Nutmeg Woodworking News and Updates
Upcoming Shows: 2012
| SHOW | DATE | LOCATION | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17th Annual Hamilton Wood Show | January 27 - 29 | Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, 9280 Airport Road, Mount Hope, Hamilton, ON | Friday 11:00 - 5:00 pm Saturday 10:00 - 5:00 pm Sunday 10:00 - 5:00 pm |
| 24th Annual Kitchener/Waterloo Woodworking Show | March 16 - 18 | Bingemans Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, ON |
Friday 12:00 - 6:00 pm Saturday 10:00 - 6:00 pm Sunday 10:00 - 5:00 pm |
| 22nd Annual Brooklin Woodcarvers Show & Competition | March 24th | Brooklin Community Centre, 45 Cassels Road, Brooklin, ON | Saturday 10:00 - 4:00 pm |
| 32nd Annual Niagara Woodcarvers Show and Competition | March 31 - April 1 | Optimist Park, 4751 Dorchester Road at Morrison, Niagara Falls, ON | Saturday 10:00 - 5:00 pm Sunday 11:00 - 5:00 pm |
| 5th Annual Flower City Seniors Show and Competition | April 21st | Flower City Seniors Rec. Centre, 8870 McLaughlin Rd, Brampton, ON | Saturday 10:00 - 4:00 pm |
| 3rd Annual NHK Woodcarvers Roundup | May 6th | Copetown Community Hall, 1950 Governor's Road, Copetown, ON | Saturday 9:00 - 4:00 pm |
| 2012 Kawartha Carving Competition | September 8th | Bobcaygeon Curling Club (at the Fairgrounds), Mansfield Street, Bobcaygeon, ON | Saturday 8:00 - 4:30 pm |
Niagara, Hamilton & Kitchener (NHK) Woodcarvers Roundup
Posted on December 20th, 2011
The 2012 NHK Roundup will be held on Saturday, May the 6th at the Copetown Community Hall and will feature over 15 instructors.
Due to the increasing interest in the roundup, they are encouraging carvers to pre-register.
For more information on the roundup, please visit the NHK website
Flower City Seniors Show Info
Posted on December 16th, 2011
The 5th annual show and competition at the Flower City Seniors Recreation Centre will be held on Saturday April 21st, 2012 and will feature wood carving, pyrography, hobbies, crafts and demos.
The Recreation Centre is located at 8870 McLaughlin Road in Brampton. Admission is free and there is plenty of parking. For more information, call 905-874-3500.
Click here to download the flyer
Lindsay Seniors Carving Club Info
Posted on December 13th, 2011
We've added a new entry to our clubs listing; Lindsay Seniors Carving Club!
They will also be co-hosting at the Kawartha Carving Competition along with the Buckhorn Carvers and Caygeon Carvers.Please visit their website for more information and don't forget to check out our chapters page for other carving clubs and news.
Carving Classes with Jan Oegema
Posted on December 13th, 2011
'Woodbutcher' Jan Oegema is offering weekly woodcarving classes beginning in January 2012.
Here are the start dates:
Monday January 2nd, 2012 @ 9:00 am and 1:00 pm
Tuesday January 3rd, 2012 @ 7:00 pm
Thursday January 5th, 2012 @ 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Please contact Jan for more info and be sure to visit his website & PictureTrail Gallery to see his great work:
Telephone: 905-623-2318
Email: jancarves3@rogers.com
Website: www.janscarvingstudio.com
Photo Album: www.picturetrail.com/woodbutcher
2012 Kawartha Carving Competition Info
Posted on November 30th, 2011
Next year's Kawartha Carving Competition (co-hosted by the Buckhorn Carvers and Caygeon Carvers) will be held on Saturday, September 8th, 2012 in the Bobcaygeon Curling Club at the Fairgrounds (note that this is not the same date as the fall fair).
Please visit Kawartha Carving Competition's website for more info about the show and change of date.
Our clubs page also has more info about the competition - click the link to read more.
