About Us
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The St. Lawrence Woodcarvers Association originated in 1975. With a current membership of 55 Carvers, we meet Monday evenings from September to May at The First Baptist Church in Brockville from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM.
A wide range of experienced Carvers from beginners to world class contenders meet and mingle learning and sharing skills. The club encourages and promotes all types of carving, Birds, Fish, Bark, Relief, Caricature, Pyrography, Soapstone, Wood Spirits, Interpretive, Spoons, etc. and everyone is more than welcome to join. Consider becoming a part of our incredible group. It’s well worth checking us out.
Our members come from all over the region, including Athens, Mallorytown, Northern New York State, Prescott, Gananoque, Kingston, Westport, Cardinal, Spencerville, Wolfe Island, Brockville, etc. etc.
The Club also offers an extensive number of resources and learning opportunities through workshops and mentoring.
Latest news
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Saltwood Art Australia - Stan Adams received this article of a great artist and carver from Australia. A friend came across him while still living there and thought he might be an inspiration for some of our carvers. He creates the most intricate pieces from driftwood and metal. MORE 
Is this the end of woodcarving? - MIT Researchers Could Soon Grow Wood carvings in a Lab Setting Similar to lab-grown meat in principle, researchers work on growing plant matter into desired shapes with scaffolding. Could this Welcome bear by Stan Adams be grown in his garden? …The researchers further report that the cells for creating wood objects would be extracted from … Continue reading Is this the end of woodcarving? 
Welcome bear - New carving by Stan Adams. Stan tamed a new carving chain saw to create this welcome to his home. it is about four feet tall. It joins a new bear cub spotted on Stans property last fall.
SNIFF so you think you have problems - Stan Adams latest carving. Send a Christmas greeting by sharing a photo of your your work to stlawrencewoodcarvers@gmail.com We will post it here so all of our members can enjoy it.
Man Builds Mesmerizing Hand-Cranked Wooden Kinetic Wave Sculpture - Almost completely made of wood, this sculpture is hand-cranked which makes watching it even more soothing. Each wave is driven by a cam that moves it horizontally and vertically. MORE.- SLWC takes a second at Richmond BC. Carvers - Richmond Carvers is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of woodcarving as a hobby and an art form. Started in 1988 the Society has grown to over 74 members with skill levels ranging from beginner to internationally acclaimed expert. One of our members, Stan Adams, participated in the Richmond BC carving show and took … Continue reading SLWC takes a second at Richmond BC. Carvers
Jacaranda offers great beauty and good wood carvings - From the Daily Nation in Kenya – Who knew woodcarving could be an environmental problem? …it [the jacaranda tree] is its wood that has the potential to affect forest conservation in a big way in Kenya. It is now being promoted in the Sh3 billion a year carving industry. It may just be one to … Continue reading Jacaranda offers great beauty and good wood carvings - . Big old wood spirit made from a cedar tree root. Weighs about 300 pounds -
- Social distancing works. We are all in this together - Social distancing works! WATCH VIDEO Members pictures We have one picture sent in by a member to share. (Editors note: looks like the spirits may be eating the COVID virus.) Please email your pictures to stlawrencewoodcarvers@gmail.com now. We will post them each Friday.
Social sharing 200301 - Let’s keep in touch by sharing what we are working on. Here are pictures from one of our members who has an impressive number of projects in the works. I confess I only have one and I will be posting it soon even though my carving is woefully inadequate. COVID-19 can’t stop a woodcarver Let’s … Continue reading Social sharing 200301
Major Events
Results From Bark Carving Course November 17, 2018
15 carvers from our club attended this highly anticipated course facilitated by our very own Dave Francis. Here is a sample of the incredible results from that Saturday event.
Results from Soapstone Carving Course December 1, 2018
Instructor Terry Schaub shared his leadership and skills with 13 carvers which resulted in 13 distinct and different works of art by the end of the day.
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