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1 THE PIEDMONT CARVER carving throughout the upstate of South Carolina 60 WOODCARVERS Bowling Pin Snowman Sami, Seniors & Charlie s Emporium MISSING win a miniature Pineapple Help Charlie out! He What a tragedy! bowling pin at our next All on the same page has got to get rid of Page 2 meeting and carve one. Page 6 some stuff Page 3 & 4 Page 4 NEXT MEETING OCTOBER 17, 2015 All about the show! Do you want to get involved? Now is the time! This month s meeting is all about our show, which is rapidly approaching. We need a lot of help and there is bound to be something for everyone to do. By all means bring something to carve on while you listen and help plan. Refreshments available as always, and yes there is a door prize (checkout the sidebar, this page). We need members to have exhibit tables at the show, commit to being there both days. Your display should be predominately woodcarving but if you do other crafts as well you can also display those. If you are selling you are responsible for all licenses and sales taxes. Reserve your table now Chris Pittman at: chris@doubleeaglegifts.com On Friday the 23rd we will need several people to bring pickup trucks to The Mauldin Cultural Center around 11:00 am to transport show materials to the Simpsonville Activity Center. We also need people there with hand trucks to help move the stuff in & out. BOWLING PIN SANTAS Many years ago CHIP- CHATS ran a feature on a Bowling Pin Santa. Greg Barnes bought miniature pins and carved one. CHIP-CHATS has another article on a bowling pin snowman in the latest issue. So Greg is donating 3 of the bowling pins as door prizes. 2 for this month and one for November. carving throughout the upstate of South Carolina!1

2 JUST A FEW WORDS... from the club president 64 WOODCARVERS MISSING SUCH A TRAGEDY! We have 84 members, but we have averaged less than 20 in our monthly meetings. What has happened to the other 64? I can only assume I am doing something wrong, I must be missing something. Over the last several months I have repeatedly asked for suggestions, to date I received only one. It s less than two weeks to our show and everything seems to be speeding up. The Harley Refsal class is full. But the SAMI Laplander style Bracelet class has plenty of spaces available. Did you tell your spouse about it? It s only one day, October 24th, that is the Saturday of our show. This is a great way to get the Family involved in club activities. Will I be able to finish my SHOW THEME piece? Looks doubtful right at the moment (but I am trying). Your Dad, Your Grandfather and your great-grandfather all probably served in the military. This is a good way to honor them. We have a great project coming up in November: Carving a pineapple. Look for details elsewhere in this issue. MARK YOUR CALENDAR! We have been invited back for the WOODCRAFT ANNUAL SHOW again this year. It is on October 30th & 31st. I can t be there on Friday the 30th and need a volunteer to head this up. Our annual Holiday Luncheon is set for Saturday, December 12th. This will take the place of our December meeting. It will take place at the Mauldin Senior Center again this year. Good food, Good folks and a Good time! carving throughout the upstate of South Carolina!2

3 CARVING carving throughout the upstate of South Carolina!3

4 OCTOBER 2015 C A RV I N G continued from our page 3 This article from the September - October issue of CHIP-CHATS Greg Barnes has donated 3 miniature bowling pins for door prizes at our monthly meeting, BUT you gotta be there to win one! Greg Wirtz display at our 2014 show. Greg is teaching a seminar for us on Nov.6, 7 & 8. Check the SEMINAR page for details. Greg is a great carver and a nice guy! Photo from the WOODCRAFT annual show in We are participating again this year. Volunteers with carvings needed. This is a lot of fun and COOKIES! (Thanks, Brenda for all those cookies) carving throughout the upstate of South Carolina!4

5 OFFICERS President/ Web John Moore Past President/Secretary Dottie Pittman Vice President Heyward Davis Treasurer Vince DiCarlo Secretary/Facilities Dave Sikkelee Hospitality Jim Woods Education/Library Sharon Haddox Special projects Lila Gilmer Membership Greg Barnes Show Chair Person Cris Pittman carving throughout the upstate of South Carolina!5

