2010 Tentative Program Schedule

The October meeting was called to order

by Vice President Frank Beery and a mo-

tion was made and passed to accept the

minutes of the September meeting.

Treasurer’s Report: Bruce reported

that he has deposited the check from

Game Fair.

Librarian Everything seems to be in

good order. Thanks for bringing materi-

als back.

New Business: Annual elections of

MDWCC officers will take place at De-

cember general meeting. Nominations

will be taken from the floor.

The December general meeting will once

again be Pizza night. The pizza will be

from Fat Lorenzo’s, one of the best

pizzarias in the Twin Cities. This is the

MDWCC’s annual social meeting. All

members are invited to attend.

Program: November general meeting

program will be a discussion of recent

cork decoy seminar headed by Tom

Flemming. Tom will talk about the

Chesapeake Challenge Contest held at

the Ward Museum in Salisbury, MD.

Eleven MDWCC members participated.

MDWCC Officers

2011

President

Steve Stortz 763.360.8123

Vice President

Frank Beery 612.724.4188

Treasurer/Membership

Bruce Bauer 952.471.9084

Secretary/Editor

Donn Mattsson 952.935.6910

Librarian

Todd Moucha 952.233.4038

Program Chair

Tom Flemming 952.446.8226

MDWCC website:

www.mdwcc-carving-

club.com

October Meeting Minutes

Local boy does great!

Tom Flemming won the 2011 Ward

World Championship with his 3

Long-tailed Ducks in the Shootin’

Rig competition at Ocean City, MD

this past April. Congratulations.

Next Meeting: 7:00 PM

November 1

Cork Decoy Seminar

and Chesapeake Challenge

Tom Flemming

Hope Lutheran Church

5728 Cedar Ave. So.

Mpls., MN

November 2011

Monthly Newsletter

Minnesota Decoy & Wildfowl

Carving Club Volume 4 Issue 11

2010 Tentative Program Schedule

Show & Tell

October Show & Tell

Jim Bonham - Canvasback drake decoy, wh. Cedar, acrylics

Don Stannard—Dan Descharme? Canvasback pair from Jimmy Robinson’s camp

Ed Senninger—Red Headed Woodpecker, tupelo, acrylics, carved from one block of wood

Bob Plocinski - 2 20Ga. Gun stocks , 2 cutting boards, all relief carved.

Rich Bistodeau– trout, sunfish– tupelo, unpainted

Todd Moucha- – B.C. Chickadees, tu-

pelo, unpainted

Ed Schuck– Marv Burnet L. Scaup de-

coy, Herter’s pair, Mason tack-eye

Mark Lau-– G. Scaup, cork, acrylics

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Curt Soine– Semi -Palmated

Sandpiper, acrylics. Mini Com-

mon Loon, acrylics

Dave Jackson—Ruddy Duck,

butternut, natural finish

Jim Kueppers-– Redhead,

Ring-neck basswood heads

mounted on aspen walking

sticks

2010 Tentative Program Schedule

Show & Tell con’t

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2010 Tentative Program Schedule

Bluebill Project Program cont.

Volume 3 , Issue 8 Page 4

Eye placement was the subject of Tom Flemming’s continuing saga of the Greater Scaup decoy . Using a

scaup study bill for accuracy, Tom penciled in the exact location with his calipers. The perimeter of the

10mm glass eye was marked (2,3). Using a diamond cylinder in his high speed drill Tom opened the hole for

the glass eye to set in (4,5,6). After checking to be sure the eyes were just the way he wanted them, Tom

mixed some Apoxie Sculpt which is a two-part modeling compound that is very user friendly. Filling the eye

cavities with the clay, the glass eyes are then pressed into the head (7). The clay is then smoothed into the

surrounding area (8,9). The final shaping of the eye is done with a rubber tipped pencil (11,12).

2012 Federal Duck Stamp Competition

For an amazing tenth time this prestigious competition was won by a member of the famous

Minnesota Hautman family. First place - Wood Duck painted by Joseph Hautman who has

now won his fourth title. Second place - Gadwall. Third place - Mallard pair

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