The Woodchip Shop

Welcome to The Woodchip Shop. We are open here on Ebay 24 hours per day. Please feel free to ask questions. Unless we are at a woodcarving show we will get back to you within an hour. We attend shows throughout the Midwest at least once per month. In addition, we have several weekend seminars in our workshop. Here is our current show & seminar schedule. If you want to sign up or need more information on any of these, please email us at woodchipshop@mchsi.com:

2012 Shows & Seminars

(Seminars are 2 days unless otherwise noted!)

• Jan 21-22: Bald Eagle Days, Keokuk, IA (Vendor)
• Jan 28-29: Chip Carving a Welcome Sign with Tim Rundall, $125 includes blank,(Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)
• Feb 18-19: Designer Pens with Tim Rundall, $125 includes pen supplies, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)
• Feb 24-26: Arts & Crafts Festival, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA (Vendor) 
• Mar 16-18: Lion's Head with Debbe Edwards from Miami, OK, (3 days), $275 includes roughout, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)
• Mar 31-Apr 1: Canteen Gourd Carving with Tim Rundall, $125 includes two 6" gourd kits with votive cups, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA) 
• Apr 14-15: NE Iowa Woodcarvers Show, Waterloo, IA (Vendor)
• Apr 28-29: Basic Box Making with Tim Rundall, $125 includes wood & patterns, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)
• May 18-20: Bark Houses with Tim Rundall, (3 days), $150 includes glued-up bark, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)
• Jun 1-3: Carousel or Realistic 14"-16" Giraffe with Tim Rundall, (3 days), $150 includes wood, pattern, & carousel pole, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)
• Jun 7-10: Baker University, Baldwin City, KS (Instructor - teaching Shallow Relief Carving with Pyrography)  
• Jun 30-Jul 1: Bandsaw Boxes with Tim Rundall, $125 includes wood, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)
• Jul 14: Learn to Carve the Eyes, Nose, & Mouth with Tim Rundall, (1 day), $50, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)
• Jul 21-22: Waldorf Woodcarving Show, Forest City, IA (Vendor & Instructor)
• Jul 28: Learn to Carve Collars & Clothing Drapery with Tim Rundall, (1 day), $50, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)
• Aug 3-5: Human Male Bust with Tim Rundall, (3 days), $150 includes wood, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)
• Aug 9-11: CarveFest, Fairibault, MN (Instructor - teaching Shallow Relief Carving with Pyrography) 
• Sept 14-16: Intarsia with Multi-colored Woods with Tim Rundall, (3 days), $150 includes wood, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA) 
• Sept 21-23: Arts & Crafts Show, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA (Vendor)
• Oct 6-7: Corn Belt Carvers Show, Bloomington, IL (Vendor)
• Oct 19-21: Shallow Relief with Pyrography with Tim Rundall, (3 days), $150 includes wood, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)
• Nov 3: Santa's North Pole Village Art & Craft Sale, Ankeny, IA (Vendor)
• Nov 9-10: Artistry in Wood, Dayton, OH (Vendor)
• Nov 16-17: KAW Valley Woodcarvers Show, Topeka, KS (Vendor)
• Dec 8-9: Carving a Cypress Knee with Tim Rundall, $150 includes knee, (Woodchip Shop - Urbandale, IA)

Classes

Classes are on Thursdays for 6 Weeks for $60. You can pick 3-5pm or 7-9pm.

Session 1:

• Jan 5th
• Jan 12th
• Jan 19th
• Jan26th
• Feb 2nd
• Feb 9th

Session 2:

• Feb 16th
• Feb 23rd
• Mar 1st
• Mar 8th
• Mar 15th
• Mar 22nd

Session 3:

• Mar 29th
• Apr 5th
• Apr 12th
• Apr 19th
• Apr 26th
• May 3rd

Session 4:

• May 10th
• May 17th
• May 24th
• May 31st
• (No class Jun 7th)
• Jun 14th
• Jun 21st