Edward Gallenstein

Edward F. Gallenstein (October 9, 1922 – April 7, 2015) was an American woodcarver and editor, who served as the second President of the National Wood Carvers Association, during which time he was also the Editor-in-Chief of the woodcarving magazine Chip Chats.[1]

Edward F. Gallenstein
President of the National Wood Carvers Association
In office
1971–2015
Preceded byStephen LePage
Succeeded byBill Staley
Personal details
BornOctober 9, 1922
Maysville, Kentucky
DiedApril 7, 2015 (aged 92)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1942-1945
Battles/warsWorld War II

Personal life

Edward Francis Gallenstein was born in Maysville, Kentucky on October 9, 1922. He was the son of Edward Gallenstein and Luella Greenlee. He served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Aleutian Islands, where he was stationed on Attu Island with Fleet Air Wing Four.[2] He belonged to the Cincinnati Carvers Guild. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 7, 2015.

Career

Gallenstein began his career in journalism working for newspapers in Kentucky and Arizona, before he joined The Cincinnati Enquirer.[3] After retiring from the Enquirer, Gallenstein became Editor-in-Chief of Chip Chats, then a small newsletter, and he made the publication into the then-largest woodcarving magazine in the world.[4] He was elected president of the National Wood Carvers Association in 1971, and he served in this position until his death.

Gallenstein explained basic wood carving to the Scouting Magazine in 2002. According to him, there are three distinct ways of wood carving: relief carving, three-dimensional carving, and chip carving.[5]

Notes
  1. "Mr Gallenstein". The Ledger Independent. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. "Veterans merit continued thanks". madeirahs.org. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  3. Green, Joe (1967-01-29). "Ed Is Still A Whittler". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  4. "Madeira writer has editor in her own back yard". madeirahs.org. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  5. "Chips Off the Block". Scoutingmagazine.org. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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