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WINTER 2016

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FOX HUNT

Susan Casler of Protem, Mo., and John Shyrigh of New

Lebanon, Ohio, are the winners drawn from the correct

entries received for

WCI

Fall 2016 (Issue 76). The fox was

hiding in the corner pillar of a post office bank on page 30.

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 January 17, 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.

letters

to the editor

I am a longtime subscriber that

has always loved the Halloween

projects. I have made many over

the years and enjoy the magazine as

it is. Here is my carving of Vernon

DePauw’s witch sign from

Woodcarving

Illustrated

Fall 2016 (Issue 76).

Bart Fitch

Manteca, Calif.

Thank You from a Young Carver

My mom gave me your book

Complete

Starter Guide to Whittling: 24 Easy

Projects You Can Make in a Weekend

for my 11th birthday. I started whittling

five years ago. My first project was a

boat and I succeeded with help from my

family and friends. Thank you for filling

the book with fun projects.

Connor Spiess

Somerset, Wis.

Comfort Birds

In February 2014, I finally caught the article “A Bird in the

Hand” in

Woodcarving Illustrated

Holiday 2011 (Issue 57). At

the time of reading the article I was facing hip replacement

surgery and could no longer do “real” carpentry work; I decided

to try carving. Two months later I had carved over 60 comfort

birds and my wife decided I needed to do something with them.

I began to duplicate Frank Foust by giving them to folks who

were facing hard circumstances in life.

Now, two and a half years later, I’ve sent almost 800 Comfort

Birds to new nests! They are in 30 states and 20 countries

around the world. I’ve made over 1,200 from a dozen different

woods. I have never asked for money, but gifts of over $1,000

were given to church missions’ projects.

I am grateful for the challenge from Frank Foust to carve

a Comfort Bird and that many

have indicated the birdies are

a real comfort to them. Frank’s

example prodded me to produce

the first one.

James E. Vallance

La Vergne, Tenn.

Halloween

Happiness

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@woodcarvingillustrated.com.

Article Confusion

I purchased

Woodcarving Illustrated

Summer 2016 (Issue 75)

for my husband because the cover advertises an article about

“Detailing with a Woodburner, Tips & Techniques.” However,

I cannot find that article in the issue. Am I missing

something? Please let me know the page number—I’ve gone

through the issue twice.

Joyce Dean Gieszler

Hillsboro, Ore.

Editor Mindy Kinsey responds: There is not a specific article

about woodburning, but rather tips and techniques for

woodburning included in several articles: “Quick and Easy

Brown Trout Pin,” “Spring Surprise,” and “Carve an Easy

Lighthouse.” Sometimes we choose to highlight themes that are

prevalent in an issue as well as specific articles on a cover.