[whitecree]

Maybe this belongs more in the new-member-intro section, and if so, any moderator should feel free to move it.

Listed below are a series of questions. Answer them as freely and as completely as you feel like doing.

I got the idea from another (computer) forum I hang around on. It gives forum users a better idea, some depth to who and what you are all about.

Any takers? I'll post in a bit when I've finished answering my own questions.


Feel free to "quote" this post and include all of the responses you'd like. I'll include the questions in blue so you can tell the answers apart.

Basics:

• How did you pick your nick/what does your nick mean?
  Where are you from?
  Where do you work and/or what do you do?
  How old are you and when's your birthday?
  How long have you read Wood Carving Illustrated?

Favo(u)rites:

• What are your other hobbies?
  What's your favorite Food?
  What's your favorite colo(u)r?
  What's your favorite TV Show?
  What's your favorite wood?
  What's your favorite Candy Bar?
  What's your favorite Pop (soda)?
  What's your favorite Movie?
  What's your favorite Band?
  Who's your favourite carver?

Carving-Related:

• Have you ever cut yourself to ribbons, and how so?
  What's your favorite tool?
• What was your first tool?
  What's the dumbest thing you've ever done yourself or seen someone else do while carving/woodworking?
  How long have you been carving?
  What was your first project, and where is it now?
  What are you working on now?
  What do you dream of working on, but haven't got around to yet?

Last but not least:

• What do you know best -- that is, where is your expertise? What should we come to you for first? (Feel free to include anything non-carving related, too!)
  What are you self-proclaimed expert on?

[Ashbys]

Well Whitecree,

Since I am feeling a bit devilish I will answer.

Basics:

• How did you pick your nick/what does your nick mean?
• Ashbys General Turner Ashby First commander of the 7 Va Cav
  Where are you from?
• Ind. Then ala, VA, Pa , Ky, Kan, Mich WVa Wva now
  Where do you work and/or what do you do?
• In WV Chief cook and bottle washer of three companies
  How old are you and when's your birthday?
• I remember making dirt Something to do with a spaced goat
  How long have you read Wood Carving Illustrated?
• three years

Favo(u)rites:

• What are your other hobbies?
• Horses, fly fishing , chasing my wife ( replacement for gym) martial arts, hunting, white water canoeing , trap shooting.
• What's your favorite Food?
• rabbit
  What's your favorite colo(u)r?
• blue
  What's your favorite TV Show?
• happy days
  What's your favorite wood?
• Banboo steamed lightly over rice
  What's your favorite Candy Bar?
• Hersey
  What's your favorite Pop (soda)?
• Red cream Soda ( big red )
  What's your favorite Movie?
• Shenandoah
  What's your favorite Band?
• Aid
  Who's your favourite carver?
• That I have met Male Harold Goodman Female: Lori

Carving-Related:

• Have you ever cut yourself to ribbons, and how so?
• No but I have carved ribbons
  What's your favorite tool?
• I don't think it would be polite to talk about it .
• What was your first tool?
• Same answer
  What's the dumbest thing you've ever done yourself or seen someone else do while carving/woodworking?
• Filing this question out
  How long have you been carving?
• Just about 2 years
  What was your first project, and where is it now?
• A sign Hanging up
  What are you working on now?
• This question
  What do you dream of working on, but haven't got around to yet?
• I can't talk about that in a public fourm

Last but not least:

• What do you know best -- that is, where is your expertise? What should we come to you for first? (Feel free to include anything non-carving related, too!)
  What are you self-proclaimed expert on?
• Well I do not claim to be an expert on anything, but there are a lot of things I consider myself good at. But I quess I would be consider an expert husband. I do as I am told, I don't complain often , and I always call 10 mins before going home, and last I never ask questions.

[jillsy]

[quote=whitecree]Maybe this belongs more in the new-member-intro section, and if so, any moderator should feel free to move it.

Listed below are a series of questions. Answer them as freely and as completely as you feel like doing.

I got the idea from another (computer) forum I hang around on. It gives forum users a better idea, some depth to who and what you are all about.

Any takers? I'll post in a bit when I've finished answering my own questions.


Feel free to "quote" this post and include all of the responses you'd like. I'll include the questions in blue so you can tell the answers apart.

Basics:

• How did you pick your nick/what does your nick mean?
• Jillsy - my oldest brother always calls me this.
• Where are you from?
• See, when a mommy and daddy love each other, this love produces a baby....
• Where do you work and/or what do you do?
• At home/Everything
  How old are you and when's your birthday?
• 37, turn 38 on June 19th. Any other June 19th birthdays out there?
  How long have you read Wood Carving Illustrated?
• Pleading the 5th on this one.

