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<DIV>Hi Marcia,</DIV>
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<DIV>That Maine Coon Cat is coming along great. See you on Sunday.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Joe Dillett<BR>The Carving Shop<BR>645 E. LaSalle St. Suite
3<BR>Somonauk, IL. 60552</DIV>
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<A title=whitwood@fairpoint.net href="mailto:whitwood@fairpoint.net">Marcia
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=woodcarver@six.pairlist.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:52
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Woodcarver] What have you
been working on?</DIV>
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<P></P>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!<BR><BR>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! :)<BR><BR>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 <A href="http://cahvah.wordpress.com/"
eudora="autourl">http://cahvah.wordpress.com/</A> 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!<BR><BR>Marcia (aka Mush)<BR>South China, Maine
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<DD>At 09:09 AM 9/11/2008, Joe wrote:<BR><BR>
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<DD>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 <A
href="http://www.camperjohn.com/GOW08_main.html">http://www.camperjohn.com/GOW08_main.html</A>
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<DD>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.
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<DD>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.<BR>
<DD>Joe Dillett
<DD>The Carving Shop
<DD>645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3
<DD>Somonauk, IL. 60552<FONT color=#800080 size=2>
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