A Club for Carvers, Scrollers and Woodworkers

ACWA CONTACT LIST

CARVERS:                Gino Delfrate, President  Gino.delfrate@alaska.gov

                                   Robert Pelno, Vice President 

SCROLLERS:           Ray Reynolds,  Raymond.reynolds@acsalaska.net

                                   Dave Vasik, Vice President vasak@gci.net

Woodworkers:          Sandy McKinnis, President akspeech@mtaonline.net

                                   Jim Powell, Vice President jpow1700@gmail.com

Artistry In Wood

Midtown Mall

2/18 – 3/19 2023

Artistry in Wood #19

Dates and Times, February and March 2023

Saturday         February 18    9 am Set up, Closed to public.

Sunday           February 19    Setup, if needed, Take ins 10am on,

                       Closed to public.

Monday          February 20    Take ins 10 am, Closed to public.

Tuesday         February 21    Judging, 10 am, Closed to public.

                      February 22    Closed

Thursday       February 23    Open to Public 10 am 6 pm

                      February 24    Open Public 10 am – 6 pm

                      February 25    Open to Public 10 am – 6 pm

Sunday          February 26    Open to Public Noon to 6 pm

                      February 27    Open to Public 10 am to 6 pm

                      February 28    Closed

                      March I            Closed

                      March 2           Open to Public 10 am – 6 pm

                      March 3           Open to Public 10 am to 6 pm

                      March 4           Open to Public 10 am to 6 pm

Sunday          March 5           Open to Public Noon to 6 pm

                      March 6           Open to Public, 10 am to 6pm

                      March 7           Closed

                      March 8           Closed

                      March 9           Open to Public 10 am to 6 pm

                      March 10         Open to Public 10 am to 6 pm

                      March 11         Open to Public 10 am to 6 pm

Sunday          March 12         Open to Public Noon to 6 pm

                      March 13         Open to Public10 am to 6 pm

                      March 14         Closed

                      March 16         Open to Public 10 am to 6 pm

                      March 17         Open to Public I0 am to 6 pm

                      March 18         Open to Public 10 am to 6 pm

Sunday          March 19         Pick-up display items and take down

                                            displays 10 am, Closed to public.

Volunteers Needed

1. We need 2 or 3 people each day to be available at the display to answer questions, take in new and renewal memberships etc. Please contact Cindy McDowell at (907)862-1143 or ccmcd38@gmail.com

2. This year we will have 4-6 areas for members to display items and/or tools for sale to the public. The display areas will be offered “first come/ first serve” to current members. Contact Jim Powell at (907)887-9701 or jpow1700@gmail.com to reserve your area.

3. Donate some of your creations for the ACWA silent auction. All proceeds go to “The ACWA Artistry In Wood” (AIW) account to offset the costs of putting on the event.

4. All clubs are responsible for having Judges available on 2/21/2023.

Woodworkers Club News

 February 2023

Woodworkers Club Officers:  President: Sandy McKinnis, Vice President: Jim Powell; Secretary open, Board Members: Bill Poole, Chris Gullet, Bob Lackey, Kaeli Stangl, Alan Peck, and Larry Holman

NEW TIME: Our monthly meetings will now start at 7 p.m. We continue to meet in the training center room at the AIH on Dimond and the Old Seward Hwy.  Please enter by the door near . The February 14th Monthly Meeting will feature a power point and demonstration of steam bending techniques for chair building by Greg Lyall.  He’ll be bringing sample bending forms.  Greg makes incredible steam bent chairs and has graciously agreed to teach the clubs first chair building class in April.  See the website to sign up.

DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR ENTRIES FOR ARTISTRY IN WOOD.  THIS EVENT RUNS FROM FEBRUARY 18TH TO MARCH 20TH.  WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO SET UP/TAKE DOWN AND TO WORK THE DESKS. SEE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE. 

Thank You Card from Second Graders at Trailside

Joe Paluba, Rhonda Hayhurst and Sandy McKinnis made over 60 wooden gingerbread people for both second grade classes to decorate at Trailside Elementary at the request of the teachers.  We received a sweet thank you from the kids and teachers.

Classes

Held Saturdays, and some Sundays, from 10-4p.m. at the Alaska Industrial Hardware Store at 5655 Old Seward Hwy. in Anchorage

Weekend Classes Scheduled to Date:

SIGN UP on the Website

1.  January 14th.  Sanding Draw Down Table.  Instructor: Jim Powell

2.  January 21st, 22nd, 28th, 20th.  Hall Bench with Drawers.  Instructor: Bob Lackey

3.  February 11th and 12th.  Scroll saw puzzle.  Instructor: John Lime. 

4.  March 25th and 26th.  Chain Saw Milling.  Instructor: Larry Holman.

5.  April 8th and 9th.  Outdoor bench.  Instructor: Larry Holman.

6. April 22,23,29 and 30th.  Steam Bent chair, Instructor: Greg Lyall

7.  Cedar Planter: May 13th and 14th.  Instructor: Marc

8.  Make a Moose Lawn Ornament: May 27 & 28.  Instructor: Sandy Mckinnis  

We will have more classes posted soon on the Website for sign up.

