Newsletter Archive 2019

Winter 2019 - 2020

February 25th, 2020

Dear Carvers,

Our thoughts during Tuesday's session were deeply focused on Matt and his health, on Roy for the recent loss of his wife, and on Scot's mom who is recovering from a broken hip. We will certainly be keeping all of them close and sending healing love their way.

Marilyn Posluszny, a CCW life member, has been in touch from Texas to let us know how much she enjoys hearing about the club's goings-on, seeing familiar and new faces and our projects. Jack Maroney, from Monterey, has sent greetings to his carving friends.

Upcoming events:

March 8: Daylight Savings Time (YAY!)

March 14 (and every 2nd Saturday of the month): Carving at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum 1-4 p.m. Scot Lang or Dave Dignam will fill in for Matt as needed to lead the sessions.

March 24 & 31: Pipestone Carving by Dave Johnson, in the annex

Please continue to carve your patriotic pieces for our July assignment at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum, which need to be completed in June. Melody will collect all pieces to adorn the tree on July 1. Carving blanks can be obtained from Dave or Scot.

Please continue to also carve your raffle give-aways (at least 2 per carver, please) and your bigger raffle pieces for the September Show. If you will have a table at the September 19 & 20 Woodcarving Show, no doubt you're working on pieces to show or sell there. Both July and September will roll up on us faster than we expect!

We all are thankful for the friends and "family" we've made through carving. We support each other in so many ways: we celebrate the good times and share the hurt when our carvers are going through tough times. How fortunate we are to have the ability to care for each other and make long lasting connections.

Laurie Wright, 2020 Secretary

Central Coast Woodcarvers, Chapter 7 of the California Carver's Guild.

February 18th, 2020

Dear Carvers,

One corner of the room at today's session was filled with our gourd artists learning to paint/dye the designs they'd burned onto their selected gourds. Prior to applying the colorant, gourds were cleaned with a "49" solution (which can be made at home by mixing Murphy's oil with water - 1 part oil to 10 parts water) Colorants can also be thinned by mixing with this solution. Dye was applied using tiny eyeliner brushes (which can/should be found in the cosmetics aisle of your local retailer) Designs were burned on, painters were painting, heat guns were blasting and beautiful pieces were emerging. Artists, please bring your gourd projects next week to be put on display. Thank you to Scot Lang and Brandy McKay for their encouraging instruction and guidance and provision of supplies during these classes.

Tom, Dave and Bob hammered and chiseled away at their "4 hour projects" in wet wood stumps.

Ornaments, bark houses, trolls, animals, birds, wood burned projects and more were being worked on elsewhere in the room.

We learned of challenges keeping some of our carvers from our recent sessions, including Alicia, Shelley, Ginny and Kristen (see Kristen's email below). We hope they know how much they are missed within their carving family. We all wish them positive progress and speedy returns. We continue to keep Marsha in our thoughts: sweet reminders of Bob continue to pop up as we carve- today I noticed his name printed on our electrical cord plug.

From Kristen Bachman:

"Thought I'd check in with my carvers. I'm still out here in Albuquerque with my Dad and now his wife who is home from her care facility. Her medicare ran out and she is still very ill and not of the best attitude mentally.

Challenging to say the least. Dad improves though. I caught pneumonia and spent a couple nights in the hospital about a week and a half ago. I am getting better and just got back to a koala I've been working on. Missing home and you all desperately hope to see you some Tuesday soon

Kristen"

As winter rolls towards spring, may the clouds bring rain, may we appreciate the beautiful scenery that surrounds us, and may we always cherish our time together as carvers and friends,

Laurie Wright, 2020 Secretary

February 11th, 2020

Dear Carvers,

In addition to our usual supply of tasty goodies, today we enjoyed valentine's treats as well as delicious cakes that were lovingly made by Joyce Ross and Dot Rygh.

Dot and I both have birthdays this week: we were celebrated and serenaded by our thoughtful and enthusiastic friends in the annex. The entire morning was one happy and sugar fueled session! Thank you all for the good cheer and happy wishes! The best gift is the company we keep. (If we omit celebrating your special day it could be because we don't have that information. Feel free to share those dates with me via email or in person so I can add you to our calendar)

We are glad to have Rick back with us after a much too-long absence! He was gone from carving so long that his in-progress piece reportedly just gave up the ghost and crumbled away before he could get back to it. Time to start a new project...

Scot Instructed 12 carvers in the fine art of gourd work. He explained the procedure for safely cleaning gourds of their mold and fungus and for efficiently and safely cleaning out their interiors. Several carvers applied peel and stick patterns onto their gourds while others free-handed their designs. Next week dye and/or paints will be applied to the gourds. Please bring your heat gun if you have one (note: hair dryers will not do the trick).

In the far corner of the annex, 3 of our carvers were heartily pounding away with chisels and mallets on their projects. At other tables in the room, more carvers were quietly whittling, carving, woodburning and/or socializing. Several completed projects were on display, all so unique and awe inspiring. Marsha Goss's thank you note was shared: Bob is missed beyond words here at CCW, too.

Matt had samples of yet-to-be-painted carved patriotic figures and shapes for the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum in July. A group of 10 carvers met there last Saturday and, with Matt's help, began on their own contributions to the tree. If you are interested in contributing (which is hoped that you are!), please ask Matt for a few blanks. The pieces will need to be completed in June, at the latest, for Matt to hang on the tree July 1. The more pieces we hang, the better the 9' tree will look!

Upcoming events include a pipestone carving class, a spoon carving class, the week-long Oakhurst Rendezvous, our annual show and a chain carving class, among others. Check our club's calendar at www.centralcoastwoodcarvers.com

Always appreciative and now a year older, I remain

Laurie Wright, 2020 Secretary

February 4th, 2020

We are fortunate to be able to get together each week to share our appreciation for so many things wood and friendship related, including today's cheers for the return of a very missed dear friend, for the benevolence of St Timothy's church for providing us with a location to meet every week, for the club's officers working diligently behind the scenes, and for the creativity and woodcarving knowledge we so gladly share with each other.

We are grateful for Dick, coordinating this year's Woodcarver's Show and for letting us know that Bill Bishop is readying his duck piece to donate to the raffle. (Thanks, Bill!) We have so many experienced carvers who are willing to share their talents with others in the group by teaching a class or with individual carvers.

We are grateful, too, to the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum for our monthly sessions held there, where Matt generously and kindly lends his time and talents to eager carvers. We appreciate the generosity of time, materials, patience, gifts, edible treats, shared tools, camaraderie and enthusiasm that fills the annex and the museum at our meetings. Every participant brings much to our collective table and we appreciate each and every one!

In appreciation and thanks to St Timothy's for their generosity in allowing us to schedule weekly meetings in their annex and providing us with coffee, it was agreed to voluntarily increase the the Central Coast Woodcarver's payment to the church by $70 per quarter.

Matt Pomerico will be at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum this coming Saturday, February 8, from 1-4 p.m. Carvers are welcome to join Matt in carving stars and figures for our Christmas in July contribution to the museum's year 'round tree.

Scot and Brandy will be leading a 2 week Gourd Class, beginning February 11, in the annex. We will NOT be piercing or carving gourds in this class. We will be decorating gourds and/or gourd bowls. The focus will be as follows:

Week One's lesson (February 11) will be on designing and burning patterns into selected gourds using "stick and burn" patterns. Class participants should bring their wood burning tools, if available. Attendees of the class were able to select the gourd of their choice today. Scot will cut and clean those gourds, ready for next week's class.

