Wood Carving Events


Minnesota Wood Carvers Association

Since 1965


Welcome To 

Wood Carvers of MN


Up Coming Events of Intrest

 for Wood Carvers


December 8, 2024-Blaine, Minnesota. MWCA Monthly Meeting. Mary Ann Young Community Center.
9150 Central Avenue NE, Blaine, MN. Club Meeting from 2pm- 4pm. Board Meeting at 1pm.
December 19, 2024- Forest Lake, Minnesota. Lakes Area Wood Carvers Monthly Meeting. Forest Lake
Senior Center, 767 4th St. SW. Forest Lake, MN 55025. Meeting from 7-9pm. Membership in the Lakes Area
Wood Carvers club is encouraged but not required to attend.
April 25-27, 2025- St. Cloud, Minnesota. Central MN Woodcarvers 25th Annual Snow Daze Carve-In.
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge, 1300 3rd St Drive. Contact Wayne Nicoloff at 612-750-8716 or
wayne.nicoloff@gmail.com.
May 31-June 5, 2025- Crete Nebraska. 48th Doane Woodcarving Experience. Doane University 1014
Boswelle Ave.
June 9-14, 2025- Maquoketa, Iowa. 57th International Woodcarvers Congress
https://www.woodcarverscongress.org/
October 4-5, 2025- Coon Rapids, Minnesota. 22nd Annual Metro Carving Weekend at the Coon Rapids
VFW Post #9625, 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd. NW. Sponsored by the Metro Chapter of the MWCA. Contact Tom
Sheldon at 763-213-4178 or tbshel@comcast.net.


Minnesota Wood Carvers Association

Carving Weekend Event

Coon Rapids, MN

October 4-5, 2025


Metro Wood Carving Weekend 2023

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NEW FOR 2024

Do you have a family member that has passed away and was a wood carver? Not knowing what to do with his wood carving stuff. Donate it to MWCA and we will put it to good use with our club members. This includes wood working tools, finished projects, incomplete projects, books and magizines, blanks of carving wood. Donate his stuff and we will list his/her name and project photo on our Donors Memorial page. Please contact Doug Erickson at imwoodcarver@gmail.com 

Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered. Thank You


More Up coming and past events for wood carvers

October 4-5, 2025- Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Twenty-second annual Minnesota Wood Carvers Assoation Weekend at the Coon Rapids VFW Post #9625, 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd. NW, sponsored by the MWCA. Contact Tom Sheldon at 763-213-4178 or tbshel@comcast.net.



Metro Wood Carving Weekend 2023

Jan Jenson’s Old World Chip Carving Class



Metro Wood Carving Weekend 2023

Mary Kimball’s Great Blue Heron


Metro Wood Carving Weekend 2023

Karen Henderson’s Wooden Spoon Carving Class



Metro Wood Carving Weekend 2023

Mary Kimball’s Great Blue Heron Relief Class



Metro Wood Carving Weekend 2023

Maura Corey’s Decorative Kolrosing class


Metro Wood Carving Weekend 2023

Russell Scott's Human Caricature Class



Metro Wood Carving Weekend 2023

Bob Lawrence’s Eagle Head Bust Class



Metro Wood Carving Weekend 2023

Chris Willock’s Wood Spirits in Bark Class.



Metro Wood Carving Weekend 2023

Darlene Williams Rosemaling Class


Metro Wood Carving Show 2017 At Northtown Mall

Metro Wood Carving Show 2024 At Northtown Mall