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VOL. 34, NO. 11 NOVEMBER 2018
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 24 GRAND OPENING
Wayne Robbins new gallery.
10-4
1302 High St.
Bath, Me.
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OFFICERS
President
Robert Grimm
162 Webbs Mills Road
Raymond, ME 04071
(207) 647-1223
Vice President
Art Chamberlin
500 Canton Point Rd.
Canton, ME 04221
(207) 597-2375
Secretary
Bernadette Hodgkins
26 Acadia Ave.
Lewiston, Me. 04240
(207) 241-7859
Treasurer James Irish
40 Josslyn St.
Auburn, Me 04210
(207) 784-2491
At Large:
Carol Durgin
73 Bridge Rd.
Brunswick, ME 04211
(207) 442-7005
Past President
Robert Moreau
289 Haines Corner Rd.
Livermore Falls, Me. 04254
(207) 897-6840
Maine Wood Carvers Association
COASTAL CARVERS
4th Saturday, 1:00 PM 68 Walpole Meeting House Rd., S. Bristol, ME.
FMI: Jim Wade, (207) 563-2034 [email protected]
McGAFFEY MOUNTAIN WOODCARVERS
1st Wednesdays 6-8:30 PM Vienna Community Center
Kimball Pond Rd. FMI: Hariph Smith (207) 377-6002
POLAND SPRING CARVERS
1st Friday & 3rd Saturday, 1:00 PM Ricker Memorial Library, 1211Main Street,
Poland, ME FMI: Dick Shryock, (207) 317-0543
STREAKED MOUNTAIN WOOD CARVERS
2nd Saturday, 1:00 PM Congregational Church, 50 Main St.
Sumner, Me. FMI: Art Chamberlin (207) 597-2375 (H) (207) 357-1057 (C)
[email protected] Bob Perry, (207) 388-2472
TOP OF MAINE CARVERS
Last Thursday of the month—6 PM 8 Summit St., Limestone, ME 04750,
FMI: Tom Cote, (207) 325-4258 [email protected]
ON THE BORDER CARVERS Second Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
(207) 538-1870, Dee Cote Dee’s Workshop, Littleton, ME
SOUTHERN MAINE WOODCARVERS GUILD
1st Saturday, 1-4 PM.. 3rd Tuesday at 4-7 PM Rockler Woodworking Store, 200 Gorham Rd., S. Portland
FMI: Dick Shryock, 207-317-0543 [email protected]
Eagle Cane Project Manager Herb Blake
46 Mayall Rd New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-657-4661 (h) 207-808-9361 (c) [email protected]
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the PRESIDENTS RAMBLINGS
Greetings All,
My how time flies, here we are in November and deer season and some funny white stuff was falling
from the sky the other day. A fellow carver offered up this pearl of wisdom at my last shop session,
Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the smaller it gets, the faster it goes. Seems to be fairly accurate.
And on that note, coming up very soon (November 15th to be precise) a nominating committee will
be named to receive nominations for folks who wish to run for office in the Maine Wood Carvers.
(I know, I Know, everyone is probably sick of elections and commercials and all the negative crap. I
know I am). A reminder of how this works:
SECTION III, NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
The President shall name the members of the Nominating Committee by November 15 of each year.
The Nominating Committee shall elect its Chair. The Nominating Committee shall:
a. Compile a slate of candidates for each office(s) and position(s) to be filled. In addition, any
member of MWCA may suggest the name of any other member as a candidate for office, provided
the nominated member is willing to serve.
b. The Secretary shall notify the general membership, by way of publication in The Maine Carver,
the name of each candidate for Office. Nominations will close on the first day of January.
c. A ballot, with the names of the candidates for office, shall be mailed, no later than February 10, to
all members in good standing of the Maine Wood Carvers Association. All completed ballots must be
returned, in a plain, unmarked envelope, to the Secretary by March 1 for confirmation of eligibility.
