picturetrail--Recent carvings section. Also am working on a Cottonwood bark spirit, and am in the process of chainsaw carving a 4 foot bear and a large garden mushroom. Not much carving this summer--too busy--but more than usual for Summer. Al Pilsl ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Great caracatures Al A sight for sore eyes Thanks for sharing Woodbutcher Jan You are invited to check out my website.. http://www.janscarvingstudio.com Also take a look at my picture trail albums ... http://www.picturetrail.com/woodbutcher http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/ http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/pdfdownloads/2082ChristmasGnome.pdf From Megargee at aol.com Sun Aug 24 14:43:14 2008 From: Megargee at aol.com (Megargee at aol.com) Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:43:14 EDT Subject: [Woodcarver] What are your working on? Message-ID: I am about to start working on cleaning up after Tropical Storm Fay. We just got power back after 42 hours without. If anyone needs wood, I have a large pine that snapped off about 30 feet up; the upper 50 feet missed my studio/workshop by all of four feet and demolished my wife's potting shed. (It's about two feet in diameter if someone wants to chainsaw carve a totem pole out of the "stump.") Three other large trees, mostly water oaks, also snapped 12 to 40 feet up. We had over two feet of rain and we are still getting some back-side showers; my dock was under 4 -5 feet of water at the peak but the lake is now beginning to recede. Prior to Fay, I was working on a guitar/treble clef spoon in butternut for my musician son's 45th birthday. Ned Megargee in the Florida panhandle **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Thomsons44 at aol.com Mon Aug 25 07:43:12 2008 From: Thomsons44 at aol.com (Thomsons44 at aol.com) Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:43:12 EDT Subject: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on? Message-ID: heh there Scrimmy---glad to see you still have great sense of humour but what has happened to those projects you mentioned earlier in the year---warm regards and today should be the beginning of an interesting wk in USA------Hugh (aka skincarp) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Mon Aug 25 08:59:56 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:59:56 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] What are your working on? References: Message-ID: Wow, Ned, sounds like you've got a lot of work cleaning up. Illinois is a long way to tote that wood so, thanks for the offer but I'll pass. I hope things get back to normal for you soon and you're back working in your shop. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Megargee at aol.com To: woodcarver at six.pairlist.net Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 1:43 PM Subject: Spam:***, Re: [Woodcarver] What are your working on? Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am about to start working on cleaning up after Tropical Storm Fay. We just got power back after 42 hours without. If anyone needs wood, I have a large pine that snapped off about 30 feet up; the upper 50 feet missed my studio/workshop by all of four feet and demolished my wife's potting shed. (It's about two feet in diameter if someone wants to chainsaw carve a totem pole out of the "stump.") Three other large trees, mostly water oaks, also snapped 12 to 40 feet up. We had over two feet of rain and we are still getting some back-side showers; my dock was under 4 -5 feet of water at the peak but the lake is now beginning to recede. Prior to Fay, I was working on a guitar/treble clef spoon in butternut for my musician son's 45th birthday. Ned Megargee in the Florida panhandle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Woodcarver mailing list Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Those of you who know Loren know how wonderful a carving it is.  Those of you that don't know him can hope for a carving for him in the Secret Pal exchange.  WHAT , you're not in the exchange group!!!!  Goto http://carverscompanion.com/ExchangeHome.html and sign up.  You'll never regret it.    Thanks to Matt Kelly for the time he takes to make this exchange possible.   John Simpson Carving in Carthage.........Texas that is ----------------------------------------------- WebMailPRO is part of the family of K12USA's Cool Tools for Schools - http://ww11.k12usa.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Those of you who know Loren know how wonderful a carving it is.  Those of you that don't know him can hope for a carving for him in the Secret Pal exchange.  WHAT , you're not in the exchange group!!!!  Goto http://carverscompanion.com/ExchangeHome.html and sign up.  You'll never regret it.    Thanks to Matt Kelly for the time he takes to make this exchange possible.   John Simpson Carving in Carthage.........Texas that is ----------------------------------------------- WebMailPRO is part of the family of K12USA's Cool Tools for Schools - http://ww11.k12usa.