Favo(u)rites:

• What are your other hobbies?
• Other hobbies? Is that allowed?
  What's your favorite Food?
• Peanut Butter, Potatoes, Juicy Steak (but not necessarily in that order)
  What's your favorite colo(u)r?
• Red...definitely.
  What's your favorite TV Show?
• LOST, but I'm a year behind!
  What's your favorite wood?
• Depends on the project.
  What's your favorite Candy Bar?
• Too many to choose from!
  What's your favorite Pop (soda)?
• COKE, now I wanna go get one.
  What's your favorite Movie?
• JAWS!!!
  What's your favorite Band?
• I don't really care about bands, but I love Christmas music.
  Who's your favourite carver?
• um....Whitecree!

Carving-Related:

• Have you ever cut yourself to ribbons, and how so?
• Not yet.
  What's your favorite tool?
• The knife Goody gave me.
• What was your first tool?
• A dull knife. And I used my husband's winter glove as protection!
  What's the dumbest thing you've ever done yourself or seen someone else do while carving/woodworking?
• The other day, I almost sprayed my carving with PAM Cooking spray.
  How long have you been carving?
• 7 years on and off, 2 years more serious.
  What was your first project, and where is it now?
• A Tom Wolfe Santa Claus. He's with my collection.
  What are you working on now?
• Noah's Ark animals, miniature Santa, & Nativity
  What do you dream of working on, but haven't got around to yet?
• Actually, just finishing the Ark and Nativity make me very happy since they're for my kids.

Last but not least:

• What do you know best -- that is, where is your expertise? What should we come to you for first? (Feel free to include anything non-carving related, too!)
• I've got a Master's degree in counseling, but would probably do better as the client.
• What are you self-proclaimed expert on?
• Making the best home-made BBQ sauce.

[Irish]

Basics:

• How did you pick your nick/what does your nick mean?
  Since this is a carving forum I go by my last name, something that is recognizable. On most forums it's WyvernWench aka DragonWoman
  
• Where are you from?
  Born, raised, married and have lived my whole life in one small Maryland town.
  
  
• Where do you work and/or what do you do?
  Ah ... Duh? We run a home studio and the commute to work is
  about 40 feet down the hall and ten feet from the first cup of morning coffee. As for what I do I'm sometimes not very sure except that I work for this awfull woman that seldom lets me call in sick.
  
• How old are you and when's your birthday?
  Old enough to know how, mature enough to afford to and still young enough to do it!
  
• How long have you read Wood Carving Illustrated?
  When did the first issue come out ... a senior moment here.
  

Favo(u)rites:

• What are your other hobbies?
  Gardening, genealogy and a good sci-fi/fantasy novel
  
  What's your favorite Food?
  Chocolate, more chocolate and Boston cheescake covered with cherry goo
  
  What's your favorite colo(u)r?
  Yes!
  
  What's your favorite TV Show?
  Dirty Jobs followed by Deadliest Catch, anything of Discovery or Nova
  
  What's your favorite wood?
  English Walnut
  
  What's your favorite Candy Bar?
  YES!!!!!
  
  What's your favorite Pop (soda)?
  Coke Classic
  
  What's your favorite Movie?
  Hmmm ... Day after Tomorrow, Twister, Core, Armengeddon ... anything that is end of the earth disaster
  
  What's your favorite Band?
  ... anything hard rock ...! I can't understand the words to the song how would I know the band names ... mummble muchly!
  
  Who's your favourite carver?
  My Dad! Dad was a gun stock carver and the person that taught me my craft.
  

Carving-Related:

• Have you ever cut yourself to ribbons, and how so?
  Sliced the top side of one finger from the hand knuckle up and through the first knuckle about two days before Christmas a few years ago. Not while carving but while cleaning up the work table. No pain but a ka-ton of blood. So at the Doctor's office the Doc is stitching the finger closed and askes how I cut it. "Carving", I say, "Carving what?" he askes, "Butternut", I reply; "Squash?" he inquires; "No," I respond, "Pheasants over old farm fence"
  
  What's your favorite tool?
  Finally, an easy one ... the bull nose chisel
  
  
• What was your first tool?
  My first carving tool was an old paring knife from my kitchen drawer
  
  What's the dumbest thing you've ever done yourself or seen someone else do while carving/woodworking?
  ??? See above!!!!
  
  How long have you been carving?
  About twelve or fifteen years now ...
  
