Santa Clara Valley Carvers

We promote woodcarving and whittling to the public

Workshops, Seminars, and Free Mentoring Sessions

Please let the club know (contact@santaclaravalleycarvers.org) if you are looking for mentorship on a particular woodcarving topic.

February 13 and 20, 2025 will be introduction to Wood Carving Merit Badge for Scouts from 11 years old to 17. Adult scouters are also welcome. The student must be a registered scout, have earned their Tote’n Chip, and have a blue card approved by their scoutmaster. Uniform is Class-B. It is helpful to have scouts print out the work sheet (see below) and bring to the course.

January 16, 2025 – Wood Carving Name Tags: Join the Santa Clara Valley Carvers for a hands-on mentorship session from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Silicon Valley Monterey Bay for Boy Scouts of America, 1900 The Alameda #100, San Jose. Learn to carve your own handmade name tag using whittling and various wood carving techniques — no prior experience needed!

Whittled and chip-carved name tags and a woodcarving knife for Santa Clara Valley Carvers carving workshops and whittling demonstrations.

June 10th, 2024 – Chip carving for all by Roman Chernikov from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at the Adult Recreation Center, Los Gatos, CA. See details here.

March 4th, 2024 – Carving flowers from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Adult Recreation Center.

December 4th, 2023Chip carving for beginners by Roman Chernikov.

November Mondays, 2023 – Workshop: carving a snowman. Everyone is welcome on Monday mornings in November from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Adult Recreation Center, Los Gatos, CA.

October Mondays, 2023Workshop: carving a pumpkin from wood at the Adult Recreation Center, Los Gatos, CA. Scheduled for every Monday morning in October from 10 AM to 2 PM.

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