[Woodcarver] Awesome lil' Joe ...

[Donna Menke]

BD-
I'd say you got that right about Joe- but I think it is 'chopped chicken liver'.

 Donna Menke
http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 
Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book



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> From: Larry Yudis <thewoodcraftshop at mchsi.com>

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

> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 2:42:28 PM

> Subject: [Woodcarver] Awesome lil' Joe ...

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> >>>>>>>17 

> awesome instructors plus myself

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> So what are you lil' Joe, 

> chopped liver????  :o)

>  

> You are as awesome 

> an instructor, artist, carver, friend that anyone can come in contact 

> with.

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> BIG DOG

>  

> PS:  Did I say that 

> right????

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

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

> Dillett

> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:10 AM

> To: [Woodcarver]

> Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] What have you been working 

> on?

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> 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

>  

> (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

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> From: Oregonkarver at aol.com 

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> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:01  PM

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>  Weather to nice, I guess people are working in the yards.  I'm  learning to 

> chainsaw carve, got a Makita 12" chainsaw made of carving and  having lots of 

> fun making chips.  Getting ready to do my first crafts  fair in 10 years, 

> building up carving and scrollsaw crafts inventory.

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> Arthur

> carving in Oregon

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> are the boards really this slow or have I been having trouble receiving 

> messages.   I am really beginning to wonder.  

>  

> Maura Carving in NYC

> www.carvinginnyc.com

> http://mycarvingclub.com/mauramacaluso

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