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THE    POUNDER

MAY 18, 2008

MAY  8,  2008   GUILD  MEETING

JOE JOHNSON  WILL  COMPLETE  HIS TALK, HOW TO MAKE A LACING SPLICE

CHRIS  WILL  ALSO  TALK ABOUT SWIVEL KNIVES – SEE INSIDE

KEVIN  COHN, PRESIDENT,  PITTPOUNDERS

            EMAIL,          
NOTE;  KEVIN’S NEW PHONE NUMBER, MAY, 2008 412 – 559  -  8216

PITTPOUNDERS WEB SITE

                             WEBMASTER,  JOHANNA   SCHROER  -     PHONE  419 - 753 – 2612

PITTPOUNDER GUILD OFFICERS; 

PRESIDENT –   KEVIN COHN  412 – 559  8216    NEW   (MAY, 2008)   

VICE PRESIDENT – TERRY MOORE           724 – 567 -  6664            TREASURER -               JOYCE  WEDGE         724 –  538 - 5853

SECRETARY – POOR   DRAPER                412 – 715 - 2756                  LIBRARIAN  -    LOIS SILVIS                            724 – 254 – 4457

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LEATHER GUILDS,  “IFOLG”

                        “IFOLG” IS THE PITTPOUNDERS MOTHER ORGANIZATION   (WITH ABOUT 15 OTHER GUILDS) 

THE INTERNATIONAL INTERNET LEATHER GUILD

COMING  EVENTS;   

IFOLG  SHOW  SEPT  26 – 28,  COLUMBUS OHIO

Buckeye Leathercrafters Guild of Central Ohio

HELLO  GUILD  MEMBERS,

AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR GUILD WAS  INVITED TO TEACH A GROUP OF ABOUT FIFTEEN PEOPLE AT OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE, IN AMBRIDGE. WE WERE TO MAKE  COASTERS AND A COIN PURSE. IT WAS AN ALL ADULT ONLY CLASS, AND THEY REALLY WERE SERIOUS ABOUT BEING THERE. THEY FINISHED THESE PROJECTS BY THE END OF THE DAY. IT WAS AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL AND WE ARE HOPING SOME OF THE PEOPLE WILL COME TO THE GUILD.

 I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY  TO THANK SARAH, ROBERTA, AND RITA FOR INVITING US TO THE  VILLAGE FOR THE DAY. THEY WERE EXTREMELY ACCOMMODATING, AND MADE US FEEL VERY WELCOME.

ADDITIONALLY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHRIS KEARNS  AND DRAPER, FOR THEIR HELP AND HARD WORK. THEY WERE A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO ME, AS I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH MOVING INTO MY NEW HOME. THANK YOU TO ALL MY FRIENDS FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND FOR GIVING UP  THEIR SATURDAY.

IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED, THE ORGANIZATION HAS TOURS, THAT ARE VERY INTERESTING. ALSO, MANY SPECIAL ACTIVITIES, LIKE OUR LEATHER PROJECTS. OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE IS LOCATED IN AMBRIDGE. THEIR PHONE IS 724 – 266 – 4500,

 THEY HAVE A WELL INFORMED, MUST SEE WEB SITE, INCLUDING A HISTORICAL REVIEW AND A CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES. IT IS INTENDED FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. 

                                                         BLESS  YOU,  KEVIN

NOTE; 

KEVIN COHN’S   NEW PHONE NUMBER, 412 – 559  -  8216

HIS  ADDRESS;           115  RYDAL  LN.

PGH. PA. 15237

MAYS  GUILD  MEETING;

JOE   JOHNSON  WILL  COMPLETE HIS SERIES ON LACING, WITH  “SPLICING.

            BRING LACING NEEDLES, LACING WILL BE PROVIDED

CHRIS WILL TALK ABOUT SWIVEL KNIVES, SELECTION  AND  USE,

                                    AND IF THERE IS TIME, WE WILL BEGIN TOOLING A DESIGN

BRING YOUR            SWIVEL KNIFE AND  STROP,

A SCRAP OF LEATHER, MARBLE, MALLET, AND  BEVELERS

TRACING PAPER OR VELLUM, AND A SCRIBE.