Week Two (February 18) will be focused on coloring and/or dyeing the gourds with gourd dye and/or transparent acrylics. Participants are asked to bring a heat gun if they have one.(Hair Dryers don't qualify) The results are bound to be "Gourd-geous"!

Dick explained that to instruct on bird or feather carving to a group is very difficult, but he is happy and willing to instruct carvers on a 1:1 or 2:1 basis. Please talk to Dick if you are interested.

Thank you to Charlie for maintaining our website www.centralcoastwoodcarvers.com, where you can find our calendar of events, photos of projects, points of interest and more. Members who have requested and been approved by Charlie may access to our member roster and contact information and other member-only data. (Reminder: are you a member? Please pay your 2020 dues to Tom Nickelson, our treasurer, to ensure your membership.)

Today's activities in the annex included wood burning, gourd selection, flute playing, bark carving, small figure and animal carving, portrait carving, relief carving, ornament carving, project admiration, raffle give-away carving, sharing bounty from Jim and Donna's lemon tree, snacking on tasty treats, sipping cups and cups of coffee, lunching in and lunching out, catching up, getting to know one another, and spending quality time together on a Tuesday.

Thanks to Ed for sharing a photo of one of Bob Goss's "3 Minute Owls".

"Woodworking matters. It's more than a pastime or hobby- being a woodworker means that you know the satisfaction and pride that comes from using your hands and mind to build beautiful, functional objects, and that you're as interested in the process as in the outcome. Amid the speed and chaos of the modern world, woodworking gives us a place where we can slow down, pay attention, and take the time to do things right." Aime Ontario Frasier, Your First Workshop: A Practical Guide to What You Really Need, 2005

With much to cheer about,

Laurie Wright, 2020 Secretary

January 28th, 2020

Good day Carvers,

In addition to carving, today's activities in the annex for the 30 attendees included:

Remembering our friend Bob Goss with fond recollections, tributes, tears and thanks, and a donation to the Tyler Uslan Foundation in Bob's memory. Scot reminded us that "Bob let you know that the world was a kind place."
Expressing care and concern for our friend, Kristen, as she is far away from home caring for her ill parents and their pets. You are missed, Kristen!
Wishing ALL of our absent carvers a quick return to the annex and/or the Paso Robles History Museum sessions. Your friends wish you well and a safe return back to us!
Thanks to Oscar Minos, of the Fabulous Finds Thrift Shop in Morro Bay (on the corner of Morro Bay Blvd and Napa Ave) who shared many boxes of woodworking manuals, pamphlets, instructions and guides from the estate of Fred M Taylor with us today. Fabulous Finds also has, for sale, a 5' long x 30" deep bench from the Taylor estate.
Scot Lang will soon be holding outreach carving sessions with a family of homeschooled children.
Jim McLaughlin displayed the relief carvings he made at previous carving sessions and the technique by which he used green sand and molten glass to create a mold for glass tiles from those carvings. Jim's neighbor and talented glassblower/artist/CalPoly instructor, George Jercich, assisted Jim with this project. Jim will advise our group when George next has an open house. (A whimsical piece of George's is currently on display at the Morro Bay Natural History Museum) Jim also displayed a sample of a metal etching he made, likening the technique to woodburning.
Matt Pomerico has volunteered our carvers talents to add pieces to the year 'round Christmas/display tree at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum. We have been assigned to decorate the tree for the month of July 2020. We will carve pieces of a patriotic nature. Matt will provide the blanks for (so far) stars and Uncle Sam. Blanks and instruction will be given at the next carver's session there (February 8, 1-4), and handed out at upcoming Tuesday sessions.
Our annual Woodcarving Show is a mere 8 months away (September 19 & 20)!
- Are you carving pieces for your own show table?
- Carvers will each, hopefully, donate a good sized piece to the raffle table.
- Each carver is asked to carve at least 2 small pieces as part of our raffle ticket rewards program. Ideally, we'll have 100+ pieces for those buyers of 20+ raffle tickets to choose from. (Several years ago small carvings of chickens/roosters were a big hit so blanks for these will be soon available and demonstrated at a future Saturday session in Paso Robles. "Comfort Birds" were also suggested for giveaways, so look for those blanks to become available as well) Your own carved pieces of choice are equally welcomed to the raffle table.
- Show Chairman Dick Marshall is beginning to work on the fine details of the show and will soon be asking for help in various areas as needs arise. There is more than enough for all to assist with!

Our 2020 session calendar (subject to change) can be viewed under the CALENDAR section of www.centralcoastwoodcarvers.com website. These dates and activities were suggested today:

Every Tuesday in the annex of St Timothy's Church (962 Piney Way) in Morro Bay, 9a.m. - 2 p.m. Specific class instruction may be offered during those sessions. Space is always available for carvers not participating in a class, for their own individual projects.
The second Saturday of EACH month: Carving with Matt Pomerico at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum (2010 Riverside Ave) 1-4 p.m.
February 11 & 18: Gourd carving: safety precautions, carving, woodburning, painting etc. Instructors: Scot Lang, Brandy McKay & Dot Rygh
March 24 & 31: Pipestone Carving. Instructor: Dave Johnson
April 19-25: Oakhurst Rendezvous (for information: wwwcacarversguild.org)
May 12, 19 & 26: Spoon Carving: Instructors: Jerry Graybill & Kristen Bachman
June: Carvers to work on Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum tree pieces, and Show pieces
July: Carvers to work on Show pieces
August: Carvers to wok on Show pieces
September 19 & 20: WOODCARVER'S SHOW! (all hands onboard!)
October 13, 20 & 27: Chain Carving. Instructor: Scot Lang
November :TBA
December: CCW member and family Holiday party, ornament exchange and business meeting.

It's no doubt that we all have, at one time or another, taken shortcuts when it comes to safety. Please remember that the price of repairing or replacing a broken safety device, using proper techniques and equipment, staying focused and being observant of the possible risks as you work may save you from a potentially disastrous injury. Too many of us have learned a hard lesson. Keep safe, talented carvers!

Laurie Wright, 2020 Secretary

January 14th, 2020

Greetings Carvers!

We are glad to welcome new member Sandi Twist to our group and were
happy to see some long absent members at today's carving session. We
missed those who couldn't be with us.

Today's woodburning class included 10 of our carvers and two of our
instructors. Those in the class practiced basic wood burning techniques
using skews, writers and shaders. Patterns were selected and
transferred to basswood and the projects began to take shape. Many
thanks to the instructors for their patient teaching, providing the
needed supplies, and for the well presented handouts. Samples of
Melody Mullis's woodburned pieces were on display for inspiration. Tom
Nickelson demonstrated his technique for pattern transfer on his own
piece. Dick Marshall provided an excellent visual by sharing his carved
California Valley quail, whose feathers were all painstakingly and
realistically burned into the beautiful piece. Woodburning/Pyrography
Class, second session, will again be held next Tuesday in the annex, for
those who are registered.

While the class was being held in one corner, in another corner a video
demonstration of wood carving was shown with many interested carvers
gathered around. At other tables, our talented members were carving
birds, trolls, ornaments, relief and bark carving and more. Walt Ross
displayed his beautifully crafted pens. As always, there was a counter
covered with an assortment of goodies to help keep our strength up!

It was reported that a nice sized group turned out for last Saturday's
session in Paso Robles, with Matt Pomerico instructing on carving knife
blade covers. Dave Osman shared his life-like thumb carving which fit
nicely over his knife blade. Thumbs up, Dave, on a job well done!