Prize Winners from the Ottawa Woodworking Show
Posted on November 19, 2011
From left to right we have: Armando Baisas' entry in the 'Relief Carving' category, Ben Benedict's entry for 'Animal in the Round', Bill Naylor's 'Song Bird' entry and Elaine Burnette's entry in the 'Bark Carving' category.
All of the carvers have won gift certificates from Nutmeg Woodworking and Armando Baisas has also won a Proxxon Reciprocating Power Carver courtesy of us here at Nutmeg Woodworking and Proxxon.
Congratulations to all of the winners and we hope to see you again next year!
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Youth Wins Flexcut Carving Set for his 1st Place Win
Posted on November 13, 2011
Here we have 10 year old Braden Sargeson of Niagara Falls receiving an award for the wonderful loon that he carved and entered into competition. Braden won both 1st-place and best of class ribbons for his entry at a carving show earlier this year.
The Flexcut 21-pc Deluxe Carving Set prize was co-sponsored by Nutmeg Woodworking and Flexcut.
Congratulations Braden and we look forward to seeing more of your great carvings!
New Woodburnings by Michael Soares
Posted on October 20, 2011
Michael has sent us photos of some of his latest pyrography.
He has also begun to sell his work, and the ones on the second line are available for sale! We've added a section of Michael's work on our website along with his prices and contact info.
Click here to go to the Artists page and see more of Michaels' artwork
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OWCA General Meeting
Posted on September 15th, 2011
For members of the Ontario Wood Carvers Association, the next general meeting will be held on Monday, September 19th at York Mills Collegiate (490 York Mills Road).
The meeting will be from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
Magic In Wood 2011 - OWCA's 32nd Annual Competition and Show
Posted on July 15th, 2011
The Ontario Wood Carvers Association's 32nd Annual Competition and Show will be on October 29 and 30, 2011 at the Recreational Complex in Pickering, Ontario.
We hope to see you there!
Visit the OWCA website for more information about the show.
Invitation to Opening Exhibit of Award-Winning Master Carver, Fred Zavadil
Posted on June 10th, 2011
Passion In Wood - June 16th, 2011
The Windsor Wood Carving Museum is inviting you to attend the opening art exhibit of Fred Zavadil, on Thursday June 16th from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the Windsor Wood Carving Museum (inside the Main Central Library) at
850 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario.
Please RSVP the museum by June 14th at 4pm if you plan to attend the event.
Phone: 519-977-0823 or E-mail: woodcarv@windsorpubliclibrary.com
Click here to view the flyer (PDF file)
Santa Claus Powertex Sculptures from Carol Main
Posted on March 23, 2011
Here we have a Santa Claus created by Carol Main of Forest, Ontario. She used transparent Powertex then added red paint to it to get the colour she wanted. And it turned out great!
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Hamilton Wood Show Photos Added To Gallery
Posted on March 7th, 2010
We've uploaded photos from the 2011 Hamilton Wood Show to our Gallery. The 16th annual show took place on January 28th, 29th and 30th and was held at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
Click here to see all the photos from the show.
Information and Flyers for Up and Coming Wood Carving Shows
Edited on March 5th, 2011
Saturday April 16th:
The 4th Annual Flower City Wood Carving and Pyrographic Arts Show and Competition will be held on at the Flower City Seniors Recreation Centre, 8870 McLaughlin Rd in Brampton, Ontario.
Click here to view the flyer (136 KB PDF file)
Saturday April 16th:
Quinte Wood Carvers Association's 24th Annual Carving Show will be held at the Quinte Christian School, 138 Wallbridge Loyalist Road in Belleville, Ontario.
Please visit the Quinte Wood Carvers Association's website for more info.
Sunday May 15th:
The Niagara, Hamilton, Kitchener Woodcarver's Roundup will be held at the Copetown Community Hall, 
1950 Governor's Road in Copetown, Ontario.
The following information is available to view or download:
2011 NHK Flyer (168 KB PDF file)
A list of Classes and Instructors (14 KB PDF file) and also a Pre-registration Form and Waiver (90 KB PDF file) - but be sure to contact them for up-to-date info.
