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JUNE

2009 Issue 6

PO Box 6092 Federal Way, WA 98063

Carving at the Pierce Co. Library off Canyon Road two Saturdays a month. Call Loyd Case for times and dates 253-833-1401.

Be working on your carvings for our show and plan on helping out in some way and get your tickets for the spe-cial drawing at the end of the year.

All for now.

Remember "Just Keep Carving"

CHIPS FROM THE PREZ

Another month has passed and another friend, Dolly Barth, is gone. We will miss her smile and her loving ways, and her stories of her childhood in Canada and her years with Willard. I don't know about the services at this writing, but I hope to attend.

Now to some good news, the club picnic/potluck, is coming up June 13th. Once again it will be at the North L a k e c o m m u n i t y park. The club will sup-ply coffee and pop.

This June and July there are going to be carvers demonstrating at the White River Val-ley Museum at 918 H.

St . S .E. , Auburn Wa. The carvers are: June 10, Richard La Plante; June 21, Loyd Case; June 27, Bob Harkness; July 1, Bob Harkness; July 8 Richard Mazza. The hours for the demos are 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.

I got a letter from R o n a n d L i n d a Lund. They still have room for about 15 more people at the Northwest Carving Academy. Let's fill those spots. Call 800-828-5576 or 509-585-7787 or get all the infor-m a t i o n a t www.Cascadecarvers.com Click on "carving acad-emy" in the menu along the top of the page.

Carving at the Algona-Pacific Library is on-going. June 8th and 29th, July 6th and 20th. Come and carve with us. Beginners to Expert are we l-come. Time 5 to 8 P.M..

NWCA 8th Annual Picnic & Carve In JUNE 13, 2009

(** Note, location same as last year but one month earlier, INFO on pg 5)

COME JOIN THE FUN

2009 OFFICERS

President ~ Bob Harkness

253.833.4626 [email protected]

Vice Pres ~ Loyd Case 253.833.1401 [email protected]

Secretary ~ Vicky Rowe 253.529.1910 [email protected]

Treasurer ~ Dale Goebel 253.531.6863

Show Chair ~ Bob Harkness 253.833.4626 [email protected]

Membership ~ Patty Johnson 253.838.4479 [email protected]

Librarian ~ John Merchant 253.228.2277 [email protected]

Newsletter ~ Betty Miller 253.848.8495 [email protected]

Historian ~ Dottie Moody 253.845.2460 [email protected]

Sunshine ~ Marylu Chico Tiglao

Hospitality ~ Richard LaPlante 253.569.2140 Bob Harkness 253.833.4626 [email protected]

Webmaster ~ Betty Miller 253.848.8495 [email protected]

PNC Advisor ~ Larry Martin 253.851.9478

Steering Committee Members

John Merchant, Dorsey Moody, John Templar, Richard Mazza, Dorothy Olver, Larry Smart

NORTHWEST CHIPPINGS

Memorial Day May 25, 2009

INTERNET NEWS

LIBRARIAN NEEDS HELP!

It seems like the main thing to remember is the club picnic on the 13th. So prepare some goodies for that and then surf the web.

This web site comes from England but you may find just the rocking horse pattern here that you need. The plans are rated for difficulty from Beginner to Expert so you should know what you are getting. The exchange rate as of Apr 24 was one British Pound equals 1.45456 US Dollars so you can convert the price.

http:/ /www.rockinghorse.co.uk/cg i/ shop/shop.cgi?cart_id=56006-7070&page=welcome

This is a nice gallery and there are many birds displayed, both decorative and smoothies. You can get lots of ideas for the base for your bird plus some ideas for an abstract bird sculpture, a field in which we don�t see many entries in our show. Be sure to go to the home page so you can also look at the bronzes & and art work for wildlife ideas.

http://www.decoyswildlife.com/index.html

Tom Ellis has a tool sharpener made from a massager similar to one donated to the club auction a couple of years ago by Janet Johnson. You might want to take another look at it. It sounds like he has them for sale.

http://www.spokanecarvers.com/7.html

There were a lot of tools for sale that I listed in the April newsletter. They are all still available. The list is online if you don�t have your paper yet or call Richard Ode, 1308 12th St. NE, Auburn, WA 98002