  What was your first project, and where is it now?
  A blue jay feather following an article in Wood magazine
  
  What are you working on now?
  An african mask that sets upon a full elephant's face
  
  What do you dream of working on, but haven't got around to yet?
  Remember Jurassic Park Movie. There were posts in the dining room that had fossils of dinasaur bones imbedded in the stone ... those!!!
  

Last but not least:

• What do you know best -- that is, where is your expertise? What should we come to you for first? (Feel free to include anything non-carving related, too!)
  I'm a pattern maker first and foremost followed by a teacher for the most basic of beginners/
  
  What are you self-proclaimed expert on?
  Woman's Lib, Dog art prints and the care and feeding of your beloved hubby.

Susan

[Nancy-ID]

Basics:

• How did you pick your nick/what does your nick mean?
  My first name and where I live
  Where are you from?
  MA, KY, CA, ID
  Where do you work and/or what do you do?
  At home. Websites and everything else.
  How old are you and when's your birthday?
  Aww heck, I can not tell a lie 53 - Aug. 3, 53
  How long have you read Wood Carving Illustrated?
  About two years

Favo(u)rites:

• What are your other hobbies?
  Now? fishing, biking, gardening, playing Hearts or Spades online, fixing up this place.
  What's your favorite Food?
  Steak, crab, clams, food.
  What's your favorite colo(u)r?
  Yellow
  What's your favorite TV Show?
  House, he's such an a..!
  What's your favorite wood?
  The kind from trees.
  What's your favorite Candy Bar?
  frozen snickers
  What's your favorite Pop (soda)?
  Coke
  What's your favorite Movie?
  White Knights
  What's your favorite Band?
  Queen, Aerosmith, Matchbox 20
  Who's your favourite carver?
  Ian Norbury

Carving-Related:

• Have you ever cut yourself to ribbons, and how so?
  When I first started, using an x-Acto, no glove.
  What's your favorite tool?
  Foredom, My Flexcut Detail Knife. It's a toss up.
• What was your first tool?
  My Flexcut detail knife after I threw out the x-acto crap.
  What's the dumbest thing you've ever done yourself or seen someone else do while carving/woodworking?
  Worked for hours perfecting a tusk on a Warthog, then while carving an area by the ear used the tusk for leverage with my thumb. Get the picture?
  How long have you been carving?
  Two years I think. Seems longer for some reason.
  What was your first project, and where is it now?
  A caricature scene of a man and woman holding chickens. It became a trophy for the Western National Silkie Show.
  What are you working on now?
  A Red River hog
  What do you dream of working on, but haven't got around to yet?
  Something Norbury'ish or a life-sized carousel horse.

Last but not least:

• What do you know best -- that is, where is your expertise? What should we come to you for first? (Feel free to include anything non-carving related, too!)
  What are you self-proclaimed expert on?
  My only claim to fame was horses. Animals in general. Most likely have "been there, done that". Not bad in auto mechanics to a point. I've done a lot of stuff in my life so far, got pretty good at some stuff but don't consider myself an expert at anything.

[Irish]

AH! Jillsy ... are ya gonna share that BBQ sauce recipe or is it a family secret? Ya know we-all are just family 'round here

Susan

[Claude]

Originally Posted by whitecree

...Listed below are a series of questions. Answer them as freely and as completely as you feel like doing....
Basics:

• How did you pick your nick/what does your nick mean?
  Ummmmm...I always thought it was obvious...but, in case it wasn't, it's my real name.
  Where are you from?
  Born in California, grew up in Oregon, went to university in Idaho
  Where do you work and/or what do you do?
  NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. hmmmm, some call it "rocket science"
  How old are you and when's your birthday?
  I'm of legal retirement age, and I share my birthday with the US Marine Corps
  How long have you read Wood Carving Illustrated?
  3-4 years

Favo(u)rites:

• What are your other hobbies?
  beadwork, cooking, flyfishing, teasing my granddaughter,...
  What's your favorite Food?
  Most any
  What's your favorite colo(u)r?
  Blue
  What's your favorite TV Show?
  black screen
  What's your favorite wood?
  To cook with: olive; to carve: basswood; to look at: oak
  What's your favorite Candy Bar?
  sugar-free dark chocolate from Ghirardelli
  What's your favorite Pop (soda)?
  India Pale Ale
  What's your favorite Movie?
  Spaceballs
  What's your favorite Band?
  The Astronauts http://www.amazon.com/Surfin-Astrona...7620261&sr=8-1
  Who's your favourite carver?
  Me

Carving-Related:

