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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Yvonne (A.K.A. “the long suffering
Mrs. Bloomquist” or SWMBO) and I are wimps when it comes to long distance
driving, or what you probably consider middle distance. Heck, it takes us
a day and a half to get to </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dayton</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> because we take the scenic route through Amish country and visit her
favorite gourd farm east of </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Columbus</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>. Even when she drives and I carve we can’t sit in the goobermobile
(minivan) for long periods, seldom eat in the van, and are easily distracted by
things along the way.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Combine all that with limited days off
because, thank God, I still have a day job, and we “don’t get out
much”. Believe me… looking forward to the day when
woodcarving is my day job. Hopefully by then you folks will still want to
see me in your neck of the woods ;-).</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
woodcarver-bounces@carverscompanion.com
[mailto:woodcarver-bounces@carverscompanion.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>LARRY YUDIS<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, September 20, 2009
1:08 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '[Woodcarver]'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Woodcarver] Invite
to the GOW</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Hey Bloomer,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>What do you mean
"range out that far"??? All you have to do is get through PA
and OH, then you've only got one more state until you hit Illinois.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Piece of cake! I'd
love to take a flute making class from you. I've had one for years made
by a Native American fellow out of Colorado. He was in town for
a wedding and came to the shop. He wanted a Foredom handpiece in the
worse way and asked if I would trade for something. I told him I was game
for anything. He went to the truck and came back with a really neat flute
that he had made. Boy ... did I get the better end of that deal, but
he insisted that was all he wanted!</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I've tried playing it
since then, but not with much luck. I sure would like to make one of my
own someday. That would be a compelling reason in itself to come all this
way ... to see the BIG DOG actually carving! LOL!</span></font></p>
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(BIG DOG) Yudis<br>
The Woodcraft Shop<br>
2724 State St<br>
Bettendorf, IA 52722<br>
800-397-2278<br>
www.thewoodcraftshop.com<br>
<br>
Carol and Larry Yudis, Show Chairs<br>
International Woodcarvers Congress<br>
Affiliated Wood Carvers, Ltd.<br>
PO Box 104<br>
Bettendorf, IA 52722<br>
563-359-9684 (days)<br>
563-355-3787 (evenings)<br>
www.awcltd.org</span></font></p>
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Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> woodcarver-bounces@carverscompanion.com
[mailto:woodcarver-bounces@carverscompanion.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>m.bloomquist<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, September 20, 2009
11:47 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '[Woodcarver]'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Woodcarver] Invite to
the GOW</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Joe,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank You for the invite.
It means a lot. I don’t see me being able to range out that
far in the near future, but if the invite doesn’t have an expiration date
on it <G>…</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Keep
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
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woodcarver-bounces@carverscompanion.com
[mailto:woodcarver-bounces@carverscompanion.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Joe Dillett<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, September 18, 2009
9:53 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> [Woodcarver]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Woodcarver] Off
Topic slightly - Bamboo NA Flute made withMikeBat NEWR</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>That's an great sound you got Chuck. There are not
many carvings that we can listen too that sound so good. Thanks for sharing.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mike, great teaching job and a great project. Any
chance that we might get you to teach at the GOW sometime?</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
Joe Dillett<br>
The Carving Shop<br>
645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3<br>
Somonauk, IL. 60552</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>(815) 498-9290 phone<br>
(815) 498-9249 fax<br>
<a href="http://www.thecarvingshop.net">http://www.thecarvingshop.net</a>
[business web site]<br>
<a href="http://www.carvingmagazine.com">http://www.carvingmagazine.com</a>
['Ask Joe' column]<br>
<a href="http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett">http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett</a><br>
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href="mailto:m.bloomquist@woodendreamz.com"
title="m.bloomquist@woodendreamz.com">m.bloomquist</a> </span></font></p>
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September 17, 2009 8:26 PM</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font
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[Woodcarver] Off Topic slightly - Bamboo NA Flute made withMike Bat NEWR</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hey
Chuck, thanks for the plug. Gotta say though, it’s humbling to the
teacher when the student exceeds them… both in playing and in
construction <G>. You’ll have to describe to me what helped
the volume like that, so I can use it in future classes. Don’t have
that problem with my flute classes where we carve them from wood, but
that’s one of the reasons I enjoy volunteering at the NEWR... every
once in a while I teach something that for me is brand new (like female wood
spirits or N.A. style flutes from river cane), and get to work the kinks out of
it. The other “beny” is that I usually learn as much from my
students as they learn from me.</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If anyone
is familiar with the New England Woodcarvers Retreat, this is one of the
classes I was scheduled to teach. Had to cancel this year, but they said
they forgave me and have me penciled in for next year. It will definitely
be on my list for the next NEWR as well as the Retreat. Using river cane made
it possible to teach in a one day class. That idea was thanks to Don Dearolf
who attended by N.A. style Flute tuning demo the year before. Like I
said… I learn a lot from my students.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Keep
on Carvin'</span></font></b><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> <br>
</span></font><b><font color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:
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[mailto:woodcarver-bounces@carverscompanion.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Charles Trella<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, September 17, 2009
11:50 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
woodcarver@carverscompanion.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Woodcarver] Off Topic
slightly - Bamboo NA Flute made with Mike Bat NEWR</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>So - I don't pipe up on here very
often sitting in lurk mode most of the time. But I wanted to submit a post
recommending Mike's NA Flute in bamboo class should he ever offer it again at
NEWR. I had the pleasure of being one of Mike's guinea pigs for his first time
teaching this class at this last NEWR. Although we ran into some roadblocks
trying to get tuning and the online software used to layout the finger holes
straight, it was a very enjoyable class and I was very happy with the way my
flute turned out. If you're interested I've made a couple posts about it with a
YouTube video of me playing it in my blog here: <a
href="http://woodsmythsmuse.blogspot.com/">http://woodsmythsmuse.blogspot.com/</a><br>
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In addition, I have a post about the Traditional Woodcarving class my wife
Theresa and I took with Maura. Also highly recommended!<br>
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Cheers!<br>
ChuckT</span></font></p>
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