A couple of weeks ago, I set the wheels in motion for my magnifying glass wood carved handle project for Etsy. It will have cat ears and the handle will be the body of the cat.
Although the final product will look more like this (below), and made out of wood.
About two weeks ago, I visited the Grand Valley Woodcarvers Club in Kitchener to talk to some professionals about my project and get an idea of resources out there. When I arrived at the building, after getting a bit lost, I peeked through the windows instead of opening the door. I was suddenly feeling shy. Someone was talking at the front of the room. I later found out that he was giving a biology talk on the owl, which was the bird everyone was carving. Someone else who was late, and said hello to me. I explained to him what I was doing and he invited me in saying "everyone is friendly." I soon found that to be true and once inside was my boisterous self again, chatting with some people at the back.
I met a couple of people. First, Zenon, who was in charge of the club, then Larry, who later would help me with my project more directly, then Zenon's wife, who I chatted with a short time, then Nettie and her friend who both came from the Owls Nest Woodcarving Club which was a little closer to my house, in Waterloo.
I ended up talking to Nettie the longest. She told me that the club I went to that night mostly carved birds, while the other in Waterloo did all kinds of animals (despite their names). She told me of another club in Waterloo, she will introduce me to someone who knows more about that, where there are big tools for woodworking, such as band saws and lathes. That would require a membership fee, but not much. I have yet to go to either of these places.
Today I visited Baden's Woodcarving Club for seniors, because Larry is going to help me on my original design. It was pretty awesome. I arrived with my lunch and sat with three seniors, who shared with me their stories of going to the dentist. One got his tooth pulled 65 years ago for $1 and simultaneously a replacement gold tooth for $25. Another needed his tooth pulled and the tooth had such roots that the dentist had to prop his leg on the chair to pull it out of his mouth with pliers, his head bobbing everywhere and thinking it would come off at the shoulders. Another lady went to the dentist with her classmates once a year in elementary school while she lived in the Czech Republic, as it was different in communist country.
Since I had mindlessly forgotten all my drawings, I had a tour of the place instead. I just about loved it, with all the big rooms and many many machines. I got to see some finished work, as well as work in progress. Some toys, an old fashion milk truck, refinished chairs, a rocking horse, some bowls. Larry showed me everything and all the while I kept thinking "my dad would love this place."
Tomorrow I am returning with my to scale drawings and will have a piece cut out to test carve my first one. I am excited!
Although the final product will look more like this (below), and made out of wood.
About two weeks ago, I visited the Grand Valley Woodcarvers Club in Kitchener to talk to some professionals about my project and get an idea of resources out there. When I arrived at the building, after getting a bit lost, I peeked through the windows instead of opening the door. I was suddenly feeling shy. Someone was talking at the front of the room. I later found out that he was giving a biology talk on the owl, which was the bird everyone was carving. Someone else who was late, and said hello to me. I explained to him what I was doing and he invited me in saying "everyone is friendly." I soon found that to be true and once inside was my boisterous self again, chatting with some people at the back.
I met a couple of people. First, Zenon, who was in charge of the club, then Larry, who later would help me with my project more directly, then Zenon's wife, who I chatted with a short time, then Nettie and her friend who both came from the Owls Nest Woodcarving Club which was a little closer to my house, in Waterloo.
I ended up talking to Nettie the longest. She told me that the club I went to that night mostly carved birds, while the other in Waterloo did all kinds of animals (despite their names). She told me of another club in Waterloo, she will introduce me to someone who knows more about that, where there are big tools for woodworking, such as band saws and lathes. That would require a membership fee, but not much. I have yet to go to either of these places.
Today I visited Baden's Woodcarving Club for seniors, because Larry is going to help me on my original design. It was pretty awesome. I arrived with my lunch and sat with three seniors, who shared with me their stories of going to the dentist. One got his tooth pulled 65 years ago for $1 and simultaneously a replacement gold tooth for $25. Another needed his tooth pulled and the tooth had such roots that the dentist had to prop his leg on the chair to pull it out of his mouth with pliers, his head bobbing everywhere and thinking it would come off at the shoulders. Another lady went to the dentist with her classmates once a year in elementary school while she lived in the Czech Republic, as it was different in communist country.
Since I had mindlessly forgotten all my drawings, I had a tour of the place instead. I just about loved it, with all the big rooms and many many machines. I got to see some finished work, as well as work in progress. Some toys, an old fashion milk truck, refinished chairs, a rocking horse, some bowls. Larry showed me everything and all the while I kept thinking "my dad would love this place."
Tomorrow I am returning with my to scale drawings and will have a piece cut out to test carve my first one. I am excited!
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