Stay tuned for on-going news from our sessions,

Laurie Wright, 2020 Secretary

January 7th, 2020

Happy New Year, Carvers!

We were happy to get back together with our happy, talented group today. We sorely missed those who couldn't be there with us in the annex and wish them safe travels, quick recovery and quality time spent with those who are important to them.

Dave Johnson kick-started our session today with an interesting demonstration on how to make tiny tools using carbon steel rods, a propane torch, a hammer, an anvil and a potato. Dave will gladly give 1:1 tutorials to our members at future sessions.

Upcoming dates:

On Saturday January 11, from 1-4 p.m., Matt Pomerico will instruct any interested carvers in carving a wooden knife cover (see sample photo) at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum

January 14: We will discuss and schedule our 2020 course calendar

January 14 & 21: Beginning woodburning/pyrography class from 10-2 in the annex *for those carvers who have already reserved their places in the class.

If you have not paid your $10 annual membership dues for 2020, please submit your payment to Tom Nickelson.

All carvers are encouraged to join/renew their membership in the California Carver's Guild. I have the forms if needed. www.cacarversguild.org

Please check in on our own website, managed and updated by Charlie Roberts, at www.centralcoastwoodcarvers.com

Feel free to let me know of items of interest for our carvers, corrections to my emails, or any other pertinent information you'd like to share.

Looking forward to what creations will come from our carvers this year,

Laurie Wright, 2020 Secretary

December 17th

Season's Greetings, Carvers,

We wound down the year with a fairly full annex, with good cheer and enough goodies to keep us full until our next session...in 2020! There was much well wishing, Merry Christmases, Happy Holidays, hugs and HoHoHos shared among the carvers today.

There will be NO carving the next two Tuesdays. Carving sessions will resume on January 7, in St Timothy's annex.

The next carving date at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum is Saturday, January 11. 1-4 p.m. Matt Pomerico will instruct on carving knife blade covers.

Basic wood burning techniques will be taught (to those who sign up) on January 17 & 24. Instructors are Dot Rygh, Tom Nickelson and Melody Mullis. (see sample photo of wood burning)

Beginning in January, Dave Johnson will teach 1:1 classes on making tools out of drill rods. He will provide the materials needed. Check in with Dave if you're interested.

On March 24 & 31, Dave Johnson will also teach a Pipestone Carving class. The carvers will need to bring supplies including coarse files, a hacksaw blade, a "junk" knife - one that you don't mind taking abuse , and coarse sandpaper (50/100/200 grit). Stay tuned for more information as the dates near.

Roy Case notified us that Daniel's Wood Land, Inc. is looking to hire a woodcarver, $20-$35/hour plus benefits. They are located at 3075 Limestone Way, Paso Robles. 805-239-2832 According to their website they " design, fabricate and install innovative experiences for clients all over the world. Our products include themed cabins and tree houses, shooting galleries, interactive props, themed sets & environments, animatronic characters, playgrounds, and chainsaw carvings." You may have seen the company on their own TV show a few years ago.

Susan Tittle sent me this email: "Please let everyone at the club (know) that 'I wish them and their families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.' Again you all were an incredible blessing to both my mom (Rose) and pop (Robert Otto). Health and happiness to you all!"

Thanks to Tom Bundy for bringing in wood to share today.

Please pay your 2020 membership dues to Tom Nickelson.

Thanks, and cheers, to each and every one of you from your 2019/2020 officers,

Scot Lang, President

Tom Nickelson, Treasurer

Laurie Wright, Secretary

Central Coast Woodcarvers

Chapter 7 of the California Carver's Guild

See you next year!

December 10th

It was a smaller than usual group in the annex today, but a productive one! Ornaments, figures, bark and pumpkin pie (for those who just haven't had enough in the past few weeks) were carved. Woodburning and chiseling also took place. We missed those of you who were otherwise occupied.

Dot Rygh brought in a scrapbook of our club's activities during its earliest days: so very interesting! Charlie will be adding items of historical interest to the website in the near future. www.centralcoastwoodcarvers.com

Melody Mullis shared her photo album of completed pieces throughout the years. Do you photograph your pieces and save copies? A great idea!!!

Dick Marshall shared a flier from Moore Wood and Roughouts. See attached photo for ordering information. Dick has been happy with their products, especially with a piece they didn't have in stock but roughed out especially for him, and it arrived only 3 days after ordering!

Happy Birthday wishes going out to Ginny Lawliss and to Susie Bishop who celebrate(d) another turn around the sun this week!

There WILL be carving at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum with Matt Pomerico this next Saturday, December 14, 1-4 p.m. See the attached photo for a preview of this month's project.

Next week's Tuesday session, December 17, will be our last carving session of 2019:-( There will be no carving sessions on December 24 or 31. We'll meet again on January 7, 2020 in the annex:-).

Matt Pomerico will hold 2020's first carving session at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum, 1-4 p.m., on January 11.

On January 14 and 21, Dot Rygh, Melody Mullis and Tom Nickelson will teach a BEGINNER'S-ONLY WOODBURNING/PYROGRAPHY class, in the annex, from 10a.m. - 2p.m. The club will provide the wood. If you have your own woodburner, please bring it to class. If you don't have a woodburner, you will be loaned one. All participants must sign up on the sheet which will be posted in the annex (or let me know via text or email) , and indicate if you do or do not have a woodburner to use during the class.

If you haven't met the friendly and talented carvers in the attached photos please be sure to introduce yourselves at a future session and get to know them.

Thank you for welcoming me into your Inbox so often,

Laurie Wright, 2019/202 Secretary

December 3rd

Hello Carvers,

Here is a summary of our General Meeting:

Election of 2020 Club Officers: Ray Johnson kindly led a round of applause for 2019 officers. Dave Dignam made a motion to re-elect the current 2019 club officers for office in 2020. The ayes from members approved the recommendation. Your 2020 club Officers are:

Scot Lang, President,

Tom Nickelson, Treasurer

Laurie Wright, Secretary

Annual Dues: your $10 annual dues for 2020 are now being collected by Tom Nickelson, payable at your next carving session or mailed to Tom at 75 Alydar Place, Paso Robles, CA 93446. (If you joined our club after this past September's Woodworking Show your payment is good through 2020) If you are a Life Member, you are exempt.

California Carver's Guild Membership: All Central Coast Woodcarvers are encouraged to join this guild that allows our chapter to exist. In addition to providing our club with insurance, they also offer juried shows, instructional programs, the annual week-long carving event in Oakhurst CA, and information about other clubs and their events. You may peruse their site at www.cacarversguild.org for information and/or to obtain a membership or renewal form (or get a copy from me). The annual dues are $25 per person or $40 for a family membership. We were informed by Scot that our club/Chapter 7 has the highest number of paid members (68) among all of the California Carver's Guild Chapters!

Suggested 2020 carvers classes/events:

Gourd carving with Dot, Scot & Brandy
Spoon Carving with Jerry
Helpful carving tips with Kristen and others
Pipestone Carving with Dave Johnson
Face Carving. Dave pointed out that face carving is a great challenge to teach to more than one person at a time. Starting to carve faces in clay first was recommended.
Pyrography/woodburning with Dot, Melody and Tom N
Scot proposed inviting a carving judge to explain the judging process for carved pieces. What they look at in judging pieces (approximately 25 different aspects) can be educational for the carver in his/her future work.

