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Official Newsletter of The Regina Whittlers & Woodcarvers club

Issue 174 December 2017

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Newsletter Content

Newsletter Index & Executive P1 President’s Message P2

RWWC Meeting Schedule P3 Carving Opportunities P4

Club Events P5 Editor’s Note P6

Current RWWC Executive

Peter Dielschneider President

Past President Linda Anderson

Secretary/Treasurer Herb Klassen

Program Director Tim Caswell

Website Editor Bill Dearborn

Library Dale Wenman

Newsletter Jack Bergen

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President’s Message – by Peter Dielschneider

Even though the weather lately may not indicate it, the winter season is definitely upon us.

Where has the year gone? Hope everyone has had a productive carving year.

I would like to take this opportunity to invite you & your significant other to join with other club members for our annual

Christmas Party

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2017

Place: Neil Balkwill

Time: 7 PM We will have snacks and non- alcoholic drinks,

This is an evening to mingle and chat with others and to see some of the carvings members have

been working on throughout the year.

DISPLAY TABLE – Bring some of your carvings or other art that you have been working on to

put on the display table so that we have a good selection for everyone to look at and discuss.

EXCHANGE TABLE – Bring one piece of art to be given away. We will use our regular

process of drawing names to identify who gets to take which item home with them. The more

exchange pieces we get, the more fun it is.

Mostly, bring your Holiday Spirit to share with others as we mingle and enjoy the evening.

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RWWC Meeting Schedule

All meetings including drop-in carving are held at the Neil Balkwill Centre, Elphinstone St. Regina.

Regular Meetings

Regular meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month. These informal

meetings offer an opportunity to work on personal projects and discuss general club business.

December 14, 2017 - Regular Meeting

Monthly Carving Nights

On the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. the club hosts a carving night with a project pre-

selected by our program group. Project blanks are provided for a small fee of $5.00.

December 21, 2017 - Christmas Gathering (no project)

**Carving Nights to resume in January**

Free Drop-In Carving

Wednesday Mornings

9:30 a.m. – Noon

No membership is required for drop-in carving

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Carving Opportunities

New Carving and Painting a Large Mouth Bass

Instructor: Bob Lavender When: Feb 24‐25 and March 24‐25, 2018

(8:00 - 5:00 on Saturdays and 8:00 to 4:00 on Sundays) Skill Level: Intermediate to advanced Course Cost: $250 plus $25 materials fee Class Location: Perron Acreage, Grandora (just west of Saskatoon)

In this workshop class, Bob Lavender will guide you

through carving and painting a large mouth bass about to

lunch on a frog. Carving will take place in February and

participants will be expected to complete any remaining

carving work needing to be done for painting in March.

Set up will be the Friday evening before each session so

that we can get cracking first thing in the morning in each

of the two weekends. Participants will be required to

provide their own power carving tools for the February

weekend, and provide their own paintbrushes for the

March weekend (no airbrushes for this project). Bob will

supply all necessary materials and paints you will need to

carve and paint this project. A materials list will be

provided for those registering for the class, with

directions to the acreage for new visitors being provided

closer to class time.

Registration: Registration deadline for the class is Feb

10, 2018. A deposit of $125 is required upon registration

to ensure your spot.

Those wishing to take part can register by email to Paul Perron at [email protected] or by

calling/texting (306) 280-1111. You can also register by mail at: Paul Perron P.O. Box 353

Grandora, SK S0K 1V0.

mailto:[email protected]?subject=Large%20Mouth%20Bass

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Club Events

Comfort Bird Carving Bee (by Herb Klassen)

On November 25, 11 carvers gathered at Tory’s shop to carve comfort birds. With the head start

that Wayne Cann gave us, we were able to get about 60 birds done for Gerry Ford’s project.

Thanks to Tory for hosting us and arranging a delicious lunch. Also thanks to Peter and Mike for

taking some pictures and sharing them with us. I had the privilege of delivering the birds to

Gerry. I think the smile says it all!

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Editor’s Note

I missed carving comfort birds with the club this year and have been feeling a bit of regret. It’s

really great to see wood carving used for good rather than evil (just kidding, it’s all for good of

course). At least Leo didn’t have a chance to heckle me as I struggled to get my apron on.

Feeling like I needed something to get me out of my funk, I turned to one of my favorite web

resources, Pinterest. Perhaps many of you are already familiar with the Pinterest site. If so you

know that it’s loaded with images & ideas contributed by many talented ingenious people. I

spend my time with the endless wood working/carving/outdoor/survivalist/vegetarian pins.

Being a bit more inspired I decided to get a start on some relief carving (something I’ve never

tried before). However, before starting I had to tool-up and make some dust in the shop.

Recalling the Everett Ellenwood video “Beginning Woodcarving” (presented last month by Linda

Anderson), I decided to cobble together one of Everett’s work surfaces. (As always, the work

took less time than the clean-up). Anyhow here’s a picture of my finished “Ellenwood” work

surface. Now, before I start…

I’ll risk not being PC and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (of trying

new things)!

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