Klingspor's Woodworking Shop Extravaganza

2011 Catawba Valley Woodcarving Competition

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Scenes from the 11th Annual Extravaganza!

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Grand Prize Winner

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Congratulations to Aaron Renner who won the $1,000 Grand Prize Gift Certificate for use at Klingspor's Woodworking Shop! His name was drawn at this year's 11th Annual Woodworking Extravaganza held at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory, NC on October 21st and 22nd.

Keep checking this blog for next year's date of the Woodworking Extravaganza. You might be next year's winner!

Reasons to Attend the 11th Annual Extravaganza

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ONLY Woodworking Show of its kind in North Carolina!

In 2010, over 4,500 consumers attended this woodworking event

10th Annual Woodcarving Competition and Show - Sponsered by: Catawba Valley Woodcarvers Association

40 plus Vendors represented with specials, giveaways and expert advice!

FREE Apples - Last year's show helped folks from 15 states enjoy North Carolina apples!

FREE Admission, Parking & Live Demos & Classes

Test Drive a Lathe - Sponsored by NC Woodturners Association

SHOW SPECIALS throughout the event

Morris Schlesinger Re-visits the Classic Rude Osolnik Candle Holder Demo

Jerry Measimer demonstrates How to Turn Hats

Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations

Carving Raffle - A MUST SEE!

Bring in your knife (no sabers, please) and James Barry will be pleased to sharpen your knife and teach you methods to keep your knives razor sharp! - Sponsored by Trend

Michele Parsons will be doing Pyrography demo's - Parsons Wood Artistry - www.ParsonsWoodArtistry.com

ENTER TO WIN OUR GRAND PRIZE $1,000 Gift Certificate!

Download the Woodworking Extravaganza flyer to distribute to your friends and family!

Winners - Door Prizes

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Here's the HUGE list of Winners at the 10th Anniversary Klingspor’s Woodworking Extravaganza. Given away were $4,200 worth of prizes!

Grand Prize:

$2,500 gift certificate – Scott Brandon – Mooresville, NC

2nd Prize:

Powermatic 14” Bandsaw - Value - $999.00 – Howard Fox – Hickory, NC

Other Winners:

Earlex 3500 Spray System – Value - $139.99 – Wayne Shew – Statesville, NC

Deft Interior Polyurethane – Value - $10.95 – Paul Paquette – Hickory, NC

Deft Water Based Poly - Value $10.95 - Richard Engelson – Gastonia, NC

Deft Danish Oil – D. Walnut – Value $10.95 – Bruce Wightman – Hendersonville, NC

Deft Clear Wood Finish – Satin – Value $11.95 – Rhys Samuel – Hickory, NC

Deft Clear Wood Finish – Gloss – Value $11.95 – Cczette Townsend – Morganton, NC

Deft Clear Wood Finish – SemiGloss – Value $11.95 - Jill Sidebottom – Nebo, NC

General Finishes Exterior Kit – Value $25.00 – Rodgers Ringer – Prosperity, SC

General Finishes Gel Stain Kit – Value $25.00 – Margie Gilbert – Taylorsville, NC

Sauers & Company Veneer Identification Kit - $37.00 – Randy Templeton – Union Grove, NC

Sauers & Company Veneer Identification Kit - $37.00 – Justin Kane – Conover, NC

Fox Chapel – Carving Wood Santas Book - $16.95 – Rob Freet – Denver, NC

Fox Chapel – Complete Book of Woodcarving - $27.95 – David Deane, Statesville, NC

Fox Chapel – Whittling Book - $12.95 – Bud Foster – Sherrills Ford, NC

Fox Chapel – Woodworkers Guide to Sharpening - $19.95 – Gary Winebarger – Conover, NC

Fox Chapel - Woodworkers Guide to Handplanes - $35.00 – Jesse Meredith – W.Salem NC

Fox Chapel - Woodworkers Guide to Carving - $19.95 – Charles Lent – Kannapolis, NC

Fox Chapel – Getting the Most Wood-buying - $19.95 – Bill Venator – Connelly Springs, NC

Taunton Press – Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking Set - $90.00 – Jerry Measimer, Richfield, NC

Kreg - Kreg Jig Master System - $149.99 – Jacob Jackson – Asheville, NC

Scenes of the 10th Annual Extravaganza

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Also see the images larger by visiting our photo album.

9th Annual Extravaganza & Catawba Valley Woodcarvers

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Scenes from the 9th Annual Extravaganza

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9th Annual Pumpkin Carving Video

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Extravaganza Past & Present

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In less than a month, the 8th Annual Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop Extravaganza will kick off. The 8th Annual Extravaganza will be held at the Hickory Metro Convention Center on October 24th & 25th, 9 am – 6 pm Friday and 9 am – 4 pm Saturday.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us or leave us a comment. On the right hand side of our blog, you will find hotels and directions. Also, visit our web store while surfing the Internet. We offer a vast array of quality woodworking products at a competitive price.

To reiterate, here are some talking points on this year’s Extravaganza:

Located in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina at the Hickory Metro Convention Center

In 2007, over 6,000 consumers attended this woodworking event

Representatives will be on hand from over seventy major brand companies like Delta, Porter-Cable, DeWalt, Bosch, Jet, Powermatic, Supermax, SawStop, Freud, Festool making this the premier woodworking event in North Carolina

Over 500 fantastic carvings will be on hand participating in the 2008 Woodcarving Competition and Show sponsored by the Catawba Valley Woodcarvers Association

The admission is free, the parking is free, the demos and classes are all free, free locally grown apples, free registration for door prizes and much, much more

Please enjoy some pictures of past Extravaganzas:

Scenes from Extravaganza 2005-2007

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Holiday Scenes at Extravaganza

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Hand carved ornaments...

Catawba Valley Woodcarvers

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by Don McHugh

The 4th annual Catawba Valley Woodcarvers Club competition and exhibition was held October 28 and 29, 2005 at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in conjunction with the 2005 Klingspor’s Woodworking Extravaganza in Hickory, North Carolina.

The show was free for public viewing and more than 3000 public viewers, each day, enjoyed the carvings of many talented carvers. Carvers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee entered outstanding carvings. There were 372 entries (290 open, 24 intermediate, and 58 novice) from 59 entrants.

To learn more about this year's competition, visit us online.

Scenes from Extravaganza 2004

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Extravaganza 2004 marked Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop’s 15th Anniversary. To celebrate our anniversary, that year we gave away a 2004 Ford F-150. The truck was proudly displayed at Extravaganza as we collected names for the giveaway. We continued our Extravaganza tradition of numerous free demos, a vast array of brand name products with accompanying representatives, and AWESOME deals on woodworking supplies.

Scenes from Extravaganza 2003

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Scenes from Extravaganza 2002

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Extravaganza 2002

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In 2002 at the 2nd Annual Extravaganza, a cool contest emerged. Below are pictures from the Kool Klingspor Pumpkin Karving Kontest. Everyone was a winner!