Monthly Newsletter
Fiddlers Grove Woodcarvers
Lebanon, TN
May 13, 2023
Meeting Conducted By: Rich Patterson
Location: Town Hall, Fiddlers Grove
Number in Attendance: 9 Visitors: 0
Old Business:
Granville, TN
May 27 -- Heritage Day -- Gene, Linda, Clark, Phil, Jon and Rich indicated they would represent the club at this event.
Leipers Fork, TN
The Floyd Rhadigan caricature carving class had been cancelled. It may be rescheduled for a different time this year.
July 14-16 -- Josh Walters, cottonwood bark carving class. Cost: $150 plus cost of the bark.
Rich reminded club members that the Central Indiana Wood Carvers Roundup is scheduled for June 1 - 3 in Clayton, IN (SW of Indianapolis). The cost is $15 for the three day event plus roughouts. As of this meeting, Jon and Rich will attend that event. For more information, see the "Events" tab on the club's website.
Check the "Events" tab on the club's webpage to find additional seminars/events that are currently scheduled.
New Business:
The club has been requested to have a presence at the BBQ festival/cook-off at Fiddlers Grove on June 3rd. The following members have agreed to represent the club at this event: Phil, Clark, Butch, Patricia and Dale. Members will need to coordinate how many tables they will need and each will need to bring a chair. The setup venue has not been determined as of this meeting.
Randy Walters relief carving -- June 9-11, 2023 (Leipers Fork, TN) -- Cost: $150 plus $25-$45 for the blank. The class will feature two designs to choose from -- one low relief and the other deep relief. Other subjects are available upon request with at least 30 days notice. To confirm your spot, please make your check out to “Leipers Fork Woodcarving Club and mail your payment to: Joe Holt, 3650 New Highway 96 West, Franklin, TN 37064. Please make sure to indicate which class or classes you are sending payment for. The address for the class is: 4231 Old Hillsboro Rd. (Rt. 46), Leipers Fork, TN. Click here for more information including the subjects to choose from.
Tannehill Woodcarvers Club Retreat -- The Tannehill Woodcarvers Club will hold its annual retreat at Camp McDowell in Navuoo, AL, September 18 - 21, 2023. Camp McDowell is about an hour SE of Huntsville, AL and about 3 1/2 hours from Lebanon, TN. Members of both the Fiddlers Grove and Leipers Fork Carving Clubs are cordially invited to attend. For more information talk to Clark or Gene.
The Wilson County Fair is just around the corner so we will need to be making plans for that event. The dates for the fair are August 17 - 26, 2023. The fair will be a major topic of discussion at the June meeting so we will need as many members at that meeting as we can. We will finalize our plans at the July meeting. We typically don't have a meeting in August because none of the meeting venues are available for us to meet due to preparations for the fair, hence, the importance of the June and July meetings. So far, Patricia, Butch, Phil, Jon, Dale, Sonny, Gene, Clark, Rich, Willie and Joe have indicated that they will represent the club during the fair. If any other members would like to participate, please let Rich know as soon as possible but no later than May 29th -- the official list goes to the fair office on the 30th.
Neddy Jacobs Day is scheduled for Saturday, July 22nd this year. We will discuss this event in more detail at the June and July meetings.
The club treasurer, Patricia, indicated that the club had $2083.55 in the treasury.
Show & Tell
Two members had carvings to show at the meeting. First, Gene had two Nochals that he carved that were inspired by Miroslaw Czeladka from Poland. The Nochals were carved out of basswood and painted with watercolors. They will be finished with Deft. Note: Miroslaw calls his art pieces Nochals, and they are whimsical wooden sculptures of dwarf like creatures with tall, oddly shaped hats and large noses. The name “Nochal” came from the unique way he carves i.e. their big noses.
Jon carved a "love" spoon out of walnut and used Minwax as a finish.
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