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Woodcarving Illustrated

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SUMMER 2016

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FOX HUNT

For our readers who doggedly search for the fox hidden

in our pages, we regretfully admit that he missed our last

publication date. Whether in deep hiberation, seeking warmer

surroundings, or following a new year’s resolution, we’re

unsure of his untimely disappearance and deeply apologize.

But rest assured he’s back ... with a fresh challenge!

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 1, 2016, 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

On behalf of my father, Frank Foust, I am writing to

share feedback on the article “A Bird in the Hand” in

Woodcarving Illustrated

Holiday 2011 (Issue 57). Since

the article was published, my father has received an

overwhelming response from carvers and carving clubs

around the world about his comfort birds.

A carver in Alabama loves that they are “touchable

art”; a carver from Wisconsin appreciated the way

that comfort birds highlight the colors and textures

of wood. A gentleman in Australia is making comfort

birds because they are “tactile and soothing.” A carver

in Texas initiated a 100 Bird Project in which he made

comfort birds from 100 different types of wood and

used them as Christmas tree ornaments.

Individual carvers also create comfort birds to help

others. Comfort birds have been donated to cancer

patients, hospice, children, veterans, and retirement

communities. One carver in Vermont donated comfort

birds to people who helped clean up flood-damaged

areas. Carvers also sell comfort birds and donate the

proceeds to good causes.

Woodworking clubs have taken to carving

comfort birds as community service projects. The

North Alabama Woodcarvers Association made birds

for the victims of the 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado. In

northern New York, the St. Lawrence Wood Carvers

sent comfort birds to the families of the victims of

the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The

Northeastern Woodworkers Association of New York

donated comfort birds to the Wounded Warrior Fund,

hospice, and homeless veterans. Woodworking clubs in

New York and Oregon now offer classes on how to make

comfort birds. Other carvers are also selling comfort

bird blanks as well as completed birds.

People from all over the world have ordered

comfort birds from my father and donated them, and

it’s causing a chain reaction. In Wisconsin, a carver saw

the comfort bird article and ordered several birds from

my father. She gave one comfort bird to a neighbor in

the hospital. While still in the hospital, a relative of

that neighbor saw the comfort bird and ordered more

birds from my father. When the neighbor was being

discharged from the hospital, a nurse saw the wooden

bird she had, and she also ordered comfort birds.

As a result of your article, scores of carvers are

making hundreds of comfort birds and distributing

them to those in need. Comfort birds are now in the

hands of people from around the world. My father and

I would like to thank you for making all this possible.

Donald F. Foust

Via e-mail

The original feature on Frank Foust and his comfort

birds and Frank’s step-by-step instructions to make a

comfort bird are available on our website,

www.WoodcarvingIllustrated.com.

Carvers Flock to

Comfort Birds

Delightful Gift for Grandson

I found Leah Goddard and Floyd Rhadigan’s

rabbit in

Woodcarving Illustrated

Winter/Spring

2016 (Issue 74) to be irresistible, and it proved

to be a fun project to carve. I reduced the size

to fit a piece of 2" by 3" basswood. I applied

Earthborn wood stains directly to the bare wood

and finished with Rustins QD Matte varnish. It

was the perfect Easter gift for our two-year-old

grandson.

It is a splendid idea to send out the

magazines earlier so that there is time to

complete a project for a special festive season.

Janet-Ferrier Robinson

St. Albans, Hertfordshire, U.K.

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