Author: SCVC Club
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2026-08-17 Halloween woodcarving project
August 17 & 20, 2026: Group project to carve ghost ornaments for Halloween during regular meeting hours.
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2026-06-01 Winter Ornament Workshop
June – August 2026: Group project to make winter ornaments for our holiday gift exchange in December.
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2026-05-18 Woodcarving Workshop: Making DIY Strop
May 18 & 21, 2026: Group project to make our own strops. Join us during the regular meeting hours.
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2026-05-09 Scout-O-Rama
May 9, 2026: Scout-O-Rama at History Park, San Jose, CA. SCVC participation in the largest local Scout gathering. Read about our participation in 2025.
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2026-03-09 Whittling Ball in a Cage woodcarving project
March 9 & 12, 2026: Group project to carve a classic whittling project, a ball in a cage. Join us during the regular meeting hours.
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2026-04-19 Oakhurst Woodcarvers Rendezvous, 2026
April 19-25, 2026: Oakhurst Woodcarvers Rendezvous in Oakhurst, CA. Annual gathering for carvers of all levels. See event flyer here.
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News and Publications about SCVC
A curated list of newspapers, magazines, blogs, and archives that have featured the Santa Clara Valley Carvers. Highlights include articles in the Chip Chats magazine and local newspapers such as Mercury News, Campbell Reporter, Palo Alto Times, and others.
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Woodcarving Newsletter, December 2025
The newsletter highlights 2025 achievements, activities, and publications. Review our workshops, scout merit badge training recap, and our display case arrangements. Register for the Zoom sharpening session with Dave Dignam, browse the expanded library of 72 new titles (176 total), see a gallery of recent woodcarving projects, and RSVP to our Winter Party (December 11).
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2026-02-14 Chip Carving Demo at Woodcraft
February 14, 2026: Chip carving demonstration at 1 pm at the Woodcraft store, San Carlos, CA.
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Woodcarving Picnic at Oak Meadow Park, 2025
We turned our woodcarving picnic at Oak Meadow Park in Los Gatos into a lively woodcarving show. A potluck gathering grew into a public show with live demos, a display of carved animals, and hundreds of visitors who learned the craft. Please read about the event and see photos of our woodcarving projects on display.
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Woodcarving Newsletter, October 2025
It highlights our recent achievements: Our members swept Best-of-Show awards at the Tri-Valley Show, wowed crowds at Maker Faire, and demonstrated woodcarving at Cars in the Park and Scout merit-badge workshops. New resources include a growing library of 100+ books, an expanded tool library, and basswood blanks. Upcoming events include workshops and our winter party.
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SCVC Winter Woodcarving Party 2025
Date and time: December 11, 2025, from 7 to 9 pm.Location: our Thursday meeting place at Scouting America in San Jose.
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Woodcarving at Maker Faire Bay Area, 2025
At Maker Faire Bay Area 2025, three California Carvers Guild chapters joined forces at a single booth on Mare Island, offering live chip-carving and whittling demonstrations, intricate woodcarvings on display, and engaging carving stories. Their collaborative spirit attracted thousands, recruited new members, and set the stage for a subsequent year’s collaboration.
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Woodcarving Training for Local Scouts, September 2025
Our woodcarving club trained local scouts second time this year. We also set up a couple of display tables full of carving projects for scouts and their parents to enjoy.
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What We Carved this Summer
We’re carving pumpkins for Halloween and planning winter‑holiday ornaments, including Santas. The new carvers are completing their personalized name badges, while other club members carve classic whittling projects such as wooden chains and ball-in-cages. Some enjoy carving utensils and exploring chip carving. Visit our meetings and give whittling a try.
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SCVC Woodcarving Library – Open Now!
Thanks to the recent generous donations of woodcarving books, we’re excited to announce that the SCVC club has created its very own woodcarving library, and it is available for SCVC members. We’ve arranged the checkout process so you can get your hands on a book with just a few clicks. Browse the library catalog and…
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2025-09-20 The Central Coast Woodcarvers Show
September 20-21, 2025: Central Coast Woodcarvers 45th Annual Woodcarving Show in Cambria, CA.
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Woodcarving Websites
Explore a curated list of top woodcarving websites, featuring carving projects, tutorials, tools, supplies, and community resources, all in one convenient post.
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2025-12 Winter Holiday Party
December 11, 2025: SCVC Winter Woodcarving Party at the Thursday meeting place from 7 to 9 pm. Please read about our celebration here.
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2026-01-19 Heart Carving Workshop
January 26 & 29, 2026: Carve Your Love Story! Join us for a Valentine’s Day woodcarving event where we’ll craft heartfelt wooden hearts. Whittle, carve, and love. All skill levels welcome!
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2025-11-10 Carving Icicles Workshop
November 10 & 13, 2025: Join our Wood Carving Group Project! Let’s work together to create a winter wonderland by woodcarving and whittling unique icicles. All skill levels welcome!
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2025-10-13 Chip Carving Workshop
October 13 & 16, 2025: Refine your skills and take your chip carving to the next level! Join our expert mentor, Roman Chernikov, for a hands-on learning session.
