January 2009
Happy New Year! It seems hard to
believe that it is 2009 already! And another Holiday Season has come and gone.
I trust they were enjoyable for everyone. So did you get any new tools or
supplies for Christmas? What about making any New Years Resolutions concerning
your leather working? Like maybe doing more of it? Or attending more of the
guild meeting this year? Or making it to one of the shows this year? How about
entering the competition at the shows? All of those would be great resolutions.
And we want you to know that the Pitt Pounders will do all that we can to help
you attain these. If you need help or have questions, just ask. Together we can
learn & share and get better, and have fun the whole time!
So the plan
for our January meeting is this: If you can, please bring some finger
food/snacks to share, along with anything you have made lately or are working
on, and all of the tools and leather you need to start and/or continue the
chipmunk. First we will spend some time
getting caught up with everyone while we enjoy the refreshments. We’ll also
spend some time talking about what we will be doing as a guild this year.
Things like what projects and/or techniques we would like to learn at our
monthly meetings, the upcoming show schedule, who we would like to bring in to
teach a class, and what outside activities we may want to get involved with
this year. Then we will start/continue working on the chipmunk. Sounds good
doesn’t it? It will be even better if you join us!
The chipmunk. The whole purpose of
doing this project is to learn and practice realistic figure carving. You may
or may not ever use this pattern again, but the techniques you learn and/or
improve will enable you to complete many types of subjects in the future.
Included in this newsletter is the pattern for the chipmunk. I debated whether
or not to include the pattern because there are certain techniques that are
better explained and demonstrated in person. But then I realized that much of the
fun & challenge of working with leather is figuring out just how to do
things on your own, and finding new uses for your tools, ect..
Kevin Cohn
President
412-837-2159
Web Master
Newsletter Editor
Guild Contact 724-816-3901
Next meeting:
January 18, 2009
Meeting Place:
Harmony-Zelienople United
Methodist Church
123 N. Pittsburgh Street
Zelienople, PA 16063
What to bring:
Finger food/snacks to share.
Swivel knife, strop, tracing film, pencil, stylus, 4/5 oz or heavier leather
aprox. 5X7, mallet, bevellers, including your pointed bevellers, pear shaders,
matting tools and tooling surface
