Top Woodworkers Win Iowa State Fair Honors

DES MOINES, IA (08/10/2018) (readMedia)-- The "Haves and Have Knots" were awarded top honors in the Wood Projects competition judged prior to the start of the 2018 Iowa State Fair.

WOODCARVING

Animals Domestic - Realistic

2) Rex Schoonover, Guthrie Center

Animals Domestic - Caricature

1) Perry Schaeffer, Ankeny

2) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

3) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention) Iner Joelson, Des Moines

Human Figures - Realistic

1) Terry Voss, Pleasant Hill

2) Linda Board, Manson

Human Figures - Caricature

1) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

3) John Feld, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Terry Voss, Pleasant Hill

Honorable Mention) John Feld, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) John Feld, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Steven Jones, Washington

Abstract - Non-Objective

1) Randy Simmons, Windsor Heights

2) Bill Peters, Pella

3) David C. McConkey, Ankeny

Stylized - Human Figure

1) Stephen Bennett, Pella

2) Wayne Chapman, West Des Moines

Stylized - Animal

1) Clark Weaver, Grinnell

2) Stephen Bennett, Pella

3) Warren N. Verdeck, Waukee

Miscellaneous - Jewelry

1) Andrea Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Denis Johansen, Knoxville

3) Melvin D. Shivvers, Des Moines

Miscellaneous - Canes & Gunstocks

2) John Ver Steeg, Runnells

Miscellaneous - Chip Carving

2) Linda Chapman, West Des Moines

3) Linda Chapman, West Des Moines

Miscellaneous - Woodburning

1) Andrea Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Andrea Beane, Oskaloosa

3) Mary Voss, Pleasant Hill

Miscellaneous - Miniatures

1) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Don Van Ekeren, Hartford

Miscellaneous - Decorated Functional, Frames & Clocks

1) David Franklin, Norwalk

2) Warren N. Verdeck, Waukee

3) Rudy Kane, Des Moines

Miscellaneous - Bark Carving & Cyprus Knees

1) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Judy Simmons, Windsor Heights

3) Robert Frisk, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Darrell Brown, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Daniel Horton, Council Bluffs

Miscellaneous - Seasonal Decorative

1) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

3) Darren Bingham, Melcher

Honorable Mention) John Feld, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) John Feld, Ankeny

Miscellaneous - Other

1) Mark Hillenbrand, West Des Moines

2) Denis Johansen, Knoxville

3) Ryan Braga, Williams

Whittle Pieces - Chains, Balls & Cages

1) John Twedt, Ankeny

2) David Lammers, Sioux Center

Decoys - Ducks & Geese Floating

1) Randy Hansen, Des Moines

Decoys - Shore Birds

1) Randy Hansen, Des Moines

2) Clark Weaver, Grinnell

3) David C. McConkey, Ankeny

Decoys - Other Waterfowl

1) Don Van Ekeren, Hartford

Decoys - Working Decoys

1) Denny Lind, Colfax

Wild Fowl - Birds of Prey

1) Clark Weaver, Grinnell

2) David C. McConkey, Ankeny

3) Rex Schoonover, Guthrie Center

Wild Fowl - Song Birds

1) Clark Weaver, Grinnell

2) Clark Weaver, Grinnell

3) Randy Hansen, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Randy Hansen, Des Moines

Wild Fowl - Upland Game Birds

2) Don Van Ekeren, Hartford

3) Rex Schoonover, Guthrie Center

Wild Fowl - Miniature Birds

1) Clark Weaver, Grinnell

2) Randy Hansen, Des Moines

3) Clark Weaver, Grinnell

Wild Fowl - Birds (group or pair)

1) David Steil, Keystone

2) Don Van Ekeren, Hartford

3) David C. McConkey, Ankeny

Youth - age 12 & under

1) Mason Robert Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Mason Robert Beane, Oskaloosa

3) Mason Robert Beane, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention) Jordyn Stokka, Des Moines

Youth - age 13-18

1) Emma Thalacker, Larchwood

2) Addison Beane, Oskaloosa

3) Addison Beane, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention) Addison Beane, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention) Seth Core, Ankeny

Wildlife - Realistic Predators

1) Rex Schoonover, Guthrie Center

Wildlife - Caricatures

1) Linda Medhus, Gilman

2) John Feld, Ankeny

3) Darrell Brown, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Wayne Chapman, West Des Moines

Wildlife - Other Animals

1) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Jolene Colley, Carson

Wildlife - Fish/Sea Mammals

1) Randy Hansen, Des Moines

2) Denny Lind, Colfax

3) Leroy Orth, Ames

Religious Carving - In the Round

1) Darren Bingham, Melcher

2) Stephen Bennett, Pella

Relief Carving - Nature Scenes

2) Alice Guerrero, Des Moines

Relief Carving - Natural History

1) Denny Lind, Colfax

2) Rex Schoonover, Guthrie Center

3) Don Van Ekeren, Hartford

Relief Carving - Scene (other than nature)

