[Woodcarver] What have you been working on?

[Joe Dillett]

Hi Marcia,

That Maine Coon Cat is coming along great. See you on Sunday.

Joe Dillett
The Carving Shop
645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3
Somonauk, IL. 60552

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marcia Berkall 
  To: [Woodcarver] 
  Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:52 AM
  Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working on?


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  What a great project, Joe!!!  There's nothing like working on something that has history and meaning!  It'll be nice to see the progress you make on it!

  I, too, have been getting ready for the GOW.  I'm looking forward to seeing my old friends and to finally meet in person those I've only met online. This year our chat gang decided to hold our 11th Jackstock at the GOW.  We'll miss those who are unable to make it.  Right now I'm finishing up my cane segment to bring with me and working on putting together what I'll need to bring for the classes I'll be teaching.  I suppose I ought to think about packing! :)

  I've been commissioned to carve a life size Maine Coon Cat for a private collector.  I love those commissions....I would otherwise never have even thought of this project.  To keep my client up-to-date on the progress, I set up a blog at http://cahvah.wordpress.com/ if anyone wants to check it out.  I'm also trying to keep all the galleries supplied with carvings, and have been working on Veterans' Eagle Canes.  Too much to do, too little time!

  Marcia (aka Mush)
  South China, Maine 
      At 09:09 AM 9/11/2008, Joe wrote:


        I've been getting ready for the GOW which startes on Monday. It will be different not having it here at my shop. It's growing larger every year. This year we have 17 awesome instructors plus myself. There's a lot of stuff I have to take to the Sandwich Fair Grounds, where we moved the GOW. We still have room for more. Come and join us. You do not have to sign up early, just come, register and jump into a class. Check it out at http://www.camperjohn.com/GOW08_main.html . 
         
        Last week was the Sandwich Fair. My apprentices and I had a large display booth where we demonstrated from Wednesday through Sunday. I began working on a large relief (24 X 60) of the Last Supper. It is all one piece of mahogany that was lumbered out by hand with a chain saw about 20 years ago. The fellow who lumbered it out was very skilled. The thickness ranged only from 2-1/4 to 1-3/4 over the entire 76-inch length. A missionary brought it back from Guatemala and gave it to me about 5 years ago. It had only a slight bow before I began. Carving the background from the heart side, to about a 1-inch depth, has removed all the bow. I plan to keep the chainsaw marks on the back to preserve the history of the board. 
         
        Normally my Last Supper scenes include the backdrop of the upper room. On this one the figures are raised from the background about 1 inch and I plan to carve faces of modern-day saints and modern-day people in shallow relief throughout the entire background.

        Joe Dillett 
        The Carving Shop 
        645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3 
        Somonauk, IL. 60552                                                                                  

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