The votes will be counted by the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and in the presence of all
interested parties on March 15.
d. The term of office shall be two years. Officers may be reelected to consecutive terms of office.
The above section is straight from the bylaws, and that’s how it shall be done. Hopefully we will have
some folks step up and run for office and keep the Association going. Personally, I am on my
second term as President and think that it is time for someone else to take a turn. I am not running,
hopefully someone else will.
Bob Grimm
MWCA President
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MWCA CHAPTER REPORTS Streaked Mt. Wood Carvers
Streaked Mt. Wood Carvers Submitted by Sheri Fowler October meeting enjoyable as always, seven in attendance- hooray for Bernadette; she is an inspiration for positive attitude! Chuck Perry welcome with his astute observations. Our President Art gave a debriefing of our unique Camp ‘N Carve: 16 class participants, about the same as last year, for the four classes. All teachers seem willing to do it again next year, thank you Sally, Rick, Kathy and Loyd! Karen Knowles a possibility too for next year. A total of $240 brought in, after $100 for the Porta Potti we have $140 which we are thinking would be good to use for traveling stipend for next years Instructors; or something along those lines. A couple changes to application- member and non-member pricing; and to stress blank fees etc are to be paid directly to Instructor. It was suggested to have a mini class or variation of carve-around Friday after the pot luck supper, which was heartily agreed upon. Next year the church has booked another event during our normal time slot, so we’ll probably hold Camp ‘N Carve the first weekend of September instead of the second. Chuck and Norm’s season is done at the Shakers; Cumberland Fair went well with a good time and appreciated promoting. The Rhode Island event a great success with 76 in attendance plus instructors. Bob stressed Christmas decorations donations for the Shriners tree, Buckfield Evening Star Lodge due at the next November meeting! Last year the tree brought in $3,000 at the Festival of Trees at the Lewiston KORA Temple, which with the other 30 to 40 trees goes to the Shriner’s Hospital. Keep in mind for a special event, we have free use of the Buckfield Lodge. IDEAS needed for future meetings: Bob will do Christmas Ornament for the November meeting. I suggested a mini demo of proper angle, safety features etc on electric sharpener wheel and buffer- but maybe old hat for most. Same on the 1,001 attachments for Dremel tool. And how to build an inexpensive dust collector. Bernadette, our computer savvy Editor, suggested YouTube! Duh, thanks. Maybe a viewing and demo of Fur, Feather & Fin video. Which brought into question the availability of the library book loan aspect of our membership- which doesn’t work: no one wants the responsibility to house it. Same with the specimens to study??? As Art Chamberlin says: ”keep going with the grain!”
Poland Spring Carvers
Due to illness the secretary is unable to give the monthly meeting report.
Here is a summery of what transpired. (BH)
The meeting was short with little to no business to transact or lengthy discussion about any
particular subject. Meeting was adjourned and we all went back to carving.
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COASTAL CARVERS Coastal Carvers Meeting Oct.27, 2018 Due to the weather only 10 were in attendance. Jim called the meeting to order. O.B. Karen reported that the R.I. Show went well and shared pictures. N.B. It was decided that our Christmas Party would be held at 11:30 am on Dec. 8th at the Wades. A snow date of Dec. 15th was also set. As usual we are to bring a carved or wood burned gift we made wrapped but not labeled for the swap. At our next meeting we will have the sign up sheet for food you wish to bring. Please save those dates. Show-n-Tell: Gary shared his jack-o-lantern and carved bark house with light inside; Marshall had 3 jack-o-lanterns hollowed out of different sizes, a witch and a black cat; Karen had 2 jack-o-lanterns with lights (one with a tea light and one with a Pico LED light), she also had a tall pumpkin man; Richard N. had a black capped Chick-a-dee on a wood mount; Jim is working on a mirror frame with a carved eagle. Refreshments were next followed by Gary leading us in carving Cotton wood bark houses. Karen also brought in some bark. Some decided they would do some bark animals instead of houses. A fun time was had by all. Thank you for your direction. Next month will be led by Karen and in the Spirit of the season she will show us how to make a Gnome. Please bring in a piece of bass wood 4 1/2 " tall x 1 1/2" square if you can. Also you will need: a v-tool, small gouge and carving knives for this project. We will have some bass wood here if you just call ahead. Respectfully Submitted, Barbara Wade Pictures by Karen Knowles
Halloween creations by Gary, Marshall and Karen.
