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Holiday Ornament Share & Care Campaign - Third Annual Campaign The third annual ornament share and care campaign has been launched. Over 1200 ornaments were distributed in 2025 and we look forward to exceeding that in 2026 with your support. Check the Holiday Ornament tab for more details. This campaign is open to all carvers. 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. NEW ORNAMENTS HAVE JUST BEEN POSTED!! | Thanks to the vendors that are sponsoring the NWCA 2026 Ornament Share and Care Campaign. Check them out on the Holiday Ornament tab. Contact the NWCA to become a sponsor. Flexcut Sabuurtooth Kutzall Helvie Knives Statlander Deep Hollar Knives Badger State Blades Tree Line USA Oneida Wood Carving Illustrated Barry Bowers Carvings Van Kelly Carving Wayne Laramore Carving John Engler Carvings Roger Stegall Woodcarvings |
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Table of Contents for the Summer 2026 issue of Chip Chats. Join/renew the National Wood Carvers Association to receive your copy. 2 … Letters to the Editor | 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. This issue of Chip Chats from May-June 2005 has a great article by Martin Geisler-Moroder on how to carve a human head, step by step. Click here to see the article.
Submit your show reports, tips, patterns, articles for publication in Chip Chats. See how in the text below. Need assistance with writing the article, no problem, contact our editor Julie and she will provide guidance and assist in writing the article. Submit an article / pattern / photograph(s) to NWCA/ Chip Chats If you have a project or pattern to contribute, or an unusual woodcarving journey to share, email it to nwca@chipchats.org. We’d also like to hear about carving or finishing tips you find useful, and any techniques that are especially helpful. Photos must be high resolution (300 dpi) digital images, and each one needs a caption (carver’s name, wood type, carving size). Include a photo ID list numbered to match the numbers on the photos. If submitting a show report, please limit the number of photos to no more than 20. Submissions sent on a flash drive should be accompanied by printouts of the items that are on that device (article text, photo ID sheet, etc.). If you want your flash drive back, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Calendar events, workshop listings, and other short, text-only items can usually be included in the next issue when received prior to the deadlines. Lengthy articles and stories with photos are used as space and time allow. Show reports are published based on when the event occurred, not when we received the report. Photographers:Before taking pictures, remove any ribbons, pins, tags, medals, stickers, labels, tape, etc., from the item. Place the individual carving on an uncluttered surface. Lighter carvings need darker backgrounds; darker carvings need lighter backgrounds. Avoid patterned/textured backgrounds. Photos of students holding class projects rarely do the carvings justice. Close-up photos of an individual student carving tend to be more interesting. Publication License: In consideration of publication by the NWCA, the contributor grants the NWCA a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to publish or display the submission in Chip Chats, on the NWCA websites, and official social media. Submissions may be reproduced and used in current or future media in support of the NWCA’s educational and nonprofit mission. Submissions may be edited for grammar, formatting, layout, sizing, and publication style, provided the technical content is not materially altered without contributors consent whenever practical. Contributors retain ownership of the copyright to their submissions. Email any questions to nwca@chipchats.org |
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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 |