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Upcomming Programs
Aug 2009 meeting program will
be TBD
Sep 2009 - Fusing Glass by John
& Olivia Wright, overview of what they learned at the William Holland workshop
Don't miss it !
July 2009 program time was a club
memeber swap meet.
June 2009 meeting presentation
was given by Warren Anderson of the University of Kentucky Geology Department.
This was e a great learning experience.
May 2008 Review
In an effort to get to know our club members a little better,
the program was wood carving demonstration given by club member Larry Smith Sr.
retired from Lexmark in 1999
took
wood carving class at EKU
like to carve Folk Art
mentor; John Adams
Number of pieces carved ~ 400
taught wood
carving at EKU
don't carve much since he began collecting and cutting Kentucky Agate
Large Santa ~ 5 hours to cut,
2 hours to paint
Santa carved from sweet potato then hung up to dry sort of like apple head dolls
Keys to woodcarving
- Use a sharp knife & cut soft wood
tools; Kevlar gloves, leather belt on a board with chrome oxide to sharpen the
knife
use basswood, hard & small grain;carve in the round; - cut shape with band saw, carve in the details
3 type
of cuts; 1. Pairing, 2. Stop Cut, 3. Thumb Push
finish; dip in linseed oil, paint with water based acrylic
Types of
wood used; basswood, catalpa, cedar
Number, sign, & date each piece
Supplies - Manny's Woodworking
Lexington
Wood Carvers Guild; 4144 Palomar Blvd., Lexington, KY 40513; (859) 223-1892
Berea Welcome Center Carvers; Berea KY
April 2008
The Pebble-Hounds had their first meeting on April 26 in Nicholasville. In attendance were 9 pebbles, and 8 rock hounds.
The theme of the program was the types of rocks found in Kentucky.
Limestone is at the top of that list. If you have limestone, you have fossils. KY agate, pyrite, flint, quarts of all
colors, mica, sand stone, iron, and so on can be found in KY. The previous week I went rock hunting in my yard, house, buckets,
boxes, out building, friend's yards; to find KY rocks I have picked up over the years.
The highlight of the meeting was picking out from these KY rocks to design, and make your own stepping-stone. All went
well, and we had a great first meeting.
Youth Leader - Nan
DECEMBER 2007 PROGRAM
White Elephant Gift Exchange.
Please be sure to bring a gift that you would not mind taking back home yourself. This is a hilarious, fun exchange
and that guideline helps keep it that way. Feel free to wrap up any rock & gem item you have taking up space in your house.
Or, wrap up a batch of home made cookies. If you just have to purchase something, please don't spend more than $10.00. Anyone
who wants to participate must bring a gift. Kids are welcome.
NOVEMBER 2007 PROGRAM
Richard Smath from the University of Kentucky Geological Survey was our featured guest. He presented a very interesting
overview of the geological formation of Kentucky. He had lots of maps and pictures to show the geological formation of Kentucky.
He explained why various are have different kinds of rocks and minerals.
Kentucky Geological Survey
Surface rocks in the western Lake Cumberland area
Clinton, Russell, and Wayne Counties, Kentucky
Guidebook and roadlog for Geological Society of Kentucky 1978 field conference
(choose the 3rd one on the list from the following link)
Lake Cumberland - Geological Guide
OCTOBER 2007 PROGRAM
Video, Collecting Earth's Natural Treasures
SEPTEMBER 2007
time reserved for planning the Gem Show
AUGUST 2007 PROGRAM
Demonstration, Opal Cutting by John Wright
JULY 2007 PROGRAM
Demonstration by Nan Mink, How To Break Rocks & Geod's
JUNE 2007 PROGRAM
Jessica Mayes, Lampwork Bead Making Demonstration
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| Starry Eyed Lamworks |
MAY 2007 PROGRAM - Alice Bradshaw shared her newly aquired
wire wrapping skills that she learned at Wildacres.
APRIL 2007 PROGRAM - John Wright demonstrated faceting a Blue
Sapphire into an Square clipped corner Ascher Cut.
MARCH 2007 PROGRAM - Nan Mink shared information about Kentucky field trips.
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| Field Trip Program |
Nan Mink shared information about Kentucky field trip opportunities. She gave information
about the kinds of fossils, rocks and minerals that we collected on our trips over the last year. In addition, she gave an
important field trip preparedness demonstration including tools/equipment needed and general collecting protocol. A great
overview for those new to field trips and a super refresher for seasoned veterans as well.
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