The Geppetto Woodcarvers club provides a friendly and family-social environment, while sharing the skill of woodcarving. Drop by one of the following meetings if you already know how to wood carve or want to learn how.
Contact Email: secretarytreasurer@geppettowoodcarvers.org
Each Wednesday (Open Carving) 10AM until 4PM Woodcraft Store, located at 4420 Emerson Avenue, Parkersburg, WV 26104
Monthly 2nd & 4th Tuesday (Open Carving) 6PM until 8PM Blennerhassett Museum
Monthly (Club Meeting) – 2nd Saturday 10AM until 1PM Woodcraft Store, including business items, woodcarving project or a special topic and instruction.
Annual Event…
CARVING ON THE PORCH
May 2025 between 10:00AM and 3:00PM.
Our Carving on the Porch event is annually scheduled at the local Woodcraft store, 4420 Emerson Avenue, Parkersburg, WV 26104. Carvers gather along the covered porch gracing the entire front of store and make chips all afternoon. This is a friendly, informal event, where carvers are available to chat and their carvings are available to view.
Please stop by for a visit and to see some wonderful wood carvings!
Contacts…
Life Members
Geppetto Woodcarvers’ latest Life Member is long-standing club President, Author, and Chief Chef Pete Yacob. Pete continues to provide essential support for all of our club projects.
Life Members bring many decades of carving experience.
Pictured: Dale Lott, Larry Mills, Jerry Yancey
Master Boot Carver, Larry Mills, brought a Cowboy Boot carving class to the April 2025 monthly meeting. Boot roughouts were available for Geppetto members to carve on, and we had an enjoyable class. Members produced some wonderful boots!
The following small mask is carved by Dale Lott, from cedar.
Dale has been bringing in a series of walking sticks that he has carved over the years. Here’s a beautiful one…
Follows another intricate walking stick by Dale…
Life Member, Jerry Yancey, had a birthday, and our Woodcraft Wednesday group was able to help him celebrate!
WANTED! New participants keep the craft alive
Contact Email: secretarytreasurer@geppettowoodcarvers.org