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SUMMER 2017
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FOX HUNT
Robert Gaines of Jasper, Texas, and Jeff Becker
of Vulcan, Mich., are the winners drawn from
the correct entries received for
WCI
Fall 2016
(Issue 76). The fox is really quite fond of Mindy,
and was found hiding in her hair on page 4.
Find the fox in this issue, and contact us with
the page number and location. Two readers
randomly selected from all correct replies
will receive a $25 Fox Chapel Publishing gift
certificate. Entries must be received by June 22,
2017, to be eligible.
NOTE: With his feet on the
“ground,” the contest fox faces left (other foxes in
WCI
don’t count).
Send your entry to:
Woodcarving Illustrated
, Attn: Find the Fox,
1970 Broad Street, East Petersburg, Pa. 17520,
or enter online under the contests link at
www.woodcarvingillustrated.com.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your thoughts and
comments about our magazine and woodcarving in
general to: Letters, Woodcarving Illustrated, 1970
Broad St., East Petersburg, PA 17520, or e-mail editors@
letters
to the editor
A Step in the Right Direction
My Boy Scout Council (Atlanta) is very large and holds an adult
training campout every January. One of the many events during the
campout is a carving contest. We were given a 4" (10.2cm) cube of
basswood and the challenge to produce a carving using only hand tools
and the supplied wood. The theme for the campout was “A Step in the
Right Direction.” I carved a right boot and added the Scout Law and
Scout Motto to the boot. It won first place.
I began carving about 10 years ago when our Boy
Scout troop's woodcarving merit badge counselor,
Bill Barber, was diagnosed with cancer and was no
longer able to join us at summer camp to teach
woodcarving to the Scouts. Nobody in the troop
other than Bill was skilled at woodcarving. I
started carving to fill the void after he passed
away. It has been a long road with many rewards.
I’ve had a dedicated group of young woodcarvers for
quite a few years during summer camp!
Pete Luxbacher
Austell, Ga.
Pete won first place in an
adult Scouters basswood
block carving challenge.
As a way of expressing gratitude to the
Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, last
year I carved a wooden relief sculpture entitled
Acts of Valor
. The sculpture depicts various
actions by members of our military, for which
they were awarded the Medal of Honor. Rather
than showing individuals, I depicted acts
that represented similar stories from several
recipients, such as rescuing fallen comrades.
I unveiled the sculpture in January of
2017 and was pleased to receive thanks from a
number of veterans. This is the most detailed
relief sculpture I have created; it took more than
180 hours to complete.
At the 2017 Medal of Honor Convention in September, each
recipient will sign the sculpture and it will be auctioned as a fundraiser.
If you would like information about the event, please visit www.
Don Woodard
Via e-mail
Acts of Valor