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From springer1424 at msn.com Mon Aug 25 15:22:03 2008 From: springer1424 at msn.com (STEPHEN SPRINGER) Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:22:03 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] W3E Carving Message-ID: Just received a beautiful Angel Ornament carved by Jantu Vail. Neatly done and wonderful painting. 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Donna Menke http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book ----- Original Message ---- > From: Joe Dillett > To: [Woodcarver] > Sent: Friday, August 8, 2008 5:20:38 PM > Subject: [Woodcarver] Report: Camp Pendleton Wounded Warrior carving class. > > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > Fellow Carvers, > > Sharon and I are back from teaching the woodcarving class > to the disabled veterans at Camp Pendleton . We are physically and > emotionally exhausted. > > As > you know the first class, scheduled for the first week of April, was canceled > due to a suicide. This last class was not canceled. Since the first class > was canceled they continue to have more suicides and attempts including one of > each while we were there. We ended up with 3 disables veterans in the class and > 4 support staff. However the lack of numbers was not a problem. These Marines > were top quality in every way. They are very talented as well as hard working. I > > think we have some new carvers in our carving community. The class was a great > success for the students as well as the staff. Sharon and I got much more out of > > the class and a little better understanding of our heroes. > > This > was a life-changing experience for both Sharon and I. They opened their heart > and let us into their lives. A lot of sharing happened over these 3 days. Some > had a need to share their combat > photos and videos. Others were not ready to do that. Sharon and I got into a > part of the military they said no one from the outside has ever been. Sharon won > their hearts > over. They said that they never, never give Wounded Warrior items to outsiders. > They made an exception giving Sharon and I a large engraved Wounded Warrior > plaque with our names engraved. We also got 2 Wounded Warrior coffee mugs. They > said that we are now part of their family. > > Your > generous donations made it possible. I told them about all of your donations. > Each of them has a great set of tools, several knives, books, videos and lots of > > wood. They will continue to carve, I?m sure. Sharon and I are planning on going > back. Now that the staff knows us better they made us promise that we?ll spend > more time on our next visit. > > Thank you all for making this possible. > > Joe Dillett > The Carving > Shop > 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 > Somonauk, IL. 60552 > (815) 498-9290 phone > (815) > 498-9249 fax > http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] > http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask > Joe' column] > http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett From jsimpson at carthageisd.org Tue Aug 26 07:40:02 2008 From: jsimpson at carthageisd.org (John Simpson) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:40:02 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Wounded Warriors Message-ID: <145020817@carthageisd.org> WebMailPRO - Sent From Carthage Independent School District By John Simpson Good Morning All   Joe, you and Sharon are to be commended for you unselfishness in bringing a bit of light to these guys lives.    Thank you for your interest in these peoples lives.   "and may God bless"         John Simpson  Carthage, Tx. ----------------------------------------------- WebMailPRO is part of the family of K12USA's Cool Tools for Schools - http://ww11.k12usa.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They are hard working, well disciplined and follow direction very well. I was challenged to keep them challenged. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** From mOsterhouse at sbcglobal.net Tue Aug 26 09:37:14 2008 From: mOsterhouse at sbcglobal.net (Marilyn Osterhouse) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:37:14 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Thank You Message-ID: <79F74B50E51F4A2580069D9E971C052A@MarilynPC> I received an elephant yesterday from John Simpson and I sincerely thank you for this. I do not have an elephant, so this is my first. I also enjoyed your note of explanation. Thank you so much John. Thank you Matt for all your work in putting this W3E exchange together! 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That was fine during the drought we had, but when we finally got some humidity, everything started separating, so I reluctantly chalked all that carving up to practice, and sent it back to them to fix. Wyndy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jancarves3 at rogers.com Tue Aug 26 13:27:32 2008 From: jancarves3 at rogers.com (Jan Oegema) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:27:32 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] W3 E x2 References: <646641.72779.qm@web54305.