Geppetto woodcarvers are ready to let the chips fly at the annual Carving on the Porch exhibition

Carving on the Porch by the Geppetto Woodcarvers will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Woodcraft, 4420 Emerson Ave. More than 20 sculptors are expected. (Photo provided)

PARKERSBURG — The Geppetto Woodcarvers Club will host its Carving on the Porch show and exhibit from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Woodcraft, 4420 Emerson Ave.

The annual event offers wood carving demonstrations and an opportunity to learn more about the hobby. Club members will be available to discuss the tools and resources needed to begin wood carving.

Special guests at this year’s event will be members of the Wilderness Center Woodcarvers Club of Dover, Ohio.

More than twenty wood carvers are expected. Free entry.

The hand-carved wooden quilt by Geppetto Wood Carvers will be on display. The quilt theme is Garden Party and includes 42 hand carved quilt squares of different wood carving styles.

A quilt of 40 hand-carved wood squares will be on display at the annual porch carving sponsored by Geppetto Woodcarvers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Woodcraft on Emerson Avenue in Parkersburg. (Photo provided)

One-of-a-kind Christmas tree ornaments, hand-carved by members of Geppetto Woodcarvers, will be available for sale during the event.

Proceeds from ornament sales benefit the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Project, sponsored by the club. Since the start of this project, more than $6,000 has been raised to provide Christmas gifts to children in need.

Geppetto Wood Carvers meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Saturday of the month at Woodcraft for its monthly carving program. The club also meets from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays at Woodcraft for open carving.

The club has partnered with the Blennerhassett Museum to offer evening wood carving sessions from 6-8 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. New woodcarvers and carvers of all levels are welcome to attend one of these carving sessions.

For more information, call Geppetto Woodcarvers Secretary Patrick Wentzel at 304-428-3544 or email [email protected].

Bob Barnes of Athens, a member of the Geppetto Woodcarvers, works on a swan during a porch carving demonstration sponsored by the Geppetto Woodcarvers. The club will hold its annual porch carving from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Woodcraft on Emerson Avenue. (Photo provided)

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