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Mark your
calendars!
At each membership meeting some
of our members set up mini workshops to share their talent with other
members. Blanks are usually provided
but bring your own tools, at least a
carving knife. Also bring along some
of your recent work to be displayed on
the Show and Tell table. Have your
card or name near the work so we can
see who created the item.
Join in on
Ed Bracket’s carving
project.. the Rubber Duck
Challenge!
Don’t miss out
on the fun! Final
competition to be judged
at the Spirit of Wood
Show, Oct. 20th!
We also usually have on hand a vendor or two selling tools, books and
more! There is a raffle/auction table
set up near the entance of the hall.
Wood, tools and items of interest are
on the table to be later available for
dispensing. Members are encouraged
to bring in items they wish to include
for this purpose.
Figure Patterns
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Wood
Lorne & Maria LaGoy ... 5
NEWC Spirit of Wood Show!! ... 6-8
Upcoming Seminars
Next Meeting:
Sunday, September 29th , 2013
Middlesex Community College
691 Springs Rd, Bedford, MA
(Campus Center, Building # 8)
Newsletter
The VA Tree of Hope
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September/October 2013
Louis Dennis ... 9
The 2013 Spirit
of Wood Show ...
October 20th!
Get your carving ready to
enter into the competition!
Tell friends and neighbors!
We look forward to seeing
you there!
Show info enclosed!
President’s Message
“The Show is Coming!
The Show is Coming!”
Carving Pumpkins
Justin Gordon ... 9
NEWC Annual Meeting
and Awards
11-12
Group Project
Ed Brackett ... 15
wherever! Make sure you get permission first. At the meeting we will also
have brochures and cardboard holders to take around to these places
as well. Your help in spreading the
word helps us attract more visitors to
the show.
The air has started to get cooler,
carvings are being prepared, and
the biggest day in the NEWC year is
Also in this issue we have photos
coming up fast.
of several of the items which will
be offered as part of our silent/live
We are always looking for help
auction at the show. We had planned
with the show. There will be sign
(and announced in the last issue) to
up sheets at the September 29th
begin our auction with an on-line
Membership meeting. Not sure
auction. After looking into it more,
what you can help with? Just ask!
We will find a job, big or small, that we realized that we just are not ready
to undertake an on-line auction. We
you can do!
will look into it more this year and
In this issue you will find an Ad for hope we can offer this next year.
the show. Please feel free to copy
We are, instead, going to start the
it and take it around to put up in
stores, libraries, senior centers,
(... continued page 2)
(President’s Message... continued)
day with a silent auction on
several excellent items, including special edition carving knife
sets, two “Friendship Canes” and
amazing carvings from Louis
Dennis and others. The items
will have minimum opening bids
listed. Written bids will be taken
throughout the day of the show.
At 3:00 PM, the Silent Auction
will close and we will use the
high bids as the opening bids for
the Live Auction. If no one bids
“Live”, then the high “Silent” bid
will win. This Auction, and two
50/50 Raffles (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) will
be taking the place, for this year,
of the “Special Drawing” that we
have done in the past. We hope you
will bid early, bid often!
On another note, we have received
several inquiries regarding donations to NEWC in Phyllis Miele’s
memory. While NEWC was not listed
as a charity for memorial giving, we
will not reject them, and we will notify her family about the donations.
If you wish to donate, you can send a
check to:
please make sure that you include
your name and address, so that we can
pass it along to the family and also to
acknowledge your gift.
I look forward to seeing all of you at
the show!
Yours in the Hobby,
Jim Hayden
President NEWC
Jim Hayden, President
NEWC
5 East River Place
Methuen, MA 01844
Please note on the check or in a note
that it is in memory of Phyllis. Also,
For the .pdf version of this newsletter, go online to get your full color copy here:
www.newc.org/newsletters/newcSOW_SEPOCT_10912_2013.pdf
(case sensitive address)
GO GREEN!
To receive ONLY the electronic version of this newsletter, please drop me a
note! Save a tree.... for carving! ... and let me know you would like to receive
the electronic version only. Thank you! editor@newc.org
September 29th 2013 Guest Speaker, Nick Lonborg
Quarter-board and sign carver
Guest speaker at the September meeting of NEWC will be Nick
Lonborg.
M. Paul Ward
New England Woodcarvers
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Calendar Dates 2013
Middlesex Community College, Campus Center, Building #8
591 Springs Road, Bedford, MA 01730
MEETINGS - Workshops, drawing, Show-N-Tell, GUEST SPEAKER, meeting. (*) FROM 9A.M. TO 1P.M.
(GUEST SPEAKER, if one is Booked)
September 29, 2013 MEETING 9am - 3pm (Nick Lonborg
Quarter-board and sign carver)
Decoy carver)
December 8, 2013 MEETING 9am - 3pm (Bob Brophy -
Board of Directors Meetings - Trustees House building #5 conference room on Saturdays from 9am - noon
November 9, 2013
2013 Spirit of Wood Show - Campus Center, building #8 on Sunday with set-up on Saturday starting at 1:00
October 19th (set-up, starting at 1PM)
October 20 (Spirit of Wood Show!)
Minutes
For board of director meeting minutes, please refer to newc.org for the latest postings. If you would like a
hard copy, you can contact the membership secretary, contact information on the back cover.
Lowell MA Folk Festival
Several carvers were at the annual Folk festival in Lowell, MA July 26-29.
Here is work by Dimetrios Klitsas
Here is Bob Brophy (He will be our December meeting guest speaker).
M. Paul Ward
Here is a carver of Puerto Rican Santos
carvings, Carlos Arroyo
Here is a work in progress by a teen age girl from the Richard
family of carvers from Rangeley, Maine.
