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4-05-2009

The Blessing of the Veneration Cross

was at St Andrews Episcopal Church

Palm Sunday - 4-05-2009

I walked in with it covered with a red drape.

It was then uncovered

Blessed

then Covered again.

It will be used for the Good Friday Service

at St. Andrews Episcopal Church

in Emporia, Kansas

I am holding the Veneration Cross.

Father Kelley Lackey, Rector at

St Andrews - Emporia, Ks

is reading the Blessing.

Visiting Priest, Father Rand Frew

of New York assists.

WHAT DOES A GRANDFATHER WOODCARVER DO WITH HIS GRANDCHILDREN?

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Grandpa went to the Grandchildrens to visit with them.
However, being a woodcarver, as they were playing outside

Grandpa found some branches.

He just had to see what he could do with the branches.

The grandchildren watched with amazement.

Pretty flowers were beginning to take shape.

What a surprise, even to Grandpa!

The center of the flowers were an orange tint.

The branches were from an osage orange tree.

Grandpa walks to the school bus stop 3 days a week
to meet the 2 younger grandchildren on the bus.
They bring home pine cones, flowers and anything else
that they find on their walk to Grandpa and Grandma's.
Jared found a box cutting blade - rusted - not worth anything.

He was so excited that he had his own woodcarving knife.
And, of course, Grandpa to the Rescue!
Grandpa cleaned up the blade,
filed the sharp edge off
and . . . . .
made a handle for Jared's first woodcarving knife -
after all, he found the blade for it.

The process of carving the knife handle

and placing it on the blade

took quite a while,

so Jared was looking at the scrap wood that

Grandpa had.
(After all, the grandchildren do NOT get to spend time in

Grandpa's woodcarving room.

Too many sharp tools!)

All of a sudden . . . .

"Grandpa, look! Here is a cow feeder"

Grandpa was impressed with Jared's immagination,

so they made legs for it

out of craft sticks.

Aw! The new carving knife is finished.

Now, for some carving.

Yes, Jared is a beginner - a bar of soap will be used.

Grandpa had to give full instructions about holding the
knife and holding the soap. What a little listener! 4






3"Yippee! It is my turn."
Grandpa was making sure the knife was held correctly
and with his left thumb in place, he was ready to begin with the carving.




Careful attention from Grandpa and . . . Yes, Jared was
pushing the blade of the knife correctly with his left
thumb. Great job! 4





The other grandchildren had to try this too.

Jacey, Joshua and Jacob are now carving

their bars of soap.

What a fun time! Bars of soap!
The home made carving knife.








And yes - table knives.
Table knives carve soap also.

The finished carving with their soap???
One resembled a gun, the others were blobs with the edges carved off - but they each have taken a bath with their carving the past couple of nights.
Great soap for baths!

UNIVERSAL SANTA FACE ROUGHOUT

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A Santa for YOU to carve

3 1/2 " X 6"

This roughout is based on my Santa Face, which I use for my classes. Buy a roughout and you will not have to start from scratch like we do in my classes.

This roughout makes the carving go quicker and will be easier, but still offers you the versatility to carve the mustache and mouth in several different ways, the eyes can be carved to express several different emotions and also the hat tassel and ball can be placed on either side.

These roughouts will allow you to carve Santas that will all look different from one another.

The Universal Santa Face Roughout…………………………...............$ 12.50
Shipping……………………………………………………………......................$ 10.00
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