Phone 253.833.4524 [email protected]

April archive at www.woodcarvers.org/newsletter.htm

I hope everyone will observe Memorial Day in remem-berance of all the soldiers who have died in service to our country. To help re-educate and remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the "National Moment of Remembrance" resolution was passed on Dec 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans "To volun-tarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to 'Taps." Me-m o r i a l D a y h i s t o r y i s a t t h i s s i t e . http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html

NWCA budgets $100 for new books, CDs, magazines, etc. Our club library is so extensive that I�ve yet to find or see the book that I think we need. But that $100 needs to be used so I solicit your help here.

If you know of some

carving or woodworking book, CD, or magazine you�d like us to have, PLEASE let me know so we can acquire that material for our library.

Thanks. John Merchant

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THE �I HELPED� RAFFLE RULES: Republished from May for your Information

• YOU MUST REQUEST YOUR OWN TICKETS

• Drawing for 20 good quality items will be held at the December meeting

• Awards of 4 tickets or less must be requested on the day they are earned.

• Only paid members can earn tickets.

• For any award of more than 10 tickets, we will print your name on the tickets for you.

• For contributions not listed, just ask the Raffle admin-istrator if tickets are appropriate.

TICKET AWARDS:

2 Special Raffle Donation (negotiable & it is per raffle, not per item)

5 Represent the Club at another Club�s Event

15 Meeting Presentation

? Misc contributions to the running of the club

1 Show & Tell

1 Set up & Clean up

1 Regular Raffle donation

TICKET AWARDS FOR LONG TERM POSITIONS (YR)

30 President

20 Vice President

20 Secretary

20 Treasurer

20 Communications (web/newsletter, etc)

10 Librarian

10 Steering Committee

10 Regularly teach class

15 Recurring Meeting Job (photography, AV, Etc)

20 Show Chair

15 Major Show Job

10 Medium Show Job

5 Regular Show Job

More About the PNC~ ~ Guidelines for Juried Competition • Entry Limits - An individual carver may enter no more than

two (2) entries in the same numbered category. There is no limit on the total carvings an individual may enter in a show.

• Entry Skill Level - Each individual carver is expected to read the show regulations and determine their skill level.

• A show may require pre-judging to determine the appropriate level of entry for a seasoned carver who is competing for the first time.

• A carver may enter a piece above their predetermined com-petition level. However, if that piece places third or better, the carver is then obligated to move to the higher skill level the next show year.

• A show year is a calendar year, beginning January 1 and ending December 31.

• A carver who is unsuccessfully competing at a predetermined skill level may step down one skill level by petitioning the Show Committee of the competition they wish to enter. If the show committee agrees with the petition, the carver may enter carvings at a lower skill level without waiting for the next show (calendar) year to begin.

• Six sections for competition shall be recognized. Waterfowl and Birds. Mammals and Fish. Human and Caricature. Spe-cial Types. Relief. Native American.

• An Expert carver is allowed to compete at the advanced level for those sections in which they have not achieved the Expert designation.

• Carvings should have been completed within the past two years and are eligible to compete for only two years. No time limit on dates of entry is placed on Junior or Beginner carvings.

• Seminar Carvings - Carvings completed in a seminar or class may be entered at the Junior, Beginner, Novice, and Interme-diate levels. Seminar or class carvings are not to be entered in the Advanced or Expert level. Special category and local show rules may apply to seminar pieces.

• Name(s) - Each carving must be registered in the name of the carver. If the work is the product of two or more carvers, all names must appear on the registration entry and on any hang tags or place cards. All group carvings will be entered at the skill level of the most advanced carver.

• Entry Changes - A Show Chair or Judge may move an entry to a more appropriate Section, Division, or Category if deemed necessary for equality of the competition. If there is only one entry in a category, the carving may be moved to another category. A Judge or Show Chair may refuse any carving deemed inappropriate for display at a family show or not con-sistent with quality expectations.

• Judges Determination�A clerk recorder or other show assis-tant may enter carvings into a juried show. However, the clerk, recorder, or assistant is not to assist a judge during judging of the category in which they have an entry. The same

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assistants are not to make reference to any piece or attempt

to influence the judges or judging.

Junior - A carver who is 16 years of age or less. Show commit-tees may further divide this level by additional age groups. Upon winning 2 first place awards at the Junior skill level, the carver is encouraged but not required, to enter at the Beginner level.

Beginner - For those over 16 years of age. Once a carver wins a first, second, or third place ribbon, the individual enters competi-tion at the Novice level beginning with the next show year.

Novice - The novice level is the appropriate entry for beginning carvers who are developing their skill. The carver remains at this level until winning three (3) Best of Division awards on three (3) different carvings.

Intermediate - An intermediate carver is one who is moving to more complicated work and displays considerable skill in their work. Intermediate is an appropriate entry point for seasoned carvers who are entering competition for the first time and whose work reflects skills consistent with this skill level. The individual who is entering competition at this level should believe that their work is of a quality to compete at this level. After winning five (5) Best of Division awards on five (5) different carvings, the carver moves to the advanced skill level.

Advanced - The advanced level is consistent with excellence in carving and finishing and reflects action, movement, originality, and understanding of the artistry. A seasoned carver may enter at the Advanced level with approval of the Club Show Committee or Club Show Chairperson, but upon winning a first place ribbon or higher award cannot step down unless conditions specified previ-ously are met. Upon winning five (5) Best of Division Awards on three (3) different carvings, in three different shows, the individual moves to the expert level.

Expert - The expert carver has demonstrated the abilities of the advanced carver and is advancing the art form with new and inno-vative designs. An expert may carve in only one section of the art or may be branching into a variety of sections. As an expert carver the individual will achieve a designation of expert for a spe-cific section by winning a blue ribbon within that section, while competing at the expert level. After achieving this blue ribbon in one section, the carver may then continue competing within the Advanced level for those sections where expert status has not been achieved. When the expert has obtained at least four (4) blue ribbons at the expert level, one each of the possible six (6) sections, the master carver designation will be bestowed. This means that a carver may simultaneously enter a piece at both the Expert and Advanced levels, but in different sections of the compe-tition. Master carvers compete in the expert skill level.

Editors note -- This completes the series on the PNC. This same info will be in the prospectus. You can breath a sigh of relief now as we get back to regular �stuff�.

5-8-09 General Meeting Minutes

Following the potluck the meeting was brought to order by the Presi-dent at 6:53 pm with 31members and 4 guests present.

Program:

Loyd Case introduced one of our favorite presenters, Paul Langston, for our program on painting on woodburnings. First Paul showed us a great woodburning of a lighthouse done on driftwood. Then we were treated to a demonstration on a work in progress, again, a lighthouse but this one is being done on a birch doorskin. Paul sands his piece with 400 grit before burning and with 600 grit after burning but before any painting. His works are framed with wood. He often uses water color pencils and alternates coloring and rubbing with turpentine (which opens the wood pores) until he gets the effect he wants. Tonight he showed us how to use tubes of watercolor paint (can also be done with a set of hard watercolors) mixed with a small amount of water which he used on a burning of a pond and geese. Paul created beautiful effects both mixing colors (he uses a color wheel to help create the shades he needs) and painting one color over another. As always, we learned a lot from Paul.

Business:

Bob read a letter from Woodcraft. They will be advertising in our pro-spectus and are glad to support us but also ask that we remember to support them. Woodcraft is an in-dependent franchise so buying online or from another Woodcraft store are actually buying from their compe-tition. Remember to buy locally!

A reminder was given that the club picnic will be held on JUNE 13th at North Lake Park. There will not be a regular general meeting in June. The picnic officially starts at 9AM but come early to help with setup. Rich-ard LaPlante will be teaching a class in

the Calla Lily Pin. Remember to bring your raffle items.

Finance Report:

Dale reports that tonight we col-lected $13.75 for the coffee fund, $61 for the raffle, $60 in new mem-ber fees, and $.50 for name badge fines. The checking account balance before these deposits is $______ . The Edward Jones account has a balance of just over $_____.

Show and Tell �

Karl Emerich treated us to a a vari-ety of his work including a carousel horse, cougar, wolf family, a Gibbon Baboon and a Sumatran Tiger (the last two on bark edged ovals).

Jim Collins showed an excellent Dragon Head.

Richard Mazza displayed a humming bird on a stand, a new set of belly dancer cymbols, an 1866 Historic Church in Montana recreated in three pieces of bark, and a cute little cottage.

Vicky (who has given up carving) showed a woodburned plaque with an eagle which is her first commis-sion and was made for a co-worker.

John Merchant once again showed us what a wide range of things are pos-sible by presenting a ballpoint pen made from a 50 Caliber shell.

Chris Johnson concluded the Show and Tell with hand made knife and what appears to be a penguin carved from horn � a very interesting piece he purchased.

The raffle was held and the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted:

Vicky Rowe

Secretary

***(Treas. Report figures available at meeting, not on-line.)

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This event, sponsored by the Affiliated Wood Carvers. Ltd. (AWC), is the longest running, most prestigious, competitively judged woodcarving art show in existence. It features exhibits from all over the United States, Canada, and usually, some countries overseas. Over the years, our very gener-ous sponsors have enabled AWC to give away in excess of $18,000 a year in cash and awards. Anyone who is a member of AWC can enter the competition with a nominal entry fee.

Schedule of Events

Carry-in Carvings Sat.-Sun June 20-21 12-4

Seminars Mon-Fri June 22-26 8:30 - 5

Exhibits Open to Public

Thurs -Sat June 25-27 10 to 5

Sunday June 28 10 to 4

Seminars by Wayne Barton, Vicki & Phil Bishop, Terry Brasher, John Burke, Fred Cogelow, Janet Denton Cordell, John Engler, Leah Goddard, Vic Hood, Rick Jen-sen, Helli Mayr, Denny Neubauer, Charley Phillips, Patty and Adair Rucker and Mike Shipley. Also various classes for the non-carver

Questions & Information:

Call 563.359.9684 (day) or 563.355.3787

SHOW & TELL Let�s all keep bringing carvings

for sharing with the gang. Much is to be learned from viewing others techniques ~

from the carving styles to the finishes used.

Picnic Information ~ June 13

NWCA 8th Picnic & Carve-In JUNE 13, 2009

COME JOIN THE FUN For All carvers and their families North Lake Community Park

33228 38th Ave. S Federal WayWA

Schedule: Setup starts at 8:30 am (volunteers are needed for this). Open carving will be from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. The potluck picnic is from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. A raffle and an auction will be held about 2:30 pm if you bring donations of carvings, wood, tools, etc. to auction off. Items for auction can be anything that is in good condition and useable. Clean up starts at 4:30 pm.

Provided: Coffee, Pop, Water, and Iced Tea. Steering Committee is furnishing hot dogs & ham-burgers. Donations will be greatfully accepted.

Attendees should bring: Lawn chairs, plates, utensils, and a potluck dish. Dining or E-Z Up tarps for rain or sun would be appreciated. Carvers will need to bring their own tools! Electric cords will be pro-vided.

Richard LaPlante will teach the Calla Lilly & other volunteers wanting to teach a class will be wel-comed. Please be sure to have enough wood pieces or projects for the amount of people you are will-ing to teach.

We need raffle/auction items. Bring it with you or contact the club.

For more information: Richard LaPlante 253.569.2140

125 Glacier Ave S, Pacific WA 98047-1159

Directions:

From the South on I-5: Take Exit 143, turn right onto 320th toward Auburn, go 0.6 mi. Turn Right on Military Rd - go 0.5 mi. Turn Right on S 328th St. - go 0.2 mi. Turn left on 38th Ave S - go 0.3 mi. Arrive at 33228 38th Ave. S. Federal Way on the Left. (This is a small park, don�t miss it)

From the North on I-5: Take Exit 143, turn left onto 320th toward Auburn, go 0.6 mi. Turn Right on Military Rd - go 0.5 mi. Turn Right on S 328th St. - go 0.2 mi. Turn left on 38th Ave S - go 0.3 mi. Arrive at 33228 38th Ave. S. Federal Way on the Left.

From SR167: Take WA18 West toward Tacoma - go 3.1 mi. Take the Weyerhaeuser Way S exit - 0.3 mi. Turn Right on Weyerhaeuser Way S - go 0.3 mi. Turn Right on 33rd Pl S - go 0.3 mi. Continue on S 334th St - go 0.1 mi. Bare Left on 38th Ave S - go 0.1 mi. Arrive at 33228 38th Ave. S Federal Way on the Right

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Cottonwood Bark Tip

Cottonwood Bark is a fun to use medium, but you should be aware of some of its properties. For example, the bark contains a waxy oil that helps hold the hundreds of thin layers of the bark together.

Over time, this oil will dissipate, causing the bark to become brittle and dry. Once this occurs, you'll have a harder time carving excellent sculp-tures from the bark.

A chisel will break the edges of the bark, no mat-ter how sharp you keep the blade. This is very frustrating.

Ask the vendor how old the bark is. You should avoid bark that is over one year away from com-ing off the tree.

Reprinted with permission

http://www.carvingtricks.com/

NO MEETING AT THE CLUBHOUSE FOR JUNE.

SEE YOU AT THE PICNIC INSTEAD

Today's Message of the Day is:

Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly,

Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncon-trollably, And never regret anything that

made you smile.

Annonymous

In knife making, I have made an informal study of these compounds to help me in polishing and sharpening. Most of the information can be confusing and way too complicated. The following is the very condensed "Reader's Digest" version of information that I've found. So lets get to the good stuff. Stropping Compounds are buffing compounds that are used in polishing metals and/or plastics. They are abra-sives. Think of them as sandpaper with no paper. Most compounds are made of three mineral compo-nents, which are listed be-low. They range from a su-per aggressive to very mild. All of these mineral com-pounds are measured in grain size measured in 1- 12+ microns to help sepa-rate them in aggressiveness. Think like grit in the sandpa-per you use, except, the larger the number the more aggressive. In the process of breaking down, they break apart in different forms; round or crystalline. Crys-talline is more aggressive in its cutting of the metal on your carving knife. Chromium Oxide - Green, Very Hard, very small round grain that pro-duces very fine scratches. Use this for slow, fine, stropping on a handheld strop. This is a finishing stropping compound that produces a super smooth cut.

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I Like Retirement!

• How many days in a week? 6 Saturdays & 1 Sunday.

• How many retirees to change a light bulb? Only one but it may take all day.

• Retirees� gripe is: There isn�t enough time to get everything done

• What does a retiree do all week? Monday thru Friday, NOTHING. Sat-urday & Sunday, REST!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Stropping & Sharpening Compounds

Senior Bumper Stickers

Aluminum Oxide - White, Hard, small crystalline grain that produces a fine scratch pattern. Use this for faster cutting on your hand-held strops for polishing and sharpening. This mineral is the same mineral as used in sandpaper for smoothing wood. Silicon Carbide (Silica) Black or grey, Hard, medium to large soft crystalline grain which produces a rougher scratch pattern for use in more sharpening than polish-ing. This is the same mineral used in the black sandpaper used in sanding metals and in the popular Scary Sharp Method. Sometimes you may run across white, pink or yellow compounds. These com-pounds are formulas contain-ing calcium carbonite, calcide alumina and no aluminum oxide (usually all white min-erals) that without colored dies put in them would not be distinguishable from each other when laying on the bench. Some have more of one component than the other, making it more or maybe less aggressive. All of these compounds are worthless unless you can get them to stay on your strop or honing wheel. These Compounds are then mixed with a binder such as Waxes (bee & Paraffin), petroleum based Oils, petroleum greases, tallow (beef or vege-table) and natural oils and combinations of these to produce a solid or paste type consistency. You can add

wax or grease to fine tune the cutting ability of the com-pound. Not all buffing and stropping compounds are made of only these minerals. I've only stated the most common. Other stropping and sharpening compounds have diamond and ceramic pastes that are combined with these more common abrasives. There are many stropping compounds that have differ-ent elements to produce different colors and cutting features. They are like every-one's chili recipes. We all have one and they all are great with characteristics that appeal to each individual. So how do I decide what to use? Try them out. Use the compound that gives you the best edge the fastest while leaving your blade clean. The widest variety that I've seen for an unbelievably low cost is with Southwest Metal Fin-ishing Supply Co. in Tyler Texas. For $9 you can supply your carving club for a year with one bar. Reprinted by permission Deepwoods Ventures http://www.deepwoodsventures.com

Carving Tip Take Your Time. Forget all the stuff you read about ma-chines and gizmos to make the carving process go faster. Don't ever forget that what you are making is a unique object, a work of art. You have to get it right, and to get it right you have to take your time.

Always Use the Best Wood You Can. It's really no more difficult to carve a beautiful piece of wood than a dull one. The beauty of the wood then enhances your carving.

By Ian Norbury

PATTERN FOR JUNE

Courtesy of Darkwood Woodcarving http://darkwood-woodcarving.com/free_carving_patterns.htm

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Ron & Linda Lunde

2008 Fruitland, Kennewick, WA 99337

Carving Tools & Knives: Diobsud Forge, Flexcut Power Carvers: NSK, Ram, Foredom Airbrushes: Badger, Paasche Colwood Woodburners & Tips: Ty-

phoon Burs and Bits

http://www.cascadecarvers.com 1.800.828.5576 (orders only please) Office: 509.585.7787 (for questions and answers)

Gil & Bonnie Drake

128th St NE, Arlington, WA 98223

Handmade carving tools, carving supplies, & accessories http://drakeknives.com/index.htm

[email protected] 360.659.6778

LITTLE SHAVERS WOODCARVING SUPPLY

Rick & Theresa Ferry

423 SW 104th St., Seattle, WA 98146-1545

http://www.littleshavers.com

[email protected]

206.767.7421 Fax 206.763.6774

THE BARK GUY ~ COTTONWOOD BARK

Art Olver

568 Valentine Ave SE , Pacific, WA 98047

Excellent quality Award Winning bark

For Pricing Call 253.804.3488

John Schmit

908 Cherry Ave. Sumner, WA 98390

Tues � Sat 10 am � 5:30 pm 253. 891.9413

http://www.sumnerwoodworkerstore.com

BEAVER LAKE WOODWORKS

Joe McConnell

1919 E Beaver Lake Dr SE, Sammamish, WA 98075

NW Native Style Woodcarving, Classes & Commissions

http://beaverlakewoodworks.org 425.391.0661

[email protected]

WOOD N�THINGS

Jan & Rod MacLean 3601 N Nevada, Spokane, WA 99207

800.365.4613 (for orders) [email protected]

509.489.2689 Fax 509.489.0246 http://www.woodnthingsllc.com/products.htm

JOHN TEMPLAR WOODCARVING & ARCHERY

John Templar

Rochester, WA 98579

Woodcarvings Fish Decoys

Private Instruction, Group Activity, Introductory Classes in both woodcarving & archery with instruc-

tor certification & coaching in archery

360.273.0977

SAWDUST CONNECTION

Alan & Nedra Denison

1400 Main St. NW, Ste C,PMB20,

Los Lunas, NM 87031

Pyrography Books & Supplies; Razertip, Colwood & Wall Lenk Wood-burning tools and accessories; Basswood planks, plaques, holders; Maple

burl; Italian Poplar; and Tagua nuts

http://www.nedradenison.com/

[email protected] 505.859.4005

DECORATIVE BIRD CARVER

Larry Martin

5716 Timberlane Dr. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335

Lessons Available, Commissions Accepted

253.851.9478

Ronald R. Hall, Pres

5963 Corson Ave S Seattle, WA 98108

Store Hours: M.,T.,W., & F 9 am - 7 pm

Thurs 9 am - 9 pm, Sat 9 am - 6 pm

From I-5 take Exit 162 (Corson Avenue/Michigan St)

From the base of the exit ramp, Woodcraft is on your right, in the strip mall before the traffic light

[email protected]