2) Alice Guerrero, Des Moines

Relief Carving - Human Subject

1) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Denis Johansen, Knoxville

3) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention) Dwayne Mortenson, Knoxville

Group Carvings

1) Randy Hansen, Des Moines

2) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

3) John Feld, Ankeny

Instructor Assisted - Birds

1) Rex Schoonover, Guthrie Center

Instructor Assisted - Human

1) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

3) Linda Medhus, Gilman

Honorable Mention) Warren N. Verdeck, Waukee

Instructor Assisted - Wildlife

1) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

3) Dorcas (Dee) Wolfe, Des Moines

Instructor Assisted - Other

1) Dorcas (Dee) Wolfe, Des Moines

2) Chuck Spitler, Des Moines

3) Ed Hazelton, Ankeny

Roughouts - Human

1) John Feld, Ankeny

2) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

3) John Feld, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention) John Feld, Ankeny

Roughouts - Other

1) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

3) Linda Medhus, Gilman

Senior Citizen - age 65 or older

1) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

2) Rex Schoonover, Guthrie Center

3) John Ver Steeg, Runnells

Best of Show

1000) Clark Weaver, Grinnell

Runner-Up, 1st) Perry Schaeffer, Ankeny

Runner-Up, 2nd) Randy Hansen, Des Moines

Runner-Up, 3rd) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention) Clark Weaver, Grinnell

Honorable Mention) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention) David Steil, Keystone

Honorable Mention) Roger Beane, Oskaloosa

WOODWORKING

Turned Wood - Bowl

1) David Rabe, Ottumwa

2) Donna Byers, Ankeny

3) Dick Meuler, Runnells

Turned Wood - Box

1) LeRoy G Monson, Waukee

2) Donna Byers, Ankeny

Turned Wood - Hollow Vessel

1) Arnold Carter, Coralville

2) LeRoy G Monson, Waukee

Turned Wood - Household Item

2) Dick Meuler, Runnells

3) Merlin Graaf, Humboldt

Turned Wood - Natural Void

1) Jack Kennedy, Winterset

2) Tom Whalley, Urbandale

3) Charles Tadlock, Winterset

Honorable Mention) Charles Tadlock, Winterset

Turned Wood - Pen, Pencil, Seam Ripper, etc.

2) Robert Blink, West Des Moines

3) Matthew Watznauer, Granger

Turned Wood - Seasonal

2) Tom Whalley, Urbandale

Turned Wood - Segmented Bowl or Vessel

1) Stephen Bonny, Waterloo

2) Arnold Carter, Coralville

3) Stephen Bonny, Waterloo

Honorable Mention) David Rabe, Ottumwa

Turned Wood - Stylized

1) Dick Meuler, Runnells

Turned Wood - Any Other

1) David Rabe, Ottumwa

2) David Rabe, Ottumwa

3) Tom Whalley, Urbandale

Other Techniques - Chair

2) Robert McKenzie, Des Moines

Other Techniques - Clocks

2) Russell Hansen, Collins

3) Larry Keller, Altoona

Other Techniques - Furniture Item

2) David Grieve, Ankeny

3) Lucas Peters, Altoona

Other Techniques - Household Item

2) Lee Nepple, Clive

3) Robert McKenzie, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Robert McKenzie, Des Moines

Other Techniques - Intarsia

2) Rick Cook, Des Moines

3) Rick Cook, Des Moines

Other Techniques - Luthier Class

1) Ken Munkel, Des Moines

2) Addison Payne, Waverly

Other Techniques - Model

1) David Nieuwsma, Sigourney

Other Techniques - Scroll Saw

1) Todd Olstad, West Des Moines

2) Todd Olstad, West Des Moines

Other Techniques - Table

1) David Grieve, Ankeny

2) Robert McKenzie, Des Moines

3) Dick Groves, Cedar Falls

Other Techniques - Wood Inlay

1) Russell Hansen, Collins

2) Robert McKenzie, Des Moines

Other Techniques - Wood Toy

1) John Cinnamon, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Fritz Clemen, Colesburg

Senior Citizen Project - age 65 or older

1) Tom Whalley, Urbandale

2) Tom Bussey, Nashua

3) Larry Keller, Altoona

Best of Show

1000) Ken Munkel, Des Moines

Runner-Up, 1st) Stephen Bonny, Waterloo

Runner-Up, 2nd) David Grieve, Ankeny

Runner-Up, 3rd) Tom Whalley, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Jack Kennedy, Winterset

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