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CARVING THROUGHOUT THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Join us on Saturday April 21st for our monthly meeting and carve in. Doors open at 8:45 and you may stay as long as you like. Enjoy coffee and donuts or bring a snack to share with the club. Water and soft drinks are also available. There will be a short business session at 11:00. A drawing will be held for door prizes via a raffle. Tickets for the raf-fle are earned by wearing your name badge, club logo/shirt, having a carving for show and tell, by a donation of a completed Angel of Hope or you may purchase a tick-et for $1 each.
Raffle items this month: $20 WoodCraft Gift Card and a Denim PWCC Apron!
Visitors are always welcome, bring a friend!
THE PIEDMONT WOOD CARVERS CLUB APRIL 2018
THE PIEDMONT CARVER
Monthly Meeting & Carve In Saturday April 21st
Club Ed
April brings Buddy Amos with a chip carving clock , see page 5 for de-tails.
If you are interested in leading an informational carving session during a Wednesday Carve In or during a Saturday monthly meeting, please contact Richard Card at [email protected].
Club Seminar
Cypress Knees with Carole Jean (Boyd) Singleton, registration details are on page 6, be sure and take a look!
The Piedmont Carver Official Publication of The Piedmont Wood Carvers Club
PO Box 25393 Greenville, SC 29616 101 E. Butler Rd. Mauldin, SC 29662
Behaviorists are quick to point out ‐ to change a behavior repeat, repeat, repeat a new behavior un l it becomes a habit. Repeat the habit with others, and habit becomes a culture.
Culture: the arts and other manifesta ons of human intellectual achievement regarded collec ve‐ly.
Honored to say PWCC has expanded our culture to now include Wednesday “a ernoon” carving! This has become part of the club’s regular rou ne. We are averaging 25 carvers over the Wednes‐day a ernoon and evening. An event fueled by the fellowship of crea ve carvers, sharing and fashioning beau ful art from wood. We are changing all our literature from “Wednesday Night Carve In” to just Wednesday Carve In”, to adver se Wednesday Carve‐in star ng a 2:00 PM. But normally the chips start flying any me a er noon. So, if you have not dropped in on Wednesday’s Carve‐in, consider this your personal invita on, to drop in, pull up a seat and carve awhile. How fun!
Also, it is hard to miss all the ac vity around the club. Last Saturday was an example of how busy we are….. 3+ events on the same day! 1) Orchard Davis’ pyrography class in the club room, 2) An‐derson County Library’s How‐to‐fes val and 3) Annual Spring Fling at the Mauldin Culture Center. And as a demonstra on of extra effort, members sold hot dogs and walking tacos at the spring fling to raise money for our show. I am so proud to be a member of such a caring and sharing fel‐lowship.
Also check out the club calendar, many other fun events on the horizon. With special note of this summer’s Maudlin Farmer’s Market @ the culture center will be 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tuesday nights. Please plan on helping support the Piedmont Wood Carving Club tent during this event. Keep carving and keep smiling!
Dave Fisher
Presidents Desk
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Thanks so much, to people who have turned in Angels of Hope. I have several yet to finish sand and finish. Because of my recent tight schedule and the need for more efficiency in sanding, I have purchased a Guinevere sanding system. I will bring it to the meeting next week, and if weather permitting, will set it up outside and let people try it out. With the goal of sanding all the remaining angels currently in process and let folks try out a new tool.
Saturday at the spring fling, a pastor for a local church, picked up an angel and information about our program to take back to his church to see if there is interest in having a beginning wood carving class to carve Angels of Hope.
Also, at our spring fling table, we included a donation bucket as part of the Angels of Hope dis-play. In total, people donated $38 dollars to purchase more wood for our project. Time and time again, after I have explained the program, explained why we carve angels, and they have held an angel in their hand, folks will tell me “I get it”. Then they will share their story. Wish you could hear their touching stories. So many stories. I saw numerous people, look at our dis-play, walk away, only to circle back and drop a dollar or two in the bucket.
Thanks Dave
Angels of Hope
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March Club Seminar
Lighthouses with Tom Gow
Club Ed
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Turtles with Claude Banks.
PWCC member Claude Banks shared his love of turtle carving in March. Huge thank you to Claude!!!