New Program: Woodworking Wednesdays are no longer available. Starting January 7th the first Sat of every month will now be open shop/WOODWORKING Saturday.  This open shop program will be from 10-4p.m. Larry, Holman, Jim Powell, and Sandy Mckinnis have volunteered to staff our shop area during this time to help folks with projects. We are planning to continue it through next year.  If you would like to serve as a shop monitor please call Sandy Mckinnis @ 907-562-3994.  We welcome your help. 

If you want to use the shop you need to sign up on the website as we can only have a maximum of 4 students in the shop on each date.

THANKS: Thanks so Larry Holman for getting our drum sander in tip top shape and to Jim Powell for constructing a sanding draw down table for the shop, and purchasing a shop vac.  Lisa and Bob Lackey constructed 8 right angle gluing jigs with tools and our club name engraved on each.  Very, very helpful for glue ups.  Thanks to you all. 

Hall Bench Class
Instructor/Assistant Instructor: Bob Lackey & Allan Peck

Woodworking: the act, process, or occupation of working wood into a beautiful, useful, and desired form

Carvers

Attention all Carvers!

Artistry in Wood is upon us and we need your help.  First be sure to finish your projects in time for entry. I have 3 bowls ready to go and will be working hard to finish a couple other projects.  Second, if you can help with Artistry everyone is welcome.  Set up is at 0900 on Saturday February 18.  Entries will be accepted on Sunday and Monday February 19 and 20.  Many hands will make short work.  And finally this year will be a longer show.  So any volunteers willing to sit and visit with attendees or man the area will be greatly appreciated.  Either show up for a few hours or contact Cindy to get on the schedule.  The show will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to give everyone a break.  Bring a small project to demonstrate.  We will again have a silent auction so if you have a piece to donate to the club those items will be auctioned to help pay for putting on the show.  I hope to see you all there. 

In other news remember to pay your membership dues.  You can bring your membership dues to Artistry.

Last Frontier Woodcarving Schedule for 2022-2023

Location

AIH Alaska Industrial Hardware Inc,

8801 Old Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK 99515, USA

Schedule

February 11 starting at 10am

February 18 ----- March 19 - Artistry in Wood

March 25 starting at 10am

April 8 starting at 10am - April 19th Easter

April 22 starting at 10am

May 13 starting at 10am

May 27 starting at 10am

Scrollers

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. The first meeting of the new year in Anchorage was off to a slow start. There were only 2 members in attendance. No sawdust was made.

The Valley club had 4 members in attendance. The projects were Valentine themed. Below are the patterns that were presented. The Gnome was the most popular pattern of the day. Members were taught how and when to use a relief cut. We also discussed how to ensure the appropriate depth and direction of the cutting. They learned about how to determine where a pattern should be placed to conserve wood as well as wood grain direction.

There was a lot of discussion about ways to increase attendance and member participation. There were many good ideas. Some of the ideas were seeking out new venues where we could demonstrate the art, assigning tasks to different members for each meeting and changing up the format to include videos and demonstrations. The club would welcome any other suggestions.

Participation in Artistry in Wood was discussed. There was only one member who was interested in demonstrating during the show. The club scroll saw will be provided at Artistry in Wood if anyone would like to help with demonstrations. Please contact Joe Paluba or Dave Vasak to arrange the demonstration times. There is an opportunity for members to make some money from selling their work during the show while demonstrating.  Artistry in Wood will receive a small amount of the sales with the artist retaining the remainder.

The club would like to thank Ray Reynolds for his years of service as the club president. Ray has decided to step down, but plans to remain an active member of the club. At this time Dave Vasak will remain Vice President and Rhonda Hayhurst will remain secretary. If there are any members who would like to be considered for president or any other position, please contact Dave Vasak.

There will be no meeting for the Anchorage club in February or March due to Artistry in Wood. The Valley group will not be meeting in February due to Artistry in Wood. An email will be sent with an invitation for the March valley meeting. Depending on the response, that meeting may be cancelled as well. If you don’t receive an invitation, please contact Rhonda Hayhurst to ensure your name is on the club email list.

Best of luck to all who are entering projects in the Artistry in Wood show.