Please visit the NHK Roundup website for more info.
Friday September 30th to Sunday October 2nd:
The 26th Annual Woodstock Woodshow will be held at the Woodstock Fairgrounds, 875 Nellis Street in Woodstock, Ontario.
Please visit the Woodstock Wood Show's website for more info.
Saturday October 1st:
The 2011 Kawartha Carving Competition will be held in the Bobcaygeon Community Center, at the Fairgrounds on Mansfield Street in Bobcaygeon, Ontario.
Click here to view the flyer (109 KB PDF file)
And please be sure to visit the Kawartha Carving Competition Website for more info.
Powertex Sculptures from RoxAnn Herechuk
Posted on February 7, 2011
Here we have two Powertex creations from RoxAnn Herechuk. The first row uses the Lead colour and the second row is using a combination of Terra Cotta and Lead.
We are very proud of the sculptures that RoxAnn is doing. It's great work and she's having a wonderful time making them. Click here to learn more about Powertex Fabric Hardener and other Powertex products.
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Owl Carving & Wooden Chest from Axel & Michaela Green
Posted on February 7, 2011
Axel & Michaela Green sent in photos of their first piece of wood carving, a Horned Owl and also a wonderful wooden chest handmade and painted by Michaela. They used their new Flexcut Carving Set when they had a bit of time during a recent cottage trip.
Really great pieces by both of them.
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London Wood Show Cancelled
Posted on January 14th, 2011
This year's London Wood Show that was to be held February 11th to 13th has been cancelled.
The next woodshow will be the 23rd Annual Kitchener/Waterloo Woodworking Show that runs from March 11th to the 13th. Hope to see you all there!
Canada’s Capital Carving Competition Results
Posted on November 18th, 2010
Rick Braden of Outaouais Wood Carvers Club kindly sent us a letter regarding the 23rd annual Carving Competition from this year's Ottawa Wood Show:
“Dear Dave;
On behalf of the Outaouais Wood Carvers Club Inc. and myself, I wish to thank your for the support you provided for the 23nd annual Canada’s Capital Carving Competition. The competition was a resounding success, due in large part to the support of sponsors like Nutmeg. All the winners are posted on our web site.
The winners of your gift certificates, as selected by our panel of judges are as follows:
Open Division B 2nd $50.00 - Gerand Solesme ‘Stylized Animal’ (photo on the left)
Intermediate Division E 2nd $25.00 - Marc Chartrand ‘Mythical Figure’ (photo on the right)
We hope we can look forward to your continued support in the future on this highly successful and well attended Wood Show carving competition.
Yours truly,
Rick Braden
Thanks to Rick and Outaouais Wood Carvers Club for the results!
Please visit the Outaouais Wood Carvers Club website for more photos and updates.
Woodstock Wood Show Photos Added To Gallery
Posted on November 3rd, 2010
We've uploaded photos from the 2010 Woodstock Wood Show to our Gallery. The 25th annual show took place from October 1st to October 3rd.
Click here to see all the photos from the show.
Upcoming Hamilton Wood Show Info & Booklet
Posted on October 12th, 2010
The 16th Annual Hamilton Wood Show and Canadian Woodcarving Championship will be held January the 28th, 29th and 30th (Friday to Sunday) at it's usual venue, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope (Hamilton), Ontario.
Click on the link below to download the Canadian Woodcarving Championship information booklet:
CWC Info Booklet (115 KB PDF file)
Nutmeg Woodworking will be attending the show and we hope to see you all there!
Spiderman Woodburning
Posted on September 13, 2010
Here we have Michael Soares' most recent woodburning and we think his work gets better with each new creation. I am so happy he continues to share his work with us and we hope more of Nutmeg's visitors will do the same.
If you have a carving or woodburning you'd like us to post here in our news section, just send it along to us at info@nutmegwoodworking.ca and we'll be happy to put it up for all to see.
From Dave and staff at Nutmeg
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