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <006e01c907a1$06589ed0$763afd63@your27e1513d96> Am I lucky ???? or wath??? Recieved NOT one BUT TWO W3E's today a NEW house for me to move into from Sandie Burgdorf Thanks Sandie Now A I need ias a mover to bring it to MY studio as Thea will NOT part with it and a very adorable little carver relaxing in his chair done in red cedar from TONY CUMMINGS Thanks Tony (Thea has NOT seen it yet and "ILL wayt a year to show her so I CAN HAVE IT for my self for a spell Thank MATT as always you do a super job Woodbutcher Jan You are invited to check out my website.. http://www.janscarvingstudio.com Also take a look at my picture trail albums ... http://www.picturetrail.com/woodbutcher http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/ http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/pdfdownloads/2082ChristmasGnome.pdf From lorenwoodard at charter.net Tue Aug 26 16:43:15 2008 From: lorenwoodard at charter.net (Loren Woodard) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:43:15 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] W3E Message-ID: <002c01c907bc$5ea53060$0301a8c0@YOUR4556B190FD> Wow! Rufus, Sadie and their pup came all the way from Canada to Missouri to visit the Woodard household! Back_Home_Woodcarving, AKA Timothy Connolly, done Harold Enloe proud with his great caricature carving. It made itself right at home with my other W3E carvings and is proudly displayed in our living room. Thanks to Timothy for the carving and thanks to Matt Kelley for all his work on the W3E Exchange. Loren Woodard From whitwood at fairpoint.net Wed Aug 27 19:10:32 2008 From: whitwood at fairpoint.net (Marcia Berkall) Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:10:32 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Wednesday Woodcarver Chat Message-ID: <20080827231032.EB9682909D4@smtp1.av-mx.com> Join in on the fun!!! For informative and fun REAL TIME conversations with a number of the carvers on "The List", come to the Woodcarver chats. We don't always talk about carving, but if anyone has a question or comment, we can get serious in a hurry. Get to know the people behind the names. And bring you carving questions with you!!! We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30 PM Eastern and on Sundays at 4:30 PM Eastern. If you are NOT using an IRC chat program, I think you will like these simplified instructions!!! Just click on one of the links below...either will take you directly to #Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_williamslake.html?chan=#Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_stopover.html?chan=#woodcarverchat This may take a LONG time to load!!!!!!! Don't give up. When it finally does load, you will be asked to type in a nickname.....then click connect, and wait a little bit longer. The chat screen will open. Type something in the narrow horizontal space just below the chat screen and hit you enter key. Nothing to it! :) If you are using WebTV or still have trouble getting there, one of these links will work...we just save them as a last resort in case all other links don't work: http://63.79.14.90/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://cobra-ip1.vipershells.com/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://stopover.ky.us.starlink-irc.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi (This one will have the fastest connection) Type in a nickname where it says"nickname"i Where is says, "channel", type in #woodcarverchat (don't forget the #). ******* If you are using an mIRC chat program: 1. Log onto your ISP. 2. Open mIRC. You should see a box "mIRC Options". If you don't then click on View then on "Options" Fill in the information there...you do NOT have to put in your real name or email address. For security purposes, make them up. Do put in the nickname you want and an alternative. 4. Click on the button with the sunburst icon, just to the right of the button that says, "Connect to Server". Where it says "IRC Network", scroll down until you see "Starlink-IRC" and highlight that so it shows in the window. There is also a Starlink network, so make sure that the one you select has the "IRC" after it. Now click on the arrow next to the IRC server window. That will list a number of Starlink-IRC servers....select one of them. The Starlink-IRC random server will automatically pick one of the servers for you, so you can use that one. With one of the Starlink-IRC servers in the window, click on "Connect to Server" If the Starlink Random Server is not in your mirc program you can add it: Click the "add" button. Where it says "Description" type "Starlink Random Server" Where it says "IRC Server" type IRC.STARLINK-IRC.ORG Port should be 6664,6665,6666,6667,6668,6669 (all of those with no spaces between them) and "Group" is Starlink-IRC 5. Once connected, you'll see lots of scrolling text. When that stops, type /join #Woodcarverchat in the window at the bottom and hit your "enter" key. (you need the / and #, and Woodcarverchat must be spelled exactly right) I have put these instructions on a web page with direct links at http://artwebmaine.com/woodcarverchat.html You may want to bookmark it. ******* See you there! E-mail me off the list for additional information and instructions. Marcia Berkall whitwood at fairpoint.net See Marcia's wood carvings at: http://whittlinsnwood.com ***** Affordable Web Page Design: http://artwebmaine.com ***** Get 20% Off CoffeeCup Web Design Software Use this code when you checkout: 226STS www.getcoffeecup.