Treasurer’s Report
them. The liability will be reduced when the club purchases gifts for veterans at the end of the year.
September 12, 2013 Treasury Report
The Income and Expense and Net Worth reports for the
current fiscal year are shown here. In future issues of the
newsletter I will include the same reports adding activity
since July 1, 2013 the start of the NEWC fiscal year.
Please feel free to give me a shout if you have any questions or comments.
Joe Marshall
NEWC Treasurer
Net Worth - As of 9/12/2013
Referring to the Income and Expense Report, income
section there are two9/12/2013
significant items to note, the first is
the 3 Yr CD proceeds of $5174.09 is shown as income
because the CD matured and the proceeds were deposited
in the NEWC savings account. The second income item
is membership dues at $1080. On the expense side there
are also two items of interest, the first is $1775 for the
purchase of NEWC wearing apparel which will net the
club a profit when we all purchase the new items Keith has
found for us. Be the first to look sharp in the one of these
unique NEWC branded items. Second is $1620 for seminar instructor fees, student income for these seminars
have been included in past reports. You may also notice
we have started incurring expenses for the Spirit of Wood
Show coming in October. Finally we ended the period with
a surplus of $2308.
ASSETS
Cash and Bank Accounts
NEWC Checking
Savings
TOTAL Cash and Bank Accounts
Other Assets
2 Yr CD
3 Yr CD
4 Yr CD
5 Yr CD
TOTAL Other Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
I want to call your attention to only one item in the Net
Worth Report, I have included the Tree of Hope funds
held in the treasury as a liability of $2605. I decided to
show it this way because they are really not NEWC funds
therefore I am counting them as a liability so we can track
LIABILITIES
Other Liabilities
Tree of Hope Funds
TOTAL Other Liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
As of 9/12/2013
9/12/2013
Balance
Account
1,829.07
11,889.52
13,718.59
0.00
0.00
5,266.40
5,345.94
10,612.34
24,330.93
2,605.00
2,605.00
2,605.00
OVERALL TOTAL
21,725.93
Income Expense by Category
7/1/2013 through 9/12/2013
Date
Account
Num
Description
Memo
Tag
INCOME
3 Yr CD Funds
4 Yr CD Interest
5 Yr CD Interest
Donation
Insurance Income
Interest Inc
Membership Income
Merchandise Income
Spirit Of Wood Show Income
Tree of Hope Income
Amount
6,947.92
5,174.09
22.65
29.62
50.00
47.50
9.06
1,080.00
73.00
240.00
222.00
EXPENSES
Apparel Expense
Awards
Fees & Charges
Postage
Regulatory Forms
Seminars
Spirit Of Wood Show Expense
Storage
Clr
-4,639.92
-1,775.00
0.00
-36.25
-497.55
-15.00
-1,620.00
-544.12
-152.00
OVERALL TOTAL
2,308.00
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Eagle Cane Project News
Eagle Cane Project News for Sept - Oct 2013
Well where did the summer go? Things have really been pretty
quiet in the Eagle cane department; I hadn’t received any cane
requests all summer. On a brighter side I guess that’s a good
thing, at least for our New England vets. Several weeks ago
I did make a call to Jack Nitz just to make sure I didn’t
miss any. He informed me that there haven’t been any
requests for canes for the New England area. Then as I get
ready to write this I get a request.
Just a couple days ago I did get a cane request for a vet from
Boston, Mass. This vet is highly decorated and a real warrior. So I called one of
our NEWC members, Stan Williams who has in the past done many canes, his latest
count is 26 .Way to go Stan. So Stan agreed to do it.
For those interested in seeing all the canes that have been done you can go to the
Eagle cane web site www.eaglecane.com there is a lot of information about the canes,
what we and other clubs are doing and pictures of the recipients by state, along with a lot
of other information. If you want to learn to carve an eagle head check out the tutorial on
the web site.
Canes in progress for Sept 2013
SSG Nick Laverly, Boston, Mass, US Army received 9/4/13 assigned to Stan Williams
Ray Johnson 15 Teecomwas Drive
Uncasville, CT 06382 H-860-848-8194 C-860-639-9802
wcvray@hotmail.com
The VA Tree of Hope Project 2013
We have arrived at the time of year again to raise the necessary funds
for the Tree of Hope Project for the Veterans Hospital in Bedford MA.
We count on you all to help make this project successful again. Early
donations of Ornaments as well as money for items sold
by the producers of them got the project off to a good start. We hope
you bring your unique creations to the September meeting or mail
them to us so we can price them before the October show which is our
biggest sales day of the year.
Thank you for your efforts!
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ho
!!
ho
Thank You All For Your Support!
Project Coordinators
Lorne & Maria LaGoy
Carversplus
141 West Street
Leominster, MA 01453
Lorne & Maria LaGoy
DON’T MISS OUT!!!
New England Woodcarvers 13th Annual
Spirit of Wood Show
Sunday, October 20th
LIVE Birds of Prey!
Wood Carvings!
Scroll Saw Projects!
Wood Turnings!
Wood Burning Art!
Chainsaw Carving!
Competition!
Workshops!
Vendors and Food Concession!
Raffles and Drawings!
Campus Center, Middlesex Community College
Springs Road, Bedford, MA.
9 AM - 4PM (Competition Room Opens at 11:00)
$4.00 Admission, Under 17 Free
NEWC Spirit of Wood Competition Guidelines 2013
Levels of Competition
YOUTH (Y): Open to carvers and wood crafters aged 16 or younger.
