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Founded in Canajoharie, NY in 1980, it was originally a mix of several different art mediums (hence, the club name). Upon its move to Amsterdam in the mid-1980's the group took on a woodcarving focus and stayed that way. It's original membership consisted of 6-12 active members and has steadily grown. With it's membership is now at 110+ members, the club continues to grow. We meet the first Tuesday of the month, from 7-9pm, at the Inman Senior Citizen Center in Amsterdam, NY. |
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1. To promote Woodcarving in our area. 2. To offer our members a chance to interact with other woodcarvers in a social setting. 3. To share ideas and techniques about carving as well as painting and finishing. 4. To provide a forum for discussion
about the many aspects of woodcarving.
Carl Borst
teaching club members |
Club membership gives you: 1. A monthly newsletter full of club happenings, upcoming events, carving tips, and carving patterns. 2. Informal weekly carving meeting
held at the Inman Center in Amsterdam on Thursdays from 11am to 3pm.
4. Access to our woodcarving library, videos and sharpening machines. 5. An up to date member list including addresses, phone numbers, and e-mailaddresses. 6. Discount table fees at our annual show.7. An opportunity to grow as a carver
thru demonstrations and discussions. |
Joining the Club is a
snap!
All you need to do is
attend one of our club meetings
and pay a annual membership fee of $10
per household.
Club Gallery:
Club Activities:
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Well, you would smile too if you could carve like that, but in addition he's Russ Hart, our Best-of-Show winner for 1999. BTW, this was his 2nd year in a row. (Photograph credit goes to Ted Tarr) |
- In August the club has a picnic. Club members bring a 'covered dish' and gather for the fun and activities.
- A Christmas dinner replaces our December meeting at the Innman Center where members bring a 'covered dish' and a spouse or friend.
- Throughout the year, volunteers from our membership may visit other area clubs and shows demonstrating woodcarving and keeping us apprised of the upcoming events in other areas.
Club Projects:
- Nativity Set: Club members have carved a nativity set which is raffled off at our annual show. The proceeds benefit WGY's Christmas Wish program and help to finance our show.
- Christmas Ornaments are carved throughout the year to be sold at the club's table during the carving show.
- Adirondack Carousel Project: Our members are working on several full sized Carousel animals that will be installed at the working carousel being built in Saranac Lake, NY.
- Members often show their carvings and give demonstrations at county fairs, woodworking shows and other outside events.
This club has the unfortunate distinction of having me as their newsletter web editor and sometime writer. Eric Lawrence does the hardcopy editing (the hard part). If your curious you can read them in the following links:
Nov '04, Dec '04
Apr '05