Article: MASTER CRAFTSMAN CARRIES ON A TRADITION WOODWORKER JESMAIN TEACHES ADULTS TO CARVE BY NIGHT.(Local)

Byline: Art Markey Staff writer

Each Monday at 7 p.m., Doug Jesmain's students file into a small arts classroom, lay out their tools and begin working on their project of the moment.

A few of the students in the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School District's adult evening division are beginners, but most have taken several classes with Jesmain. The 83-year-old woodcarver has taught for about 18 years in the evening program.

Joe Widmer, 70, of Glenville carefully removes the wood around the outline of a bird, carved in relief on a plaque. A retiree, Widmer has been in four of Jesmain's classes. "This is what keeps you young," he said.

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