NOVICE (N): A beginning carver who may be a newcomer to competition. Carvings can be from a carving
class, books, kits and carving blank. If the carver wins a blue ribbon in this class, it is necessary to advance
to the intermediate level.
INTERMEDIATE (I): A more experienced carver who may have won several awards for their carvings. The
carver is able to create carvings with less help. It is acceptable to submit pieces that used kits, purchased
blanks, or were teacher instructed.
OPEN (O): A carver that has progressed beyond the intermediate level having won a number of blue ribbons
and best of class ribbons in previous competitions. At this level, the carver shows proficiency in carving and
painting skills. No assisted instruction allowed and the carver is expected to advance to the Master level.
MASTER (M): Carvers must be at the highest level of their craft. This level is for the professional carver
or instructor who carves for a living or for profit. In past competitions, the carver has won a number of blue
ribbons, Best in Class, and one or more Best of Show in the Open Class or it’s equivalent.
NEW Competitive Awards Approved by the NEWC Board of Directors 8/4/2012
1. There will be a MAXIMUM of 6 Entries per person (including ALL Categories)
2. Judges ARE NOT REQUIRED to award a Prize Ribbon for every level in every category if they do not
feel they are warranted.
3. In Each Category the following may be awarded for each skill level:
One 1st Prize Ribbon MAXIMUM
One 2nd Prize Ribbon MAXIMUM
One 3rd Prize Ribbon MAXIMUM
One Honorable Mention MAXIMUM
All other entries will be recognized with a “Participant” Ribbon
4. Following all judging, 2 independent judges (who have not been involved in any other judging) will
judge all 1st Prize winners in all categories and will award ONE Best of Show Prize Ribbon in each Skill
Level ONLY.
Each skill level namely: Novice, Intermediate, Open and Master will be awarded ONE Best of Skill Level
Rosette.
5. YOUTH – All Youth Entries will receive either a 1st, 2nd, 3rd or honorable mention prize ribbon.
President’s Award will be chosen from all First Place and Best of Show placements. It will be in the form of
a Rosette.
People’s Choice Award is decided by the public through a voting process on the day of the show. All entries
take part in this process. It will be in the form of a Rosette.
All entries will be recognized by NEWC with either a prize or “participant” Ribbon.
Rules for Competition
Amended by the NEWC Board of Directors 8/4/2012
•
Contest is open to all carvers, wood turners, woodburners and scrollers.
•
There will be a MAXIMUM of 6 Entries per person (including ALL Categories)
•
After four (4) entries, NEWC members may enter as many pieces they desire at no additional charge up to the Maximum established above. Refer to registration form for the entry fees.
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( ... NEWC SOW Show guidelines, continued )
• You MUST show a valid NEWC Membership card or NEWC officials must be able to verify your membership at the
show to qualify for NEWC member entry fees.
• Non-members may enter as many pieces they desire up to the Maximum established above, but must follow a different
set of fees. Refer to registration form for the entry fees.
• No fee will be charged to Youth up to and including sixteen (16) years of age. There is a limit of 6 pieces youth may
enter.
• The competition area will be closed from 9:00 AM to at least 10:30 AM to judge the carvings entered in competition.
• A SIGNED registration form must be filled in before entering a piece for competition.
• All entries must be hand delivered to Middlesex Community College during posted registration times ONLY. No pieces
will be accepted after 8:45 AM Sunday. Please make checks payable to the New England Woodcarvers, Inc.
• All entries must remain on display for the duration of the show. Pickup with a matching registration receipt will start at
4:00 PM and any piece left behind shall be the sole responsibility of the owner. There shall be no exceptions to this rule.
• All reasonable precautions will be taken to protect entries from damage or loss while in the competition room. Beyond
this, all entrants place their work in the competition room at their own risk.
• Entrants will receive ONE COMPETITOR’S badge and will get free admission. Badges must be visibly worn at all
times. Other family or friends must pay admission fee for entrance to show.
• Award winning carvings from this club cannot be re-entered at any time or any year.
• Carvings placed in competition must not be more than two (2) years old.
• After judging is finished, the carver may put STANDARD SIZE (2 x 3.5 inch) business cards next to their carving(s).
• The carver entering the piece, with the exception of the Division - “Team Carved”, which is in the category named
Bench, must have carved all entries.
• Carvers and craftman can only enter in one LEVEL.
• All identifying marks of a carver are to be covered on each carving that is submitted for competition.
• Birds in all competition levels may use prefabricated eyes and legs.
• Carvings must not have any loose parts. Carvings must be secured to a base and able to stand without falling.
• Judges may adjust an entry’s category to best suit the carving.
• Show officials and/or judges may disqualify any entry that is objectionable.
• A judge’s decision is not subject to change after the competition is over. Judging is considered closed and all decisions
are final.
• Judges are not obligated to award ribbons.
NOTE: ALL definitions for Competition and listing of categories are available on our website at: www.newc.org
Registration will be held on Saturday, October 19, From 4:00 to 7:00 PM and on Sunday, October 20, the day of the Show,
from 7:00 – 8:45 AM. NO PIECES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 8:45, and judging will begin at 9:00 SHARP.
The Show will be open to the public from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM and the Competition Room will be open to the public as
soon as judging is finished. NO Pieces may be removed from the Competition Room until 4:00 PM.
Registration Forms are being redesigned. They will be available at Registration ONLY. Do not use ones on-line – the ones
being used are Two Part Carbonless Forms ONLY!!
Entrance to the Campus Center Building will be through the Front Doors (facing the parking lots). Follow signs to the
Competition Room. Entry Forms will be available when registering and our Membership Secretary will be on hand to
check your status for registration. You may renew your membership at this time as well.
