We had four gatherings in June - one on June 2nd, one on June 8th, one on June 16th and an in-person Carvers session on June 17th.  Below are photos and descriptions of the many projects discussed during the Show & Tell portion of the meetings.

Jim Yonkers is a many of many talents.  Using the ideas presented by Mike Bloomquist at the May 5th demo, Jim carved this basswood Santa and then used acrylics to paint it.  He then wanted an easier way to hold his carving tools.  He saw the steel ends available through Lee Valley (here) and bought two sets.  Then, he used some resawn oak, birch for the bottoms and built the two tool boxes shown.  

Terry Dote showed this group of inlays that he created as samples to perfect the creation process.  Terry uses inlays when building a variety of projects, from boxes to tables and cabinets.
Terry will be demonstrating how he creates these at the September 8th meeting of the Woodworkers Special Interest Group.

Bob Casey recently completed a set of Shaker seed boxes that he delivered to the Hancock Shaker Museum Gift Shop, west of Pittsford, MA.  He also delivered the stools, table, and bench shown in the photos.

Mike Vecellio is a "cutter"!  He uses his Wedgie Sled to slice and dice woods to create fun blanks for a variety of projects.  Here he shows two cutting boards or Charcuterie boards he recently assembled from a collection of scraps he was gifted.  Also, a pen using padauk, purpleheart, and spectraply.  For the pen, Mike used the Blade kit which includes the Schmitt click mechanism, but using his trick (the addition of a 3/16" dowel) he made the pen 1" longer.  It is finished with 12 coats of CA glue - 3 coats of thin and 9 of medium.

Rod Castle continues to add product like the awls to his Etsy site, WoodCastle, as well as create pieces ordered by customers like the maple salt & pepper mill set shown.  

Dave Grant presented an ash 10" platter on whose rim he used the "Waterdrop" technique explained by Dave Buchholz in AAW's American Woodturner (August 2018), pages 24-25.  The finish is formed with water, two colors of spray paint, and patience and then finished with a spray clear coat. 

Paul Dennis presented two bowls he recently completed - one locust and one red oak.

Ed Siegel presented two projects he completed for friends.  One is a maple chair stringer to replace a broken one.  His second is a display base of cherry to hold a finial from a tombstone.

Larry Prunotto recently completed this pet urn and remembrance coasters for a friend who’s dog passed away suddenly from an auto-immune disease.  Urn is butternut and round coaster is poplar.  Rectangular coasters and round coaster inset were laser cut by Bruce Meissner.  Bruce also laser engraved the paw print and rose on the urn lid, along with laser engraving the remembrance inscriptions. The unexpected crack in the lid was filled with a turquoise mica epoxy mixture.  Finish for all of the components is multiple coats of Wipe-on-Poly and Beall buffed.
This project was initiated by a sad happening.  Thanks to Bruce and the benefit I receive from our organization’s knowledge and experiences, it makes these personally rewarding offerings possible

Robert Love created this pen for a friend's daughter who recently completed her schooling to become a dentist.  The wood is Thuya burl from Morocco.  He also presented this oak platter to which he added Trans Tint dye to enhance the grain.

Charlie LaPrease was helping cut up the tree felled in a friend's yard when his splitting maul handle broke.  The hickory replacement handle is shown in the photo.
A neighbor brought him two large pieces of ash from a tree cut down at their northern camp and asked Charlie what he could make with it.  Charlie first turned the large salad bowl sitting in the shavings.  More to come ...
Charlie also completed the butternut platter shown in the photo.

Jason Wrench built this Maloof-style maple dining chair over a five week period during his Sunday night stream on Twitch (9pm).  He added walnut accents, including butterflies that add beauty while reinforcing the joint.  

Sam Maloof (1916-2009) is American's most renowned furniture craftsman.  He is the only woodworker ever awarded the "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation.  He is considered the "Hemmingway of Hardwood".  More information about Sam Maloof can be found here.  Before his death, one of our honorary members, Charles Trabold, build many Maloof-inspired pieces.

Robert Ward presented a group of recently completed projects.  Included in the projects is a special gift to fellow member Barbara who recently passed by her 10 year anniversary as a breast cancer survivor.

The Carvers Special Interest Group met in person on Thursday, June 17th at Beaver Lake Nature Center.  Several members attended and brought some of their projects completed during the "hiatus".  Gary Morison, the SIG chair, talked about the 3D relief project that several members were carving before the "hiatus".  Some of the completed projects can be found on the gallery page HERE.  Projects presented during Show & Tell are shown below.

Bob Lake carved these four little people.  The painter on the right even has a small paintbrush in his hand.   He also carved the larger Irish man.  Bob looks to Jane McCarthy to help with painting the carvings with acrylics.

Jane McCarthy carved the Gnome and Irish man and then painted them with acrylics. 

Harold Kaltenbach discussed two of his recent cottonwood bark carvings - a lighthouse and grist mill.   The grist mill is made of four different pieces of bark that were jointed and then glued together to create a larger unit.  Similarly, the lighthouse is two pieces.  Each has internal lighting and were painted with watered-down acrylic paints. 
Harold will teach these projects at the upcoming  Northeast Carvers Roundup sponsored by the Cherry Ridge Carvers in Honesdale, PA.  

Elaine Negrotto showed her birds in a tree which took three months to complete.  She also showed the "Skater Boy" and two mice she completed.  All painting was completed with acrylics.  The two mice were donated for the Great Mouse Hunt planned for the 2022 NYS Fair.

Mike Bloomquist showed a variety projects, all from basswood.  The "Greenman" is one of the projects he will be teaching at the upcoming  Northeast Carvers Roundup sponsored by the Cherry Ridge Carvers in Honesdale, PA.   He also showed the Winter Soltice Tomte and Santa and Mrs. Claus.  Santa is the same one he demonstrated at the May 5th Woodworking SIG session.  All are finished with acrylics that are thinned to a stain.

Jim Yonkers never stops creating.  He showed off another great collection of projects.  He showed two whistles and a flute, playing both whistles but noting that he's yet to figure out how to play the flute.
He also showed the beached whale, mouse in the hole, penguin rod toy, and the cyprus spoon he carved.

Gary Morison showed his three piece mural which he's been working on since August 2019 during the NYS Fair.  He also showed one completed 3D Relief Carving as well as a second one and discussed tricks for completed those carvings.