Blackhawk Carving ClubThe Blackhawk Woodcarver
Volume XXVIII, Issue
1
We meet every Wednesday at 9:00 am
until 11:30 at the Ken Rock facility at 625 Adams Street, Rockford, IL.
KenRock is located in the area of Rural and North 2nd St.
This is a great time of year for
carving ideas. You have the beautiful fall colors, Thanksgiving and
Christmas. Go out and pick a leaf that you like, use it for a pattern and
carve a relief of it. You might paint it with blending fall colors for
colorful leaf. Thanksgiving relief carvings of thanks and the bounty of fall
crops make nice carvings, also. And then there is Christmas with a bounty of
carving possibilities.
Wishing the best
to Denny and Becky on your move to Arizona. You will be missed.
Keep the knives
sharp and the chips flying!
Don Stansfield
Secretary
report for September 2023
Minutes of the regular monthly
business meeting of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on, September 20, 2023 at
Ken Rock Community Center, 625 Adams Street, Rockford, Illinois 61107.
Vice President
Rich Dunphy opened the meeting with asking if there was any new business in
the absence of President Don Stansfield.
Rich asked Steve
Terrill to read the minutes of the August 16 meeting.
There were no additions or corrections and the minutes stood approved as
read.
Bob Matthews
noted that there was a walking stick available from Franklin Johnson,
provided from his brother that is available for sale for $25.
There is also wood bark available for carving for those interested.
Hearing no other
business, and having none himself, he proceeded to discussion of show and
Tell.
Larry is in
Kentucky and will not be reporting. He passes on that we
are solvent.
Respectfully
submitted, Steve Terrill, recording secretary.
Newsletter
deadline
Keep sending your pictures and
stories by the October 4, 2023 deadline.
Blackhawk
Carving Club Website
Newsletter
deadline
Keep sending your pictures and
stories by the November1, 2023 deadline.
Door Prizes
Don't forget the Door Prize drawing
on First Wednesdays. Bring something you don't need or want
anymore, but know someone would be thrilled to win at the drawing.
Carvers
wanted
Sometimes I get calls from people
wanting to have a carving done (for money). If you are interested in
any of these contacts, let me know and what kind of carvings you are
interested in doing for people. Don Stansfield
dchip1508@comcast.net
Want to buy
or sell
If you have anything that you would
like to buy or sell send me an email and I will put it in the newsletter.
Gordy
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President, Don
Stansfield, 235-0075
Vice Pres, Richard Dunphey, 633-9003
Treasurer, Larry Stenzel, 389-4714
Secretary, Steve Terrill, 708-0471
Committees
Programs, Richard Dunphey, 633-9003
Webmaster & Newsletter Editor Gordy Moscinski 874-7978
Photographer Steve Terrill
Picnic Tony Devita
Moving On
We say goodbye to one of our active
members, Denny Neubauer. He was a past President, taught many classes, and
sharpened many knives. He and his wife, Becky are moving
to Mesa AZ. Becky was very instrumental in providing food
for our social gatherings and decorating the tables with her basket
creations. You will be missed.
Upcoming
Shows
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Claire — Saturday, September 16, 2023
West Wisconsin Wood Carving Guild's
Carve on the Chippewa, see Charlene Lynum, 715-497-6296, thelynums@gmail.com
Deforest — Sunday, October 29, 2023
Capital Area Carvers of Wisconsin &
Badger Woodturners 32nd Annual Show, Cynthia Potthast,
608-712-2989, www.cacw.clubexpress.com
Waupaca — Sunday, November 5, 2023
Waupaca Area Wood Carvers 2nd
Annual Show, Competition, & Sale, Harold Mohr, 715-281-1923 or Kathy
Brehm, 920-740-1986
Denmark — Saturday & Sunday, November 11-12, 2023
Northeastern Wisconsin Woodcarvers
Guild 40th Annual Show, Randy Hendricks 920-676-6466 or Jim
Michels 920-863--8658. newwg.org/annual-show
Westby — Saturday, April 20, 2024
Karve In-7, Steve Michaels,
608-634-0107, steve.michaels@westbynorse.orq
Sheboygan — Sunday, April 28, 2024
Kettle Karvers 31 St
Annual Show, Bob Lawrence, 920-458-49471 www.kettlekarvers.org
Oshkosh - Saturday, May 5, 2024
Mid-Wisconsin Chippers Artistry in
Wood Show, Paul Walters,
920-727-2139,
www.midwisconsinchippers.weebly.com
Maquoketa, Iowa — Second Week of
June, 2024
International Woodcarvers Congress,
Marie McDonough, 563-543-4276, www.woodcarverscongress.orq
Janesville — Saturday, September 14, 2024
Rock River Valley Carvers of Wis 18th
Annual Show & Sale
Brad Crandall, 608-931-0188,
bwkicrandall@qmail.com
Show and Tell
Bob Matthews
brought in an Owl that he carved in a slice tree trunk that looked like a
real owl and baby peeking out of a nest drilled in the tree trunk.
It was painted realistically. He also brought in a
pair of realistic carved and mounted cardinals, a male and female.
He used a ceramic pot for a base strewn with bird seed for a
realistic effect.
Jerome Mais brought
in an old nag he carved of poplar wood. He looked ready
for the pasture.
Tyrone Johnsen
brought in a prototype of an induction heater he designed and made to heat
treat metal for carving knives.