206.767.6394 Fax 206.767.8034

SUPPORT THESE SPONSORS

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May 23-24

Richmond Carvers Society 20th Annual Wood Carving Show at the Ste-veston Community Center, 4111 Moncton Street, Richmond, BC. Contact: Rich-mond Carvers Society, P.O. Box 36507 Seafair Post Office,Richmond, BC. V7C 5M4 or Visit our website: www.richmondcarvers.ca

Jun 4-7 Tri-Cities Woodcarver's 12th Annual Rendezvous, Benton County Fair-grounds, Kennewick, WA. Free short (3 - 4 hour) classes taught by some of the top Northwest carving instructors. Contact us for complete Rendezvous events and driving directions, we' love to see you. Ron Lunde 509.582.8694 [email protected]

Jun 13 NWCA 8th Annual Picnic & Carve-In at the North Lake Community Park, 33228 38th Ave S, Federal Way, WA **NOTE New Date, Same location http://www.woodcarvers.org/picnic.htm

Jun 12-14 Spokane Carvers 8th Annual Rendezvous at the Spokane KOA, Spokane Valley, WA 99027 KOA phone #509.924.4722 or www.koa.com Contact [email protected] or 509.244.3467

Jun 12-14

Peninsula Driftwood Artist 40th Annual Show at Cole Convention Center, Carrie Blake Park, Sequim, WA Contact Janice Hunt 360.683.5846 [email protected]

Jul 12-17 1st NW Carving Academy at the Kittitas Event Center, Ellensburg, WA. Eleven renowned carving instructors to choose from.Details at www.CascadeCarvers.com or call Ron Lunde 509.585.7787 or Gil Drake 360.659.6678

Jul 25 Pacific Northwest Wood Artisans Show and Sale at the Elks Sequim Lodge, 143 Port Williams Rd. Sequim WA 98382 9am � 3pm Free Adm. CONTACT: Gale Lawrence-Krum at 360.417.3858,[email protected] www.woodcartisans.net

Sep 26-27 Lower Columbia Woodcarvers 25th Anniversary Show at Cowlitz Regional Conference Center, 1900 7th Ave, Longview, WA 10-5 Sat, 10-4 Sun Contact Angi Buck at 360.295.3661 [email protected]

Nov 14-15

NWCA 29th Annual Show & Sale at Western WA Fairgrounds, Red Gate in the Restaurant Bldg. 9th SW, Puyallup, WA Contact Bob Harkness 253.833.4626 [email protected] New Location

http://www.woodcarvers.org

COMING EVENTS

May 30 35th NW Decoy Show at the Best Western/Cotton Tree Convention Center, 2300 Market St, Mt Vernon, WA 98273. 9am to 2pm. Free admission. Contact Brett R. Stark at 206.963.8800 or [email protected]

Northwest Carvers Association

PO Box 6092

Federal Way, WA 98063-6092

www.woodcarvers.org

MEETING LOCATION:

Lakeland Community Center

4016 South 352nd Street

Federal Way, WA

DIRECTIONS TO CENTER:

From I-5 take Hwy 18 EAST to Weyer-haeuser Way S. exit. Go RIGHT on Wey-erhaeuser Way S. and take the first LEFT

onto S. 4th Way. It turns into 344th St. Take the first RIGHT onto 38th Ave. S; it winds through a residential area and be-comes 37th Ave S. Turn LEFT onto 352nd St. Lakeland Community Center is on the LEFT (North) side of the street where the

road dips down.

From Military Road S. go WEST on 352nd

St. Lakeland Community Center is on the RIGHT (North) side of the road. NOTE: You cannot exit from Hwy 28 onto Mili-

tary Rd S.

GENERAL MEETING

2nd Friday of each month at the Lakeland Community Center

Doors open at 5:30 pm for set-up, open carving, visiting, showing off, or looking for

library items. Potlucks are at 6:00 pm. 7:00 pm meeting is called to order.

STEERING MEETING

1ST Friday of every month at 6:30 pm at the Sumner Public Library at 1116 Fryer Ave.,

Sumner, WA

VISITORS & GUESTS WELCOME

Northwest Carvers Assn. PO Box 6092 Federal Way, WA 98063-6092

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