Mel Johnson
Mel is the current president of the Woodbee Carvers Club in Iron
Mountain, MI, and teaches classes on animals, wood spirits, love spoons,
4-part roses, many kinds of ornaments, whistles, toys, knives, and pins.
In addition to the aforementioned items, he has carved Indians, children,
cowboys, animals (birds, bears, cougars, wolves, deer, horses, boars, etc.),
caricatures, walking sticks, bottle stoppers, candle sticks, and a variety of
cottonwood bark and driftwood items.
Traveling by motorhome, Mel has attended seminars and shows in
Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, Ohio, and North
Carolina, and has taught at many of them.
Mel is the current president of the Woodbee Carvers Club in Iron
Mountain, MI, and teaches classes on animals, wood spirits, love spoons,
4-part roses, many kinds of ornaments, whistles, toys, knives, and pins.
In addition to the aforementioned items, he has carved Indians, children,
cowboys, animals (birds, bears, cougars, wolves, deer, horses, boars, etc.),
caricatures, walking sticks, bottle stoppers, candle sticks, and a variety of
cottonwood bark and driftwood items.
Traveling by motorhome, Mel has attended seminars and shows in
Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, Ohio, and North
Carolina, and has taught at many of them.
| Class 1 Misc. projects to chose from...he will also be teaching tools all day or ½ day Your choice Level: beginning and intermediate carvers Tools needed: Knife and gouges (basic hand tools) Material fee: $2.00 to $10.00 Maximum: 10 Web site: none Class 2 stone carving ... all day Level: beginning and intermediate carvers Tools needed: rasps, files, and sandpaper. Mel has some tools on hand that the students can use. Students should bring these tools if they have them. Material fee: $2.00 to $10.00 Maximum: 10 |