• Have you ever cut yourself to ribbons, and how so?
  No
  What's your favorite tool?
  Olivewood spatula; for carving, probably my Flexcut detail knife
• What was your first tool?
  A broken screwdriver that I heated, flattened out, and sharpened
  What's the dumbest thing you've ever done yourself or seen someone else do while carving/woodworking?
  Haven't done anything especially dumb....yet
  How long have you been carving?
  Off and on (mostly off) for 37 years, but the last three years quite a bit
  What was your first project, and where is it now?
  Carved a piece of oak of a man bent all the way over so his head was...ummmm...shall we say "inserted" - Title was "Your problem is obvious" - carved in memory of an Executive Officer I had while in the Navy. It's in my dresser drawer
  What are you working on now?
  Finishing a santa, finishing a carpenter, finishing a bottle stopper, partway through duplicating one of Gene's flat plane carvings, about to start a couple of little santas
  What do you dream of working on, but haven't got around to yet?
  I have a 24 inch by 12 inch by 3 inch piece of black walnut that I want to put a deep relief carving of a 50's era Chevy on for a friend

Last but not least:

• What do you know best -- that is, where is your expertise? What should we come to you for first? (Feel free to include anything non-carving related, too!)
  Engineering cost analysis of high technology spacecraft
  What are you self-proclaimed expert on?
  According to my wife: everything...

And I think I just figured out Hi Ho's problem with messages being "too short"...

Claude

[Kenny_S]

I am who I am, nothing more, nothing less!

Basics:

• How did you pick your nick/what does your nick mean?
• Frist Name and First initial of last name. Neat huh?
• Where are you from?
• Great state of Kansas, the middle of the US of A
  Where do you work and/or what do you do?
• I don't
  How old are you and when's your birthday?
• Old enough to know better, to Young to stop
  How long have you read Wood Carving Illustrated?
• Since issue # UNO

Favo(u)rites:

• What are your other hobbies?
• To many
  What's your favorite Food?
• Food of course
  What's your favorite colo(u)r?
• BLUE
  What's your favorite TV Show?
• Tour of Duty
  What's your favorite wood?
• ALL
  What's your favorite Candy Bar?
• Three Musketeer
  What's your favorite Pop (soda)?
• Haven't drink any in over 35 years but RC when I did with Penuts poured in to the bottle.
  What's your favorite Movie?
• Sniper
  What's your favorite Band?
• Rubber
  Who's your favourite carver?
• Don't have a favorite but there are several close to it.

Carving-Related:

• Have you ever cut yourself to ribbons, and how so?
• No, if I had, I wouldn't be here
  What's your favorite tool?
• Fork
• What was your first tool?
• Can't say, this isn't a XXX rated site
  What's the dumbest thing you've ever done yourself or seen someone else do while carving/woodworking?
• Carving without a glove. myself and others! That is plain dumb
  How long have you been carving?
• Off and on since '88. Mostly off.
  What was your first project, and where is it now?
• Whale. After the frist cut, he swam off.
  What are you working on now?
• Nothing, I am typing
  What do you dream of working on, but haven't got around to yet?
• Making 100 million dollars

Last but not least:

• What do you know best -- that is, where is your expertise? What should we come to you for first? (Feel free to include anything non-carving related, too!)
  What are you self-proclaimed expert on?
• Jack of several trades, Master of none.
• Maybe I have some expertise in the Bovine Secretion area. Been told I am real good at it. But Clinton has me beat and Obama and Kerry and edwards and Bush. Ah, ya think I would leave him out.

Now that is my story and I am sticking to it.
Yeah, that's it!!!!!!!!!!!
Like I said, I am who I am, nothing more, nothing less!!

[Eddy Smiles]

Basics:

• How did you pick your nick/what does your nick mean? Literary character of recently listened to audio book.
  
• Where are you from? New England
  
• Where do you work and/or what do you do? Work? Shame on you!
  
• How old are you and when's your birthday? 61, August
  
• How long have you read Wood Carving Illustrated? 4 years

Favo(u)rites:

• What are your other hobbies? martial arts, bicycle writing, Oriental philosophy, Civil War, gardening, Yoga
  
• What's your favorite Food? Italian
  
• What's your favorite colo(u)r? Blue
  
• What's your favorite TV Show? The Honey Mooners
  
• What's your favorite wood? Any that will take a knife.
• What's your favorite Candy Bar? Sugar-free Ruth
  
• What's your favorite Pop (soda)? Diet Coke
  
• What's your favorite Movie? Shogun
  
• What's your favorite Band? Glenn Miller
  
• Who's your favourite carver? Pete LeClair

Carving-Related:

• Have you ever cut yourself to ribbons, and how so? Yes, being very stupid!
  