Upcoming Seminar Information
We are looking for ideas for one or two day carving classes and people willing to
teach these classes. Just let me know and I’ll do all the work to set it up. Don’t be
shy, this will be all your NEWC friends. They will be very happy if you would take
the time to share your talents in Painting, Wood burning, Chip carving, Habitat to
Louis Dennis
name a few. I’m open to any and all ideas. These can be any day of the week, day
or evening classes. Please contact Louis Dennis at; 1-508-757-7303 or louisdennisii@yahoo.com
On September 7th and 8th Lenny Chaisson gave a Barking carving class. The folks shown in the photo all attended the
class and had a great time and all completed their projects. This was one of those projects that you can’t make a mistake
unless you carve a straight or level surface.
Pumpkin Carving
Halloween’s coming and I’m sure many of you have
seen the great pumpkin carvings out there. Now it’s
time to do one yourself. But first, take a look at the
best pumpkin carver I know, Ray Villifane, on his
website. These are great wood carving ideas also:
http://villafanestudios.com/gallery/the-pumpkins2
To start, you need some pumpkin tools. I have a 5
inch steak knife I ground down to be 1/4 inch wide
to make some tight corners. 3/16” wide would be
better. The length lets me use it like a saw. I also
use many of my wood carving tools. The big V tool
is great for final details and hair. The #11 and #9
are great for grooves. But you already know that.
Stay away from the kids pumpkin tools. They’re
junk. Clay tools are also good. The thick, shaped,
wire tools do a nice job. In any case, your tools
have to be nice and sharp. But you already know
that, too.
Just remember, a pumpkin carving is just like a
relief carving. You only have so much thickness to
work with. You can also get dark spots, like an eye’s
iris, or an open mouth, my cutting through. Dark spots
can also be achieved by leaving the skin on. But that
depends greatly on your design. Also, if you’re going to
light it from inside, the thinner the material, the lighter
it looks when lit. So if you go deep with a cut, it may
look great from the outside, but it will look very light
when back lit. Back or inside lighting also makes holes
in the face brighter, not darker, as when not lit.
Lastly are some fun thoughts. You can use the pumpkin stem as a nose, but you need some nice material
around it for a good face. You can also use the guts of
the pumpkin as puke coming out of the mouth. You can
also put in add-ons by cutting nicely fit recesses and
inserting them. When you’re done, give it a spray of
clear-coat - the same clear-coat you use for your wood
carvings. This will extend it’s life up to a week, maybe
more.
Good luck. Send pictures into the
newsletter. We’d love to see them!
Justin Gordon
www.ElwinDesigns.com
New England Woodcarvers
New Members
The following are our new NEWC members:
Tom Davis
Robert M. Tarara
Martin E. Truitt
Rehoboth, MA
Wilmington, MA
Ashburnham, MA
A warm WELCOME to NEWC!
If information in your profile has changed:
name, address, phone, and/or email, please
let me know so I may update your
information.
Have a GREAT DAY !!!
NEWC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Membership is enjoyed by whittlers, wood carvers, and
wood sculptors and others who work to integrate wood
mediums to achieve two and three-dimension works of art.
It is not limited by skill, technique or subject matter. Our
members are drawn from amateur and professional carvers,
teachers, students and do-it-yourselfers. A number of our
members are nationally and inter-nationally recognized.
Several have published one or more carving books.
Join today!
Mail to:
Membership Secretary
4 Cross St.
Medfield, MA 02052
__1 Year $15 , __2 Year $30
Please Print
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City:_________________________________
State:_________________Zip:______________
Phone: _________________________________
e-mail address: ___________________________
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Mary Chouinard - Membership Secretary
Upcoming events and shows around New England
There is the annual Columbus weekend, October 11-14, 2013, at the Alton Jones Retreat, in West Greenwich,
RI - contact-Ray Johnson: wcvray@hotmail.com.
The New England Woodcarvers Spirit of Wood Show will be held on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at Middlesex
Community College in Bedford, MA.
Paul Ward
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NEWC Annual Meeting and Member’s Recognition & Awards Luncheon
On Sunday, June 23rd, Over 80 members of the New England Woodcarvers gathered at the Middlesex Community College Campus center to enjoy an Italian buffet and socialize after the morning carve-along session.
Acting as Master of ceremonies, our President, Jim Hayden, began the festivities with a brief “State of the Club
Address.” The text of his message appears elsewhere in this issue. He then introduced all the Board members in
attendance and thanked them for giving of their “time, talents and treasures to make sure things get done”.
Jerry Grimes, Nominating Committee Chair, representing committee members Yvette Holladay and Rick
Boyer, next introduced the slate of officers for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. The following members were unanimously elected to their positions:
President (2 year term) – Jim Hayden
President Elect (2 year term) – Keith Oldfield
Vice President (1 year term) – M. Paul Ward
Secretary (1 Year term) – Keith Oldfield
Membership Secretary (1 year term) – Mary Chouinard
Treasurer (1 year term) – Joe Marshall
The Executive Board members then approved the following appointments, made by the President, to one year
terms:
Directors at Large: Ed Brackett, Paul Durant, Gerd Orgeldinger
Newsletter Editor in Chief: Yvette Holladay
Merchandise Coordinator: Keith Oldfield
Special Advisor to the Board: Jerry Grimes
Before honoring all 25, 30, 35 and 40 Year members, Yvette Holladay spoke about the passing of former Carver
of the Year Al Grey, who would have been honored as a 40 year member. She also asked for a moment of silence for all members who we lost this year.
Awards were next on the afternoon’s program.