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From whitwood at fairpoint.net Sun Aug 31 01:10:58 2008 From: whitwood at fairpoint.net (Marcia Berkall) Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:10:58 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] Sunday Woodcarver Chat Message-ID: <20080831051058.764CA2906C7@smtp1.av-mx.com> Join in on the fun!!! For informative and fun REAL TIME conversations with a number of the carvers on "The List", come to the Woodcarver chats. We don't always talk about carving, but if anyone has a question or comment, we can get serious in a hurry. Get to know the people behind the names. And bring you carving questions with you!!! We meet on Wednesday nights at 9:30 PM Eastern and on Sundays at 4:30 PM Eastern. If you are NOT using an IRC chat program, I think you will like these simplified instructions!!! Just click on one of the links below...either will take you directly to #Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_williamslake.html?chan=#Woodcarverchat http://www.starlink-irc.org/java/java_stopover.html?chan=#woodcarverchat This may take a LONG time to load!!!!!!! Don't give up. When it finally does load, you will be asked to type in a nickname.....then click connect, and wait a little bit longer. The chat screen will open. Type something in the narrow horizontal space just below the chat screen and hit you enter key. Nothing to it! :) If you are using WebTV or still have trouble getting there, one of these links will work...we just save them as a last resort in case all other links don't work: http://63.79.14.90/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://cobra-ip1.vipershells.com/cgi-bin/irc.cgi http://stopover.ky.us.starlink-irc.org/cgi-bin/irc.cgi (This one will have the fastest connection) Type in a nickname where it says"nickname"i Where is says, "channel", type in #woodcarverchat (don't forget the #). ******* If you are using an mIRC chat program: 1. Log onto your ISP. 2. Open mIRC. You should see a box "mIRC Options". If you don't then click on View then on "Options" Fill in the information there...you do NOT have to put in your real name or email address. For security purposes, make them up. Do put in the nickname you want and an alternative. 4. Click on the button with the sunburst icon, just to the right of the button that says, "Connect to Server". Where it says "IRC Network", scroll down until you see "Starlink-IRC" and highlight that so it shows in the window. There is also a Starlink network, so make sure that the one you select has the "IRC" after it. Now click on the arrow next to the IRC server window. That will list a number of Starlink-IRC servers....select one of them. The Starlink-IRC random server will automatically pick one of the servers for you, so you can use that one. With one of the Starlink-IRC servers in the window, click on "Connect to Server" If the Starlink Random Server is not in your mirc program you can add it: Click the "add" button. Where it says "Description" type "Starlink Random Server" Where it says "IRC Server" type IRC.STARLINK-IRC.ORG Port should be 6664,6665,6666,6667,6668,6669 (all of those with no spaces between them) and "Group" is Starlink-IRC 5. Once connected, you'll see lots of scrolling text. When that stops, type /join #Woodcarverchat in the window at the bottom and hit your "enter" key. (you need the / and #, and Woodcarverchat must be spelled exactly right) I have put these instructions on a web page with direct links at http://artwebmaine.com/woodcarverchat.html You may want to bookmark it. ******* See you there! E-mail me off the list for additional information and instructions. Marcia Berkall whitwood at fairpoint.net See Marcia's wood carvings at: http://whittlinsnwood.com ***** Affordable Web Page Design: http://artwebmaine.com ***** Get 20% Off CoffeeCup Web Design Software Use this code when you checkout: 226STS www.getcoffeecup.