Carving Camp Retreat: Dave Johnson's son runs a Christian camp in Heartland, outside of Visalia, at 4000 feet elevation. The camp has facilities available from bare bones camping, to dorms, cabins, hotel type rooms and RV parking as well as kitchen facilities and kitchen staff. There is a small fishing pond on the property, and enclosed rooms for classes. Dave asked if members would be interested in attending a weekend carving retreat next year. Dave's wife, Laura, could also organize a quilters weekend at the same time and location, if there is interest. Dave will research the cost of such an event and will get back to us with more information, as several members indicated an interest.
Carver's tool/ supply/product swap meet or sale.

Christmas in July: On behalf of our club, Matt has accepted an invitation by the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum to decorate the museum's year-round tree for the month of July 2020. Matt will provide the wood for our members to carve patriotic pieces for the tree. Please let Matt know if you're interested in carving for the tree so he can prrovide adequate supplies and instruction.

If a non-member of the club is interested in taking a class, they will be asked to pay $10 for the class, which will then give them member status for the following year. They must also sign our club's waiver/indemnity form.

Our chapter voted to allow persons 18 and over to join our club sessions, with several of our carvers volunteering to mentor interested youngsters <18 years of age in the art of carving in private sessions.

Our fees paid to St Timothy's Church for use of the annex ($350/quarter) and provision of coffee ($30)were reviewed. In 2019 our chapter donated $200 to the church's youth program. Dave Dignam suggested that a donation of $300 be paid this year to the church, with our members approving. We appreciate the church allowing us to book the annex every week.

St Timothy's church will soon (very soon? maybe next week? I will hopefully be given a date on Monday) be having a sale to benefit their Women's Guild. Several of our carvers donated pieces for their 2018 sale. Please consider donating something for them to sell this year. Your pieces may be dropped of at the church office, next to the annex.

Suggestions were made about advertising for our club sessions (Tuesdays in Morro Bay and monthly in Paso Robles), such as advertising in the local weekly paper, and posting fliers. Dick will order more business cards for our members to hand out or post.

Kudos to Dick Marshall for chairing a fantastic Woodcarver's Show in 2019! Dick will again chair the show for 2020 but will be asking for more help. Suggestion: please volunteer to help without him having to ask!

There WILL be carving at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum on Saturday, January 11, 1-4 p.m., with Matt Pomerico. The 10 of us who attended this month's session there had great fun!

We continue to keep Bob Goss in our thoughts, and are sending wishes for quick healing to Rich and Marilyn.

Don't forget to look us up at www.centralcoastwoodcarvers.com . Thanks, Charlie Roberts, for continuing to update our information and maintaining the site! If you're a new CCW member and haven't asked Charlie to be approved to access the Member ONLY portion of the website, please do so at chasmoes@gmail.com or in person at our sessions.

Please remember to notify me of any changes to your contact information so you don't miss out on the latest news from our chapter. If you feel like you're missing updates, do check your spam or junk folders, and if not finding emails there, let me know.

Fall 2019

November 26th

Those that were in the annex today were busily finishing up ornaments (for friends & family and/or for next week's ornament exchange), continuing to work on their relief carvings, and/or focused on various other projects.

We were happy to welcome back Dave & Rindi (from Alaska), and Alicia and Cindy after long absences.

Next Tuesday, December 3, there will be carving at the usual time, followed at noon by our annual potluck, ornament exchange, election of officers, and suggestions for 2020 classes. This year we will also offer a boutique/bazaar of items crafted by our members, which may be pieces other than or including carved ones. Items may be displayed for show and/or for sale. Please bring your items for the boutique as well as your pot-luck dish to share, your guests, and ideas for next year's calendar.

There are only 10 months until our next Woodcarvers Show! It is hoped that Dick Marshall be willing to chair the event once again.

There WILL be carving at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum on December 14, 1-4 p.m., led by Matt Pomerico. Last month 10 carvers enjoyed an ornament carving session.

If anyone is still working on their Bar Scene carving for donation to the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum, please turn it in to Matt ASAP. He is about a month away from presenting the project to Melody, Director of the museum as well as being one of our talented CCW members.

May this Thanksgiving remind all of us of how much we, indeed, do have to be thankful for.

Gratefully,

Laurie Wright, 2019 Secretary

November 19th

We learned a great deal of helpful information regarding Bob Smith Industries' adhesives from our presenter Charlee Smith. Charlee explained the uses for and the particular properties of each type of glue, where to order/find BSI products, provided a pamphlet with product specifics and uses and generously gave out samples of glue, caps, pipettes and teflon tubing to our carvers. Many thanks to Charlee for his informative presentation!

www.bsi-inc.com

A bit of review from Charlee Smith:

Epoxy needs to be maintained at a minimum of 70 degrees for the 8 hours of its drying time, or will remain tacky.
To mix epoxy before applying to a piece, mix it on the plastic top of a container (such as on a nut carton). Once the unused epoxy has dried, it can then be easily snapped off of the plastic top and discarded. The plastic top can be reused.
To thin a too thick CA (cyanoacrylate) glue, mix it with a thinner CA glue product.
CAs are stable at temperatures from -40 degrees to 150 degrees, best at 70 degrees, where they should last 2-3 years.
The glues are not toxic, but they are irritants which affect some users more than others.
To clear a glue nozzle after use, firmly tap the upright adhesive bottle on a hard surface, then gently squeeze the bottle. If the nozzle is clear, you will hear the air being expelled when squeezed. If not, try again. Only when the nozzle is clear should the cap be replaced.
Accelerator is good for removing glued on labels, etc. It won't melt or mar plastic.
BSI products are made in Atascadero, packaged and shipped to stores and distributors immediately after being made, so the products sold are as freshly made as they can be, and should last 2-3 years if kept at ideal temperatures (70 degrees and above) and are stored properly with the glue expelled from the nozzle and capped securely.
Epoxy can be tinted with acrylic or latex paint. Charlee recommends using Tint-all from Sherman Williams for a quality result.
Use thin CA glue for porcelain & ceramics, then remove excess glue with UNCURE. UNCURE is also a good product to use to unstick glued-together fingers!
If wiping glue on any surface with your fingers, be sure your fingers are clean, as the dirt on fingers will be forever embalmed and evident in your glue!
For ordering BSI products online, Charlee recommends Amazon, specifically from Router Bit World. Buying products from Ebay is NOT recommended as you can't be assured of the age of the product.
To buy locally within San Luis Obispo County, the following businesses sell BSI products: Hobby Headquarters in Atascadero: 8645 El Camino Real, Zacsters Hobbies in San Luis Obispo: 3240 Broad St # 110, Blake's Hardware in Paso Robles: 1701 Riverside Avenue. Hobby Lobby, not in SLO County, also sells BSI products.

Greetings have been sent to our CCW members by both Jack Maroney and Bob Goss. So many great memories have been made by, with and for them as they carved with their local friends here in SLO County. They are missed and fondly remembered.

November 12th

Hello Carvers!

10 eager carvers met last Saturday at the amazing Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum to be patiently and expertly guided by Matt Pomerico. A variety of Santa ornaments were carved, some nearing completion by the end of the session. Several admiring museum docents and visitors stopped in the carving room as we worked. If you haven't yet visited the museum, please plan to stop in. The large collection of historical pieces and memorabilia and the creative displays are fabulous! Thank you to our own Melody Mullis for her efforts on behalf of the museum!