President’s Award. The award was given to Kathy Webster. According to Jim, “She was invaluable to me in running the 2012 Spirit of Wood Show. She not only did a full 2 day workshop for us prior to the show, but did a
seminar at the show, helped with judging and helped coach me in my first attempt at judging. She was also our
featured carver and donated a carving for our bucket raffle.” Kathy is also a leader in the Maine Woodcarvers
Association. She was a finalist for Member of the Year.
Leadership Award. Two were given out this year.
The first was given to Keith Oldfield, who, according to Hayden, “has really stepped forward, and continues to
step forward to serve.” In the last year, Keith has stepped up to serve as Secretary, has completely revamped
and improved our NEWC Merchandise as Coordinator, and now has been elected as the first ever PresidentElect. He will become President in 2015, when Jim’s term is over.
The second went to Jerry Grimes who served for the last 3 years as Treasurer. He also has served as liaison to
the college and food vendors, organized the Roger Melanson Memorial Scholarship, and now will be serving as
Special Advisor to the Board for the next year.
Chet Card-Gene Matheson Volunteer Excellence Award.
Chet and Gene were two of the founder of NEWC almost 50 years ago. They believed in a strong membership
dependent on volunteers to make the club succeed. This year, the award was given to one of those volunteers
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who are always working at our meetings and shows. Bob Schmeichel IS our photographer. He documents
everything we do and makes the photos available on-line and on CDs. He was also a finalist for Member of the
Year.
Member of the Year
The big award every year is nominated and voted on
by the members. This year, there were three deserving
members nominated. In the end, Lenny Hill from Medway, MA has been a member since 1997. He has been
an instructor at NEWC meetings and shows for many
years. You will see him surrounded by several members
at most meetings, as he imparts his great knowledge
of techniques. Many of the newer members have been
invited to sit in on his carve-along projects. Len was also
nominated last year, but withdrew to make the vote for
Roger Melanson unanimous.
This year, Martin Truitt, Floyd’s son, carved the plaque,
and Len was also presented with the Carver’s Statue
Trophy, which is passed to each winner.
John Marino, Lenny Hill (Membor of the Year) and Jim Hayden
(NEWC President)
State of the Club, 2013
As Part of the Annual Meeting, it usually falls upon the President to update the membership on the status of the
club. With that in mind, I am happy to report that the State of Your Club is STRONG!
While I outlined a few financial concerns in the last issue of the newsletter, and discussed the steps that the
Board has taken to combat them, including raising dues for the first time in many years, I am not worried.
I know that with as many talented members as we have, we can work together to insure that YOUR club will
continue to function well.
In the surveys we did last year, it became obvious that there were a few main things you cared about:
1) Good Quality Membership Meetings with quality carve-alongs and interesting speakers. I believe with the diverse speakers we have had this last year, we are strong in this area. Thank you Paul Ward for your efforts here.
2) A Quality Newsletter. I think our newsletter, which averages over 20 pages per issue, speaks for itself. I
thank Yvette Holladay and all the contributors for this. We are always looking for more contributions.
3) A GREAT Spirit of Wood Show. We were not sure if we could pull off this last one after losing Roger. He ran
this show and it was not easy to figure out everything that needed to be done, but with the help of lots of members and non-members stepping up, we pulled it off.
We had 93 carvers competing, with a total of 213 carvings entered. I am most proud that we had 9 Youth Carvers participating.
Thank you all who helped. We look forward to an even better show this year. We have already started planning.
4) A Library that members can utilize. Thanks to Nancy Swiniarski, we are well on our way to getting this one
on line as well. She is bringing some of the books to every meeting, along with sign out cards.
None of this can be done without the help of volunteers. I want to thank all of them, the Board, our CarveAlong leaders, and all of you for making this a strong club. We are now looking forward to our 50th Anniversary in 2015. This will be a chance for all of us to step up and make this event a huge success.
I thank you all for your support.
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Introducing……
The 2013 Spirit of Wood Show
Auction!!!!
How it works:
 At the Show, there
will be a Silent
Auction on several
items. You will have
a chance all day to
look over the items
and register your
bid. You can keep bidding all day.
 At 3:00 PM, the Silent
Auction will close. The High bid
on each item will become the
opening bid on each item for the LIVE
AUCTION!
 If there are no higher bids in the live
auction, the High bid from the Silent
Auction will be the winner!
So far we have some exciting items included,
and more will be added as we get closer to
the Show!
If you have an item to donate for the Auction
or the Bucket Raffle, please let Jim Hayden
know, or just bring it in the day of the show!
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Merchandise Program Update
Keith Oldfield
New for the Fall
We are adding another item to our merchandise list. Upon request
we have added Sweatshirts. The new Sweatshirt by Hanes will be
10 oz. Ultimate Cotton 90/10 Fleece Crew. They will be blue with
white embroidery. Again we have purchased small quantities to see
what the interest is in this new product. They will be available for our
General Membership Meeting September 29, and of course, the Spirit
of Wood Show October 19 and 20. Be the first in your group to own
one of these great quality sweatshirts. The sizes are Medium, Large,
XLarge, and XXLarge.
We have also ordered additional stock of Vests and Polo shirts and
have all sizes in stock
If there is anything else we need to offer, don’t hesitate to E-mail
or call me.
Keith Oldfield
Home: 978-939-1295
Mail: P.O. Box 599
East Templeton, MA 01438
Cell: 508-331-0940
Keith Oldfield
Merchandise Program
Coordinator
Group Project Update
Ed Brackett
Now that summer is over and we are into the fall
carving season, it is time to turn our attention to the
Spirit of Wood show. Along with your usual carving
projects, I hope you made yourself a few rubber ducks to enter into the challenge
contest. You must give your carving a name which will be somewhat descriptive.