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cussed at comcast.net Sun Aug 31 12:55:24 2008 From: cussed at comcast.net (Edward Cusson) Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:55:24 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] New Photos Message-ID: <20080831165530.07E666D810@six.pairlist.net> Hello Everyone; I invited you to view some new pictures of my recent carvings at http://www.picturetrail.com/edcuss Comments welcomed. Ed From jdillett at thecarvingshop.net Sun Aug 31 13:09:57 2008 From: jdillett at thecarvingshop.net (Joe Dillett) Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:09:57 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] New Photos References: <20080831165530.07E666D810@six.pairlist.net> Message-ID: Hi Ed, Lucky Granddaughter to have such a nice Armoire. Love your other work too, especially the Pirate. Joe Dillett The Carving Shop 645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 Somonauk, IL. 60552 (815) 498-9290 phone (815) 498-9249 fax http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site] http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column] http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Cusson" To: "Woodcarver List" Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 11:55 AM Subject: [Woodcarver] New Photos > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > > Hello Everyone; > > I invited you to view some new pictures of my recent carvings at > > http://www.picturetrail.com/edcuss > > Comments welcomed. > > Ed > _______________________________________________ > Woodcarver mailing list > Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver > From fran.hill at cox.net Sun Aug 31 13:40:22 2008 From: fran.hill at cox.net (Fran Hill) Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:40:22 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] New Photos References: <20080831165530.07E666D810@six.pairlist.net> Message-ID: <8ACA9F41CA934055917B67ABA5C88711@Notebook> What a pleasure looking at your many carvings! Beautiful Work. You're very prolific. And what a variety of styles and subjects. Wonderful experience. The clay model, plaster cast and bronze casting were interesting....I've never seen that done before. You have very fortunate grandchildren. Thanks for sharing. Arkansas Fran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Cusson" To: "Woodcarver List" Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 11:55 AM Subject: [Woodcarver] New Photos > Gentle Subscribers :-) Please support our List with a donation: > http://wwwoodcarver.com/WWWList/WWWList.html > > > > Hello Everyone; > > I invited you to view some new pictures of my recent carvings at > > http://www.picturetrail.com/edcuss > > Comments welcomed. > > Ed > _______________________________________________ > Woodcarver mailing list > Woodcarver at six.pairlist.net > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/woodcarver From jancarves3 at rogers.com Sun Aug 31 14:28:36 2008 From: jancarves3 at rogers.com (Jan Oegema) Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:28:36 -0400 Subject: [Woodcarver] New Photos References: <20080831165530.07E666D810@six.pairlist.net> <8ACA9F41CA934055917B67ABA5C88711@Notebook> Message-ID: <001001c90b97$61ea92e0$763afd63@your27e1513d96> > Hello Everyone; > > I invited you to view some new pictures of my recent carvings at > > http://www.picturetrail.com/edcuss > > Comments welcomed. > > Ed ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Some VERY cool carving you do Ed Thanks for sharing Woodbutcher Jan You are invited to check out my website.. http://www.janscarvingstudio.com Also take a look at my picture trail albums ... http://www.picturetrail.com/woodbutcher http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/forum/ http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/pdfdownloads/2082ChristmasGnome.pdf From pilsl at uniontel.net Sun Aug 31 14:29:41 2008 From: pilsl at uniontel.net (Al and Sue Pilsl) Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:29:41 -0500 Subject: [Woodcarver] New Photos References: <20080831165530.07E666D810@six.pairlist.net> Message-ID: <3B652DE7A7A7469DB7C88B48960E9B6F@owner91e44e52d> Hello Ed, Fantastic carvings, as usual!!! Thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed the Santa and the Pirate. Excellent work!!! Al Pilsl >From Beautiful Hancock, WI pilsl at uniontel.net Please feel free to look at our work at www.picturetrail.com/dicka > Hello Everyone; > > I invited you to view some new pictures of my recent carvings at > > http://www.picturetrail.com/edcuss > > Comments welcomed. > > Ed From bjudt at sasktel.net Sun Aug 31 16:17:24 2008 From: bjudt at sasktel.net (Bill Judt) Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:17:24 -0600 Subject: [Woodcarver] New Photos In-Reply-To: <20080831165530.07E666D810@six.pairlist.net> References: <20080831165530.07E666D810@six.pairlist.net> Message-ID: Ed: For me "Waiting for the train" was the best carving! The face is so interesting, and the caricature is so fitting. Well done. Bill "See if you can count your blessings..." My books are for sale at: http://wwwoodcarver.com/Books/index.html W.F. Judt, 46 Harvard Cres, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7H3R1 PH: 306-373-6649 bjudt at sasktel.net Website: http://www.wwwoodcarver.com On 31-Aug-08, at 10:55 AM, Edward Cusson wrote: > Hello Everyone; > > I invited you to view some new pictures of my recent carvings at > > http://www.picturetrail.com/edcuss > > Comments welcomed. > > Ed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: