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Carving Groups
CWA- Capital Woodcarvers Association www.capitalwoodcarvers.com Chapter 20 of the CCG, the club meets at woodcraft in Sacramento on the second (business meeting) and forth (carving meeting) Wednesday of each month from 10 am-1pm. CWA also meets on Mondays from 1-4 and Saturdays from 9 – 12 at Shirleys Shop, CCA- Caricature Carvers of America www.cca-carvers.org… Continue reading
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Janet Cordell’s Workshop
Janet Cordell presented an animal carving class sponsored by Capital Woodcarvers Association. The 3-day class met at Shirley’s shop on June 4,5 and 6, 2024. Nine beginning to advanced carvers took this class. Animal roughouts were provided. Some attendees chose to carve an articulated doll. Like many instructors, Janet focused on sharp tools as the… Continue reading
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Seminar Chair
Janell Darroch is chair of the Seminar program for the Sacramento, Capital Woodcarvers Association. Jenell has many good ideas and brings a lot of enthusiasm and energy. If there are carving projects you would like to undertake please contact her at: 916-662-4486 or email her at sumowumo1@yahoo.com. Continue reading
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Carving Types
There are many different kinds of wood carving applications. For the purpose of this resource we will limit these to the following main types: Carving in the Round and Caricature Carving: Both these types of carving require carving in 3 dimensions. Carving in the round or realistic carving is carving in 3 dimensions and is… Continue reading
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Types of Carving Woods
There are a number of different types of wood suitable for carving. As a beginner the best choice for most types of carving will be basswood. Basswood is a hard wood with a uniform grain; it is easy to carve and holds detail well. You can purchasebasswood from your local Woodcraft store, on line, or… Continue reading
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Knife Safety
Compiled by Ed Santarosa and Andy Hiroshima from various sources GENERAL SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS Use a knife with a handle that is comfortable and easy to grasp. A knife with a large diameter handle is harder to control. Soap (Ivory) – squeeze before you buy. If it is soft it is good for carving. If it… Continue reading
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Demonstration at Shriners Craft Fair
Ben Ali Shriner’s 54th Annual Craft Fair with all proceeds going to the Ben Ali Transportation Fund. CWA had 4 – 10’x10’ booths and 12 tables for the event. Two of the booths were used by Diana Kwan and Alison Cook to sell their carvings and the other 2 booths were staffed by club volunteers… Continue reading
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CWA Member Diana Kwan
Featured CWA carver Diana Kwan: Born in Shanghai, raised in Hong Kong, Diana came to featuring Asian themes in her carvings naturally. In addition to Chinese, Japanese and Korean themes, she has been influenced by Native American, African and European touches through the years. Diana says,” I am open to many ideas”, Her work reflect… Continue reading
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CWA Member Joe You
Featured CWA carver Joe You. Like many members of our club, Joe grew up in Sacramento. He attended C.K McClatchy high school where he met his future wife, Chris, in home room. Since Chris focused on English and Joe on science, they had few classes together outside of home room. Luckily, they went to the… Continue reading
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Officers
President Pamela Babcock nancypam.pb@gmail.com Vice President Brad Dano brad45@surewest.net Treasurer Libby Schram libbyschram@yahoo.com Secretary Doug Cooper 2deoop@gmail.com Mini Seminars vacant Newsletter Editor Ed Santarosa eddiliosantarosa@yahoo.com Major Seminars Janell Darroch sumowum01@yahoo.com E-Mail & Roster Terry Hajek terrynandrea@comcast.net Shirley’s Shop & Library Shirley Coffelt… Continue reading
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Friendship Cane
The purpose of the program is to encourage carving by the members and to build friendships between new and long-term members and to build relationships between novice carvers and more experienced carvers. The rules for the program are to carve most anything you want as long as it fits on a 2”x2”x3” block with a… Continue reading
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2019 Show
The 2019 CWA Show was again held at the Scottish Rite Center on May 18 and 19.. Now that the show is over we can settle down and do some serious carving until show time next year. Thanks for all of the hard work by our show chairperson and her support committee. Thanks also to… Continue reading
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Friendship Cane
The club is bringing back the Friendship Canes starting with our 2023 Spring Show which will be held on May 20 and 21, 2023 at the Scottish Rite Temple. The purpose of the program is to encourage carving by the members and to build friendships between new and long term members and to build relationships… Continue reading
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Doane Experience
Andy Hiroshima and Alison Cook, traveled back to Doane UIniversity in Crete, Nebraska in 2019 and participated in the Doane Experience. Here is their account of their trip. Andy: My Doane Experience began February 1st at12:00 PM. This is when I received the application for attending the Doane Nebraska Experience. I had heard that if… Continue reading
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CWA Member Andy Hiroshima
Featured CWA carver Andy Hiroshima. Andy was born to Dr. William and Ruth Hiroshima in a Japanese Relocation Camp in Hunt Idaho, near Twin Falls. He was the youngest of five, four brothers and one sister, and just six months old when the family was released from the camp. His parents were living in Sacramento.… Continue reading
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CWA member Shirley Coffelt
/ It doesn’t take long for a new member to hear about Shirley’s Shop.The shop is the site for CWA minor and major seminars, weekly get togethers forcarving and food and much more. Here we learn more about the woman behindthe shop—Shirley Coffelt. Shirley grew up on Orcas Island about 80 miles northof Seattle. Her… Continue reading
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What happens at our show?
Any carver or gourd artist who wishes may enter one or more pieces in the show competition for judging. There are three wood carving levels: Novice, Advanced, and Expert, The gourd judging levels are Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Master. The entrant chooses the level they feel they best fit into and then choose the category… Continue reading
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Christmas Party
The 2022 club Christmas Party was held on December 4, 2023 at the La Sierra community center in Carmichael, CA. We had a gift exchange of carvings and members brought carved Christmas ornaments. There was a catered meal provided Continue reading
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2014 CWA show
In 2014, the show was held on the weekend of May 3 and 4 at the Scottish Rite Center at 6151 H Street, Sacramento, CA. Photos of the 2014 Best of Show entries are shown below: Continue reading
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2022 Show
CAPITAL WOODCARVERS AND GOURD ARTISTS ANNUAL SHOW On May 21 and 22, 2022 Capital Woodcarvers association held its 50th anniversary Woodcarving and Gourd Competition and Show at the Sacramento Scottish Rite Temple. Thanks also to Bob Travis and Joe You for performing the difficult task of judging the many wood carvings that were entered into… Continue reading
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2023 Show
May 20-21 Scottish Rite Masonic Center – 6151 H St. Sacramento CA 95819 Saturday May 20: 9-5, Sunday May 21: 9-4 CAPITAL WOODCARVERS AND GOURD ARTISTS ANNUAL SHOW Free woodcarving and gourd art demonstrations are given during the show. Any carver or gourd artist who wishes may enter the show competition for judging. There are… Continue reading
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Meetings
Bi-monthly regular meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month at 10:00 a.m. until noon at . A brief business meeting is held at the opening of our second Wednesday meeting. In July and August we have only carving sessions with no business meetings. We carve during both meetings, and carving mentoring… Continue reading
About US
CWA is a tax-exempt woodcarving club organized to promote the art of woodcarving and improve the skill of its members.
Contact us at:
cwasecretary01@gmail.com
2024 Show
There is no show currently planned for 2024. For more information contact Leroy Stebner, President,(707) 363-4446 , or Andy Hiroshima, Vice-President (16) 206-2028
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