Eagle wreath in cedar by Jim.
Chickadee by Richard
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Tongue-in-cheek take on common carving tools and materials By Bob Duncan #1 CA glue: To glue your thumb to the piece of wood you are trying to replace back to the carving. Also serves to glue cut skin back together and glue your thumb to the cut. #2 Band aids: To cover the CA glue you use to glue together a cut and keep your thumb out of the glue. Also works to hold gauze against the glue long enough to adhere it to the cut. #3 Acetone: To un-glue fingers stuck together, or to remove the gauze stuck inside a cut. WARNING: Feels like molten lava inside said cut. #4 Carving Glove: To make your spouse feel better when you start carving. Also gives your spouse a distraction from the blood while he or she is driving you to the emergency room for stitches. #5 Thumb guard: A prosthetic callous for your thumb that you removed with surgical precision with your last knife cut. If the last cut was deep enough to require a CA glue patch, a permanent prosthetic callous for said thumb. #6 Carver’s screw: Similar to a medieval thumbscrew, but used to smash your pinkie finger between the base of a carving and the workbench. Dastardly versions require the use of a wrench to tighten down, and said wrench always drops out of reach as soon as pressure is applied to the pinkie. #7 Aggressive rotary carving bits: An inexpensive substitute for professional micro-dermibrasion treatment and other forms of plastic surgery. CAUTION: Check with your service provider before buying a rotary power carver repackaged as do-it-yourself face lift kit. #8 Carving mallet: Meat tenderizer for the web of skin between your thumb and forefinger. Also works well as a distraction when you drop it on your toe after tenderizing said web of skin. #9 Wood burner: Mystical tool that heats up and cools off at will, usually cooling off when touching wood, and heating up when exposed to skin. #10 Sharpening Stone: Expensive paper weights used to hold down reference material. Also work well to beat unruly carving tools and bits into submission.
Submitted by Todd Wisell Santa egg is the Seacoast Carvers project for October to December. We purchased goose size basswood eggs from Wilcox Wood Works, Minong, WI. The pattern is a Tina Toney pattern from the book Creative Christmas Carvings
SEACOAST CARVERS
Just a little humor.
Submitted by Sally Abrahamson
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Oct Report
General Fund
Starting Balance $7,696.56
Deposits
deposit dues $255.00
Wayne Robbins class $75.00
Expenses
Wayne Robbins class $400.00
TD bank for paper statement $2.00
Ending Balance $7,574.56
Eagle Cane Fund
no change $3,025.84
Treasures Report
Contract me if you have any questions or
concerns in regard to this report.
Treasurer,
Jim Irish
Southern Maine Woodcarvers Guild The Southern Maine Woodcarvers' Guild, had a great meeting on Tuesday October 16th, we had 8 Member Carvers having a great time at Rockler Woodworking and Hardware. Present were Vicki Fox, James McCain, Bob Cundiff, George Morgan, Bob Hall, Josh Galvin, David Galvin and me. We all worked on our own projects discussed the need to keep your knives sharp. We discussed the videos available on YouTube for any number of carving topics. A very satisfactory get-together. Dick Shryock (207) 317-0543
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SHOW AND TELL STREAKED MT WOOD CARVERS
POLAND SPRING WOOD CARVERS
Bob Perry Art Chamberlin
Chuck Perry
Bob Grimm created a topical carving of Maine with
demographics provided by NASA DATA.
