 Well the Bemidji Wood Carvers Club is bringing the next generation into their inner circle. Reporter Sharon Moore tells us about the club's newest members and this week's in focus. The Bemidji Wood Carvers Club is filled with seasoned carvers, but right now they're taking those skills and sharing them with the generations below. We have kids from, usually we want them about 10 years old because then they understand a little more and I think our oldest member was right around 82. The Bemidji Wood Carvers Club currently has about 12 homeschoolers as members. It was Gallery North's own Warm Your Heart With Some Art classes that introduced these youths to the art of wood carving. We've been going to the club for two years and we just come and the members of the club help us out with projects and super fun. I got started because I met Les at one of the classes here at the gallery and he invited us to come and to learn from him and so he's kind of been my mentor and he's taught me a lot about carving and I carved like an ornamental fantasy dagger that was kind of cool. I've done a santa and I carved a spoon out of bulge and that was super fun. In the Wood Carvers Club, you learn everything from all the different types of wood to what tools work best. Not to mention the different styles and techniques. They learn patience, they learn a lot about carving and they learn the safety and they actually get to pick different blanks that they think they're interested in. Whether you're a professional or you've never picked up a block of wood in your life, the club is sure to teach you something new. We always start you off with something that's quite simple so you understand like the grain of the wood. So when you cut into it, you're not cutting into the grain and pop a big chunk off that you can make and teach you how to make nice smooth cuts instead of gouging type of Whitland cuts. Another bonus to the club is like any good group crafting session, you're always in good company. Probably just the people, they're awesome, they have so much knowledge, they are amazing artists and they've taught us a lot. The Bemidji Wood Carvers Club meets every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the senior center in Bemidji. Anyone interested is welcome to come. Reporting in Bemidji with this week's InFocus, Cheryl Moore, Lakeland News. Some nice work there, I like that beaver. Yeah, pretty cool. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.