Author: SCVC Club
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2026-02-14 Chip Carving Demo at Woodcraft
February 14, 2026: Chip carving demonstration at 1 pm in 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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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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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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We are Currently Carving…
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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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 RSVP.
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2026-01-19 Heart Carving Workshop
January 19 & 21, 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.
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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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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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2024-06-08 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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2024-05-11 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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2024-04-14 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…
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2023-09-09 Antique Autos at History Park
September 9, 2023: Antique Autos at History Park, San Jose, CA. SCVC woodcarving booth. Read more…
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2023-08-26 SCVC picnic at Oak Meadow
August 26, 2023: SCVC picnic at Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos, CA. Read more…
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2023-05-20 CWA Show in Sacramento
May 20-21, 2023: CWA Show in Sacramento, CA. Capital Wood-carvers Association exhibition.
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2022-09-17 Antique Autos
September 17, 2022: Antique Autos at History Park, San Jose, CA. Read more…
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2022-09-10 Tri-Valley Carvers 50th Show
September 10-11, 2022: Tri-Valley Carvers 50th Anniversary Woodcarving Show at Veterans Memorial Hall, Pleasanton, CA.
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2022-08-20 SCVC Picnic & Potluck
August 20, 2022: SCVC Picnic and Potluck at Rainbow Park, San Jose, CA.
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2022-05-21 CWA Show at Scottish Rite, Sacramento
May 21-22, 2022: CWA Show at Scottish Rite Center, Sacramento, CA. Woodcarving and gourd competition.
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2022-04-09 Saratoga Blossom Festival
April 9, 2022: Saratoga Blossom Festival. SCVC demonstrations by Kathy Moor, Michael Nemecek, and Jim Phipps. Read more…
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2021-09-18 Central Coast Woodcarvers Show
September 18-19, 2021: Central Coast Woodcarvers Show, Cambria, CA.
