SCAWC Newsletter

Weldon Spring Department of Energy site. From highway 40/61 or I-70 exit highway 94 and continue south toward Defiance. It is just past the Francis Howell High School. When you see a Quonset hut on the right hand side it is facility.

The club is going back to TWO meetings a month - the first and third Wednesdays at 7pm! The "rent fee" is also being rolled back to $1/meeting.

In the spring, carving on Saturday at the facility will also be considered. If the club member attendance is good (or a specific Saturday could be designated), an open house/sale/show could be hosted at the same time. This might also be considered in Sept/Oct when there is considerable traffic on 94 headed to the wineries.

The club sharpener is for sale, $100.

It is the equivalent of the John Burke sharpener that sells for over $300. Contact Pres Rich Weitzman or John Bouchillon if you are interested in buying it.

Bill Kuhn is the new Sunshine Committee. Please contact Bill if you know of any club members that are ill or in the hospital.

Dallas Bacon enjoyed the access to power at the new facility and worked on his feather burning. Dallas will be hosting a seminar this summer at the new site. See below for the schedule.

Bob Berg progresses on his native American carving at the club meeting. Thanks to Bob for donating two new carving books to the club library. Contact Martha if you have any books, tapes, or material that can be used by club members and you would like to donate to the library.

Martha Byron and Jane Smith lay out a pattern for a new Santa Claus carving.

Welcome to Nick Brueggemann.

Nick is a new carver and would like to work carving skills into building furniture.

Corky is actively scheduling seminars for the club. Contact Corky to sign up for the seminars!

He has organized a seminar on April 13, 14, 15 with Bob Beerman. The project is a relief Santa plate carving. The cost of the Beerman seminar is $90.

On May 18, 19, 20 there is a seminar with Rex and Vickie Branson. Class members will select one of Rex & Vickie's many rough outs. The cost of the Branson seminar is $125 + the blank.

On June 9 & 10th club member, Dallas Bacon, will host a seminar on power carving. The project will be a flower (morning glory, lilly....). The cost of the Bacon seminar is around $10 to $30 to cover the cost of blanks. All seminars will be held at the new club site, 7295 94 South.

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/ .

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.


Nativity carving by Ray Plodzien.		Wolf carving by Dallas Bacon.		Bristle pine cone carving by Corky Breece.


Relief carving by Jim Leifeld.	Christmas plate reverse/inverted relief by John Bouchillon. It was sealed with linseed oil, Deft, and painted with MinWax tint base "magic water" and acrylics.



Golfer carving by Charles Sapp.	Acorn carving by John Bouchillon that was started at the spring camp out.


Top of a walking stick carved by Corky Breece.	Snowman by Charles Sapp from a Sears Rough out.		Carving in progress by new member Nick Brueggeman.


Wyatt Sample carved this prospector and cooking group. He used gravel for the base and mustard seed for the beans. Smell that coffee!	Relive carving by Bill Kuhn from a pattern by John Engler.

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.

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).