News Archives - Nutmeg Woodworking & Carving Shop
Santa Claus Powertex Sculptures from Carol Main
Posted on March 23, 2011
Here we have a Santa Claus created by Carol Main of Forest, Ontario. She used transparent Powertex then added red paint to it to get the colour she wanted. And it turned out great!
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Hamilton Wood Show Photos Added To Gallery
Posted on March 7th, 2010
We've uploaded photos from the 2011 Hamilton Wood Show to our Gallery. The 16th annual show took place on January 28th, 29th and 30th and was held at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
Click here to see all the photos from the show.
Information and Flyers for Up and Coming Wood Carving Shows
Edited on March 5th, 2011
Saturday April 16th:
The 4th Annual Flower City Wood Carving and Pyrographic Arts Show and Competition will be held on at the Flower City Seniors Recreation Centre, 8870 McLaughlin Rd in Brampton, Ontario.
Click here to view the flyer (136 KB PDF file)
Saturday April 16th:
Quinte Wood Carvers Association's 24th Annual Carving Show will be held at the Quinte Christian School, 138 Wallbridge Loyalist Road in Belleville, Ontario.
Please visit the Quinte Wood Carvers Association's website for more info.
Sunday May 15th:
The Niagara, Hamilton, Kitchener Woodcarver's Roundup will be held at the Copetown Community Hall, 
1950 Governor's Road in Copetown, Ontario.
The following information is available to view or download:
2011 NHK Flyer (168 KB PDF file)
A list of Classes and Instructors (14 KB PDF file) and also a Pre-registration Form and Waiver (90 KB PDF file) - but be sure to contact them for up-to-date info.
Please visit the NHK Roundup website for more info.
Friday September 30th to Sunday October 2nd:
The 26th Annual Woodstock Woodshow will be held at the Woodstock Fairgrounds, 875 Nellis Street in Woodstock, Ontario.
Please visit the Woodstock Wood Show's website for more info.
Saturday October 1st:
The 2011 Kawartha Carving Competition will be held in the Bobcaygeon Community Center, at the Fairgrounds on Mansfield Street in Bobcaygeon, Ontario.
Click here to view the flyer (109 KB PDF file)
And please be sure to visit the Kawartha Carving Competition Website for more info.
Powertex Sculptures from RoxAnn Herechuk
Posted on February 7, 2011
Here we have two Powertex creations from RoxAnn Herechuk. The first row uses the Lead colour and the second row is using a combination of Terra Cotta and Lead.
We are very proud of the sculptures that RoxAnn is doing. It's great work and she's having a wonderful time making them. Click here to learn more about Powertex Fabric Hardener and other Powertex products.
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Owl Carving & Wooden Chest from Axel & Michaela Green
Posted on February 7, 2011
Axel & Michaela Green sent in photos of their first piece of wood carving, a Horned Owl and also a wonderful wooden chest handmade and painted by Michaela. They used their new Flexcut Carving Set when they had a bit of time during a recent cottage trip.
Really great pieces by both of them.
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London Wood Show Cancelled
Posted on January 14th, 2011
This year's London Wood Show that was to be held February 11th to 13th has been cancelled.
The next woodshow will be the 23rd Annual Kitchener/Waterloo Woodworking Show that runs from March 11th to the 13th. Hope to see you all there!
Canada’s Capital Carving Competition Results
Posted on November 18th, 2010
Rick Braden of Outaouais Wood Carvers Club kindly sent us a letter regarding the 23rd annual Carving Competition from this year's Ottawa Wood Show:
“Dear Dave;
On behalf of the Outaouais Wood Carvers Club Inc. and myself, I wish to thank your for the support you provided for the 23nd annual Canada’s Capital Carving Competition. The competition was a resounding success, due in large part to the support of sponsors like Nutmeg. All the winners are posted on our web site.
The winners of your gift certificates, as selected by our panel of judges are as follows:
Open Division B 2nd $50.00 - Gerand Solesme ‘Stylized Animal’ (photo on the left)
Intermediate Division E 2nd $25.00 - Marc Chartrand ‘Mythical Figure’ (photo on the right)
We hope we can look forward to your continued support in the future on this highly successful and well attended Wood Show carving competition.
Yours truly,
Rick Braden
Thanks to Rick and Outaouais Wood Carvers Club for the results!
Please visit the Outaouais Wood Carvers Club website for more photos and updates.
Woodstock Wood Show Photos Added To Gallery
Posted on November 3rd, 2010
We've uploaded photos from the 2010 Woodstock Wood Show to our Gallery. The 25th annual show took place from October 1st to October 3rd.
Click here to see all the photos from the show.
Upcoming Hamilton Wood Show Info & Booklet
Posted on October 12th, 2010
The 16th Annual Hamilton Wood Show and Canadian Woodcarving Championship will be held January the 28th, 29th and 30th (Friday to Sunday) at it's usual venue, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope (Hamilton), Ontario.
Click on the link below to download the Canadian Woodcarving Championship information booklet:
CWC Info Booklet (115 KB PDF file)
Nutmeg Woodworking will be attending the show and we hope to see you all there!
Spiderman Woodburning
Posted on September 13, 2010
Here we have Michael Soares' most recent woodburning and we think his work gets better with each new creation. I am so happy he continues to share his work with us and we hope more of Nutmeg's visitors will do the same.
If you have a carving or woodburning you'd like us to post here in our news section, just send it along to us at info@nutmegwoodworking.ca and we'll be happy to put it up for all to see.
From Dave and staff at Nutmeg
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Michael Soares' Latest
Posted on September 4, 2010
We have a photo here from Michael of his latest woodburning. He is really improving with every piece he does. It looks great Michael, keep up the good work!
From Dave and staff at Nutmeg
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Upcoming Art of the Carver Show & Competition
Posted on August 25, 2010
Sponsored by the Windsor Woodcarving Museum, the 13th Annual Windsor Wood Carving Show and Competition will be held on Saturday, October 16th and Sunday, October 17th, 2010 in Kingsville, ON.
Click on the links below for more info:
Brochure and Competition Entry Form (166 KB PDF file)
Carving Show Flyer (113 KB PDF file)
More Woodburnings by Michael Soares
Posted on August 23, 2010
Michael has sent us photos of his latest woodburning. This one is a gift to his girlfriend. Thanks for sharing it with us Michael, we can't wait to see more.
From Dave and staff at Nutmeg
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Nutmeg's Summer Open House
Posted on August 7, 2010
We're having an open house here at our store in Brampton on Saturday, August 14th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. During the open house, we'll be offering 5% - 8% discounts on in-store purchases!
We hope to see you there!
For more info, click here to view the Open House Flyer
New Woodburnings by Michael Soares
Posted on August 5, 2010
Michael Soares has sent us photos of some new woodburnings that he's done. Excellent work Michael, keep sending them in!
From Dave and staff at Nutmeg
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Pyrography by Michael Soares
Posted on May 14, 2010
Below are some excellent woodburning examples done by high-school student, Michael Soares. Way to go Michael! We can't wait to see more of your work.
From Dave and the staff at Nutmeg
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