ST. CHARLES AREA WOODCARVERS

    Winter 2006   

 

Club News

       

Potential New Meeting Location - 7295 94 South

 

At the 3 January 2007 club meeting (STILL AT THE ST. PETER'S ART CENTER) we will vote on moving the club meetings to a new location. 

On November 15th several club members met at the Weldon Spring Department of Energy site to check it out as a future meeting site and have provided very positive feedback on the site.  From highway 40/61 or I-70 exit highway 94 and continue south toward Defiance.   

 

                                                                                                                                 

Christmas Party

The Christmas party was hosted at the St. Peters Community and Art Center on Dec 6th.  Everyone enjoyed the food and several members participated in the ornament exchange.   

Everyone enjoyed the food and ornament exchange.  Thanks to Dee for getting the meat and providing table decorations, Charlotte for getting the table covers, and everyone for bringing some fantastic dishes to share with others.

Bob with ornament carved by Charlotte Cross. Charlie with ornament carved by John Bouchillon. Charlotte with ornament carved by Ray Plodzien.
Dee with ornament by Bill Kuhn. Jack with ornament by Wyatt Sample. Bob with ornament by Martha Byron.
Bill with ornament by Bob Craven. John with ornament by Jack Combs. Martha with ornament by Bob Berg.
 
Ray with ornament by Charles Sapp. Wyatt and daughter with ornament by Dee Kley.  

 

New Web Site

The new web site is on line!  Thanks to Wyatt Sample for setting it up.  More emphasis will be placed on getting input from club members.  Wyatt will be routing a form so that you can provide information on yourself and provide him with pictures for the site.  Be sure to book mark the new URL - http://www.stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com/ .  

 

 

Club Officers for 2007

President Richard Weitzman; VP Ray Plodzien; Treasurer Bob Craven; Directors Al Westfall and Bob Berg.  Thanks for serving.  We still need a secretary.  Please let Rich know if you are willing to serve. 

 

 

October - November Showcase - Richard Weitzman

 

Richard Weitzman

Affiliations: St. Charles Area Woodcarvers, Belleville Holzschnitzers, West County Woodcarvers, National Association of Woodcarvers, St. Louis Woodworkers Guild, Wood Turners of St. Louis, Ship Crafters and St. Louis Admirals RC Boat Club

Interests: Song birds, relief carving, animals, architectural carving, wood working, wood turning, ship and wagon models

Carving Background: Rich is self taught and has been carving for over 20 years.  In the last five years he has taken classes in relief and song bird carving.

      

 

          

      

 

 

Show and Tell

 

         

 

                                                     

 

Carvings by Al Westfall.

 Bark carving by Corky Breece. Chess set by Russ Sears in maple and walnut for his grandchildren.  And the lathe that he used to do the turnings. 

                 

      

 
Bob Craven carved this relief from a picture of his grandson. Relief carving by Charlotte Cross.
 

                     
Clown carving by Corky Breece. John Bouchillon carved three door panels for a cabinet he built.  John did a demonstration of the painting with "magic water" at the club meeting.
   
       
Dee Kley experimented with various ways of carving fur - burning, diamond wheel, and Dremel saw. Native American by Corky Breece from a Rex Branson butternut roughout.  Note the detail carved in the rear view.
 

         

       

Relief carving by Fred Volansky. Ray Plodzien carved a nativity scene and an old world Santa.
 

 

  
Flower carvings by Dallas Bacon.    

 

 

Want a paper copy of the news letter?

Paper copies of the news letter will be available provided you pay for the printing and the mailing.  The copies will be printed from the electronic file so the layout will be different than you are use to.  Page breaks will be a fall out of the electronic copy.  A $10 fee will be charged up front and the cost of each issue will be deducted from the account.  Cost for black and white copies will be 15 cents a page plus postage.  Contact the editor if you would like to set up an account. 

 

Dues are Due

It is time to pay your dues for 2007; $15.  Contact the Membership Chairman, Charles Sapp, or Treasurer Bob Craven. 

 

When you have an item for show and tell, please get my attention before you leave (presuming that I remember to bring the camera).

  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.              

 

 

Charles W. Sapp

Editor