Capital City Carvers

CARVING OPPORTUNITIES

September 20-21,2025, Carvin' the Rockies, Colorado Springs Shrine Club, https://cca-carvers.org/carvin-the-rockies.

September 25-27, 2025, Wetumpka AL. Southeastern Woodcarving School. Steve Brown, Randy Walters, Mary Beck Harmann. Contact Judy Brooks, jmbrooks1852@hotmail.com

October 4-5, 2025, Sevierville, TN. Classes October 1-3 and 6-9. 14th annual Smoky Mountain Woodcarving Festival. Contact JR Hemmerlein: corngrinder50@yahoo.com

October 16-26, 2025, Pensacola, FL Pensacola Interstate Fair. Contact Dale Cooey: dcooey13@cox.net

October 20-24, 2025, Lebanon, TN. Renegade Wood Carvers Roundup. Roger Stegall, Bruce Ankery, Dwayne Gosnell, Van Kelly, Rich Wetherbee, $275. Contact Steve Brown (270)871-4239 or sbrownwoodcarvin@bellsouth.net.

October 25-26, 2025, Asheville, NC. Western North Carolina Carvers exhibition at Folk Art Center, Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 382.

Feb 17-20, 2026, North Port FL, Feb 22-23 Sebring, FL, Feb 25-27, Gainesville, FL, Florida Woodcarvers Roundups, cj@stubaidirect.com

Other opportunities are listed on the Chip Chats website. pyrographystore@woodworkingshop.com

Several people have asked about where to acquire carving supplies, knives in particular. Here is a selection of suppliers. The list is by no means complete but it could get you a start on locating a particular item on your wish list.

Knives and gouges are the tools most in demand. Prices have increased but there are still some knives available that are reasonably priced.

Deepwoods Ventures
Deep Holler knives, new location in north central Iowa but limited availability
Drake knives, average price $50 but at least a 6 month wait.

OCC knives by Mike Shipley are available from Treeline, Mountain Woodcarvers, Greg Dorrance/Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers
Badger State Blades Chipping Away, located in Canada

Helvie knives
BeaverCraft Tools available from MDI or direct from beavercrafttools.com. Ukrainian made Taylor Tool Works carries Acorn Carving Tools
Woodcraft carries Pfeil and Flexcraft knives and gouges

Lee Ferguson knives, call (479)443-0084 to place order. Knives are in the $35-$50 range and can be viewed on the web page.