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Cyprus Knee Santa and Witch by Sally Abrahamson Cyprus Knee Witch by Arnie
Pendexter
Carving Collection by Chuck Perry
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From the Editors Desk Submitted by Bernadette Hodgkins
Please notify me about email address change so that there will be no interruption in the newsletter delivery. Also, please continue to send me your chapter newsletters and photo’s. They are great, and very appreciated! Thank You!!! My email address is: [email protected]
The Gang
Sabbath Day Lake Harvest Festival
Halloween Carving
by Jim Irish
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November 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 Poland Spring
Woodcarvers 1 PM 317-0543 Ricker Library Poland, Me.
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5 Senior Spectrum Carvers 12:30-3 PM—622-0276 Hallowell, Me The Gang 1 PM—(207) 655-5242 Raymond, Me.
6 Kennebec Karvers 9-11 AM---445-2688 Augusta Knotty Woodcarvers 6-8 PM 320-0144 Dirigo HS Wood Shop Dixfield, Me.
7 McGaffey Mt.
Woodcarvers
6-8:30 PM
377-6002
Vienna, Me.
8 Seacoast Carvers 6:30-8:30 PM
(603) 502-7599 Newington, NH
9 10 Streaked Mt. Wood Carvers 1 PM 50 Main St., Sumner, Me. FMI call: 207-597-2375 207-357-1057 207-388-2472
11 12 Senior Spectrum Carvers 12:30-3 PM—622-0276 Hallowell, Me The Gang 1 PM—(207) 655-5242 Raymond, Me.
13 Kennebec Karvers 9-11 AM---445-2688 Augusta On the Border Carvers 6-8 PM—538-1870 Littleton, Me.
14 Downeast
Woodcarvers 6 PM...288-5746 Bar Harbor
15 16 17
Poland Spring
Woodcarvers 1 PM 317-0543 Ricker Library Poland, Me.
18 19 Senior Spectrum Carvers 12:30-3 PM—622-0276 Hallowell, Me The Gang 1 PM—(207) 655-5242 Raymond, Me.
20 Kennebec Karvers 9-11 AM---445-2688 Augusta Southern Maine Woodcarvers Guild 4--7 PM—Rocklers, 200 Gorham Rd. S. Portland FMI: Dick Shryock 317-0543
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23 24 Coastal Carvers 1 PM 563-2034 S. Bristol, Me. GRAND OPENING Wayne Robbins Gallary 10-4 1302 High St Bath, Me
25 26 Senior Spectrum Carvers 12:30-3 PM—622-0276 Hallowell, Me The Gang 1 PM—(207) 655-5242 Raymond, Me.
27 Kennebec Karvers 9-11 AM---445-2688 Augusta
28 29 30 Information
about meeting
time and
location is
subject to change.
Please call
prior to
attending to
confirm.
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Bernadette Hodgkins, Editor 26 Acadia Ave. Lewiston, Me. 04240
MAINE WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION http://mainewoodcarvers.com
*DOWNEAST WOODCARVERS
2nd Wednesday 6 PM
2 County Rd., Bar Harbor, Me.
Ed Hawkes, (207) 288-5746
*KENNEBEC KARVERS
Every Tuesday, 9-11 AM
Spring Rd., Augusta, Me.
Loyd Clark, (207) 445-2688
*SENIOR SPECTRUM CARVERS
Every Monday 12:30-3 PM
Cohen Center, Town Farm Rd.,
Hallowell, Me.
Rene Pomerleau, (207) 622-0276
* NON-VOTING CHAPTERS
CHECK FOR POSSIBLE
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE
*SEACOAST CARVERS
2nd & 4th Thur. 6:30-8:30 PM
25 Fox Run Rd., Newington, NH (WOODCRAFTERS)
Wayne Preston (603) 502-7599
*THE GANG—Norm’s Shop
Every Monday 1PM
10 Aspen Rd., Raymond, Me.
Norm Devonshire (207) 655-5242
*KNOTTY WOODCARVERS
1st Tuesday 6-8 PM
Dirigo High School Wood Shop
Dixfield, Me.
Steve Hatch (207) 320-0144
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