• What's your favorite tool? 1-1/4" detail knife
• What was your first tool? X-acto Blade
  
• What's the dumbest thing you've ever done yourself or seen someone else do while carving/woodworking? Wrap my T-shirt around a Dremel tool with me still in it.... the shirt, not the tool!
  
• How long have you been carving? 4-years
  
• What was your first project, and where is it now? Woodspirit, on the mantle
  
• What are you working on now? Frog in relief, woodspirit in relief, bears in the round, manatee in the round, Mike Shipley Ozark characters in the round,Om Dogs, flat plane sailors....etc.....etc...
  
• What do you dream of working on, but haven't got around to yet? So many projects, so little time......Too many to mention

Last but not least:

• What do you know best -- that is, where is your expertise? What should we come to you for first? (Feel free to include anything non-carving related, too!) Come to me?......Warning...Warning Will Robinson.... Listen to me and you could be in deep doo doo!
• 
  What are you self-proclaimed expert on? Nothing....absolutely nothing! I've always been a jack of all trades, a master of none. In fact, if I talked less and listened more I'd probably be a genuis!

[JIM QUILICI]

Basics:

• How did you pick your nick/what does your nick mean?I BET IT WASN'T MORE THAN 10 OR 11 MIN AFTER I WAS BORN MY FOKES GAVE IT TO ME
  Where are you from? BORN IN ANGELS CAMP CALIF.AFTER I MARRIED MOVED TO TRACY , CA. (30) YR. NOW LIVE IN MANTECA ,CA. (15) YR.
  Where do you work and/or what do you do?WORK ....WORK....... DID YOU SAY WORK? RETIRED SUPERVISION IN HEAVY CONSTRUCTION.
• How old are you and when's your birthday? 68 TODAY AND IN JULY 69
  How long have you read Wood Carving Illustrated?OPENED MY FIRST PAGE OF WCI ON SEPT 24TH 2003 AT 4:32PM.

Favo(u)rites:

• What are your other hobbies?PHOTOGRAPHY,
  What's your favorite Food?PASTIES, PIE LIKE FOOD THAT HAS STEAK, POTATOES, ONIONS,BUTTER SALT AND PEPPER,INSIDE, AND A WHOLE LOT OF FLAVOR
• What's your favorite colo(u)r?RED
  What's your favorite TV Show? HOW IT'S MADE
  What's your favorite wood? BLACK WALNUT.
  What's your favorite Candy Bar? RED VINES
  What's your favorite Pop (soda)?ROOT BEER
  What's your favorite Movie?QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER
• What's your favorite Band?ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
  Who's your favourite carver?I HAVE SEVERAL, PETE. MARV, AND I THINK OLD LYNN ...... BY JUST SHOWING HOW FAR WITH DETAIL WE CAN GO , HE HAS ALSO HELPED ME TO BE ABLE TO CARVE A WIGGET BETTER.

Carving-Related:

• Have you ever cut yourself to ribbons, and how so?NO BUT I HAVE DRAWN DEEP SINGLE LINES ON MY HAND WITH A KNIFE THAT BLED A LOT.
• What's your favorite tool? A KNIFE THAT RICK FROM SEATTLE MADE ME
• What was your first tool? A CHEEPIE ($14.95 FROM ????
• What's the dumbest thing you've ever done yourself or seen someone else do while carving/woodworking?mY GRANDSON HAD JUST FINISHED CARVING A HORSE AND I WAS SO PROUD AND WAS SHOWING IT OFF ....GUESS I TOUCHED THE LEG TO HARD AND IT BROKE OFF IN MY HAND
  How long have you been carving?OCT.2003
  What was your first project, and where is it now?A COWBOY , IN MY CARVING CASE.
  What are you working on now?A CHESS SET ( COW BOYS AND INDIANS )
  What do you dream of working on, but haven't got around to yet?
• LYNN D. HAS A INDIAN THAT IS HOLDING A UNBRELLA AND LIGHTING HAS JUST STRUCK HIM , NOW THAT FUNNY I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.

Last but not least:

• What do you know best -- that is, where is your expertise? What should we come to you for first? (Feel free to include anything non-carving related, too!)I KNOW MOVING DIRT AND PAVING ASPHALT, AND FINISHING HOUSE PADS, ONE YEAR MOVED AND WAS IN CHARGE OF MOVING 12.5 MILLION CUBIC YDS OF DIRT.