October Challenge

[ClayB]

Bert, aka Clay Miller, just let me know that he hasn't had internet service for some time now and doesn't know when it will be back up. So, that's why the delay in the monthly challenge for October. He asked if I could come up with something to fill in with. I've had a couple patterns laying around that I think some of you could have fun with, so I'll stick them both up here.

The first is for all you skull carvers out there. After seeing all the cool things you guys and gals do with skulls, I just had to try some for myself. I found these drawings on the net, put them together and carved them. Of course I had to emboss them when I did it. As with all these patterns, feel free to do your own thing with them, knock out some teeth, add some flames or worms or whatever.

The second pattern is a Sheridan style rose checkbook cover courtesy of Riley Cornelius. Riley is the son of Randy, a member here. He is a winner of the 2006 Ann Stohlman Award and a really nice kid. This pattern also appeared in the November 2007 issue of the Leather Crafters and Saddlers Journal. Thanks Riley for letting me use this.

[Crystal]

Clay- the skulls are a perfect October piece! And Riley- thank you for the rose pattern!

Class- We have a substitute teacher!!! (Where's the straws and the spitballs...)

Crystal

[ClayB]

Class- We have a substitute teacher!!! (Where's the straws and the spitballs...)

Crystal

Ok Crystal, there always has to be one in the class, and it's the one you least expect! Keep it up and you'll be sitting in the front row!

[howardb]

Clay - there's two of us with spitballs hiding in the corners... (heh, heh).

I am SO looking forward to carving both! I practiced knifework on Tina's skull pattern, and I think I will tool both skull patterns.

---Thanks Riley! It's an awesome pattern. I need a checkbook for myself and that's a perfect pattern to try out!

Brent

[ClayB]

Brent,

I'll be looking forward to seeing how you carve both of these patterns. I'm off to pour a load of cement this morning, and hopefully will be able to get out of there quickly enough to make it to Rapid City for Kathy Flanagan's class that starts this evening. I'm gonna have to recruit her and Bert to sit in on this room and see if they can settle you and Crystal down a bit.

[howardb]

Good luck calming us down. We has met and found kindred spirits within. That means you get double the trouble for half the price! You folks should be happy to have such a bargain. We'll throw in the spitwads at no charge too.

I sent Crystal my knifework of Tina's skull holster pattern. It stank on ice, but I'm hoping she can help me figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Meanwhile*, I think I will make meeself a checkbook cover and put Riley's rose on one side and Tina's card playin' skull dude on the other. That sounds like funsies.

But none of that has anything to do with the challenge, so as soon as I finish up a project this weekend, I'll start skulling it!

Brent

*= whenever someone says or writes "meanwhile" one is required (state law) to chime in with "...back at the ranch, [insert lewd double-entendre here]"

i just have too much fun some days... Oh well back to work.

Brent,

I'll be looking forward to seeing how you carve both of these patterns. I'm off to pour a load of cement this morning, and hopefully will be able to get out of there quickly enough to make it to Rapid City for Kathy Flanagan's class that starts this evening. I'm gonna have to recruit her and Bert to sit in on this room and see if they can settle you and Crystal down a bit.

[Crystal]

No rules, right?

This looks more like a bad slasher movie victim, but I just don't have the usual 4 weeks it takes me to try to do something. So in a manic 4 hour rush - this is more of a "thought in process". Didn't even try to make it a finished piece. Just kind of wanted to play around with the idea.

I am going to fail this semester - no homework done at all last month - incomplete homework this month - threatening the substitute teacher with paper missiles....

not looking good for me, is it?

Crystal

[ClayB]

Crystal,

You get an A for originality! That's a really neat idea. Don't worry too much about failing the semester, we'll let you take it over. I took a class this weekend and the teacher, Yaklady (my mom) was throwing things at me. I get no respect!

Thanks for playing.

Clay

[Crystal]

Crystal,

You get an A for originality! That's a really neat idea. Don't worry too much about failing the semester, we'll let you take it over. I took a class this weekend and the teacher, Yaklady (my mom) was throwing things at me. I get no respect!

Thanks for playing.

Clay

Whew - glad there are do-overs! You know you could have just thrown everything back at Yaklady.... well, maybe that isn't such a good idea, I've heard what she does to bad yaks.

Did you guys take any pictures of the class? Would have loved to have been there!

Crystal

[ClayB]

Yes I know what she does to bad yaks, she brought some of it along for us to sample, and it was good!

There were a bunch of pictures taken from Kathy's class. My computer crapped out while I was gone, and it's tough enough trying to type on this laptop, I have no idea how to get my pictures on here, but I'll try and do it as soon as possible. It was a great class, there were only 4 students but we had a lot of fun and I think there will be more like it in Rapid in the future.