Several of our carvers have completed their relief carving projects, while others are still patiently and diligently working on their designs. As always, there are a variety of pieces and techniques on-going throughout the annex at every session as well as tasty treats to keep everyone fueled up!

Upcoming events:

November 19, 10:00, in the annex: Charlee Smith will give a presentation about Bob Smith Industries adhesives.

November 26: There WILL be carving in the annex the week of Thanksgiving.

December 3: Our annual gathering to eat and meet (including our guests), to exchange hand carved ornaments and to elect next year's Chapter officers, in the annex.

April 19 through April 25, 2020: As posted in the California Carver's Guild LOG, the 13th annual Rendezvous in Oakhurst is scheduled. If you're unsure about this week-long event, ask CCG members at our next carving session. Join the California Carver's Guild for more information and to participate in the Rendezvous.

Thank you to Walt Ross for sharing the photos (with Bob's permission) of Bob Goss and his beautiful handiwork. You are a legend among your fellow carvers, Bob!

In this cooler, darker (and hopefully rainy) holiday season what better way to spend some hours carving projects that will make you happy and warm the hearts of those you gift or (sell them) to?

Respectfully,

Laurie Wright, 2019 Secretary

November 5th

Happy Fall, Carvers! We've seen some beautiful evidence of the season especially as the sun sets (oh so very early) these days. The annex was bustling today! The chips were flying, the relief carvers were comparing progress, tools were being sharpened, bark was being carved, wood was being burned, and if a carver went home hungry it was his/her own fault!

Matt's fantastical creations, Dick's beautiful feathers, and a creative Tiki (Breck's?) were among those pieces on display. I earned the title of Woodchip Queen for today's session.

We were very happy to have Melody back with us in the annex. A reminder: she is our club librarian and has a complete list and collection of carving related books for our members to check out.

Don't forget: Matt Pomerico will be leading a carving session at the Paso Robles Pioneer Museum (2010 Riverside Avenue) from 1-4 p.m. next Saturday, November 9. Join in to make an ornament.

Charlee Smith will give an informative talk about Bob Smith Industries' adhesives at our November 19th session, 10 a.m.

Central Coast Woodcarvers' annual holiday party, pot luck and hand-carved ornament exchange will be happening on Tuesday, December 3rd, in the annex. Please bring your good cheer, your ornament, some tasty food to share, as well as your spouse/ partner/ significant other/ friend/ family. This year's holiday party will also offer the opportunity for our members to display their many creative talents , whether it be with carved projects, turned pieces of wood, pine needle baskets, decorative gourds, paper goods, and/or cloth pieces, for example. A few tables will be available for those items.

Until we meet again,

Laurie Wright, 2019 Secretary

October 30th

There was a bit of Fall Festivity going on at our session today, Carvers, thanks to Jim and Donna Cady's accessories, and all of the tasty and themed food brought in to share! We all also appreciated the change in weather from last week's scorching temperatures!

We welcomed two new members today: Charles (Chuck) Doolin from Paso Robles and Tobi Colvin from Bakersfield. It is a pleasure to add more enthusiastic and eager faces to our club. Please introduce yourselves!

Our relief carving classmates were sharing tips and tricks, tools and techniques with each other as their carvings are taking shape.

Kristen wowed all with her "ornament stick": she's in the process of carving a number of Santa faces on a stick of wood that she picked up from our generous wood donor last week. Once carved, she'll separate the faces into ornaments. Her tip is that it's easier to hold on to the longer piece of wood and carve many faces, than to hold a smaller piece of wood to carve one face. Thanks, Kristen! We hope you'll give a class on your techniques.

Upcoming dates:

October 30: Happy Birthday Bill Bishop!

November 9: (No-cost)carving with Matt Pomerico at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum 1-4 p.m. He will teach carvers how to carve an ornament that he has at the ready for you, and which you might be able to complete in the one session. Bring your carving tools.

November 19, in the annex: Charlee Smith, from Atascadero's Bob Smith Industries, will give a talk at 10:00 about the best BSI adhesives to use for your projects.

November 26: The Tuesday before Thanksgiving: Yes, there WILL be carving in the annex for those who aren't otherwise occupied preparing their pies or turkeys or tables for Thanksgiving the following Thursday.

November 28: Thanksgiving Day. Give thanks for much and many, including the creative, friendly, talented, encouraging and supportive group(s) we belong to!

December 3: Central Coast Woodcarver's annual holiday get-together, pot-luck, carved ornament exchange (as orchestrated by Pat the ELF), and general merriment. We will also tend to some official carver's business as we elect our club's 2020 officers and discuss the calendar and projects for the new year.

In this, and in future newsletters, I will be including a few photos of our terrific members, as they let me take their picture, or give me one to post. The more we become familiar with each other, the more of an interactive group we will be. In today's newsletter, you'll see Jim Cady's smiling face under his cheerful costume, and two of our newest members: Roland and Chuck. And , of course, there are always fabulous examples of our carvers' pieces to show.

I know we all are thinking of fellow Californians who are being so affected by the current fires throughout the state. If anyone knows of any specific way(s) we can lend a hand from here, please let your fellow carvers know. To all, please keep safe, be careful and remember that rainfall is too far in our future. We carvers do appreciate the beauty of wood but also recognize what a catalyst for danger it can be.

Until we meet again,

Laurie Wright, 2019 Secretary

October 21st

It was 93 degrees in Morro Bay today, Carvers!

The winds were blowing offshore, it was a tad bit warm in the annex, and the carvers made do with an unusual seating arrangement today.

The Relief Carving group were busy on their project as were others who were focused on their bark carvings, wood burning, shore birds and additional figures. Brandy was certain that she earned the "Most Chips Made " award today!

All members and visitors to our session were asked to sign a "Waiver and Release of Liability and Express Assumption of Risk" form, which will be kept on file with our club. Any future members and visitors must also sign the form.

I am in process of putting together a photo and bio folder about our members, to help with familiarity with each other. Several members have submitted their member information form to me with a bit of their history described, which I will include in the folder. If you would like to send me a photo and a bit of your history, I'd be happy to include those as well.

"Welcome" to our new carving member : Roland Dukes!

Sending out early Happy Birthday wishes to Bill Bishop! We hope you enjoy a great day, Bill!

Fingers crossed that Autumn as we knew it will return,

Laurie Wright, 2019 Secretary

Central Coast Woodcarvers, Chapter 7 of the California Carver's Guild.

October 1st

A considerable number of carvers showed up today. There were plenty of cookies and other treats provided to go around. Pat Rygh made a presentation on how to create carving blanks. Discussion on the carving show was winding down, but organizers were already starting to plan next year's show that will be held on September 19th and 20th of 2020. Our club secretary is on vacation so the content here is minimal. Sorry about that.

September 24

On Tuesday, we welcomed Marilyn Mitchener back as a returning member.

George Newell shared flutes that he made at Ed Zirbel's first flute-making class. Some of our members are still fine-tuning their recently made Native American style flutes.

Happy birthday wishes to Jerry Graybill, who will be celebrating another trip around the sun this week!

We are saddened to learn that our charter/Life member and long-time president, Bob Goss, has received a medical diagnosis of a terminal nature. So many spoke of Bob's involvement and commitment to our group, and of their respect and admiration of both Bob and his wife, Marsha. "Such fine people", remarked one which was seconded by many others who know Bob and Marsha. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and we wish Bob Godspeed on his journey.

