Sauder Village Carving show this weekend.

[mdallensr]

Has anyone been to this show? I'm planning on going, but it's one that I haven't attended before. Comments; suggestions? Mike

[CarverFromNoWhere]

What show would that be? where is it and what state?
Carl

[mdallensr]

Sauder Village is in Archbold, OH, which is about 25 miles east of the Ohio/Indiana line, just south of the Ohio turnpike. I-80/I-90. Mike

[Anthony Filetti]

Mike,
Some gentlemen from my area were talking it up recently but I have not attended. Sounded interesting.

[Lynn O. Doughty]

All my friends from the Dayton area say it's a great show. I wish I could go but Ohio is too far to drive to twice in the same month.

[CarverFromNoWhere]

Ok thanks for the info, to far for me I was just wondering where it was.
Carl

[mdallensr]

I'll give it a try and report back with some photos. I made my own WCI message board name badge; maybe someone will say hi. Mike

[Mark N. Akers]

Mike:
You'll see a site member,Don Mertz,he has a awesome display,and he and his wife are some very good folk check it out.

[mdallensr]

I got to the Sauder Village show Saturday morning and it's a fine show. It's not a big show, but the quality is excellent. There were some familiar carvers, such as Stadtlander and Kunz; they always have terrific displays. There weren't as many caricature carvers as I see in most shows; probably more wildlife/wildfowl carvers that I usually see. I asked several how many shows they exhibit in and most have cut back to just a few good ones. The crowd grew quickly and I was ready to beat a retreat after two hours. I got to meet Don Mertz and Roger Strautman (CarverRog). They're both great carvers, very friendly, and very helpful. The vendors were excellent so I got a couple of things I "needed". I bought some good looking basswood, butternut, and buckeye. I'm grabbing all of the butternut I see, and now that my son is a freshman at Ohio State, I need to carve some Buckeye stuff out of buckeye wood. The wood vendor is associated with Stadtlander and had a notice he won't be back to that show in the future, but he will still sell mail order. Mike

[Anthony Filetti]

Great update Mike. I've had the pleasure of carving with Bob and I look forward to meeting Roger and Don in Dayton. Glad to hear you had a good time!