For example, if your carving is a Santa Clause name it “Santa Duck” or “Duckie St.
Nick”, something along those lines. For the show, each carving will have a placard
with a name and number so the public can fill out ballots with this information.
I would like to ask that everyone who is going to have an entry for the contest to email me so that I can send you an entry form plus by the responses, I can
determine how large to make the display stand for the show. The registration
guidelines for the challenge project will be the same as all the SOW show entries
with the exception being there are no entry fees involved. I am looking forward to
seeing all the creative carvings out there and wish you all the best of luck for the
show.
I will always welcome any questions, comments or suggestions you may have.
Thanks,
Ed Brackett,
brackett1995@comcast.net
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Carving clubs in New England
Connecticut
Mystic carvers meet last Sunday of the month 10:00am – Call Warren Blessing 860-742-3253 or warren@ctvalleywc.com
check out our website for the latest news - http://mysticcarvers.com
Rocky Hill - Meets every Wednesday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Rocky Hill
Community Center. Open to all. 961 Old Main St., Rocky Hill.Contact Warren Blessing 860.742.3253 or
warren@ctvalleywc.com. Non-carvers welcome.
Milford: Milford Woodcarvers meets the second Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m.
Marie Egan Center, Milford www.milfordwoodcarvers.com
Danbury Group:
Hat City Carvers - Thursdays 12:30 to 3:30, call 203-797-4686 or contact www.hatcitycarvers@sbcglobal.net
Vernon Group Thursdays, 7 p.m. Rockville Fish and Game Club. call Ed Ertel at (860) 875-6187. erteled@yahoo.com
Columbia Group Senior Center, Tues, 9:30-noon. Call Art Austin 860-228-3395
Stonington: Enders Island Group, Tuesdays 9 a.m.
Ray Johnson, 860-848-8194, wcvray@hotmail.com
The Farmington CT Senior Carving Group: has hit a membership of 20 with an average of 12 attendees.
We have continually grown by the month and expect slightly higher attendance.
Farmington River Carvers @ Farmington CT Senior Center
321 New Britain Avenue Unionville, CT 06085
Call the center (860) 675-2490; Dave Freeze (860) 944-9604 or John Hayes (860) 242-0162
Meets every Monday from 10:00 am to 12:00
Massachusetts
Senior Centers in:
Danvers – Fridays 9:30 a.m. Contact Frank Reichardt
978-887-9589 reichardt4@comcast.net
Peabody – Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. Frank Reichardt
Saugus – Mondays 9:30 a.m. Frank Reichardt
West Boylston – Wednesdays
Contact Dean Bernstein, 508-835-6341
Marshfield - 230 Webster St. Wednesdays 9am - 12
Tom Dole 781-837-3400 td1099@gis.net
Buzzards Bay - Bourne Veterans Memorial Building, Main St.,
Buzzards Bay. Contact Richard Menkello 508-759-5339
Fitchburg - Central Mass Caricature Carvers
Contact Scott Arsenault, 978-345-1911
Franklin - Senior Center - Fridays 10 a.m.
Contact: Basil LeBlanc 508-520-4945
Groveland - Veasey Memorial Park, Groveland Tuesdays 6
p.m., Contact Justin Gordon. 978-521-0363
justingordon@comcast.net
No. Weymouth - We meet on Tuesday mornings from 9am to
12 noon. It is at the Whipple Senior Center in No. Weymouth.
Contact Bill Menzel at 781-826-4081
email billy.menzel@gmail.com
Plainville - Senior Center, Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30.
Contact Richard Mercure, (508) 659-1382
marisunset@verizon.net
Randolph - South Shore carvers, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. First
Congregational Church. Contact Justin Gordon. 978-5210363 justingordon@comcast.net
Templeton - Templeton Senior Center, Rt 2A, Wednesday’s
10:00 - 11:30, contact Al Ericsson 978-630-2767
Medfield - The Center (Senior Center) Thursdays 9 to 11 a.m.,
contact: Lou Fellini 508-359-3665
Tewksbury - Senior Center Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.
Townsend - Senior Center - Wednesdays 12:00-3:00pm
Contact Floyd Truitt 978-597-2868 floydcarves@msn.com
Leominster - Carvers Plus – Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Thursday mornings. Contact Lorne or Maria LaGoy at
978-537-1805 marialagoy141@aol.com
Wakefield - Senior Center on Jordan Street, Wakefield
on Tuesdays starting at 10am.
Contact Leo Lambert 781-935-4428
stoutlamb@comcast.net
Monson - Monson High woodworking shop, Monthly, varied
dates. Contact Wes Harnois (413) 267-3322
or Bharnois22@comcast.net
Woburn - Senior Center on School Street, Wednesdays 1:00
- 4:30 pm Contact Leo Lambert 781-935-4428
stoutlamb@comcast.net
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Maine - Groups meet throughout the state.
REPRESENTATIVE TO NEW ENGLAND WOODCARVERS, INC.
