Blackhawk Carving ClubThe Blackhawk Woodcarver
Volume XXVIII, Issue
9
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.
Welcome to hints of Fall. ALERT!
THREE CARVING MONTHS TILL CHRISTMAS! For Show & Tell this month (September),
October, November and December, bring a Christmas carving, new or old.
For carving creativity, make changes
on the design to personalize your carving. Add something for it being your
"trademark" such as a hankie hanging out of a pocket, a different style of
shoes, etc.
Peter Benson is an English carver
who has written about UK laws that restrict the carrying of knives. Only
pocketknives (folding knives) can be carried on a person and lockback knives
are illegal. One must be at least Eighteen years old to purchase a knife. He
has a glasses case with a pocketknife and some Dockyards in it for going to
the park, or other places to carve. We have it much easier in the US.
Keep the Christmas chips flying!
Keep 'em sharp!
Don Stansfield
Secretary
report for August 2023
Minutes of the regular monthly
business meeting of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on, August 16, 2023 at Ken
Rock Community Center, 625 Adams Street, Rockford, Illinois 61107.
President Don Stansfield opened with
a discussion of proportions in figure carving and caricature carvings which
exaggerate the proportions to make them unique. Most
heads are eggshell shaped. None of us
are perfect. The head angles in 90 degrees.
The face is 90 degrees from the temples to under the nose and back up
to the temples. The face is 5 eyes wide, one at the
nose/eyebrow, next the two eyes and lastly from the eyes to the side of the
face. The head is divided into thirds from the top of the
head to the eyebrows is 1/3, from the eyebrow to the bottom of the nose is
the second third and from the bottom or the nose to the chin is the third.
The nose has the same protuberance
out as the eye sockets indentation. Remember to always carve the most
difficult eye for yourself first then copy on the other side and they will
match better. Usually a right handed person will carve
the left eye first, then the right. To check for
symmetry, turn your carving over first because you will fool your brain into
looking at shapes rather than body parts. Women’s faces
have different shapes than men’s. e.g. the side down to
the chin is more of a point in a woman’s and more square in a man’s.
Basswood honey is better carving
regular basswood and comes from linden trees in the Apple River region from
the bees that hang around the basswood trees.
Remember that the Janesville show is September 9th.
Bob Hallstrom’s CLR class in chip
carving starts the second Monday of September.
Larry is in Kentucky and will not be
reporting. He passes on that we are solvent. (See Steve
or Larry
For closer approximations.)
We are reminded that there is a
defibrillator in the hallway by the bathrooms if anyone is in need.
Point of interest that the native
American “How” comes from the Menominee “chance” or “How me need Chance?”
“Woke” is a term from Christianity
and basically means “Be kind to all people.”
“That’s all, folks!”
Respectfully submitted, Steve
Terrill, recording Secretary
I appreciate any corrections or
suggestions.
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 May 31, 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
Facebook
September
Birthdays (that we Know of)
9 Tony Devita
9
Carrie Lay
14 Carol Behning
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
Upcoming
Shows in 2023
If you would like to represent our
club at the Janesville show, September 9, 2023 contact Denny @
815-238-5296. There will be no charge, the club will pay for the tables.
This year they are having a judged show. It would be nice to take carvings
from our members to be judged. See below (Rock River Woodcarvers)
The Rock River Woodcarvers will be
holding their 17th Annual Show on Saturday September 9, 2023 at
the Rock County Fair Grounds , 1301 Craig Ave, Janesville, WI 53545 from
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Free Admission.
More information available from Brad Crandall 608-931-0188
bwkicrandall@gmail.com or John Raisbeck
jkraisbeck4@gmail.com.
The first Carve in On the Chippewa
was a success. They are planning for their next show
scheduled for September 16, 2023.
The Capitol Carver of Wisconsin &
Badger Woodturners will be holding their 32nd Annual Show and
Sale on Sunday October 29, 2023 at the DeForest Area High School, 815
Jefferson Street, DeForest, WI From 9:00 Am to 4;00 PM.
Free Admission. More information
@www.cacw.clubexpress.com or
www.bwt.clubexpress.com.
The Second Annual Waupaca
Woodcarving Show, Sale, & Competition will be held Sunday November 5, 2023
at 407 School Street, Waupaca, WI. Hours are 9:00 AM to
4:00 PM. Admission is $4.00. Ages 6 –
16 $2.00, and under 2 free. Tool and Wood vendors, Art
for Sale, and Demonstrations.
The Northeast Wisconsin Woodworker’s
Guild will be holding their 40th Artistry in Wood show at the
Denmark High School in Denmark, WI on November 11 & 12, 2023.
Admission $5.00, 12 and under Free. For more
information contact
www.newwg.org/annual-show,
Kristin @920-420-8999, or Randy @ 920-676-6466.
Bob Matthews carved
Owls in a Tree and a Pair of
Gordy Moscinski did
a relief carving of an old barn
Jerry Robey showed
a slew of carved Santa Clauses that are for sale.
Richard Prutz
showed a dog and a relief carving of an Eagle with rising sun, tree, and
river.
Jerome Mais showed
an American Robin he carved and painted.
Roger Benedict
brought in a dozen mini plaques with a Tree hanging a heart and the word
love
Jerome Mais showed
an Eagle head that he made in 2013.