September 21 and 22 - 42nd Annual Carving Show (See 42nd Annual Show under the Past Events section above to see more information)

Thank you to co-chairs Dick & George, and to Ed who previously chaired the event for 10 years and lent his expertise, to Dot who coordinated the People's Choice awards, to Rich for his stunning photographs (see his work on our website), to Brandy & Jerry who were in charge of selling all those raffle tickets and setting up the prizes and giveaways, to Dave for leading the carving contests, to Joyce and Helen and Cindy for coordinating the kitchen and potluck , to Charlie who printed name badges, prize awards, and raffle sheets, to all who manned the front desk and floated throughout the show to lend a hand and give a break, to those who displayed their pieces, and to those who donated pieces to the raffle table, to all those carvers who donated their smaller pieces for raffle giveaways, to those who set up and cleaned up, to those who acted as ambassadors for our carving group and sparked so much interest in carving and in joining our club and provided inspiration. Thank you to ALL (so very many!) who participated, and to those who didn't attend: you were missed and you missed out on the best show yet! (many, many photos were taking at the show, only a few of those are attached and/or posted on on our website)

Thank you to the Bob Otto Family for their donations, including the silent auction piece in honor of their father. Congratulations to George, the mallard's new owner!

George and Jeannie Newell were recognized for their years of dedication to the Central Coast Woodcarver's club and for their work with this and previous shows.

Winners of the open-to-all Whittling Contest were: 1st place: Darryl Easter, 2nd place: Scot Lang, 3rd place; Matt Pomerico. They were required to carve something they'd see at the zoo.

The Best of the Best (formerly known as the Baddest of the Bad) winners were: 1st place: Darryl Easter, 2nd place: Matt Pomerico, 3rd place: Scot Lang. Kristen Bachman was voted the best of the alternate carvers. The challenge was to carve a pair of glasses/spectacles.

This show was attended by the highest number on record: 628 , and our raffle sales also were the most ever! Most attendees learned about us via the yellow signs, many from AAA's Westways magazine (which only will allow us to advertize every other year).

Suggestions for next year's show made be given to Dick Marshall, who has been overwhelmingly approved to Chair that event. Thank you, Dick for doing such a great job and for being willing to take it on again!!

The Cambria Vet's Hall has been reserved again for next year's show as it offers us the space needed, the location is ideal, and we have use of a kitchen.

Thank you to Matt Pomerico, who coordinated and led the Rendezvous, on Friday, at Shamel Park in Cambria. The project this year was an Aristocat-style piece. 20 carvers attended , matching the average attendance throughout the years. Although prior registration for the event was advertised , several carvers came at the last minute, but space was, luckily, available. The new location was deemed to work well and will be reserved for next year.

A VERY SUCCESSFUL RENDEZVOUS and WOODCARVER's SHOW!!!!!!

9/17/2010

Hello Carvers!

Are you ready for the SHOW? Many thanks to Dick, who has managed the brunt of the efforts to put this big event on.

Updates as announced today:

The Vet's hall will be opened for set-up at 7:30 on Saturday, the 21st. The doors open to the public at 10:00.
The refrigerators in the kitchen will need to be plugged in at the start of the day. You may store your food(s) in them for the day. There are stoves and ovens available as well.
Jerry will be taking Raffle entries to the show for those who cannot transport them to the Vet's Hall by 9:00 Saturday. Each raffle item must be labeled with the carver's name and a brief description of your item. It was suggested to use the backside of our carver's club business cards for this purpose, or a card of similar size, and the message: Carved by___________________________.
The Raffle team are asking the donating carvers to add their name, the item and its description to the Raffle List/Roster which will be located at the Raffle Table. This should be done by 9:00 a.m.
Dot will be in charge of the People's Choice awards. She asks that all pieces be given to her by 9:00.
Volunteers are needed throughout the day for various purposes: Carvers at tables will need a break and will need to be relieved. Set up and clean up. Act as ambassadors for our club. Help prep for the pot luck. Help man our club's tables. If you don't have an assignment and are wondering if you'll be needed, be assured that you will!
It is suggested that club members bring some of their in-process pieces to work on at our club/s tables, to demonstrate techniques, and spark interest from the attendees.
The pot luck is at 5:00.
Pick up your name badges at the front desk.
I noticed signs for THE WOODCARVER's SHOW on 2 corners in Los Osos today, as well as on the digital sign on LOVR and South Bay Blvd. Fliers have been posted on a variety of bulletin boards around town. (Have you seen any in your town? Have you posted any?)

The Rendezvous, on Friday, begins at 10:00, ends at 4:00 and is being held at Shamel Park in Cambria.

We were so happy to have Shelley and Diane back with us today!

The flute carvers posed for a collective photo, which will be attached at a later date.

Thank you to Matt Pomerico who donated many pieces of wood, including finished pieces, blanks for projects and miscellaneous scraps.

We hope to see as many of our carvers at the Rendezvous and at the Show, both on Saturday and Sunday. A good time will be had by all!

Until then,

Laurie Wright 2019 Secretary

9/10/2019

Thanks to Ed Zirbel for his patient and fine instruction of the 10+ carvers who have been working on carving their Native American-style Flutes over the past 6 weeks. All flute carvers are asked to bring their flutes to next Tuesday's session for a class photo and perhaps will perform an unrehearsed concert for fellow carvers.

Many thanks, too, to Melody Mullis, our chapter Librarian, for compiling, cataloging, and shelving our group's collection of carver's reference books. In order to "check out" a desired book, please email Melody, whose address you will also find under the Roster section of the Member section of the website, to request the desired book. Melody will then bring the book to the next carving session. You may borrow a book/books for an unlimited time or until requested by another member.

Matt Pomerico will lead this coming Saturday's (September 14) free carving session at the Paso Robles History Museum 1-4 p.m. He will provide the blanks to carve.

Belated Happy Anniversary (46 years) to Tom and Tricia Nickelson!

THE RENDEZVOUS: September 20, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Please review the attached flier regarding location, directions and other pertinent information. It is not too late to reserve a spot for the Rendezvous. Please notify Tom Nickelson or Matt Pomerico to sign up. The day consists of a session led by Matt Pomerico, who will provide the blanks for a particular carving piece, which should be able to be completed within the day's session. Please bring your own chairs. The locale is shaded, with several tables to use while carving and lunching. (a bit of history: The Rendezvous was started by a group of RV camping caricature carvers who came from afar for our annual SHOW. They offered a fun day's session of carving. Last year the founders opted to delegate all future Rendezvous sessions to the Central Coast Woodcarvers to organize and host ) $25 covers the wood blank, instruction and lunch.

