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November 8, 2025 CarveIn
Host: Matthew Strong - Stowe, VT
| Our November CarveIn was hosted by President Matthew Strong at his Studio in Stowe Vermont on November 8th. Not being Deer Season yet, your Editor was able to attend along with nine other members. You never know what to expect with November weather, and as we headed to Matt's house in Stowe, the Front Four ski trails on Mt Mansfield were already covered in white, yet the thermometer was showing a nice sunny day in the low 50's. We couldn't have asked for a nicer day! Matt had the shop all cleaned and the coffee ready and the carvers helped fill the table with cookies and snacks to carry us thru the morning. Matt had turned a number of miniature basswood rolling pins and an example of carving a Santa face on the rolling pin, so many started on that project while others had brought along spoons, comfort birds and other projects to finish getting ready for the Holiday Craft Shows. Between talking and carving, Chris brought along some of the small songbirds to show us what she had been carving and painting over the summer. Around noon Matt brought down a large crockpot of chili and bread for lunch, and we pretty much cleaned up the crockpot, then Chris uncovered a homemade apple pie which was soon down to just a "polite small leftover piece". During lunch we also looked over the Belted Kingfisher pattern for the August Class. Back to making chips, we carved till around 2:30 and called it a day. |  |
December 2025 CarveIn:
Once again, we will not be scheduling a December CaveIn with all that is going on during the holiday season. A good time to get to work on all your Holiday carving projects, we hope to see you again at our January 2026 CarveIn.
January10, 2026 CarveIn
Host: Dave Tabor @ Magee Office Products - Randolph, VT
January always seems to present challenges with winter
travel, we wanted to have a very central location and Dave Tabor has again
arranged for us being able to meet at Magee Office Products in Randolph
which has a large meeting room and with a central location. Hopefully by
the CarveIn we will have a rough protype of our summer classes to give you
a better idea of how the projects will look.
Bring a project and come spend a day with other carvers and work on keeping
your first New Year's Resolution to do more carving in 2026 and of course
makng sure you have covered your membership dues for 2026. We hope you can
join us.
Directions:
Magee Office Products - 463 VT-12 South, Randolph, VT 05060
Take Exit 4 off I-89. At the end of the ramp, turn downhill toward the convenience
store and McDonald's. Travel straight about 2.6 miles until you see Cumberland
Farms on the left. Turn left at Cumberland Farms bringing you onto Main
Street. Follow Main Street for about 1.1 miles and Magee will be on the
left, just out of the village. Magee is a long brown building diagonally
across from Tire Warehouse. Look for a huge granite sign-post in front of
the building, as well as GMWC Carve-In signs. Park in the lot on the left.
Enter using that side door. Magee Office Products on Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Magee+Office+Products/@43.9079206,-72.6616911,19z/data=!3m1!4b1
The Green Mountain Wood Carvers was organized about 65+ years ago by Collise Brown from Waterville Vermont to bring together people interested in the art of wood carving. At present, we have about 75 members from Vermont as well as other states across New England.
Members of the club meet the second Saturday of each month for a "Carve-In". The Carve-Ins' are held at members houses and shops across the state, and provide an opportunity for members to gather, work on a projects and share ideas. In addition to our monthly Carve-Ins, each August, the Club plans a week long series of events including a carving class, and our Annual August Show and Sale held in Waterbury Vermont.
You don't need to be an accomplished carver to join the GMWC, our members range from first time carvers to professional carvers. Members work in all aspects of wood carving including relief, chip, caricatures, birds and wild fowl. Are members are always willing to help new carvers get started.
Follow the website links to find information about our various activities, contact information, our membership form and a copy of our newsletter, News & Notes.
As of 11/18/20, the GMWC is now recognized as a Non-Profit Organization with tax exempt status of 501(c)3.
Green Mountain Wood Carvers
PO Box 1283
Stowe, Vermont 05672