6 CARVING SAMI - INSIPIRED LAPLANDER STYLE BRACELET A one day course in a unique Scandinavian handcraft tradition--making a Sami-inspired (or Lapland) bracelet, from reindeer hide, pewter cording, WELCOME TO BRASHIER MIDDLE COLLEGE SENIORS Virgina Mentin (left) Autumn Posey (right) We are fortunate to once again have two students choose to do their senior project with us. Stop by on any Wednesday evening a tell them hello. Autumn is creating a chip carved piece (doing nice work for a novice) and Virgina is carving a Turtle Bowl (now looking for the right piece of wood). NOVEMBER MEETING PROJECT CARVE A PINEAPPLE The pineapple has long been a symbol of SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY. Here s your chance to carve a small one from basswood. This would make a great Christmas gift. The one on the right was carved by John Moore, the left one by Greg Barnes. Greg carved another one and painted it. Reserve a blank now by to: johncarves@att.net carving throughout the upstate of South Carolina!6

7 CARVING PWCC SEMINAR SCHEDULE Harley Refsal - Flat plane carving. Oct. 20, 21 & 22, 2015 $175 CLASS IS FILLED Mrs. Refsal - make a SAAMI Oct. 24, 2015 $65 Make a traditional Lapland bracelet. Greg Wirtz -Intaglio relief carving Greg will have some new subjects plus the always popular Santas Nov.6, 7 & 8, 2015 $ $50 deposit due by July 1, 2015 CARVE A PINAPPLE November Club Meeting Project Nov. 21, 2015 Led by John Moore And Greg Barnes Cost: a donation if you can. Reserve a blank via to: johncarves@att.net CARICATURES WITH PETE LeCLAIR MAY???? DETAILS TO FOLLOW - NOT YET CONFIRMED It has been requested that we have Leah Goodard here for a WILDLIFE carving seminar. ARE YOU INTERESTED? Contact: Sharon Haddox shaddox@cassinfo.com VOLUNTEERS MAKE OUR SHOW JERRY KORTE & HIS DAUGHTER carving throughout the upstate of South Carolina!7

8 OCTOBER 2015 C A RV I N G CHARLIE S EMPORIUM Charlie Arnold is determined to shed some of the choice items he has collected over the years. here are a couple of things he has to offer..5hp TEFC (totally enclosed fan cooled) 120 v Emerson Industrial quality motor, $70. This is the last one I have. (editor s note: this is the one you want to build a sharpener with) Various carving stock on hand Butternut on hand is generally 5-7 feet long or so in width / thickness as below. One piece 4 by 6.5 by 84 inches. One piece 9.75 by One piece 4 by 8 inches. One piece 4.25 by One piece 4.25 by 7 One piece 8.75 by One piece 6.25 by 4. buck eye 1 piece 5 by 10 by 14 1 walnut piece 3.75 by 8 by 21 1 piece 4.25 by 6.25 by 23 jelutong?? 1 piece 6 by 9 white pine This is what I could get to easily there is also some inch and a half to two and a half inch mahogany and some one inch mahogany boards but I have wasn't able to get to them. Visitors are welcome to rummage for more sizes and species. Contact Charlie: cearnold@bellsouth.net carving throughout the upstate of South Carolina!8

9 JULY 2014 SHOW TIME IT IS ALMOST UPON US! OCTOBER 24 & 25, 2015 Set-up after 12:00 noon on Oct. 23, 2015 Competition registration begins at 3pm on the 23rd. Our hearts go out to our friends and loved ones in South Carolina who have suffered through the recent storms we experienced. However, we were spared the worst of it in the Upstate of South Carolina and our show will go ahead as scheduled. COME VISIT SMOKY MOUNTAIN WOODCARVING SUPPLY & THE CHAUGA RIVER WHITTLER THE PIEDMONT CARVER OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PIEDMONT WOOD CARVERS CLUB P O BOX GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA 29616