Knotty Minutes

Knotty Carvers meeting minutes January 3, 2026

Proctor Area Community Center

President Barb Hokanson brought the meeting to order at 9:03 with 15 people in attendance.

Sign-in sheets for attendance. Please sign up on the way in because the treasurer pays the PACC $2 for each person that attends.  If anyone gets sick, we can contact people.

Meeting minutes: December meeting minutes were emailed out and were approved.

Treasurer report: educational fund $1,059.28   General fund $4333.56

Communications: no emails except the spam one that Sandy sent an email out about, Gary Steen emailed Barb wishing us all a Happy and Health New Year.  Kathy talked to Bill Geddes; he coaches but would like to come maybe in April or May. 

Show & Tell: Sandy will take photos to post on our Knotty Carvers Facebook page. 

Guests: None today

Education:   

Reminder that scholarships are available to members for classes – just contact Kathy or Barb to learn more about it.

John Carlson - old style chip carving class – he’s available to teach. 

Bill Geddes presenting a talk on color & painting projects, maybe in April or May. 

If anyone wants to demonstrate anything to the club, let Kathy know. 

Paul Karlsson – cottonwood bark wood spirit would be available to teach a class in May; bark comes from the southwest.  It takes 6-7 hours, will be held after our meeting in May.  If you buy wood from him, it will be $4/lb.  Barb is looking for 10-12 people.  Cost for class will be low. 

Old Business:

Still trying to get ahold of someone to store the books at the PACC

Annual Show Oct 24th at the St. Luke’s Sport and Event Center which has been reserved.

If you haven’t paid your membership and haven’t pay Kathy.  $15 per person.  We have 33 paid members.  

New Business:         

Thanks to Janet and Al for treats today. Need more people to sign up for treats in December.

March meeting plan for an exchange day – bring any wood or projects you don’t want to give away or exchange. 

Several people have asked about buying tools – Kathy tells us that we have tools to borrow. She recommends going around to members at a meeting to ask people what they use and ask them to hold their knife to check the grip etc. 

Jerry shows us about how he used AI to get a side view of a Christmas Card gnome so he could make a cut out. 

Barb asks people to talk about their show and tell them about them.  Al talks about Santa climbing out of a chimney and he made a little Christmas boot.  Barb talks about a Harley Refsal cut out.  Cliff talks about an angry snowman and gnome fashioned after a chainsaw carving his brother-in-law sent him a photo of.  Scott Nylund shows a Harley Refsal cutout and a cottonwood bark cottage.  Wayne talks about his bears – black one from a Vesterheim Museum blank, the other one was a polar bear, but he made it into a brown/grizzly bear. Roberta tells a story about an immigrant family and so she carved the lady in the story. 

Ongoing Carving Opportunities:

·         Carves ‘more- meets the 4th Friday of the month at the PACC from 10-12.  $2 per meeting. Jan 23, 2026

·         Snow Daze https://www.centralmnwoodcarvers.org/product/snow-daze-carve-in-2026/4  April 24-26, 2026 in Sartell Community Center, Sartell, MN

Meeting adjourned at 9:30 time to carve.

Next meeting will be February 7, 2025.