April Club Ed
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Chip Carving with Buddy Amos
PWCC member Buddy Amos is a skilled chip carver. He will be teaching a class on chip carving to make a stand alone clock at the April general meeting, Saturday April 21st. Class starts at 9:00 a.m. There will be a choice of 2 designs. Wood will be furnished for the cost of $6.00. If there are extra blanks you can buy them after the class. Wood is pre-cut and hole is drilled. The hole diameter for clock or ba-rometer is 3 inches. You can buy the clock inserts at Hobby Lobby, Woodcraft of Greenville and on Amazon.com.
For this class, You will need your knife, glove and thumb guard. Buddy will have some special chip carving knives available for purchase but you do not need a special knife for this class.
Sign up sheet is on the bulletin board at the club or email Dick or Danny. Dick's email is [email protected]. Danny's email is rainyday [email protected]. They will insert your name on board. Or you can ask a friend to put your name on the board.
Club Seminar
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Title: Carving a Santa Face in a Cypress Knee with Carol Jean (Boyd) Singleton
Carol Jean is the premier carver of cypress knees for over thirty years. You are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to learn from the best.
Subject: Santa Face in a Cypress Knee
Class size: minimum 6, maximum 10
Skill Level Required: Intermediate to advanced
Date/Time: November 13, 14, 15 2018, 9am - 4:30pm each day
Location: PWCC club room, Mauldin Cultural Center, 101 E. Butler Rd., Mauldin, SC
Seminar Cost: $ 165 Payable to Piedmont Wood Carvers Club, noted with Seminar Title
Estimated Material Cost: $ 25-35 payable to instructor at seminar
Tools/equipment: Knives, gouges, rotary tool and dust collector required
A power chisel would be useful.
Registration Period: Registration opens April 4, 2018. Please be sure your registration is postmarked April 4, 2018 or later.
Registration: Completed and signed Seminar Registration Form and your Check mailed to Charles Arnold, 1212 Ravenswood Dr., Anderson, SC, 29625 are required. Successful registrants will receive a confirmation email.
Your registration obligates you for full Seminar Cost. No refunds. In the event you can not attend, you may assign your reservation to another person subject to completed Seminar Registration Form and approval of Ed-ucation Chairman. Check wait list for potential students.
Welcome new member Steve Murray!!!
Member News
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PWCC Shirts On Sale!!!
$15.00
Sizes Available:
Mens Blue Golf: 2 Med, 1 Large, 1 XL, 4 2XL and 2 3XL
Ladies Blue Golf: 2 Large, 3 2XL
See or contact Tanya Hammond or Betty Card if interested!
Anyone that has looked at dust collectors for power carving knows they can be pricey. I first saw this laptop dust collector when taking a Carol Jean Boyd class on Cypress Knees. She uses this same collec-tor and after watching how well it works, I wanted one. It can be placed in your lab or leaned against the edge of a table. It is very easy to position near your power tool and carving so the dust is effectively pulled away from your carving. These are made and sold by a fellow carver Joe Dubey from Bay City, Michigan. The cost is $45 for the dust collector (12 x 18 inches) and 1 bag. Shipping and extra bags are extra. My total delivered was just under $60 and it works great. Joe can be reached by email at [email protected]. Let Joe know you are a Piedmont Wood Carvers Club member and you got his info from our newsletter. Greg Barnes
Member News
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Summer Picnic Announcement
Mark your calendars and save the date! The PWCC summer picnic will be held on August 25th. The picnic will be held near downtown Greenville in McPherson Park at the Sears Recreation Center. Details coming soon.
Wednesday Carve In
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE! IS IT YOU?
We are looking for someone to commit to being at the clubhouse early Wednesday afternoon (as Charlie Arnold says "any time after noon") to open the door and be there when carvers arrive. You don't have to stay all day; carvers have been coming in at different hours and many stay until after the evening group arrives. We all blend together and work together to sharpen our craft.
You can name the time you would be willing to be there. We would like to promote this to our members as a "real time event" but need a carver to commit. IS IT YOU?
If you are willing, please let Dick Card or Danny Hammond know. Contact info is below. Help us make this an "ongoing event".
Dick Card [email protected] 864-587-7438
Danny Hammond [email protected] 864-430-4864
PWCC Officers
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Show and Tell - This Saturday!!!
Please bring your latest carvings
Bring your lighthouses from Tom Gow’s class
Bring your turtles from Claude Bank’s class
Bring your latest Pinterest creations : )