The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 29, 1992 13 Local carvers turn boards into birds By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff AfterJoseph Drustretired nine years ago, he began whittling small pieces into crude animals shapes for something to do. His friend Richard Disque saw Drust's work and suggested he take a carving course. “The only thing I regret is I didn’t get involved a lot sooner,” said Drust of Dallas, who in those three years has become presi- dent of the Keystone Carvers Club and won competitions for his carvings of ducks. Drust began his carving edu- . cation by taking classes with Ronald Ushing of Plains Town- ship. “After carving three or four birds, Mr. Ushing told me you better start hollowing them out and entering competition,” said Drust. “The first time I even en- yd I took first place in the oating decorative duck.” This year, Drust entered a black duck in competition in New Jersey, and won second place, and received an honorable men- tion for a green-winged teal. The reason for Drust’s suc- cess? “I think it's patience,” said Drust. “It's time consuming and patience and trying to accom- plish something that looks natu- ral.” Using bass wood or tupelo, another relatively light wood with even grain, Drust and his n - carvers begin to make a wooden bird by cutting out the rough shape with a saw. From there they use knives, small chis- els, sand paper, and sometimes a hand-held electric grinder designed for wood to give the wood the sleek form of a bird. “What we're doing now. We're learning technique, making it more realistic,” said Drust. “That's what you have to strive for, authenticity,” said Harding. One of the prime areas judges look at in competitions is a wooden duck’s bill. In his shop, Harding has models of duck bills and measures them with cali- pers to make his models perfect. To burnish a carving to a shine without sanding, Harding learned a trick from a man in Louisiana of rubbing the wood with a deer antler. Once the carving has its round- ing form, the texture of the feath- ers is burned into the wood with a hot metal iron. “Anybody can carve, the most difficult thing is painting,” said Drust. Fellow carver Richard Harding of Dallas agrees. “Painting, that’s the hardest part,” said Harding. “I try to get my wife to paint but she won't.” “Once you start to work on these things, time can go by so quickly,” you occupied and it’s a lot better than watching TV.” Anyone interested in joining the Keystone Carvers can call Drust at 675-5861. The club meets at the West Side Voca- tional Technical School the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. If there's a holiday on the first Monday, the carvers meet on the second Monday. Club dues are $6 a year. In September, the club will start meeting twice a month. The club will make a class project out of carving a mallard duck. For $14.50, anyone interested in the classes, taught by Ronald Ush- ing of Plains, will receive a cutout of a Mallard Duck. Each class will be $10. said Drust. “It keeps’ KEYSTONE CARVERS —Shown above are Joe Drust (left) and Richard Harding with the Keystone Carvers Club sign. Members of the club all pitched in to carve a part of the sign. In the foreground are some of the birds that Drust and Harding have carved. At left, Richard Harding holds a par- tially completed carving of awood- cock, which shows the various stages a carving goes through before its complete. The legs are very roughly cut out witha saw, the body has be carved to the proper general shape, while the head is complete. (Post Photos/Eric Foster) In Our | Service ¢ RACHAEL A. TONEY ~~ RACHAEL TONEY noi GRADUATES FROM AIR _ FORCE BASIC TRAINING: Bb Airman Rachael A. 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