Our 42nd ANNUAL WOODCARVER"S SHOW: September 21 & 22, Cambria Vet's Hall. Please review the attached information sheet. In addition to the flier, the following was discussed at today's session:

Members badges/ID will be provided to CCW members. Please pick yours up at the front door of the Vet's Hall and wear during the show.
Entry and exit of the building should only be through the front door of the building. There is a side door which should ONLY be used when setting up/removing Show supplies, and for disabled access. Last year was a problem due to the open door allowing cold weather in, and misuse by the public despite the posted NO ENTRY sign.
Ticket takers at the front door will have an easy check sheet to mark as they ask all attendees how they heard about our show. This will help determine where to focus advertising energy for next years' show.
Each attendee will be given a People's Choice voting ballot as they enter the show. Ticket takers will explain that the People's Choice pieces are displayed on the stage (and only on the stage, not on individual show tables), and the attendee is to vote for their favorite piece.
People's Choice pieces: Our CCW members may choose to present ONE of their pieces to be offered up for a vote. The piece must be one that has not been on the People's Choice stage in previous shows. Woodburned pieces were voted in as being acceptable for the People's Choice award for the first time this year.
Tabulation of the People's Choice votes will be at 3-3:30 on Sunday, with the winner announced before the end of the Show at 4 p.m. The winner will receive $50, 2nd most votes receives $35, and the 3rd place winner received $25, plus great admiration and applause from your fellow CCW members.
Pieces for People's Choice, the Raffle Table and the raffle incentive (small pieces, one of which an attendee may select after buying $20 worth of raffle tickets) tables must be at the Show by 9:30 on Saturday. If you are unable to deliver your piece(s) by that time, please bring your carefully wrapped and described piece ( for the raffle? People's Choice?), including your name, to next Tuesday's carving session. Jerry Graybill will be in charge of delivering and placing the pieces.
MORE carvings are needed for the Raffle Table. Last year there were approximately 30 larger pieces to raffle. More than that is hoped for this year.
Raffle Incentive table: Please donate as many small pieces as you can. Pieces will be displayed for buyers of $20 worth of raffle tickets to choose from. So far there are, at the very least, a collection of whales tails (Jim Cady), grebes (Pat Rygh), and various birds (DickMarshall) to select from.
Bob Otto's beautifully carved Mallard will be the Show's Silent Auction item this year. The starting/minimum bid will be $50, with bids expected to rise much higher than that.
Dick mentioned that Cliff Witt has signed up for a table. He is expected to bring exotic woods for sale, including walnut burls, buckeye burls and pen blanks.
The whittling contest, Saturday at 1p.m., is open to any carver who wishes to give it a try, even if he/she isn't interested in competing, per se. The piece to be carved is a surprise. There are prizes to be awarded to the 3 top pieces.
The "Best Of The Best" whittling contest is on Sunday at 1 p.m. Only carvers who have previously won a California Carver's Guild contest may enter. Prizes will be awarded.
A POT LUCK of food and beverages will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday. Please bring your choice of a dish which will be shared by the SHOW's participating members and their partners/spouses/ SOs. The Vet's Hall kitchen will be available to us on Saturday: stoves, ovens and refrigerators are available.
The TOOL RAFFLE for Show participants will also be held Saturday evening. Vendors have donated tools and supplies to raffle. If you have good-quality tools/equipment/carving supplies that you would like to donate to the raffle, please let Dick know.
Dick will open the doors to the Vet's Hall at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. All hands are welcome to come and help with the limited set up time.
Street sign ADs (which were our most successful attention getters last year) are available to put out for display. Dick will post signs in Cambria, Scot will post signs in Los Osos. Do we have volunteers willingto post signs in Morro Bay? Please let Dick know.
If you have signed the volunteer sheet, please present yourself at the specified time and place during the Show. Thank you!

As Ed Sullivan would say: "It's time for the REEEEally Big Show!"

9/3/2019

Our most recent Tuesday session was a well attended gathering, with all of us very well fed, thanks to those who brought such tasty fresh fruit and baked goodies, and a great variety of projects were being worked on. The flute corner provided a nice accompaniment, visitors joined us, and our newer members are diving right in with their projects. Wood blanks and wood pieces were donated by Matt Pomerico and by Bob Otto's family. Bob's carved mallard was quite impressive and we are most grateful to his daughters who donated this beautiful piece to the Central Coast Woodcarvers.

Fliers and bookmarks about our upcoming SHOW are available for members to pass out to various stores, hotels, libraries and friends. Please help out by grabbing a handful to distribute. Did you see the ad in the AAA Westways magazine? (Dick has already received calls as a result of hat posting!)

Dick reports that all available SHOW tables have been reserved. Joyce Ross is coordinating the Saturday evening pot luck: you might be hearing from her. CCW members will have badges to wear during the SHOW. There are still tasks that need volunteers to sign up for. Our members who participate and/or help with the SHOW are eligible for the Tool Raffle which will be held Saturday evening just before the potluck.

We look forward to having both Shelley and Diane back with us in a few weeks.

I hope you enjoy these last few weeks of summer, and are enthused about participating in the RENDEZVOUS on September 20th and SHOW on September
21 & 22,

8/27/2019

Hello busy and creative carvers!

We are so glad to have Matt Pomerico back with us! Both he and Cindy joined us today, with Cindy sharing her BEAUTIFUL quilt piece along with Matt distributing carving blanks and sitting down to carve. (If you noticed Matt's personalized woodcarving shirt, which George also wears similarly on occasion, they can be ordered via the inkpixi website)

We welcomed two members to our group today: Jim Edwards from Paso Robles (who was a previous member and has rejoined us), and Alan Aram (with his lovely wife Roberta) who has recently relocated to Los Osos from the Ozark Mountain area of Missouri where he was a 10+ year member of the Whittlers and Carvers Club. We are glad to have them join our Central Coast Woodcarver's group!

Please continue to send healing thoughts to Shelly's husband, Rick , and to Diane.

Matt will host a carving session at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum on Saturday, September 14, 1-4 p.m.

The annual Carver's Rendezvous is set for Friday, September 20th, at a new location this year: Shamel Park, in Cambria, at 5455 Windsor Blvd. There is a canopy to shelter the carvers, but you are asked to bring your own chairs, and a small foldable table, if you have one. You must reserve your spot. See attached.

Dick Marshall (many, many thanks to you, Dick!)updated us on the upcoming 42nd Annual Woodcarver's Show, scheduled for September 21 & 22 at the Cambria Vet's Hall:

There are only 3-4 tables left to reserve for your display/sale items. See attached flier to reserve a table.
Dick would like to know how many pieces carvers are donating to the raffle table.
Dick would like items to display on our informational "Club Table" at the Show. These would include pamphlets, fliers, and carved pieces by our members.
There are volunteer opportunities for any member who would like to help out at the Show. Please see attached volunteer lists and consider assisting with this multitask event. You may email me to add your name to a particular volunteer position/duty. Please make note of the task and time you have signed up for, and be present when and where you are expected to be. Thanks very much!
Items for sale, raffle, raffle bonus gifts, and/or display will need to be brought into the Vet's all at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday the 21st. We do not have access to the building before then. There is much to do between 7:30 and when the doors open to the public at 10:00 a.m. to get everything set up.
CCW will provide coffee and doughnuts in the morning for all participants and coffee, water, and soft drinks throughout the day and for the potluck. You will need to plan for your own lunch.

Our annual Potluck will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, in the Vet's hall, following the first day of the Show. Please begin to think about what you will be sharing: I will bring a signup sheet to our upcoming Tuesday sessions. The kitchen is supplied with a large refrigerator, a stove and ovens which we may use for our dishes. CCW will provide plates, utensils, and cups.

Consider how you might advertise and spread the word about the Show: chat it up with your friends and acquaintances , post fliers and bookmarks, use the Nextdoor app to let your neighbors know, use your social media pages (post a photo of the attached flier) and/or ask me and I will share the event page I posted on Facebook.

Thank you all for being so willing to share your talents and artistry, enthusiasm, patience and friendship with all of the members of CCW. What a special group of people you are!

Gratefully,

Laurie Wright, 2019 Secretary

8/6/19

Greetings from St. Timothy's Annex carving session today!

Scot introduced our 4 new Central Coast Woodcarvers members: Ginny Lawliss, Richard Flores, Dave and Kate Osman and Yvonne Bailey. WELCOME to all of you!

