We meet on the 2nd Sat. of the month from 10am - 1pm and every Wed. Carvers are invited. Contact us for more info. and Rosemar Road in Parkersburg.
from 11am - 4pm at the Woodcraft store on Emerson Ave., Parkersburg and at the Blennerhassett Museum the 2nd and 4th Tue from 6pm - 8pm. The Geppetto Woodcarvers Club was founded in 1990 by a small group of woodcarvers to share their interest in learning and advancing the hobby of woodcarving. Over the past 30 years, the Geppetto Woodcarvers club has grown and expanded our outreach in the Mid-Ohio
Valley. The Club meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Woodcraft store located at Emerson Ave. Meeting times are 10am until 1pm. There is a short monthly business meeting followed by a program, discussion, or open carving. Beginning in 2021, Geppetto Woodcarvers and Woodcraft® partnered for “Geppetto Woodcarvers Wednesday at Woodcraft.” We meet each Wednesday from 11am until 4pm at the store where Geppetto Woodcarvers and guests participate in open woodcarving. Club members are available to help new woodcarvers interested in learning more about woodcarving. Membership in Geppetto Woodcarvers includes the following benefits:
• The Club maintains a 100+ volume woodcarving library and reference material collection. Club members may borrow these books at any time.
• Members and their families are invited to attend our annual Christmas party and an annual picnic.
• The club supports and attends several area annual events promoting woodcarving and our passion for the hobby.
• A monthly newsletter is provided to Geppetto Woodcarvers members.
• The club recently developed an introductory carving manual for new carvers. Geppetto Woodcarver members will use this manual where appropriate to introduce and mentor members new to woodcarving.
• We celebrate and acknowledge our longtime members who have supported our club and for sharing their woodcarving knowledge. Currently, there are three living Geppetto Woodcarvers Life Members.
• Our annual club community service project is the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. The effort is supported by members of Geppetto Woodcarvers who carve Christmas ornaments throughout the year and donate them to the project. The ornaments are sold at craft fairs with the sale proceeds used to sponsor children in need and who would otherwise not enjoy a special Christmas. For the past several years Geppetto Woodcarvers have sponsored three children each year by providing gifts for them at Christmas.
• Annual membership is $20.00 per year with the membership year from January 1st through December 31st. The Club pays half of the National Wood Carvers Association (NWCA) membership dues for members who wish to join the NWCA. Membership includes the quarterly magazine, (Chip Chats), and is recommended for all woodcarvers, especially those new to the hobby. The camaraderie and fellowship of fellow woodcarvers are priceless. You will find woodcarvers are friendly and a special group of people. We hope you will consider joining Geppetto Woodcarvers. Please reach out to the club officers with any questions you may have. Pete Yakob – President 740-423-9483 [email protected]
Dale Lott – Vice President 304-615-0518 [email protected]
Patrick Wentzel – Secretary-Treasurer 304-428-3544 [email protected]
The three Geppetto Woodcarvers Life Members at our February business meeting. L-R Dale Lott, Larry Mills, and Jerry Yancey. Can you imagine the pile of woodchats these woodcarvers have made over their lifetime? Our carving club is blessed to have dedicated members like these gentlemen.
The Gepppetto Woodcarvers unveiled the club's carved quilt project at the Mid-Ohio Valley Quilt Show. The carved quilt will be on display through November 19th during the run of the quilt show at the Blennerhasset Museum 137 Juliana St, Parkersburg, WV. The project includes 42 woodcarvings made by members of the Geppetto Woodcarvers. Please stop by to see the carvings. The quilt show has 79 handmade quilts on display. Admission to the museum is $4.00.
Photos from the 2022 Geppetto Woodcarvers picnic on July 16th. We had a great time with our members and their families. The food was excellent and the fellowship was outstanding. Geppetto Woodcarvers President Pete Yakob presented Geppetto Woodcarvers Lifetime Member Jerry Yancey and a carved eagle cane at the picnic. We even made a few wood chips. Hope to see you at the 2023 picnic.
For information about Geppetto Woodcarvers or to join, please contact our secretary.
Our July meeting is Saturday 7-9-22 at Woodcraft. The meeting begins at 10am. Hope to see you there.
These Christmas sweater ornaments were the club carving project for May.
Patrick Wentzel - Secretary-Treasurer
Geppetto Woodcarvers
This photo was taken today at Woodcraft in Parkersburg, WV. Geppetto Woodcarvers member Bill Jacoby is shown finishing another of his well-known and beautiful hand carved rocking horses.
Geppetto Woodcarvers and Woodcraft have partnered in "Geppettto Woodcarvers Wednesday at Woodcraft." Every Wednesday from 11am until 4pm, Geppetto Woodcarvers club members gather at Woodcraft to carve and fellowship. If you carve or have an interest in learning to carve please stop by some Wednesday. The club has developed an introduction to woodcarving manual for new carvers. Our members are eager to share our love of woodcarving with others. Please contact us for more information.
At our February meeting, Geppetto Woodcarver members made a dual-sided strop. The strop was designed by Pete Yakob. One side is leather and the other is replaceable sandpaper. Stop by our next monthly meeting on the 2nd of each month at Woodcraft. We also meet every Wednesday at Woodcraft for Geppetto Woodcarvers Wednesday at Woodcraft. We are there from 11am until 4pm.
Geppetto Woodcarvers successfully completed our 2021 Salvation Army Angel Tree Project. The club members carvers Christmas ornaments throughout the year. The ornaments are sold and the proceeds are used to sponsor children through the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. The club sponsored three children in 2021. The photos are from our sales display at the 2021 Warren Craft Show in November. Thanks so much to the Geppetto Woodcarvers members for their continued support of this project.
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