[Woodcarver] carving request

[CRaig Watson]

Hi Mush, CRaig here
Reading your letter got me thinking that I would like to get my carving
group involved. Please contact me at:
Docwatson4 at gmail.com

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 6:58 AM, Marcia Berkall <whitwood at fairpoint.net>wrote:


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> As some of you know, I am the Maine Wood Carvers Association's

> representative to the Eagle Cane Project...providing hand carved eagle head

> canes to disabled veterans.  The project originated with Eastern Oklahoma

> Wood Carvers and has become huge.  You can see more at

> http://eaglecane.com

> The project was set up to honor post 9/11 Purple Heart recipients.  Here in

> Maine, we have far less stringent limitations, but still have to draw the

> line at disabled veterans with at least a connection to Maine.  I get a lot

> of requests through our web site...

>  http://mainewoodcarvers.org/caneproject.html  ...many of which fit

> neither into our guidelines or those of the original project.  I recently

> got a request, and it breaks my heart to not be able to fill it.  We have

> been swamped with requests since my phone number was shown on state-wide TV

> stations back on Memorial Day, and still have over 70 requests to

> fill...with more coming in each week.

> So...my question.....

> Is there anyone in the Pittsburgh, PA area who would be willing/able to

> make a cane for a WWII veteran? The veteran's long-time companion who is

> requesting the cane is even willing to buy one.  (We can't sell them through

> our project).  We can provide patterns, tutorials and support if you would

> like to try.  Maybe you can even get a group going there that would be

> willing to get involved with the project...it's one of the most rewarding

> things I have done.

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> *Interested?  please email me privately at whitwood at fairpoint.net

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> *Thanks!

> Marcia (aka Mush)

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