[Woodcarver] Self introduction

[Amebril]

Hello Richard,

I have been lurking in this group for a few months, and your
self-introduction gave me the courage to introduce myself as well.  My name
is Richard Luke.  While I have been "Whittlin' " since I was a small child,
it wasn't until about two months ago that I became actively involved in
woodcarving.  I am a Desert Storm Veteran ( I served as an Army Medic,
working in the Landstuhl, Germany Emergency Department).  I also have PTSD,
and part of my therapy is attending a woodcarving class about once a week (
The VA in Salt Lake City has an EXCELLENT Recreational Therapy program!) .
Our instructor, Tom Hollingswoth, has been Carving since he was a small
child as well, but he is in his 60s! He has won First Place ribbons at the
Utah State Fair for his woodcarving. I am sill learning, and when I have a
finished piece to show, I'll post it to the list.

I know that I appreciate all the information I get from this list and I also
pass the information on to my fellow Veterans in the program.

Thanks for puttin' up with my ramblings.

Richard Luke

On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Richard R. Boyd <rboyd5 at ec.rr.com> wrote:


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> Hello Woodcarvers,

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> Matt Kelley said I might introduce myself to you all.

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> To introduce myself I'll start by telling you I'm really new to

> wood carving but I am totally engrossed with it.

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> I'm a retired US Marine, I retired in 1970 so you know I've got some years

> behind me.  After the Corps I've been a builder,  and an Architect without

> portfolio.

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> Last year my wife learned that our county's Senior Center had an

> experienced wood carver who volunteered  time showing seniors how to

> carve.   She suggested, as wives do, that I try my hand at wood carving.  I

> had never considered wood carving as something I would be interested in but

> I went to meet the the gentleman anyway.  In less than two hours he had me

> convinced I could do an acceptable job of making a block of wood look like a

> European Santa Clause.   That was in November 2007.  Now I have small

> caricatures, relief's,  a few dozen love spoons, wood spirits and Santa pin

> scattered around the nation.  Inexpensive Christmas presents that inspire

> friends and family to encourage me.

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> I been reading every wood carving article I get my hands on. I've converted

> my small shop into a wood carving studio.  I pursue other hobbies too but

> one might think me a compulsive obsessive when it comes to wood carving....

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> I've developed a web page showing our small Senior Carvers Group and

> included a link to my personal web page showing carvings I have completed.

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> I've entered two completions sofar, one won second place in our county

> fair.  The other is an art show held by our local Community College art

> department.  They haven't released the judges decisions yet....

> Anticipation!

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> I Hope to learn.

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> Richard

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