Cindy Pomerico stopped in to bring Matt's 2019 collection of wood blanks to Scot, who will be leading this next Saturday's (August 10), always free, carving session at the Paso Robles Pioneer History Museum (2010 Riverside Avenue), 1-4 p.m. Matt is recovering from surgery and is looking forward to getting home, hopefully at the end of the week. We all send our get well wishes to Matt and hope to see him up and about and feeling 100% very, very soon.

Lovely music was heard coming from our carver's newly formed flutes today. Perhaps we can look forward to a group performance in the near future?

Walt Ross announced that Bob's Otto's daughter is interested in selling her father's large collection of power tools (Sears Drill Press, Grizzly Bandsaw with 10-12" clearance, a table mounter router, grinders, etc) and carving tools, preferably to our Central Coast Woodcarvers members, at reasonable prices . Generously, the sale money will be donated to the Central Coast Woodcarver's coffer, which is what Bob's daughter feels her father would have wished. There will be a table of Bob's carved pieces set up at the September Show for display and for sale. Please contact Walt Ross for more details.

The previously scheduled Relief Carving class has been canceled and will likely be back on the carving calendar after the September Show.

Our Central Coast Woodcarvers 42nd Annual Woodcarving Show is a mere 6 1/2 weeks away!

Fliers and Bookmarks were provided today:

Please take several/many to distribute to your local businesses, friends, bulletin boards, and elsewhere. You are encouraged to send the attached flier to your family and friends, your social media forum(s), and beyond.
Bright yellow (reusable) road signs have been made, which will be posted in Cambria, Cayucos and Morro Bay.
Information has been posted in the display cases of the Los Osos, Paso Robles and Cayucos libraries.
Westways Magazine and local publications will be advertising our event.
Woodcarving magazines and related books are welcome to be brought to the show's FREE giveaway table. Old catalogues or very dated material are not recommended for donation.
Your donated "extra" tools or the like would be welcome additions to the show's Participant's Raffle, which will be held Saturday evening, September 21. Donations have been coming in from wood and carving businesses for the Participant's Raffle, as well.
Please add your name to the show's VOLUNTEER list! There are enough roles and tasks for everyone. Your help is most welcome and appreciated!
Our annual Show POTLUCK will be held for all participants following the closing of the doors to the public. (5 p.m.)
Participants may set up their tables for displays and sales at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Thanks, all, for a well attended and lively session today! You'll be hearing from me again in a few weeks.

Laurie Wright, 2019 Secretary

8/1/19

Hello Carvers!

I was told that the Annex was humming with activity this past Tuesday. The flute class is continuing, pieces are glued and clamped, ready for the next step this coming Tuesday. Thanks, Ed, for your tutelage! Non-class participants are busily carving away on their own
projects.

Scot beautifully organized some of our carver's pieces at the Los Osos Library, which will be on display throughout the month of August. Cindy and Matt Pomerico have also set up a display at the Paso Robles Library. Stop in and admire their/your work!

Get well wishes have been sent to Matt on behalf of our group, as he's been dealing with some medical issues this past week. Stay tuned for whether or not there will be an August 10 carving session at the Paso Robles History Museum.

Happy August birthdays to Jeanie & Charlie Roberts, and to Bob Schneiders. Carolyn and Ed Zirbel will celebrate their 59th anniversary, and just 20 years behind them, are the Wrights. Much to
celebrate in August!

The September 20th Rendezvous and our 42nd Woodcarver's Show in Cambria on the 21st and 22nd are fast approaching. Please sign up to volunteer, to reserve your tables, plan your menu for the potluck, and finish up your pieces to show/sell/raffle/and offer as raffle ticket bonuses.

Hope to see you at the Annex this coming Tuesday!
Laurie Wright, 2019 Secretary

Birthday wishes were extended to Scot and Jim, and Pat and Dot celebrated their many years of marital devotion with us. (If we've missed celebrating you, it might be because we don't have your info. Please share your important dates with me so I can add them to our calendar)

Amid the carrot cake tastings, the blowing out of candles and the singing we actually did do some carving today. A good time was had by all! If you haven't been to the annex on a Tuesday in awhile, it's time you came back! Many thanks to those who do attend our carving sessions, both in the annex and in Paso: such a fun, interesting, talented bunch of carvers!

Club News

June 2019

May 21st

Greetings, Carvers!

We were glad to welcome back to our Tuesday sessions Bill & Susie Bishop, Melody Mullis and Bob Steuwer!

Charlie Roberts presented a review of the centralcoastwoodcarvers.com site today, including how our Central Coast Woodcarvers members may access the private section of the website (by first requesting approval to access from our webmaster, Charlie Roberts). The website is a valuable resource for both the public and our own members and includes current and upcoming news,archives from the past and photos of our members' projects. Our carving schedule is available to view in the Calendar section. Kudos to Charlie for developing this site! He welcomes suggestions and news to include. It was suggested today to include a voluntary Member Bio section which could include photos of our carvers and his/her projects. Charlie will work on implementing that idea. Please send your biographical information and photos to Charlie if you are interested in presenting yourself and your work.

There was discussion today about our carver's library. Jerry and Melody will coordinate to compile a list of the books that are currently available. Charlie will add a library section to our website and a list of books will be found there as well as in a binder that will be available at our Tuesday sessions. Book lending requests shall be submitted to Jerry who will then bring the book to our next session.

Midstate Fair carvers are urged to sign up for demonstration sessions ASAP.

Our annual Woodcarver's Show is coming up! Please see the attached documents, as published in the California Carver's Guild LOG (which you should have already received as a member of the CCG) for reserving a table and for information about the show in general. All carvers are asked to donate at least two small pieces for the raffle give-aways (see attached photo of Pat Rygh's grebes, for example).

Thank you for your interest,

Laurie Wright, 2019 Secretary

Central Coast Woodcarvers Chapter 7 of the Ccarver's Guild

May 7th, 2019

Happy May, Carvers!

Thirty carvers filled St. Timothy's annex today, demonstrating a great variety of projects and techniques. Some were even getting started on their Christmas ornaments, for our annual exchange in December! As always, snacks and coffee kept everyone's energy at a happy level.

Dick Marshall took the initiative to order business cards for our group (see attached). You are encouraged to keep a few on hand to pass along to any potentially interested carvers who cross your path. We gladly welcome visitors and interested carvers to our sessions.

Charlie Roberts has donated several sticks of abrasive cleaner to be used for cleaning sandpaper and power tool teeth. We will keep one stick in our supply box, and Charlie has offered the remaining pieces to any interested members.

You may see some of our carvers at Cambria's Heritage Day on Saturday, May 26, from 11-4 p.m. at the Cambria History Museum.

Although I emailed, texted and/or called all members on our roster regarding last weeks' cancelled Tuesday carving session, somehow at least one or more members did NOT get the message. I suspect that some member's emails may have mysteriously been rerouted to their "Junk" or "Spam" folders. As I send out several emails a month, I recommend that you check these folders if you haven't been getting regular emails from me. If you haven't heard from me in awhile, please email, text or call me and we will try to get you caught up. I do know that there are several members who do not, or very irregularly, log on to see their mail and might be missing out on our club's information. Please let me know how best to communicate with you. May I suggest that if you receive an email from me, especially about special notices, you might reply "OK" so I am aware that you are getting the information.

Thanks for your time!

Laurie Wright, 2019 Secretary

Central Coast Woodcarvers, Chapter 7 of the California Carver's Guild