[Woodcarver] Remembering Bob Gallandt chat

[Merrilee Johnson]

Hey JAck!

   I think Bob G was reminding you about student safety and wearing gloves when my Daughter Kimberly - then only 11 or 12 was in your class your first year, carving on one of your old world Santas - and she cut herself!  She sure did bleed a lot!  But Bob was very calming and helped settle her down so we could stop the bleeding!  Thank goodness she didn't need stitches but she does show me the scar every now and then when I suggest she should give carving a try again for a hobby.  LOL!  I also have one of his fish it is wonderful.  I chipped carved his name and a border on a carving box he had made for his tools.  I was so afraid I was going to ruin the box - it was so beautiful.   Such a great man - I do miss his gentleness and freindship!

Merrilee
 
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> I, too, have a couple of decoys carved by Bob Gallandt. I met Bob at the

> Woodcarvers Roundup in Michigan ten years ago and we became friends. We

> exchanged fish decoys for a couple of years before he was unable to carve

> or travel any longer. Bob was a great friend and one I think about

> often, because he was one who encouraged me in my teaching of carving

> early on ( and who also kept reminding me about how important it was to

> remind students of safe practices in the use of carving tools).

 		 	   		  
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