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Table of Contents: Club News Coming Events Show and Tell Recommended Resources Dues Reminder Seminars Meeting Location Member Web Page Update

Club News: The club is now meeting twice a month - the first and third Wednesdays at 7pm!      Charlie Sapp has decided to step down from his duties as Newsletter Editor after a 4 1/2 year reign beginning with the January 2004 Newsletter and ending with the May 2008 Newsletter. He has done a great job and it will be difficult to follow in his footsteps but I will do the best I can. This initial newsletter is a repeat of his May Newsletter in a new format that I have designed with a couple extras. This is a test run to get the new format in place before the next newsletter. Since I am also the webmaster, I am able to tie the newsletter into the website a little more closely. I hope you like the new format. Please feel free to offer any suggestions. Wyatt Sample In Memorial of club members, Doug Woollard and Sheldon White.   (Sheldon is in the blue shirt to the left of Wilbert.)   At the May 21st meeting John Bouchillon instructed club members on carving Santa faces.  The pattern was from the winter edition of Woodcarving Illustrated.  It is hollowed out on the back allowing pierced carving.  Great job, John.  Thanks for having the blanks ready for us and providing the instruction.  I'm sure you will start seeing some of the results in the next edition of the newsletter for show and tell.                                                   Pat Bauman, Glenda Taber, and Moe Schmitz Syl Bax and Instructor John Bouchillon Wyatt Sample and Martha Byron Mary and Mike McGinley Brian Ellison, Sr. and Bill Kuhn Al Westfall Bob Berg Corky Breece Coming Events:back to table of contents Bill Kuhn has volunteered to provide blanks and guidance in carving a hound dog magnet at the second meeting in June. Show and Tell:back to table of contents   These bears were carved by Dick Weber (our Washington carving buddy).  Dick also provided a pattern that is included at the bottom of the newsletter.  Thanks Dick.     Spirit carved in butternut by Corky Breece. Mountain man by John Bouchillon.   Dick Weber carved this Northwestern style humming bird.  He also provided a pattern that is attached.  Snowman by Al Westfall. Recommended Resources:back to table of contents The following two links are to sources of carving woods. Heineke comes to the Belleville woodcarving show each year and to other shows and provides excellent wood. Slim also comes to the Belleville show and has also attended our woodcarving shows. Heinecke Wood Slim's Woodshed Lynn Doughty is a western carver living in Oklahoma. He does a blog which provides tutorial on how he carves his characters with detailed instruction. There is no cost to the blog. It is a great resource, check it out at Out West Woodcarving. The following pictures are examples of some of the carvings that he gives specific instruction on. Dues:back to table of contents The "rent fee" has also been rolled back to $1/meeting.   It is time to pay your dues for 2008 Club dues are $15.00 per year and include the website and electronic newsletter.  Contact the Membership Chairman, Charles Sapp, or Treasurer Bob Craven. Seminars:back to table of contents          Corky Breece, Seminar Chairman Corky is working on the schedule for 2008.  If you have any suggestions, please get in touch with him.    For seminars - the doors open in the morning at 8:30am and in the evening at 5:00pm.  Typically classes during the day will be conducted from 9am to 5pm and in the evening from 5:00pm to 9pm.   Ask your instructor for exact times.   Corky has Bob Bierman scheduled in the fall for a relief carving class.  Bob will be offering a Santa Claus or a newsboy pattern.  Contact Corky for more details. Meeting Time and Location:back to table of contents Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month. The meetings include a brief business meeting followed by a carving session. The meeting location has changed. Meetings are now held at the Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project at 7295 Highway 94 South St. Charles, Missouri 63304. Visitors are always welcome! Saturday carving is being held on the Saturday prior to the third Wednesday of each month. Saturday carving is also held at the Weldon Spring Site. Visitors are always welcome! 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 the next driveway / facility.       Member Web Pages-Update: back to table of contents New members - be sure to get with Wyatt Sample and provide him with some pictures of your work and a background write up for the website.  All Members, please feel free to update the information for your page on the website any time. Just send an email to the webmaster, Wyatt Sample,(link at bottom of page) with any new information about yourself. Please provide some information about any new carving you want displayed and either send in a digital picture or bring in a picture of your carving to be scanned. You can look through the other member pages to see what type of information others have provided. Contact us for more information on the club or activities.  For questions regarding this Web Site, contact Webmaster: Wyatt Sample