Paul Durant, 9 Roy St., Rochester, NH 03867
(603) 332-3247, pauldurant@myfairpoint.ne
CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES
Capital Carvers
Carver Street Carvers
Barbara McCutcheon, 13 Liberty St., Fairfield, ME 04937
(207) 453-6048, barb72@hotmail.com
Central Maine Carvers
Coastal Carvers
Karen Knowles, 15 Crawford Dr., Bath, ME 04530
(207) 443-3262, delphinek@comcast.net
McGaffey Mountain Wood Carvers
Hariph Smith, 53 Highland Heights, Winthrop, ME 04364
(207) 377-6002, hasmith7820@roadrunner.com
Poland Spring Carvers
Charles R. Friis, Past Pres., 7 Second Ave., Poland
Springs, ME 04274
(207) 998-2436, charfriis@aol.com
South Coast Carvers
Paul Durant, 9 Roy St., Rochester, NH 03867
(603) 332-3247, pauldurant@myfairpoint.net
Streaked Mountain Wood Carvers
Steve Hatch, 71 Packard Road, Peru, ME 04290
(207) 320-0144, gentlebear_1936@yahoo.com
Top of Maine Carvers
Thomas Cote, 8 Summit St., Limestone, ME 04750
(207) 325-4258, cote@leseagles.org
New Hampshire
Seacoast Carvers - meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of
each month from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Wood Craft store
in Newington, NH. We have 11 members and are doing a lot of
easy projects to get new carvers comfortable in working with
us. We also have recently had Justin Gordon come up and
spend a Saturday with on a fun face project. Todd Wisell is
President, Hans Walter is VP and Wayne Preston Sec/Treas.
Membership is $5 a year. 10% discount at Wood Craft using
membership card. If anyone would like any more info please
have them contact me at 603-502-7599.
Wayne Preston waynepreston@comcast.net
The Old Chippers - meets at the home of Joe Marshall,
Nashua, NH. Wednesday mornings from 9:00am till noon.
Interested people call Joe Marshall 603-883-5635
New woodcarving club in Laconia NH
Contact Dick Gosselin 603-934-4265
joandickg@metrocast.net
Great North Woods Carvers
Meets every Monday at 5pm at E&S Rental,
29 Bridge St, Berlin, NH
Call 603-752-3625 for any further info.
The Granite State Woodcarvers will meet in the Concord
- Manchester area.
Contact Lenny Chaisson (603) 224-2607
SalemSenior Center
Meeting every Wednesday 9:30 - 11:30 am
All levels welcome. Instruction available for beginners
Contact Larry Sinclair at 603-423-1036
woodcarvers1957@aol.com
Vermont
The Green Mountain Carvers have monthly carve-ins on the
second Saturday of each month. Meetings are held at the location of different members.
...Contact GMC president Richard “Wood” Taylor for more
Vermont info.
802-722-4726 brwoodtaylor@comcast.net
Rhode Island
Westerly Senior Center,
Thursdays, 9:00
CARVING CLUBS OF PEABODY, DANVERS, AND SAUGUS SENIOR CENTER
(Submitted by Frank Reichardt)
PEABODY
The first of the year I bought Cotton Bark from North Dakota. Under
the direction of Kris Gillis we carved Spirit of the Wood and Castles.
She also instructed us on Christmas items, such as small sleds,
showing snowmen, angels, poinsettias, etc. Each carver is making
two items. With the pine wood left over from the sleds, Kris will be
instructing us on another fun item. Our next project will be signs
using sugar pine wood. Please let us know where we can purchase
sugar pine wood. Each carver will design his or her own sign. In Peabody, we have 17-20 carvers each week out of 31 members. We have
a mixture of men and women.
Our group is very talented and very willing to help each other. We
even have one person who carved nothing but turtles. We had one
person who comes in to talk. this is good because it gets people out
of their homes. They meet every Wednesday from 9:00 - 11:30 am.
DANVERS
Danvers is a smaller group. They carve their own projects. It is a
friendly group of men. A good place for a beginner to start. They
meet every Friday from 9:00 to 11:30 am. The Danvers Woodcarvers carved a wooden quilt, which now hangs in the Danvers Senior
Center’s cafeteria.
SAUGUS
The Saugus woodcarvers meet under the direction of Robert Needham. He likes to carve canes, he does relief carving, caricatures and
is also a ship model builder. The carvers meet on Monday afternoon
from 1:00 - 3:30 pm. The lighting is excellent and the best thing you
do not have to clean up after carving.
For more information, contact Frank Reichardt who carves at all
three places. Telephone: 978-887-9589
Email: reichardt4@comcast.net
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Dracut Old Home Day
Saturday, September 7th
was the day of the annual
Old Home Day festivities in
Dracut MA.
Former president of
NEWC, Robin Trudel, was
there demonstrating the art
of woodcarving. Robin is
seen here with some of his
work.
M. Paul Ward
Obituaries
William A. Thompson
Bensalem, PA
Our warmest regards and renewed sympathy to their family and friends.
If you should come across news of a NEWC member who has passed on, kindly send notice to
the editors, info back page. Thank you
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17th Annual Woodcarvers Retreat in New England
Oct 11th-14th 2013
For information and registration form, visit:
www.newc.org/newsletters/
2013CarversRetreatRegistration.doc
(case sensitive address)
The Charlotte Woodcarvers Club
We meet every Tuesday from 3:00 to 7:30 at The Cathcart Center
on the grounds of Carmel Presbyterian Church. The address for
the church is 2048 Carmel Road. It is located at the intersection of
Carmel Road and Sharonview Road. There are two entrances, one
on Sharonview and one on Carmel. Whichever one you enter from,
drive straight until you get to the point where you must turn. You
will see the building just before you turn or just after you turn depending which entrance you take. Hope to see you there. All carvers
and “wood-be” carvers are welcome!
