The first annual Buckeye Woodcarving Round Up is now history.  July 27-30, 2011 were the dates of four days of woodcarving classes held at the Poor Farmer’s  RV Camp near Fletcher, Ohio.  Over 100 registered carvers circulated among a dozen classes and purchased supplies from three vendors.  The random photographs that follow taken by photographer Don Stephenson show scenes from some of the class sessions in the main assembly hall.  Lunch and evening meals were available followed by mini classes for three evenings.  Students came from Canada, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. The cost was a twenty dollar registration fee and an amount for the carving project as students could chose which class or classes to attend each day.  All seemed to agree that this was a fun event and look forward to next year’s Round Up – – July 25-28, 2012.

The first annual BUCKEYE WOODCARVERS ROUNDUP will be held July 27 through July 30 at Poor Farmers Campground near Piqua, Ohio.  During these four days of informal classes carving students can experience a wide array of carving instructors to try their hand at different carving subjects and themes.  There will be over twenty experienced instructors, tool  and wood vendors on site as well as non-carving classes.

A ROUNDUP is a relaxed and informal way to participate in daily mini workshops and classes to experience various styles and types of carving.  Participants can join any of the workshops for an hour or two , for the whole day or come back for a second day.  Workshops are on a first come basis with the only cost being for the carving project  and a donation if desired for the instructor as all instructors are doing this on a volunteer basis.  A twenty dollar  participation fee is good for all four days   to participate in as many workshops as one chooses.  Workshops will include chip carving, bark carving, small figures, caricatures, ornaments, chainsaw carving, Santa carvings, jewelry and a variety of subjects.  Read the rest of this entry »

CHRISTMAS

Is the Gift of Love

A Memory remembered,

A Memory being made.

May the blessing of Memory

Be a gift of Love this

CHRISTMAS

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November 13 and 14, 2010 are the dates for the Dayton, Ohio Artistry in Wood Show and Sale held at the Dayton Airport Expo Center (Exit #64 off I-75)  Over two hundred woodcarvers and woodworkers will be showing their creations at what has become one of the premier shows of  its kind in the United States.  Exhibitors from over twenty five states will be present showing Fine Art, Collectibles, Caricatures, Decoys, Furniture and Unique Gifts for Christmas. For more information visit:  http://www.daytoncarvers.com/index.html

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(For information only as this is past history)

A WHITTLE POKE BUST class will be taught by Don Mertz at the Woodcraft Store on Saturday, May 15, 2010.  The class runs from 9:00 A.M. til 4:00 P.M. at the Woodcraft Store, Cross Point Center, 175 E. Alex-Bell Road, Dayton, 45459 (937-438-1282)  The cost is $75 and more information and registration can be made by calling 937-438-1282 at the Woodcraft Store.

WHITTLE POKE BUSTS are carved using only a knife out of a one and half inch square by three inch tall block of basswood.  The photographs above are examples of subjects that can be carved in this one day class.

Don Mertz will also be teaching at the WAG School of Woodcarving http://wagcarvingschool.com/default.aspx April 30 and May 1 and 2, 2010

WHAT IS IT? These wooden spirals were created during the carving process.  They were  created as a trail of chips from a V tool carving a groove across the grain of a basswood block.  Much like the action of a curling shavings produced while planing with a carpenter’s plane, these spirals have created their own unique artistic design.