AT THE MAY METING,  THE GUILD WILL DECIDE IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE REGULAR SUNDAY MEETINGS DURING THE SUMMER, JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST.  THE DECISION WILL BE PUBLISHED IN NEXT MONTHS NEWS LETTER.

THERE IS A NEWLY FORMED LEATHER GROUP IN NORTH EASTERN OHIO, NEAR SHARON.  THEY ALREADY HAVE 12 MEMBERS. THEIR MOTIVATOR’S ARE CHUCK LIIFF AND HIS WIFE. CALL KEVIN FOR MORE INFORMATION.

THE PORTAGE COUNTY FAIR

DAVE BRIGGS IS LOOKING FOR ENTRIES FOR THE  AUGUST 2008  “PORTAGE COUNTY FAIR”  IN OHIO.  THERE WILL BE  250,000  PEOPLE AT THE FAIR.  THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE, AND  DAVE WILL HANDLE ALL THE ENTRIES.  ANY RIBBONS AND PRIZE MONEY  IS YOURS TO KEEP. DAVE SAID

HE  PRIMARILY  WANTS TO SHOW THE COUNTY WHAT EXPERIENCED LEATHER WORKERS CAN DO.

THE ENTRIES MAY BE SEVERAL  YEARS OLD,  BUT THEY SHOULD  NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF WEAR.

BRING ANY ENTRIES TO THE MAY MEETING,  OR SEND THEM TO;

DAVE BRIGGS

5318 NEWTON FALLS RD.

RAVENNA, OHIO, 44266

PHONE IS 330-297-6020,  DAVE

PAUL AND KAREN BURNETT, LONG TIME GUILD MEMBER’S  AND SUPPORTER’S, OF THE “POUNDERS”, HAVE A VERY GOOD “TEACHING”  WEB PAGE. 

THEY HAVE BEEN VERY WELL KNOWN FOR THEIR TEACHING ABILITIES, IN ALL OUR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SHOWS. THE TEACHING SECTION OF THEIR WEB, WILL BE FOUND ON THE LAST PAGE

WRITES CHRIS KEARNS;

Paul Burnett, Al Stohlman Award Winner, Master Artist and just plain  nice guy, has newsletter. "The newsletter is designed to inform you of new products, special deals, work shops  and tips on current publications." Besides all of that good stuff, each issue will have a  leather working lesson in it. This months is a 7 page tutorial on Leather Carving Essentials. The newsletter is free, but you must go to www.paintingcow.com and sign up for it.  So please check this out. The information in this lesson is so good, perhaps we could use it as a guide for an upcoming work session at one of our meetings.                                                                            Chris

A  SAMPLE OF HOME STUDY COURSE, TAKEN FROM PAUL AND KAREN’S WEB SITE                                                                     Paintingcow.com

Home Study Course: Designing with Stamping Tools Lesson One: Tools and Fundamentals In this lesson you will learn the principles of good design and the tools you will need to make proper layouts. You will learn how to create stamping designs for all types of applications: Belts, straps, borders, frames, spot designs, circle designs, and corner designs. You will learn how to color designs to add more interest and beauty...

Home Study Course: Coloring Leather - Series 1 and 2 Two lessons using the academic approach to teach you the fundamentals using acrylic paint to realistically render you leather carvings. The first series teaches you about the medium and gives you the terms and techniques in 16 pages of fully illustrated in color. There are 5 supplemental pages providing you with the tracing layout, carving, tooling and easy to follow step-by-step coloring instructions for the flying mallard...

Home Study Course: Realistic Leather Carving A three lesson course that teaches, in an academic approach, the elements of carving leather to produce realistic representations of your subjects. Teaches you the fundamentals and complete understanding of the leather carving swivel knife and how it prepares the leather for all type of leather tooling...

New Resource Available

Paul Burnett, Al Stohlman Award Winner, Master Artist
and nice guy, has recently sent out the first issue of
his new newsletter. "The newsletter is designed to
inform you of new products, special deals, work shops,
and tips and corrections on current publications."
Besides all of that good stuff, each issue will have a
leather working lesson in it. This months is a 7 page
tutorial on Leather Carving Essentials. The newsletter
is free, but you must go to www.paintingcow.com and
sign up for it.
So please check this out. The information in this
lesson is so good, perhaps we could use it as a guide
for an upcoming work session at one of our meetings.
What do you think?

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