Libertyville 2/10/12 Dave Kublank (also known locally as "Grandpa Dave"), displays some of the wood carvings he has made, using the flat panel method, at Woodcrafters in Libertyville, on Friday, February 10, 2012. Kublank has been most active in woodcarving since he retired from his job as a band teacher at Libertyville High School. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media.
Libertyville 2/10/12 Dave Kublank (also known locally as "Grandpa Dave"), uses the flat panel method to carve a wooden owl at Woodcrafters in Libertyville, on Friday, February 10, 2012. Kublank has been most active in woodcarving since he retired from his job as a band teacher at Libertyville High School. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media.
Libertyville 2/10/12 Dave Kublank (also known locally as "Grandpa Dave"), uses the flat panel method to carve a wooden owl at Woodcrafters in Libertyville, on Friday, February 10, 2012. Kublank has been most active in woodcarving since he retired from his job as a band teacher at Libertyville High School. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media.
Libertyville 2/10/12 Dave Kublank (also known locally as "Grandpa Dave"), uses the flat panel method to carve a wooden owl at Woodcrafters in Libertyville, on Friday, February 10, 2012. Kublank has been most active in woodcarving since he retired from his job as a band teacher at Libertyville High School. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media.
Libertyville 2/10/12 Dave Kublank (also known locally as "Grandpa Dave"), uses the flat panel method to carve a wooden owl at Woodcrafters in Libertyville, on Friday, February 10, 2012. Kublank has been most active in woodcarving since he retired from his job as a band teacher at Libertyville High School. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media.
Libertyville 2/10/12 Dave Kublank (also known locally as "Grandpa Dave"), displays some of the wood carvings he has made, using the flat panel method, at Woodcrafters in Libertyville, on Friday, February 10, 2012. Kublank has been most active in woodcarving since he retired from his job as a band teacher at Libertyville High School. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media.
Libertyville 2/10/12 Dave Kublank (also known locally as "Grandpa Dave"), displays an award-winning bust he carved, using the flat panel method, at Woodcrafters in Libertyville, on Friday, February 10, 2012. Kublank has been most active in woodcarving since he retired from his job as a band teacher at Libertyville High School. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media.
Libertyville 2/10/12 Dave Kublank (also known locally as "Grandpa Dave"), uses the flat panel method to carve a wooden owl at Woodcrafters in Libertyville, on Friday, February 10, 2012. Kublank has been most active in woodcarving since he retired from his job as a band teacher at Libertyville High School. | Ruthie Hauge ~ Sun-Times Media.
Dave Kublank (also known as “Grandpa Dave”), a retired Highland School band director/teacher, is a well-known wood carver in the flat-plane carving style - it looks simple, but some say it’s the hardest kind to do. He is a Gurnee resident who teaches carving classes …