The National Wood Carvers Association is best known for its publication, the magazine Chip Chats

Chip Chats

Chip Chats is a bimonthly publication by the National Wood Carvers Association . The magazine highlights individual art from every single state in the United States and various other countries. The magazine also offers local club information for wood carvers interested in local chapter details. The...

. The organization, originally founded in 1953 by Stephen LePage, is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. It is the largest national association of woodcarvers

Wood carving

Wood carving is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object...

, with a magazine membership of over 13,000 subscribers, compared to 19 when the magazine was first published. The current president of the NWCA is Edward Gallenstein

Edward Gallenstein

Edward Gallenstein is the Editor-in-Chief and President of the magazine Chip Chats and the National Wood Carvers Association, respectively.-Early life:...

, who was first elected in 1971. The NWCA has four employees.