National Wood Carvers Association  



Current Chip Chats Issue.  Join the NWCA to receive your copy.  Scroll down to see the current table of contents.

Media Gallery



Thanks to our carvers for sharing pictures!

Send us pictures from your club Show and Tell and Community Events for sharing!  Send your pictures and a brief explanation with the Subject line: Media Gallery to NWCAweb@gmail.com.  

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NWCA membership is $29 USD /year for addresses in the USA; $31 USD/year for Canadian addresses; and $35 USD /year for international.  Membership includes a subscription to the association publication, Chip Chats.

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Advertise with the NWCA

The National Wood Carvers Association maintains an audience of nearly 5000 carvers from the USA, Canada, and International.  As we celebrate over 70 years of promoting the art of carving we are setting our sights on new ways to support the carving community.

Our sponsorship program is being developed to expand the opportunity for businesses to reach their target audience through the NWCA.  Multiple sponsorship levels and media provide options to choose from website, publications, and more.  Opportunities that we would like to discuss with you.

See our media kit for advertising in our publication, Chip Chats

Contact our publisher, Julie, at nwca@chipchats.org for more information.  We look forward to working with you.



Tax Deductions




Maximize your tax deduction while supporting the National Wood Carvers Association.  The NWCA is a tax exempt 501 (c)(3) organization and qualified required minimum distribution (RMD) contributions directly to the NWCA can help offset gross income and save on your taxes. 

Thanks to our members

At the National Wood Carvers Association, we are grateful to each and every member.  Every contribution you make helps the organization and community thrive!  Please know that you are appreciated every day.  We wish you much joy today and every day. 



  Holiday Ornament Share & Care Campaign


2024 NWCA ornament campaign was a great success.  With your support, the NWCA is moving forward with the 2025 ornament campaign. 

Your passion for carving and helping others are truly what makes this organization so special.  We accomplish so much together.  Thank you for your continued support and contributions to the National Wood Carvers Association. 


NWCA Accessories and Clothing

If there is an item you would like, let us know and we'll follow up
to see if we can get it!


Blast from the Past - Patterns

Patterns rotate with new content.  Got a favorite, send it or issue number to our web master at  NWCAweb@gmail.com

Calendar

For a detail listing of future events and to register your upcoming classes and events on the website - click on the calendar tab in the menu above.  

For even more events check your copy of Chip Chats.  To register your event in the Chip Chats publication, send the information to NWCA@chipchats.org.

Upcoming events

Member / Wood Carver Interest Survey

To better serve your interests as a wood carver,  the National Wood Carvers Association would like your input on a survey of carving interests.  Your feedback will help us provide articles and formats that promote carving and fellowship.  Thanks for taking the time to complete the survey.  Results will be published in a future issue of Chip Chats.

Click here to take the survey:  NWCA Carving Survey



Table of Contents for the Fall 2025 issue of Chip Chats.  Join/renew the National Wood Carvers Association to receive your copy.

 Contents
   2 … Letters to the Editor
   3 … Next Deadline: November 1
   3 … NWCA Membership Application
   4 … Sustaining Membership in the NWCA
   4 … Wood Side Chat by Charles Sapp
   5 … Ornament Project Deadline: November 1
   5 … Buy an NWCA Patch or Decal
   5 … How to Submit an Article to Chip Chats
   6 … Statement of Ownership, Management, etc.
   7 … Annual Financial Statement
   7 … Don Woodard’s 3D ‘Paintings’  
   8 … Club Collaborates with Scouting America by R. Chernikov
   8 … Upcoming Chip Chats Themes  
   9 … Anchorage, Alaska, Show by Cindy McDowell
 12 … Finding My Voice in Woodcarving y Darrel Renier
 13 … Lancaster County (Penn.) Show by Bob Hershey
 17 … Carousel Horse is Quite the Project! by Rick Schenk
 18 … Kaw Valley (Kansas) Show by Wilbur Coffee
 21 … Whale of a Weathervane in Nantucket! by Ed Brackett
 22 … Carve a Friendly Farmer by W. Todd Martin
 24 … Parsimonious Curmudgeon Rides Again! by Fred Cogelow
 25 … NWCA Carving Club Help Desk by Patrick Wentzel
 26 … Theme: Autumn, Harvest  
 27 … 38th North Jersey Show, Competition by Jerry Cetrulo
 31 … UFOs: Un Finished Objects by Ada Klute
 32 … Annual Cedar Valley (Iowa) Show by Donald Lund
 36 … North Arkansas Carvers’ 45th Show by David McConkey
 39 … What Are the Odds? by Bill Holschuh
 40 … Machines That Shape and Sharpen by Rick Schneck
 40 … Southwest Florida Expo by Jim O’Dea
 44 … Members Show & Tell  
 44 … Ax-in-Log Neckerchief Slide by Robert Motal
 45 … Fred and Barney Cartoon by Paul MacHardy
 46 … 33rd Catatonk Valley Show by Dave Baldwin
 48 … Tools that Shape a Carver’s World by Stephen Gossman
 50 … Obituaries
 51 … Instruction 
 51 … Advertisements
 52 … Blast from the Past: Fiddler Pattern by Don Burgdorf                
 53 ... Calendar of Events
 54 … NWCA Merchandise                     



Contact:

Web issues:  NWCAweb@gmail.com

Chip Chats: Call:   (513) 561-7045; Email:  nwca@chipchats.org


National Wood Carvers Association
PO Box 43218
Cincinnati, OH  45243


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