Red River Valley Woodcarvers

Our February Class and Meeting has been moved to February 4th. The meeting will be at In the Chips, 303 21st St N, Moorhead.

Due to an event happening at the American Legion, our November meeting has been cancelled.

We do not have our club meetings during the summer months, but that doesn’t mean we don’t carve together June through August. Please consider joining us:

Tuesdays – we meet at the Holms Center in Detroit Lakes from 12-4.

Thursdays – We meet at the Moorhead American Legion from 11-4.

Red River Valley Wood Carving club member, Chris Pinotti will be teaching how to carve a decorative spoon out of basswood. The designs include variations of the celtic knot. Chris assures us that although it looks complicated, it can be completed by a beginner. More experienced carvers can add elements for more of a challenge.

This is a project a beginner can do, but some experience with carving is beneficial. You will use a knife, v-tool, and some gouges. There are tools to borrow if you don’t have any. Please note on the registration form.

The class is $35 paid to Red River Valley Woodcarvers a materials fee of $10 paid to Chris on the day of the class. You must pre-register for the class. You do not need to be a member to take the class.

Our classes are held at the Moorhead American Legion Post 21 at 303 N. 30st St. Class starts at 9:00 am, with a break at 10:30 for the Red River Valley Woodcarvers meeting. After the meeting is lunch. A cheeseburger basket is included in the class fee. You will need to purchase your own beverage. You are welcome to go out for lunch, but no outside food or drink is allowed in the Legion.

“Red River Valley Woodcarvers” and “American Legion Post 21” are not responsible for any injuries or illness incurred relating to this class.
Learn more about our organization and future classes on our webpage Red River Valley Woodcarvers .

Click below for the mail in registration form.

We will be holding our summer “picnic” at the Moorhead American Legion. Spouses and families are welcome to attend. As was discussed at our May meeting, the club will not be purchasing the meals. On Saturday they only offer their cheeseburger basket for $6 plus the cost of a drink. We hope to see you there!

The April and May meetings have been moved back a week. The new dates are April 10 and May 8.

For the April meeting there is not a formal class. Dick will be doing an eye study stick starting at 9:00 for those that are interested. In the afternoon there will be some other small projects you may elect to do. You can also feel free to bring a project of your own to work on.

As the Moorhead American Legion allows us to use their space for free, occasionally there are times that they have events that conflict with our scheduled meetings. On March 6, they will be having a chili cook off. We have pushed our meeting and class back one week to March 13. Hopefully you will still be able to attend. If you had signed up for the class, your instructor has emailed you about how to cancel if you are unable to attend at the new date.

Good News! If you haven’t signed up for the class, there are still openings.

March Project: Owl Feather with Patty Molm

Carve your choice of barn owl, snowy owl, or horned owl feather out of basswood. This is a great project for someone starting out with carving. There are tools and safety equipment available. The class will be on carving the feather. If time allows we will also paint them.

Class will run from 9 am to 4 pm with a break at 10:30 for the club meeting. Following the meeting we will have lunch. A cheeseburger basket is included in your class fee. You will need to purchase your own beverage. You may go elsewhere for lunch, but cannot bring food into the American Legion.

Experience level: Beginner and up

Suggested Tools:
Safety glove and thumb guard
Knife
v-tool
1” bench knife
#3 gouge or similar

Fees: $35.00 paid to the Red River Valley Woodcarvers (RRVWC)
$10.00 blank fee paid to the instructor on the day of class.

Meetings and classes are held at:
Moorhead American Legion, Post 21
303 30th St. N
Moorhead, MN