Outaouais Wood Carvers

09/17/2026

Come and check us out this weekend!
We will be doing demonstrations on Saturday Sept 19th at:
The Wood Vault from 9-3 located at 145 Bentley Ave Unit 3, Nepean
And
the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum (and fall farmers market) from 9-3 2940 Old Montreal Rd, Cumberland
Hope to see you there

09/06/2026

Just a reminder that we will be holding an Introduction to Carving class on Sept 12 in Bells Corners at the Nepean Creative Arts Center. Class description and registration information available at https://www.owcarvers.com/post/sept-12th-2026.
Check out the other classes we will be having this fall

Introduction to Wood Carving- West End LocationPresented by Outaouais Wood Carvers Saturday, Sept. 12th, 2026 10:00-3:00Nepean Creative Arts Center, 35 Stafford Road, Ottawa- Unit 7Target Audience- beginners.This one-day course is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of Wood Carving. OWC....

08/31/2026

Well, the 2026-2027 carving season is about to start!

First monthly meeting is on Sept 2nd from 7:00-9:00 at the Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Ave. Guests are welcome to come and check us out. Parking and entrance is at the rear of the church.

Our first carving clutch will be Sept. 4th in the East end 11:30-2:30 at St Columba church, 24 Sandridge Rd, parking and entrance at rear of church.

Our first West end clutch will be Sept 11th, 11:30-2:30 at the Nepean Creative Arts Center 35 Stafford Rd unit 6

Looking forward to making some chips!

08/31/2025

We have an Introduction to Wood Carving class coming up, Sept. 20 from 1-5 in Bells Corners.
We have tools to use during the class if you don’t have any.
See https://www.owcarvers.com/post/sept-20th-2025-introduction-to-wood-carving for more information about the class as well as how to register.

Presented by Outaouais Wood CarversSponsored by FlexcutSaturday, Sept. 20th, 2025 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm note time changeNepean Creative Arts Center, 35 Stafford Road, Ottawa- Unit 7Target Audience- beginners. This one-day course is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of Wood Carving. OWC me...

08/19/2025

As summer winds to an end, we are getting ready to get back to our carving meetings.

Our first monthly meeting is Sept 3rd 7-9 pm at Woodroffe United Church, guests are welcome to check us out.

Friday, Sept. 5th we will be at the West End Clutch (Nepean Creative Arts Center)11:30-14:30

Friday, Sept. 12th, will be the first East End Clutch at St. Columba church from 11:30-14:30
More details on our website.

We also have a list of planned classes for the fall under Learning Programs and Meetings and Events tab

08/12/2025

Come check us out at Lee Valley, Fri. and Sat. 9-5
We will have members there carving and/or doing pyrography. Some members will have items for sale as well.

08/01/2025

For those looking for Canadian products for finishing, KJP has Canadian made Boiled linseed oil, Danish oil and Cutting board oil.
See https://kjpselecthardwoods.com/pages/search-results-page?q=kingsfleet.
I have not tried any of these but thought some folks might be interested in a Canadian product.

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07/22/2025

Carving Demos this weekend, Sat. July 26th
We have a two-fer

Carp Farmers Market from 8-1 at 3790 Carp Rd
And
Cumberland Farmers Market 9-1 at 1115 Dunning Rd

Hope to see you there

06/22/2025

We will be doing a carving demonstration at Pinhey’s Point Historic Site.
Come and join us Sunday June 29 between 10 and 4 to learn about our club and about wood carving. Pinhey’s point is a great spot to spend the day. Pack a lunch and enjoy the views over the Ottawa River (washrooms available)

02/16/2025

Great news!
We have another course scheduled in March for advanced beginners to intermediate carvers.
It is a 2 day class, March 15th and 22nd at the Nepean Creative Arts Center in Bells Corners.
Bob Gander will teaching how to carve a realistic human face (not including ears)
Course description and registration details are on the website

OWC offers its members learning opportunities in wood carving and pyrography from September to June.  We strive to offer a variety of courses for the beginner as well as for experienced wood artists. These one or two-day courses are offered during the weekend.