Wahpeton Carving Weekend 2011

Posted on 07. Jul, 2011 by .

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With the Missouri River challenging travel from Minot, ND to Omaha, NE over 150 enthusiastic wood carvers converged on North Dakota State College June 24-26, 2011. Our fish woodcarving class of twelve students carved, woodburned and painted either a roughout of a Bass, Bluegill or Crappie. Some of the advanced carvers either carved more than [...]

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Kaw Valley Wood Carving Seminar at Baker University, Baldwin City Kansas

Posted on 06. Jul, 2011 by .

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Kaw Valley Wood Carvers Topeka , Kansas hosted their annual Seminar June 9-12, 2011 chaired by Carlan Hanaker and David Butts, the event had over 30 students and seven instructors. Some of the Baker University Resident Assistants stopped by to visit our class and try their hand at wood burning. The carvers in the fish [...]

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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge

Posted on 11. May, 2011 by .

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DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge April 15-June 5, 2011 Missouri Valley, Iowa DeSoto Wildlife Refuge will feature our carvings of game fish and habitat of the Midwestern waters at the DeSoto Visitor Center this April 15- June5, 2011. Several fish carvings will be on display, exhibiting some of the the popular species of DeSoto Lake.

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Gretna Woodcarvers Retreat 2011

Posted on 04. Mar, 2011 by .

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Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, or Perch were the fish projects for the Gretna Retreat this year. The class did a great job on capturing the realistic colors of these fish. Other carvers attending participated in classes including butternut faces, walking canes, whimsical houses, flutes, and chip carving. With the convenience of the classes and cafeteria located [...]

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Doane Experience Workshop – July 24-30, 2011

Posted on 26. Jan, 2011 by .

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Fish Carving Class: Choice of Five Fresh Water Fish [ Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, Northern or Walleye] Carve, paint and mount your own fish, whether its from a favorite childhood outing, a Canadian Fly In Dream, or the one that got away. See Events Calendar for Class information.

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The Durham Museum Omaha, Nebraska

Posted on 08. Oct, 2010 by .

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Gary, myself, and Dennis Jackson represented the Mid-America Woodcarvers Association at the Durham Museum Sunday Oct 3, 2010. As Woodcarvers, along with antique tractors, blacksmithing and quilting we represented a then and now glimpse of farming in conjunction with the Soil Exhibit from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.

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CornBelt Carving Club of Bloomington

Posted on 08. Oct, 2010 by .

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The CornBelt Carving Club of Bloomington, Illinois invited us to present a three day Fish Woodcarving seminar on Bass, Bluegil and Crappie. Besides the woodcarving and painting expierence they brought to the class, during show and tell John Bare brought in a scroll sawed piano he had cut out and Don Terven a recurve bow [...]

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Fremont Nebraska Pathfinders Carvers Club

Posted on 08. Sep, 2010 by .

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The Pathfinders Carvers Club of Fremont Nebraska invited us this spring to teach them how to wood carve and paint a Largemouth Bass. The club is based out of a small community outside of Omaha, NE. Many of the carvers had the added burden of severe weather and flood waters detering their attendance however, they [...]

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Doane 2010

Posted on 08. Sep, 2010 by .

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What does counting fish scales, watching turtles , airbrushing, woodcarving and eating cookies have in common? The answer: Doane 2010. The view from our classroom was spectacular; a window overlooked two small lakes, where large turtles were trolling the water’s edge. And while the scenery was a beautiful distraction, at least one of our students [...]

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