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2025-10-04 Annual woodcarving picnic
October 4, 2025 (Saturday): Annual woodcarving picnic and potluck at Oak Meadow Park in Los Gatos, CA (10 am – 3 pm) with tables full of carvings. Read about the event here.
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2025-09-26 Woodcarving demo at Maker Faire
September 26-28, 2025: Woodcarving demonstration at Maker Faire Bay Area, Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. Read more about the collaboration of three local woodcarving clubs at Maker Faire.
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2025-09-18 Scout Woodcarving Intro
September 18 & 25, 2025 (Thursdays): Intro to woodcarving for Scouts (ages 11-17) to earn Wood Carving Merit Badges, 7 pm – 9 pm. Read more about the woodcarving training.
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2025-09-13 Tri-Valley Carvers show
September 13-14, 2025: Tri-Valley Carvers show in Pleasanton is the biggest woodcarving show in Northern California. Read more about the show here.
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2025-09-13 Cars in the Park
September 13, 2025: 25th Annual Cars in the Park at History Park, San Jose, CA, from 10 am to 4 pm. Read about our woodcarving booth at the event.
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2025-07-07 Holiday ornament group project
July 7-17, 2025: Group project to carve holiday ornaments (fall & winter themes) during regular meeting hours.
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2025-05-17 Saratoga Blossom Festival
May 17, 2025: Saratoga Blossom Festival. Our club set up tables showcasing woodcarving alongside antiques, music, and crafts. Read more about our club participation.
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2025-05-10 Scout-O-Rama
May 10, 2025: Scout-O-Rama at History Park, San Jose, CA. SCVC participation in the largest local Scout gathering. Read more about our participation.
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2025-04-26 Chip carving demo at Woodcraft
April 26, 2025: Chip carving demonstration at 1 pm in the Woodcraft store, San Carlos, CA. Read more about the demo.
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2025-04-21 ‘Whittle a treen’ project
April 21-28, 2025: ‘Whittle a treen’ project; carving functional items such as spoons, spatulas, coasters, etc. Read more about the workshop in our June 2025 newsletter.
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2025-04-06 Oakhurst Wood-Carvers Rendezvous
April 6-12, 2025: Oakhurst Wood-Carvers Rendezvous in Oakhurst, CA. Annual gathering for carvers of all levels. Read more…
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2025-02-13 Scout Merit Badge workshop
February 13 & 20, 2025: Scout woodcarving Merit Badge workshops covering safety, tool handling, and basic cuts. Read more…
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2025-01-16 SCVC name-tag workshop
January 16 & 21, 2025: SCVC workshop: carving a name tag. Read more about the workshop in our August 2025 newsletter.
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2024-10-18 Maker Faire
October 18-20, 2024: Woodcarving at Maker Faire Bay Area. Read about the event here.
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2024-09-14 Tri-Valley Carvers show
September 14-15, 2024: Tri-Valley Carvers show in Pleasanton, CA.
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2024-09-14 Cars in the Park
September 14, 2024 (Saturday): Cars in the Park (formerly Antique Autos) at History Park, San Jose, CA. The largest annual antique & classic auto show in the West “A Living History Day”
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2024-09-07 SCVC picnic at Oak Meadow
September 7, 2024: SCVC woodcarving picnic at Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos, CA. Read more…
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2024-06-10 Free chip carving Workshop
June 10, 2024 (Monday): Chip carving for all at the Adult Recreation Center, Los Gatos, CA. See details here.
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2024-06-08 Woodworking Show at Woodcraft
June 8-9, 2024: Woodworking Show organized by the Bay Area Woodworkers Association, hosted at the Woodcraft store in San Carlos, CA.
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2024-05-11 SCVC woodcarving booth at Scout-O-Rama
May 11, 2024: SCVC booth at Scout-O-Rama, History Park, San Jose. Demonstrations, blade sharpening, and hands-on carving.
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2024-06-08 Saratoga Blossom Festival
June 8, 2024: Saratoga Blossom Festival. Free event with antiques, music, and SCVC woodcarving displays. Read about the event.
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2024-04-14 15th Oakhurst Woodcarvers Rendezvous
April 14-20, 2024: 15th Annual Oakhurst Woodcarvers Rendezvous.
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2023-12-11 SCVC Winter Woodcarving Party
December 11, 2023: SCVC Winter Woodcarving Party, a 50-year tradition. Read more…
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2023-12-04 Chip carving beginners workshop
December 4, 2023: Chip carving for beginners workshop by Roman Chernikov at Adult Recreation Center, Los Gatos, CA. Read more…
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2023-11-06 Snowman carving workshop
November Mondays, 2023: Workshop: carving a snowman. Mondays 10 am – 2 pm at Adult Recreation Center, Los Gatos, CA.
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2023-10-02 Pumpkin carving workshop
October Mondays, 2023: Workshop: carving a wooden pumpkin. Mondays 10 am – 2 pm at Adult Recreation Center, Los Gatos, CA. Read more…
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2023-09-09 Tri-Valley Carvers show
September 9-10, 2023: SCVC participation in the Tri-Valley Carvers show, Pleasanton, CA. Read more…