For more information call Rod Gatlin at (704) 529-1748
NEWC Area Representatives 2012-2013
Western Massachusetts: Rick Boyer
17 Clearbrook Drive, Belchertown, MA 01007
(413) 323-6428 u_name_it@charter.net
New Hampshire: Lenny Chaisson
26 Allen Road, Bow, NH 03304
(603) 224-2607 hayloftjl@comcast.net
Maine: Paul Durant
9 Roy Street, Rochester, NH 03867
603-332-3247 email: pauldurant@myfairpoint.net
Cape & Islands: Elsie Jacobson
71 River Road, Mashpee, MA 02649 (508) 477-9333
Rhode Island: Ken St. Vincent
16 Liberty Hill Road, West Greenwich, RI 02817 (401) 397-7252
Vermont: Floyd Truitt
14 Scott Road, West Townsend, MA 01474
(978) 597-2868 Carverscott41@hotmail.com
Connecticut: Warren Blessing
309 Woodbridge Road, Coventry, CT. 06238
ctvalleywc@yahoo.com
Mid New York State: Paul Stuewer
PO Box 477, Lagrangeville, NY 12540 DUCK3416@aol.com
THESE BUSINESSES
SUPPORT NEWC
with their membership
and other club activities.
PLEASE SUPPORT THEM
TUCKAWAY TIMBER CO
124 Pinnacle Road
Lyme, NH 03768
1-603-795-9329
tuckaway@sover.net
CAPE FORGE
31 Berkshire Way
Simsbury, CT 06070
1-888-310-3343
karyn@capeforge.com
CARVERS PLUS
141 West Street, Leominster, MA 01453
978-537-1805
carverspluslm@verizon.net
CT VALLEY WOODCARVING
309 Woodbridge Road
Coventry, CT 06238
1-860-742-3253
ctvalleywc@yahoo.com
FLEXCUT TOOL COMPANY, INC.
8105 Hawthorne Drive
Erie, PA 16509
Phone: (814) 864-7855
www.flexcut.com
GREGORY D. DORRANCE, CO
1063 Oak Hill Avenue
Attleboro, MA 02703
(508) 222-6255
gregdorrance.com
IVAN WHILLOCK STUDIO
122 NE First Avenue
Faribault, MN 55021
1-800-882-9379
carve@whillock.com
MDI WOODCARVERS SUPPLY
PO Box 4, Pittsfield, ME 04967
1-800-866-5728
mdiwoodcarvers.com
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Sept 29th, 2013 MCC
591 Springs Road
Bedford, MA 01730
The mission of the New England
Woodcarvers is to educate and
promote woodcarving, wood
sculpturing and whittling as an
art form to all its members and to
the greater community.
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Officers of NEWC Fiscal year 2013-2014
President: Jim Hayden
5 East River Place, Methuen, MA 01844
Phone: 978-204-3313
email - carverjimnewc@aol.com
Vice President: M. Paul Ward
4 Freeman Rd., Chelmsford, MA 01824
Phone: 978-256-6391
email: mpaulward@comcast.net
President Elect/Secretary: Keith Oldfield
PO Box 599, East Templeton, MA 01438
Treasurer: Joe Marshall
23 Gendron St., Nashua, NH 03062
Phone: 603-883-5635
email: joseph.f.marshall@comcast.net
Membership Secretary: Mary Chouinard
4 Cross St., Medfield, MA 02052
Phone: 508-359-6095
email: crewsculler@aol.com
Director at Large, Hospitality:
Gerd Orgeldinger
940 Pleasant St., Leominster, MA 01453
Phone: 978-537-1945
email: otwendor@gmail.com
Committee Chairpersons:
Next membership meeting
and carve-a-long is
September 29th.
Mark your calendar!
Newsletter Editor:Yvette Holladay
60 Cross Street, Salem, NH 03079
(978) 808-3370 yvette@newc.org
Librarian: Nancy Swiniarski
96 Martin Terrace, Dracut, MA 01826-2426
(978) 957-1631 Nanski59@aol.com
Special Advisor to the Board: Jerry Grimes
39 Wellington Road, Templeton, MA 01468
Phone: 978-652-5115 jeraldagrimes@comcast.net
Publicity/Programs: M. Paul Ward,
(978) 256-6391 mpaulward@comcast.net
Eagle Cane Project: Ray Johnson
15 Teecomwas Drive, Uncasville, CT. 06382
(860) 848-8194 wcvray@hotmail.com
Webmaster: Rick O’Coin
24 Vine Rd., Saco, ME 04072
ocoinr@gmail.com
Tree of Hope for VA Vetrans
Lorn & Maria LaGoy
(978) 537-1805 carversplus@aol.com
Historian: (open)
Director at Large: Paul Durant
9 Roy Street, Rochester, NH 03867
603-332-3247
email: pauldurant@myfairpoint.net
Merchandise Coordinator: Keith Oldfield
PO Box 599, East Templeton, MA 01438
Cell: 508-331-0940, Home: 9778-939-1295
email: homeabagle@aol.com
Director at Large: Ed Bracket
4 Chamberlin Drive, Litchfield, NH 03052
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603-424-0485
email: brackett1995@comcast.net
Seminars/Workshops: Louis Dennis
4 Lincoln Circle, Paxton, MA 01612
(508) 757-7303 louisdennisii@yahoo.com
Newsletter:
Editor in Chief: Yvette Holladay
Editors/Coordinators:
M. Paul Ward, Jim Hayden
Contributors:
M. Paul Ward, Jerald Grimes, Mary Chouinard,
Ray Johnson, Gerd Orgeldinger,
Louis Dennis, Justin Gordon, Ray Johnson
Ed Bracket, Maria & Lorne LaGoy,
Keith Oldfield, Ed Chapin, Joe Marshall
Design & Layout: Yvette Holladay
Photographers:
Ed Chapin, Bob Schmeichel,
M. Paul Ward, Yvette Holladay
Area Representatives
(see inside back page)